Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 763, for James Throckmorton, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Throckmorton, James

NUMBER
S. 763
Carded
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CONTENTS
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[left side, written upward]
Reported 86 66 June 1833
should be 61.62-
[calculation: 4.16 * 6 + 36.66 = 61.64; 3.33 * 11 = 36.63]

[right side]
9758
New Jersey
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James Throckmorton
of Freehold in the State of N I
who was a Pri of In in the Com commanded
by Captain -- of the Reg commanded
by Col Taylor in the N J
State Troops 11 mo
pri 6 mo Dragoons
$61.62
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Inscribed on the Roll of N. J.
at the rate of 61 Dollars 62 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of June
1833 and sent J. F. Randolph, Present
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Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $173.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 4" 43.33
[sum] $216.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 133

[faint]
[illegible] - an amended
pension to P. D. [illegible]
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1090
Jas Throckmorton
Declaration
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County } ss On this thirty first day of
July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two, Personally
appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas, now sitting, James Throckmorton a
resident of Freehold in the said County & state aforesaid
aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration made 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,
Capt. Henry Waddell, Lieut David Forman,
Lieut John Forman, Lieut John Craig, Capt Benjamin
Randolph, Col George Laylor part of time
Commander of the Regt. Col Nathaniel Scudder the
remainder of the time. Genl David Inman Brigadier
Gen'l; that he was born the twentieth day of June AD.
1754 (& is consequently aged seventy eight years) in
the township of Shrewsbury, Monmouth County &
has ["always" crossed out] resided there & also in Madesex [Middlesex]  but now in Shrewsbury Month [Monmouth] Co as aforesaid; that in the summer of
1775 he volunteered in the militia under Capt
Henry Waddell in a company called the Monmouth
Grenadiers, and continued in the same performing
service off & on for more than one year, that in 1776 he
again volunteered under Capt Benjamin Randolph
in the company of Light horse stationed at Tinton
Falls in said County & continued therein two months.
But that prior to going to Tinton Falls he went with the Company
under Waddell to Elizabeth town agreeably to Gen'l orders & remained
the ten or twelve days under command of Gen'l Dickison [Dickinson]
that after the service at Tinton Falls, he continued in
the horse under Capt Wm. Remsen & served as a minute
man at various times according to the several calls to protect
the inhabitants of the County from the treacherous marauding
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of the tories and robbers &c, during which time he aided
in the capture of six prisoners, pilots to the Brittish, &
very dangerous & perfidious men, was never in any
regular engagement, but was in several close
skirmishes besides the one in which the prisoners above
mentioned were taken, and continued in service till the end
of the war; that he thinks he was on actual service more
than a year performing its regular [?] duties-- that he
has no discharge, doesn't [?] recollect of ever having received
any.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his
name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any
state. Sworn & Subscribed 
& year aforesaid in open court
John Hearder

Jas Throckmorton

We [name crossed out] Barnes J Smock, Wm Brindley
[name crossed out]  surviving soldiers of the Revolution
do hereby certify under oath that we are well
acquainted with the within named James
Throckmorton and were acquainted with him in the time
of the Revolution and we do severally certify that
the said James Throckmorton was to our knowledge
a soldier in the militia of New Jersey in the time of
the Revolution & we believe that the preceeding
declaration which he has made under oath as to
his services is entitled to credit. 

William Bir [remainder missing]
Barnes Smart

Sworn & Subscribed the day &
year aforesaid in Open Court
John Headder
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We David Cottrell & John Airmock
residing in the township of Howell & Freehold in the neighborhood
of the above named James Throckmorton do hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with the said
Jas. Throckmorton who has subscribed & sworn to the
above declaration that we believe him to be seventy
eight years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution & a man whose declaration under
oath or without oath is entitled to implicit credit &
that we concur in that opinion

David Cottrel
John Wemrock

Sworn & Subscribed the day &
year aforesaid in Open Court
John Headon

And the said Court do declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the war department
that the above applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states & the court further
certifies that it appears to them that David Cottrel
who has signed the preceding certificate
is a resident in the township of Freehold and that
John Aumack who has also signed the
same as a resident in the township of Freehold
& is a creditable person & that the statement as well
as the statements of the surviving soldiers of the
Revolution are entitled to credit.

William Lloyd
John Hull
John Headon
Judges
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I the Subscriber, Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas in & for the County of
Monmouth in the State of New Jersey
do hereby certify that the forgoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of James
Throckmorton for a pension

In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
& affixed the seal of said Court
of Freehold this eighth day
of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight
hundred & thirty three

W. A. Ellis Clk
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General Accounting Office
reported by telephone that James
Throckmorton, Rev. War pensioner,
Ctf. No. 9758, issued June 14, 1833, $61.62
per annum, died December 18, 1838,
leaving Mary, his widow, surviving.
She was a resident of Monmouth Co.
New Jersey, in which county he
died, at his residence: Last
payment of pension was made to
her attorney on Mch 1, 1839.
MHO
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
August 23, 1927

Mrs. John Reimers
Genoa
Nebr

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 763, it
appears that James Throckmorton was born June
20, 1754 at Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County,
New Jersey.

While residing in said Monmouth County, He
served in the New Jersey Troops, as follows-

In the summer of 1775, two months as private
in Captain Henry Waddell's Monmouth Grenadiers; in
1776, six months as private in Captain Benjamin
Randolph's Troop of Light Horse; and was a minute-
man in Captain William Remsen's Troop of Light Horse,
six months in 1777 and three months in 1779. He
stated that a part of the time he was under Colonel
George Taylor, and a part of the time under Colonel
Nathaniel Scudder. He was in no regular battle, but
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in several skirmishes.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed April 21, 1818, in Monmouth County, New
Jersey.

In 1832, he was living at Freehold, Monmouth
County, New Jersey, ["and aged" crossed out]

There are no data as to family.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.

[Handwritten note re: 1st full paragraph]
The man who did the ser. given in this letter,
was the one who applied in 1832-
This letter was written before the 2
clues. were separated- F

[Handwritten note re: 2nd paragraph]
not the same men. See reports from Gen. Acct;
office now in each case
F
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[left side]
["Nov. 2" crossed out] Dec. 1 1902
Mrs. Frances G. Sitherwood
Bloomington Ill.
---
1908 Dec. 19. Hist to G. H.
La Fetra, C memo. returned_C
1909 Jan. 19. To Mrs. Geo. D. Sitherwood
1909 May 10. Letter to Mrs. D. Sitherwood
1919 May 10. Letter to Mrs. Sitherwood_C
Sol. pens. under 1818 & 1832 - one man -
1927 Aug. 23 - Hist to Mrs.
John Reimers AWJ.

[right side]
Rev War INVALID.
File No. 763
James Throckmorton
Priv. N. J. Line
Act June 7. 1832.
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 371
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jas Throckmorton
Amitted [Admitted]
Private of Infantry 11 mo
do " Dragoons 6
[sum] 17

[calculations: 416.66 * 6 + 3332 = 5813.96; 
416.66 * 4 = 1666.64; 
3666 + 2499 = 6165; 
33.33 + 16.66 = 49.99]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Jas Throckmorton which require
further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
No
V. * Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension
he is entitled?
No: see explanatory note.
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining
it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. [dagger] If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. [double dagger] Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
No. See Query 16
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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."
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3
It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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.
[dagger] QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as
well as the regiment, company, and line to which be 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.
[double dagger] QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.*
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
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New Jersey
Monmouth Co ss. Personally appeared
before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the
Peace in & for the County of Monmouth
James Throckmorton the person named
in pension papers No 2090, who being
duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason
of old age & the consequent loss of memory
he cannot swear positively as to the precise
length of his service, but according to the
best of his recollections he received no
less than the periods mentioned below
in the following grades. For two months
I served as a private in 1775, for six
months I served as a private dragoon in
1776 under Capt Benjn Randolph, for
six months I served as a private in 1777, for
three months I served as a private in
1779, and for such service I claim
a pension.

Jas Throckmorton

Sworn & Subscribed this
17th of Apl AD 1833 before me
William Lloyd Justice

I Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas of Monmouth County in the
State of New Jersey, do certify that William
Lloyd before whom the within affidavit
purports to have been taken, is and was at the
time therein mentioned a Justice of the
peace in & for the County & State aforesaid
& that full faith & credit are due to all the
official acts as such, and that the name
"William Lloyd" affixed to said affidavit
is the proper handwriting of said Justice
in witness whereof I have
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I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the seal of the
said Court this eight day
of June Eighteen hundred
& thirty three.

D. H. Ellis Clk
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[Logo] DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
LETITIA GREEN STEVENSON CHAPTER
BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: Please send me
the military history of the
following Revolutionary Soldiers,
(great grandfather and great
uncle of mine): S 763
Cy. 9758
1. James Throckmorton of N.J.
Continental Line, Capt. Pattersons
Co. He was placed on the Pension
Roll About 1832-33, aged about
80 yrs. Can you give me also
date of his death or wife's name?
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Cy. 119451
2. Joseph Throckmorton, private,
14689
New Jersey State Troop, placed on
Pension Roll 1831-33. From
McKean County, Pennsylvania,
aged about 69 yrs. He may
have received his pension in
Potter Co. Pa. Please give me
date of his death, if known.

This information is desired
for a "History of the Throckmorton
Family."

sincerely yours
Frances G. Sitherwood,
(Mrs. Geo. D.)
815 E. Taylor St.
Bloomington,
Illinois.
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14689
763

[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE A JAN 4 1909

[stamp] RECORD DIVISION JAN 5 1909
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Record Division.
January 19, 1909.

Mrs. George D. Sitherwood,
815 East Taylor Street,
Bloomington, Ills.

Madam:

In reply to your letter without date, received the 4" instant, you
are advised that James Throckmorton, a resident of Freehold, Monmouth
County, New Jersey, applied for pension July 31, 1832; he stated that he
was born January 20, 1754 in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New
Jersey, and served under Colonels George Taylor and Nathaniel Scudder.

Enlisted in the summer of 1775 as a Private in Captain Henry Waddell's
Monmouth Grenadiers; two months.

In 1776 as Private in Captain Benjamin Randolph's troop of Light
Horse; six months.

He was a Minute-man in Captain William Remsen's troop of Light Horse,
was in no regular battles but several skirmishes; served for six months in
1777 and three months in 1779.

His claim was allowed, Sur. File No. 763. he died December 18, 1838,
no mention of widow.

For the name of the person to whom the arrears of his pension were
paid, apply to The Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department,
citing the following data: "James Throckmorton, Certificate # 9758,
issued June 14, 1833 under Act of June 7, 1832 at the New Jersey Agency."
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Joseph Throckmorton, a resident of Hector Township, Potter County,
Pennsylvania, applied for pension October 3, 1832; he stated that he was born
June 14, 1765 in Sussex County, New Jersey, that he was detached from his
own regiment and in the engagement at Middletown, New Jersey in the "Branch
Company" of Militia under Colonel Asher Holmes.

Volunteered in November, 1780, under Captains James Green and Abraham
Wooley in Colonel Daniel Hendrickson's regiment; one year and eleven
months.

Immediately after he served under Captain Joseph Bishop, same regiment;
six months.

He was in several skirmishes, not specified.

His claim was allowed, Sur. File No. 14, 689.

For the date of soldier's death and name of the person to whom the
arrears of his pension were paid, apply to the Auditor for the Interior
Department, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Joseph
Throckmorton, Certificate No. 11,945, issued July 15, 1833 under Act of June 7,
1832, at the Pennsylvania Agency."

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Record Division.
May 11, 1909.

Mrs. George D. Sitherwood,
118 West Washington Street,
Bloomington, Ills.

Madam:

In reply to your letter dated the 29" ultimo and received the 1"
instant, you are advised that James Throckmorton, Sur. File No. 763,
whose military record was furnished you under date of January 19, 1909,
was first pensioned at $80. per year from April 21, 1818, under the Act
of March 18, 1818, and afterwards at $61.62 per year from March 4, 1831
under the Act of June 7, 1832, on account of service as Private in the
New Jersey troops.

The citations given by you refer to only one soldier.

You are further advised that the Revolutionary War pension records
fail to afford any information in regard to Alexander Kennedy described
by you.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Genoa, Nebr. April 19, 1927.
Department of Interior,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:

Samuel Rose was born in Winhall, Vermont, Sept. 20, 1792, died
Aug. 29, 1874 in Russell, N. Y., married March 4, 1819 to Minerva
Walton.

He was a soldier in the war of 1812 and I wish his service
with all date you may able to give about this man and his family.

Elijah Thomas married Matilda Winslow and was in 1812 soldier.
I have no dates. I wish service and data for Elijah Thomas.

James Throckmorton born June 20, 1754, died Dec. 17, 1838,
married Frances Barberie, who was born Nov. 14, 1756, died March 19,
1813. This James Throckmorton enlisted as a private in Captain
Henry Waddell's Company, 1st. Regiment of Monmouth County Grenadiers,
1775. He was placed on the pension roll July 16, 1818. I wish the
names of James Throckmorton's children and any other data you may
have about him.

Thanking you very kindly, I am,
Very truly yours,
Mrs Jno. J. Reimers
Mrs. John Reimers,
Genoa,
Nebraska.
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Geo. D. Witherward, M. D.
Dental Surgean
118 West Washington St.
TELEPHONES:
KINLOCH-BLOOMINGTON AND CENTRAL UNION

Bloomington, Illinois April 29, 1909.
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: In looking over the Pension Rolls published of Monmouth Co.,
New Jersey I find the following:

1. "James Throckmorton, Private of Infantry- annual allowance $96.
rec'd $134.35. N.J. Cont'l line- placed on Pension Roll July 16, 1818 -
Commenced Apr. 121, 1818 - age 80."

Also this:

James Throckmorton, Private of Infantry- annual allowance
$61.62- some received $184.86- N.J. Cont'l line. Placed on roll June 14,
1833- Commenced March 4, 1832, age 80."

Will you please send me all the military history you have
concerning the first James Throckmorton mentioned. He was a great-great-grandfather of mine and the data is desired for historical purposes.

Also send the Revolutionary Military Service of

2. Alexander Kennedy of Pennsylvania. Probably Chester Co.
or Philadelphia, Pa. Also a great-great-grandfather of mine. Information
desired for entrance to the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Sincerely yours,
Frances G. Sitherwood,
(Mrs. Geo. D.)
815 E. Taylor St.,
Bloomington, Ill.

[Stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE A MAY 1 1909