Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,278, Charles Duryea, New Jersey
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Service: New Jersey  
S. 4,278
Duryea, Charles

carded
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Ohio (two digits illegible) 301
Charles Duryea
Pickaway Co. in the State of Ohio 
He was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain Haglett of the Rgt. commanded by Colo. Taylor in the New Jersey line for two years.
No. 20.087.  

[Handwritten to the side] Date of death not on AB?

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Octr. 1833 and sent to John S. Green. Circleville P. C. Ohio.

Arrears to the 4th of Septr. 1833. 200. — Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar ’34 — 40.
$240
{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832}

REcorded by Wm. B. Palmer, Clerk
Book  E   Vol. Eight   Page six
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20087 Duryea
Charles Duryea
Pikaway (sic Pickaway) Co. Ohio
20.301
Adm 2 years $80
John S. Green
Samuel J. Denny, Clerk (lined through)
Circleville
Pickaway Co Ohio
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Brief in the case of Charles Duryea of Pickaway Co. in the State of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Wast 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? 78 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
(Form headings)
Period.  Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days. Rank. As a. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

In 1776 between 2 & 3 years 2 or more months as a Private under Col. Taylor  Cap. Haglet
1777 duration of service not specified as a Private under Capt. Bell

1779 short tours nearly 2 years in all as a (illegible maybe Captain)

5. In what battles was he engaged one skirmish  
Monmouth Battle
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New Jersey
7. Is his Statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living Witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Joseph Rowen Examining Clerk
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State of Ohio, Pickaway County
On the 24th day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Hon Frederick Green, the [faint] the Hon David [faint] judges of the court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting, Charles Duryea, a resident in said county of Ohio and aged about seventy eight years, also 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 7th, 1832. That he was born near Brunswick in the State of New Jersey in May 1755 as he has been informed by his mother but has no record of his age. That he resided in said state of N.J until after the Revolutionary War and then about the same length of time in Alleghany County Maryland and for more than twenty years best part he resided in this county Walnut township. That as early as 1770 he performed a tour of service of between two and three months as a volunteer service in the Company of Capt William Hazlett in the Regiment commanded by Col [illegible] ... the Brittish were at Brunswick for at least one skirmish during that time, lost one man and took one prisoner. [illegible] ...as a volunteer in service ... was employed periodically during that time, that [illegible] ... the applicant went out as a volunteer [illegible]  he was in the company of of capt. [illegible] in the regiment Genl Heard commanded the [illegible].   During this third tour of service the battle at [illegible] took place in which the applicant went as a common soldier, he joined the Militia army the day before the battle. [illegible] ...for six months in which time he [illegible] Valley Forge. Upon reflection applicant thinks that the battle of Monmouth was during his fourth tour and that he was at Valley Forge the winter before. In the year 1779 applicant was under captain of a militia company and several times went out with his company [illegible]. [illegible] ... in the service of his country at times for fixed periods and meet [illegible].
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Applicant knows of no person in this State by whom he can prove any of his aforesaid service excepting the Rev. John O.C. Smith and whether any of the persons acquainted with his service and who formerly resided in other states are now living he knows not.

 Hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his service is not on the pension rolls of any agency in any state to his knowledge.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.

SJ Denny Clerk

Charles Duryea

At the same time came John O. C. Smith a resident of Walnut Township this county and made the following statement under oath to him duly administered to wit.

I John O.C. Smith hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Charles Duryea who has sworn to me and subscribed the above declaration, that I was well acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War and knew him to be engaged in the service of the United States in the New Jersey Militia the greater part of the time for more than five years during  that was always ready to volunteer and to induce others to do so. He officialled some times as captain of a company and frequently as a militia soldier. And was a great terror to the tories in the neighborhood where he resided.  This deponunt can say with confidence that the different tours of service performed by said Duryea would together make more than two years and he believes nearer [illegible] years.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.  SJ Denny Clerk

John O.C. Smith
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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 soldier of the Revolution and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John O.C. Smith who has signed the preceding  certificate is a clergyman of the Methodist order and resided in Walnut Township in this county, and that his statement is entitled to credit.

The State of Ohio
Pickaway County ss

I Samuel J Denny, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Pickaway, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of this application of Charles Duryea, for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office this 24th day of October 1832
S J Denny Clerk
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County of [illegible]
State of Ohio Pickaway County SS.
On this 18th day of May A D 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common as of Pickaway County Ohio, holding the May Termn of said court, Charles Duryea the forsd who subscribed
and made oath to the foregoing declaration, and by way of Amendment to the former states under oath as follows to wit

That he is very certain that he served two months as a volunteer private as a soldier in the company of Captain William Haglet being the first tour mentioned in his said declaration, he thinks here lied of two months he cannot speak positively--- That he served two months in his
first tour mentioned in his said declaration--That in his fourth tour mentioned in his said declaration he was engaged in the battle of Monmouth and served some time over his six months and that time he knows he served.  That he cannot swear positively being time above that stated in the four tours he has named, [illegible] serving as a private six months .  That of this he recognized that [illegible] together he served had been in the service of the [illegible] at least five years.  He was [illegible] account of his being [illegible] and being [illegible] on the course he was always called on and served [illegible] required.  That there is no reporting received  [illegible] after [illegible] clergyman residing near him [illegible] certificate is even above.  who he [illegible] saw after to testify in relation to him on his services.  That he never received any written discharge but always when his [illegible] received verbally from his captain [illegible].

That Mrs. Hannah Smith knows something of his services and her certificate to this saith that of [illegible] and Jacob Longabaugh are hereto attached who are well acquainted with him and
reside in his neighborhood and who will certify as to his veracity.
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Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
Charles Duryea
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and reside in his neighborhood  and who will testify as to his veracity.

Charles Duryea

Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid.

At the same time and place personally appeared  in open court Hannah Smith who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith.  That she is the sister of Charles Duryea who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration and the above addition thereto.  That she is sixty eight years of age.  That during the revolutionary war she well remembers  her brother being frequently out in the Service of the United States. That he was fond of Soldiering and warm in the Cause and whenever a call was made for militia to go out he was sure, if at home, to be among them. That she cannot state
precisely any time, but she believes the facts stated in his said declaration and the addition thereto are true.

              her
Hannah   X  Smith
            mark

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
S.J. Denny Clerk

At the same place personally appeared in open court John Hager and Jacob Longabaugh who being first duly sworn depose and say that they are well acquainted with Charles Duryea who has subscribed the foregoing declaration and 
addition thereto that he resides in Walnut township Pickaway County, Ohio near neighbors to the said Duryea.  That they suppose him to be about seventy eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood  where he resides to have been a soldier 
the revolution and they concur in that opinion.

That I John Hager am Seventy one years of age and I Jacob Longabaugh am sixty years of age and have known said Duryea upwards of sixteen years.

            his
Jacob   X    Longabach
            Mark
John Hager

Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
S.J. Denny Clk

And the said Court do further certify that Hannah Smith John Hager and Jacob Longabaugh who have signed and sworn to
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John Mayer and Jacob Longabaugh who being
first duly sworn depose and say that they are well acquainted with Charles Duryea who has subscribed the foregoing Declaration and in addition thereto that they reside in Walnut Township Pickaway County Ohio near neighbors to the said Duryea, that they suppose him to be about seventy eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and they concur in that opinion.

That I John Hager am Seventy one years of age and I Jacob Longabaugh am sixty years of age, and have known said Duryea upwards of Sixteen years.

           his 
Jacob  X Longabach
         mark
John Hager

Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid.
S.J. Denny Clk

And the said Court do further certify that Hannah Smith John Hager and Jacob Longabaugh have signed and sworn to the foregoing certificate are residents of this
County and personally known to the Court to be
persons of credibility and that their statements are entitled to credit. And it is also further certified that John C. C. Smith who has certified to the original declaration is a regularly authorized witness
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Minister of the Gospel and a resident of Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

I Samuel J Denny Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickaway County in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Duryea for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 18th day of  May AD 1833

SJ Denny Clerk
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J L Edwards
Sir
An enclosed application of Charles
Duryea as far as applicable to meet
the requisitions of the deponent is presented after some considerable delay entirely from oversight on my part known personally and from the affidavit of [illegible] of the Court of pleas 
in this County. 
You will please advise me of its fate
as soon as practicable. 
Respectfully
Jno S Green
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June 8, 1938
RA-J/EEL
Charles Duryea - S.4276

Mildred Waldvogel
3342 N Kostner Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Charles Duryea, S. 4278, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.4276, based upon the military service in that war of Charles Duryea.

Charles Duryea was born in May, 1755, near Brunswick, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown.

Charles Duryea volunteered in New Jersey, early in 1776, and served between two and three months as a private in Captain William Hazlett's Company, Colonel John Taylor's New Jersey Regiment; he volunteered again in 1777, and served two months as a private in same regiment; on his next tour, he served two month as a private in Captain John Bell's Company, Colonel John Tayler's New Jersey Regiment and was at Valley Forge, dates of this service not shown; on his fourth tour, he served six months and was in the battle of Monmouth, dates and names of officers not given; in 1779, he was appointed captain and served as each officer at various times on short tours; his entire service as private and captain covered a period of five years during which time he was out on various tours amounting in all to at least two years or more. It was stated that "he was always ready to volunteer and to induce others to do so and was a terror to the Tories in the neighborhood where he resided."

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 24, 1832, while residing in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, where he had resided for more than twenty years.
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It was not stated that Charles Duryea was ever married.

In 1833, soldier's sister, Hannah Smith, was aged sixty-eight years and resided in Picaway County, Ohio. In the same year, the Reverend John O.C. Smith was a resident of Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio; no relationship to Hannah Smith, sister of the soldier, was shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Charles Duryea (S.4276), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Charles Duryea
Certificate No. 22301
Issued October 8, 1833
Rate, $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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June 7, 1933
BA-J/EEL
Charles Duryea- S.4278
Benjamin Hunter-S.41673

Mrs. Bryce Briggs
134 North Scioto Street
Circleville, Ohio

Dear Madam:  Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Charles Duryea and Benjamin Hunter, Revolutionary War pensioners residing in Pickaway County, Ohio.  Their histories are given below as found in their respective claims for pension based upon their military service in that war.
Charles Duryea S.4278
Charles Duryea was born in May, 1755, near Brunswick, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim. 
He volunteered in the state of New Jersey, early in 1776, and served between two and three months as a private in Captain William Hazlett's Company, Colonel John Taylor's New Jersey Regiment; [note penciled to the right: Sol in NJ. book as pri-Found Col. John Taylor but not the captain] he again volunteered in 1777, and served two months as a private in same regiment; on his next tour, he served two months as a private in Captain John Bell's Company, Colonel John Taylor's New Jersey Regiment and was at Valley Forge, dates of this service not shown; on his fourth tour, he served six months and was in the battle of Monmouth, dates and officers' names not given; in 1779, he was appointed captain and served as such officer at various times on short tours; it was stated that his entire service as private and captain covered a period of five years during which time he was out on various tours, amounting in all to at least two years or more, and that "he was always ready to volunteer and to induce others to do so and was a terror to the Tories in the neighborhood where he resided."
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After the Revolution, he resided in Hampshire County, Virginia, for about seven years, and about the same length of time in Allegany County, Maryland.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 24, 1832, at which time he resided in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, where he had then resided for more than twenty years.

It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

In 1833, his sister, Hannah Smith, was aged sixty-eight years and resided in Pickaway County, Ohio. In the same year, the Reverend John O. C. Smith was a resident of Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio; no relationship of the Reverend Smith to the soldier was shown, and there are no further family data.
***
Benjamin Hunter
S.41673

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Benjamin Hunter are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

He enlisted at Fort Montgomery, New York, date not given, served in Captain Titus' Company, Colonel Henry B. Livingston's 4th New York Regiment, was at the capture of Burgoyne, battle of Monmouth and in General Sullivan's expedition against the Indians and in several skirmishes, and wintered at Valley Forge; entire length of service three years. He again enlisted at Philadelphia, served in Captain Heard's Company of Light Horse; was later transferred and served in Captain Christie's Company, Colonel Richard Butler's Pennsylvania Regiment, and had served one year and six months in the Pennsylvania Line when peace was declared and he was discharged.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 23, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-six years and resided in Ross County, Ohio. In 1821, he was residing in Pickaway County, Ohio.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrater
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1933 June 7 - Hist to Mrs Brice Briggs
1938 June 8 - Hist to Mildred Waldvogel

Rev War
Invalid
File N. 4278
Charles Duryea
Prvt Rev War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. A, Page 104
[Arrangement of 1870]
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[stamp] Dept of the Interior, Secy's Off, appts, mails & files; Forwarded May 29, 1933 ["Vetrans" handwritten across stamp]

Dept. of Interior
Rev. Records,
Washington D.C.

Circleville O.
May 1933

Dear sir: Have you the pension records of Charles Duryea, private in H.M Militia and received a pension in Pickawasy Co. O. Oct 8, 1833.

Also the pension records of Benjamin Hunter private in Pa. continental lines received a pension in Pickaway Co. O. Oct 6 1821.  If you have these records will you please send them to me.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Bryce Briggs
124 North Scioto St.
Circleville, Ohio

[stamp] Received May 31, 1933
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May 17, 1938
[stamp] Received May 23, 1938
Mail Sub-Div. Vets Adm. Reader no. 19

Veterens Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

I am interested in looking up the Duryea (Duryea) genealogy. I understand you have a record of Charles Duryea during the Revolutionary War. His record is number S. 4278.

Will you please send me a copy of this record?

Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Mildred Waldvogel
334 N. Kostner Av
Chicago, Ill.