Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,042, for David Lamberson, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey
Lamberson, David
NUMBER
S.1,042
carded
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22.902
New Jersey
David Lamberson
Middlesex, in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Moyer of the Regt commanded by Col. Miller in the New Jersey line for 19 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Dec.1833 and Deld.  J. F. Randolph present 
arrears to the 4th of Sep '33   $158.33
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th '34   31.66
$189.99
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Go C Stiles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 3, Page 122
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David Lamberson's
application for a pension under the Act of June 1832.
Duplicate
27.107
James F. Randolph
Agent
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Declaration of David Lamberson of Middlesex county New Jersey in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress June 7th 1832
State of New Jersey 
Middlesex county 
On this twenty sixth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred thirty three personally appeared before the Justice of the [illegible] Court of common Pleas of the said county of Middlesex David Lamberson in the seventy fourth year of his age of Middlesex county  New Jersey who being duly sworn on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress June 7th 1832.  He was born in the year 1760 on the fourth day of January in Perth Amboy in the county & state aforesaid.  There he has lived since [illegible].  He has no record of his age, his family bible not in his possession.  He entered the service in the early part of the year 1777 in Capt Morgan's company Col Neilson' regiment of the [illegible] brigade served at that time under Capt Morgan tour of a month at Cranberry with the militia under Col Neilson company guarding that section of the county the [illegible] then [illegible] in Brunswick during that time has marched to [illegible] There took an attachment of the enemy Afterward in the year1777 he served under Capt. Morgan being out this year nearly all the time, five tours of a private served the first second fourth fifth tours under Capt Morgan Col Neilson [illegible] engaged guarding that [illegible] 
& the third of a private he served under Capt Longstreet Col Holmes I was marched to [illegible] I was engaged there [illegible]
In the year 1778 he served at least four tours of a month each under his [illegible] Captain Morgan & the supervision of Col Neilson [illegible] & protecting the [illegible] families of his fellow [illegible]
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In the year 1779 he serves at least three tours of a month each under Capt Morgan [illegible] guarding [illegible] their property [illegible] 
In the year 1780 he served at least three tours of a month each under the same Captain engaged as before in guarding [illegible] the property of his fellow citizens [illegible] 
In the year 1781 he served four tours of a month each under Capn James Morgan [illegible] of the enemy. He [illegible] He never received any written discharge [illegible] the service.  He cannot state the names of any of the [illegible] officers for he does not recollect the names of any [illegible] He refers to the [illegible] James C Gobb a clergyman who resides in his vicinity, also [illegible] Hale also his neighbor [illegible] and can attest to his character for veracity & the belief of his services & also to Thomas Lamberson, Anthony Hansell, & Francis Letts 
[illegible] soldiers of the war [illegible] his neighbors who can attest to his services in the revolution than when he doth not know of any other living witness of his services that he can produce.  He hereby relinquishes every claim to [illegible] annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension role of any agency of any State.
[signature} David Lamberson 
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
Peter P. Runyon Judge
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We James C Gobl a clergyman residing in the county of Middlesex State of New Jersey & Stephen Hall of the same place residents in the vicinity of David Lamberson hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Lamberson who hath signed the foregoing declaration  That we believe him to be in the seventy fourth year of his age  that he is reputed & believed to be a soldier of the revolution in his neighborhood That we concur in that opinion.
[signatures] James C Gobl Stephen Hall 
Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid
Peter P Runyon Judge
We Thomas Lamberson & Anthony Hansell both residents of the neighborhood with David Lamberson who has signed the foregoing declaration [illegible] soldier of the revolution being duly sworn in [illegible] say that they are well acquainted with the said David Lamberson & have been so from early life [illegible] Thomas for himself says that he knows that said David [illegible] personally during the [illegible] that he recollects one tour of a month under Cap Longstreet in which he served with him in Monmouth County in '77 & above the [? Nomohegan] part of the war & the said Anthony for himself says that he knows that said David served [illegible] after the earlier part of the year 1777 That he was attached to the same company under Capt Morgan & was frequently out with him in the years '77 '78 '79 '80 '81 & '82.  That they served [illegible] and along the Jersey shore & has no hesitation saying that that he was a [illegible] soldier.  They both concur in saying that he is a man of truth veracity & that his statement is entitled to full credit
[signatures] Thomas Lamberson Anthony Hansell 
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
Peter P. Runyon Judge
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On the day year aforesaid before the judge aforesaid personally appeared Frances Letts who being duly sworn deponeth & saith that he is in the 76th year of his age, and a soldier of the Revolution - that he is well acquainted with David Lamberson the person named in the foregoing application - has known him from childhood was brought up in the same neighborhood, [illegible] always a neighbor to him - knows that said Lamberson served long faithfully in the Revolution - that he served several tours in each of the years 1777, 78, '80 & '81.  deponent & said Lamberson belonged to the same company & served together almost the whole war.  Knows said Lamberson to be a man of truth & has no doubt of the truth of his statement [illegible] and to his revolutionary service.  Indeed he knows that said statement is true from his own personal observation. 
[signature] Francis Letts
Subscribed & sworn to the day year aforesaid before the Judge aforesaid.
Peter P. Runyon Judge
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and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after [illegible] the interrogations prescribed by the war Dept. that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certify that it appears to them that James C Goble, who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman & 
resident in the neighborhood of the applicant, and that Stephen Hall, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same vicinity, and is credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.  And the both further certify that Thomas Lamberson, Anthony Hansell, & Francis Letts, who have been named as witnesses in the case of said Lamberson are credible persons and that their respective statements are entitled to credit.
[signatures]
Robert Mckerney
Peter P. Runyon
JD Eschall
Jacob Vanwickel
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December 8, 1925.
Edna Agan 
641 Bordentown Ave 
South Amboy, N. J. 

Madam: 
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1042, it appears that David Lamberson was born January 4, 1760 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 
While residing there, he served as a private in the New Jersey Troops, as follows-
In 1777, six tours of one month each, under Captains Morgan and Longstreet, Colonels Neilson and Holmes. 
In 1778, four tours of one month each in Captain Morgan's Company, Colonel Neilson's Regiment; in 1779, three tours of one month each in same company and regiment; in 1780, three tours of one month each in came Company and regiment; and in 1781,
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Rev. and 1812 
War Section

four tours of one month each in same company and regiment. 
He was out on several alarms, no details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 25, 1833, while a resident of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 
It is not stated that soldier was married. 
In the Revolutionary War pension claim of Mathias (Matthias) Hulse (W. 853), there is no further family data, other than was furnished you August 4, 1925. 

Respectfully, 
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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EDNA AGAN 
641 BORDENTOWN AVE 
SOUTH AMBOY, N.J.
Oct. 31, 1925
Com. of Pensions 
Washington, D.C. 
Dear sir:
Some time ago you sent me the Revolutionary War record of Matthias Hulse (or Hulsart) of Monmouth Co. N.J., whose wife was Elizabeth Tyse. He died Apr 11, 1846.
Have you a list of his children and dates of their births, or any information about them Also, will you send me the
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Revolutionary War record of David Lambertson or Lamberson, of Middlesex Co. N.J., born about 1760, died July 29, 1848. His pension claim was Invalid No. 1042. 
Have you any record of any service performed by Helena Hoff (or Huff), wife of John Hoff?
Kindly send me answers to the foregoing.
This service is very much appreciated by 
Yours truly, 
(Miss) Edna Agan
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Rev War
INVALID. 
David Lamberson 
Priv. N. J. Line
Act: June 7 1892. 
Index:--Vol. A, Page 21 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1925 Dec. 8 Hist to Edna Agan
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David Lamberson 
See letter 2 Ater J F Randolph
Admitted Private 2 months 
J F Randolph
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
2 Octo 1833

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 [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of David Lamberson

Column headings
|Period when the service was rendered| Duration of the claimant's service| Rank of the claimant| Name and rank of the Field officers under whom he served| Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service| Proof by which the declaration is supported.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L.
EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1852. 
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 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. The Regular Troops. 
2. 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 claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [musicians] 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 of District of
County of 
On this      day of     personally appeared (a) before 
A.B. a resident (b) of     in the county     of and State, Territory or District of     aged (e)     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)     , with    and served in the     (e) regiment of the     line, under the following named officers: 
(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 year aforesaid. A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I    of the Court of     do hereby certify (h) 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 (i) 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     and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with     who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be     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     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, this     day 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 

Further light in to monthly service is extremely desirable see David Halls case [handwritten]
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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
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.
6. 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?
To an officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
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 before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
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
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.
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(a) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention
the persiod or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite 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. 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 not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ___ year ___ months, and ___days, I served as a ___.  For ___months and ___ days, I served as a ___; and for such service I claim a pension.”
It is important, in all cases, to determine the 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, is too indefinite, 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 highly objectionable.  It must, in every case., be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement, the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; 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 pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) 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 public seal 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.

Proof of Service
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well 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 from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) The traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
 
On this twelfth day of October 1833
before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said county 
personally appeared David Lamberson the applicant 
[illegible] 27.107
[illegible] being duly sworn under oath 
that he finds [illegible] with his [illegible]
that they cannot enter more fully into the particulars
of his service than they have done - here they
have testified their personal knowledge of his services
in each and every year that he claims to have been out - that they were frequently out with him in each year, and that he served several tours each year, an exactness of recollection which he had hoped would be endued as fully said in his own statement: That with respect to 
his legal obligations to same he respectfully refers to
the Laws on the subject, a full & clear abstract
of which, he advised has been recently remit
to the Department by him and James
Randolphe. He trusts that the Department, with
the [illegible] now before it will have no further
difficulty in awarding him the pension which he
claims
David Lamberson

Subscribed & sworn to the
year aforesaid before me
Peter P. Kenyon
Justice of the Peace
⎬
I hereby certify that Peter P Runyon before whom
the foregoing affidavit was made is Justice of the
Peace the repent and the signature and of the Justice is genuine, & made in my presence

Oct 1833
J. Randolphe
[illegible]
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State of New Jersey Middlesex ss
I Nicholas Booraem clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Middlesex aforesaid do hereby certify that Peter P Runyon before whom the witness affidavit was made was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned & sworn and that his signature attesting said supposition is genuine 
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my official seal at New Brunswick this 13th day of October AD 1833
N Booraem clerk