Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,686, for Thomas Taylor, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey / Penn(sylvania) | Taylor, Thomas | S.7,686

carded
CONTENTS
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Virginia | 12,587
12,587 | (5)

Thomas Taylor, of Hampshire in the State of Virginia, who was a Pri(vate) in the Company commanded by Captain A. Cope of the Reg(iment) commanded by Col. Taylor in the New Jersey line for 8 months & 14 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 28 Dollars 21 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May '33and sent to J.B. White, Romney, Hampshire Co., Va. (Clk.)

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833............56.42
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. (1833)....14.10 1/2
                                           ==========
                                           $70.52
Died Aug. 14, 1851.
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm. Miller, Clerk.
Book E; Vol. 6; Page 28.

Orders to pay & letter [sent] to Wm. Odell 28 March 1838.
Letter [sent] to 3rd Auditor Dec. 10th 1842.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th March 1840 to 4th Sep. 1841. 
Ag(en)t notified 21 Dec. 1842.
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No. 24,101
Thomas Taylor
Hampshire Co., Virg(inia)

Admit as a Private 8 mos. and 14 days.

$28.21

Jno. B. White, Clk., Romney, Hampshire Co., Virg(inia)
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
(blank) 183

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

A Statement, shewing the Service of Thomas Taylor, Hampshire Co., Virginia.

Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. (Years/Months/Days) | Rank of the claimant. | Names 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.
Drafted Fall 1776 | (blank) | 1 | (blank) | Private | Capt. Gronendyke, Capt. Hope | 72 years, Hunterdon County, N. Jersey | D. Taylor's evidence for year 1776. |
(Drafted 1776) | (blank) | 1 | (blank) | (Private) | Gen'l Washington, Col. Taylor | (blank) | (blank) |
(Drafted 1776) | (blank) | 1 | (blank) | (Private) | Capt. Gronendyke, Capt. Horn | (blank) | (blank) |
(Drafted 1776) | (blank) | 1 | (blank) | (Private) | Capt. Thorn | (blank) | (blank) |
(Drafted 1776) | (blank) | 1 | (blank) | (Private) | Col. Bull & | (blank) | (blank) |
(Drafted 1776) | (blank) | 1 | (blank) | (Private) | Maj. Burk | (blank) | (blank) |
Enlisted (1776) | (blank) | 2 | 14 | (Private) | Gen'l Potter | (blank) | (blank) |
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        (Total) | (blank) | 8 | 14 | 

I am, respectfully your obedient servant,
J.L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
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 also 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, 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, or 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 (c) _____ 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. (illegible) 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 __________ and is 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person...
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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 service 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 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.

[a] The declarant 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 period 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. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and in 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 that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: __ For ______ year ________ months, and ________ days, I served as a ________; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important , in all cases, to determine with 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 was the 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 affix 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.

(Illegible) 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 (illegible) note [j] applies to continental troops only. 

[k] This 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:

s/ John. H. Ashton
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24101

Thomas Taylor's application for pension
Hampshire City, V(irginia)
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Declaration.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of this 7th June 1832.

State of Virginia
County of Hampshire//

On this 25th day of March 1833 personally appeared before the County Court of Hampshire, a Court of Record  of unlimited jurisdiction in all cases of law and equity, Thomas Taylor, a resident of the said County and State, aged Seventy two 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 in the fall of the year 1776 at Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was drafted in the militia for one month under a Capt. Gronendyke. That he marched to Elizabeth Town Point and was upon guard and engaged in building forts during this service. That he returned home and remained me month, and was again drafted for a month under Capt. Hoop or Hope & marched to Elizabeth Town. That the British came upon them there and Gen'l Washington was compelled to retreat through New Jersey. That he was under the command of Col. Taylor, who brought off to Trenton four field pieces. That he was again called out for another tour of one month under, he thinks, Cap Gronendyke and march to Morristown, Newark and Hackensack and remained in service one month and was discharged. Nothing of consequence occurred during this tour. That he was again drafted for one month under Capt. Horn and was sent to secure the ship rigging & boats at Trenton, which they carried to Easton. He does not recollect any other particular service during this month. That he was drafted again to go after the Tories and was compelled to stand sentry over them. He recollects this month's service from the fact of his having to guard an uncle of his, who was a Tory, and endeavored to get his gun from him...
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...He recollects being marched mortified at this circumstance. He was drafted another month and was employed during this month in cleaning & salting fish.

That he then went to Newtown, Pennsylvania, and there enlisted for two months under a Capt. Thorn. That he was attached to a regiment commanded, he thinks, by Col. Bull & Major Bush, and was under the command of Gen'l Potter. That from Newtown, he marched to Philadelphia; from thence to Billings Fort on the [New] Jersey side, where they were engaged in repairing the [breast]works and at Mud Island Fort; from thence they marched to Wilmington, Delaware; then to Newport; and the next day we were in the Battle of Brandywine. That the then marched until they came to within Five miles of the White Horse where they had another battle, at which battle my Lieut. Armstrong was made prisoner & Major Bush shot through the thigh. We retreated then to the White Horse. The next day, we endeavored to cross the Schuylkill [River], which we effected after several efforts. That soon after this, we were discharged after [crossed out: (illegible)] serving two weeks [crossed out: (illegible)] over our time. 

That during an absence from New Jersey, when it came to his time to go into service for a month, he was called for, and not being present, was on his return to New Jersey, compelled to pay Forty dollars. He herby relinquishes every claim 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.
s/ Thomas Taylor

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Questions & answers.:

1. Where & in what year were you born.
Answer: In Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and in the year 1760...
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...2nd. Have you any record of your age & if so, where is it?
Answer: I have none.

3rd. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, & where do you now live?
Answer: In Kingwood Township, New Jersey. I have lived since the Revolutionary War for the last Fifty years in Hampshire County, Virginia, where I now reside.

4th. How were you called into service. Were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute; and if a substitute, for whom.
Answer: I have given, in the foregoing declaration, the best answer I can to these questions.

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 service?
Answer: Gen'l Maxwell, Lord Sterling, Gen'l Putnam. Lieut. Curtis, Gen'ls Mifflin, Lorning. I do not recollect the names of any of the regiments. The other circumstances connected with my service as detailed in the foregoing declaration.

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given & what has become of it?
Answer: I do not recollect receiving a written discharge.

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.
Answer: Isaac Resy Kendall, Isaac Pancake, John Sloan and others.

We, Jesse Monroe, a Clergyman residing in the County of Hampshire, and John Sloan, residing in said County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Taylor, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and that a believe to be 72 years of age. That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a...
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...Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
s/ Jesse Monroe
s/ John Sloan

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

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 Jesse Monroe, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the said County and that John Sloan, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, John B. White, Clerk of the Court of Hampshire County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Taylor for pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal of Office this 29th day of March 1833.
s/ John B. White
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Hampshire County//

To wit.:

This day personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said County, Daniel Taylor, aged 74 years, and made oath that he knew Thomas Taylor to have been in the service of the United States, he thinks, in the fall of 1776, being the fall preceding the capture of Hessians at Trenton, in New Jersey, and being his brother has good reasons to believe, and does believe that he, the said Thomas [Taylor], served again at the time of the Battle of Brandywine and was in that battle. And recollects to have heard the said Thomas [Taylor] speak of Elizabeth Town, Newark and Hackensack as places of which he had been during his service in the American Army. And that he has heard the said Thomas [Taylor] speak of skirmishes in which he had been, but that at this late period, cannot recollect them with distinctness. And I, the said Justice, do hereby certify that the said Daniel Taylor is a man worthy of credit on oath. Given under my Hand this 21st day January 1833.
s/ Jno. McDowell

Virginia
Hampshire County//

I, John B. White, Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that John McDowell, whose name is subscribed to the above certificate and before whom the above affidavit appears to have been taken, was at the time of taking said affidavit and subscribing said certificate and is now one of the Commonwealth's Justices of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith & credit is due to all his official acts.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 29th day of March 1833.
s/ John B. White
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August 18, 1930.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF/ILL

J.S. Lakin
1575 Virginia Street
Charleston, West Virginia.

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7686, that Thomas Taylor was born in 1760 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and while residing in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, enlisted in the fall of 1776, served at various times as private under Captains Grunandyke, Hoop or Hope, Horn and Colonel Taylor, New Jersey troops, and served in all six months.

He again enlisted at [crossed out: Newton] Newtown, Pennsylvania, and served under Captain Thorn, Colonel Bull's Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battles of White Horse and Brandywine and served two months and two weeks.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 25, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Hampshire County, Virginia.

He died September 14, 1851. It is not stated that whether soldier was ever married.

The above noted Thomas Taylor is the only soldier of that name from New Jersey, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

No charge is made for this service, the amount of your remittance, $1.00, will be refunded to you in due time.

Very truly yours,
E.W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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7686
Rev(olutionary) War
INVALID.
File No. 7686
Thomas Taylor
Pri(vate), Rev(olutionary) War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -; Vol. [illegible]; Page 369.
{Arrangement of 1870.}

1923 Jan. 9 - Hist(ory sent) to W.Y. Herrick. E.W.
1929 Mar. 13 - Hist(ory sent) to Wilder B. Thompson. M.M.H.
1924 Jan. 18 - Hist(ory sent) to Mrs. J.F. Mitchell. A.W.S.
1930 Aug. 19 - (History sent to) J.S. Lakin. A.W.S.
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Thomas Taylor was born in the colony of New Jersey about year of 1760; enlisted in the colonial forces as a fifer at about the age of seventeen; after the war, in company with his cousins, Moses, Asa and Enos Everet (who, doubtless, were used in the verification of his claim for pension) he migrated to Virginia and settled in a neighborhood then or afterward known as Mill Creek, near the town of Romney, Hampshire county, and lived there until his death, Sep. 14th, in the year of 1851; he married twice, the name of his first wife being unknown to the writer; children of the first marriage were named: Parthena, Ann, and Mary. His second wife was named Grace Spencer, and the children born of this marriage were named as follows: Thomas, Joseph, William, Margaret, John, Zulemina, and Hannah. He drew a pension from the government, $8.00 per month, for several years immediately previous to his death.
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Rev. Sec.

Feb 2nd 1922,

Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.

I am enclosing a sketch of my grandfather, Thomas Taylor, and a copy of a certificate furnished to my nephew, Dr. W.Y. Herrick, of Wakena [WaKeeney], Kansas.

They are seeking necessary evidence that is required for admittance in to the Sons of the American Revolution. I also want a certificate for the same purpose. If you will kindly send me the certificate desired, I will be pleased to pay whatever fee there is for this service.

Thanking you in advance I am very truly,
s/ Wilder B. Thompson
15440 Turlington Ave.
Harvey, Ill.
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Revolution [illegible]
E.W
S.7686

[illegible]
Washington, D.C.
Jan. 8, 1923.

W.Y. Herrick
WaKeeney, Kansas

Sir,

In reply to your request of Dec. 9, for the history of Thomas Taylor, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following was taken for the soldiers claim for pension.

Date of enlistment or appointment. | Length of Service. | Rank. | Officer Under Whom Service Was Rendered. | Captain/Colonel. | State.
Fall of 1776 and served at various times in all. | 8 mos. [&] 2 weeks. | Pri(vate) | Gronendyke | (blank) | N.J |
(blank) | (blank) | (blank) | Hoop or Hope | Taylor | (blank) |
(blank) | (blank) | (blank) | Horn | (blank) | (blank) |
(blank) | (blank) | (blank) | Thorn | Bull | (blank) |

Battles engaged in, Brandywine, White Horse.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon Co., N.J.
Date of application for pension, Mar. 25, 1833; His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Hampshire Co., Va.
Age at date of application, b(orn) 1760 in Hunterdon Co., N.J.
Remarks: It is not stated whether he was married.

Respectfully, (Signed) H.M. Vandervort, Acting Commissioner
Copy.
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STATE SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
J.F. MITCHELL, PRINCIPAL
SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL

December 6, 1923.

Revolutionary War Records Section,
Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

I wish to obtain the was [war] record of Thomas Taylor, a soldier with the New Jersey forces during the War of the Revolution. One Thomas Taylor served as a private in Capt. Joseph Brearley's Company, 2nd New Jersey Battalion, commanded by Col. William Maxwell. Should you have record of pension for this soldier or any other soldier of New Jersey Bearing the name of Thomas Taylor, I would like to have a copy of his record, giving any additional information as to service, residence, family matters, etc.

I am informed that records of Revolutionary soldiers are sent from your department upon request. 

Thanking you, I am yours truly,
Mrs. J.F. Mitchell.
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Rev. Sec.

DR. W.Y. HERRICK
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
TREGO COUNTY, KANSAS

WAKEENEY, KANSAS, Dec. 9, 1922.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

For the purpose of establishing the eligibility of my daughter and several other young relatives to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, I desire to obtain from your office or other proper source, an official certificate the service of my great grandfather, Thomas Taylor, in the War of the American Revolution. The principal known date are as follows.:

Thomas Taylor, was born in the colony of New Jersey about the year of 1760; enlisted in the Colonial Forces as a fifer at about the age of Seventeen. After the war, in company with his cousins, Moses, Asa, and Enos Everet (who, doubtless were used in the verification of his claim for pension) he migrated to Virginia and settled in a neighborhood then or afterward known as Mill Creek, near the town of Romney, Hampshire county, and lived there until his death, Sep. 14th 1851; he married twice, the name of his first wife being unknown to the writer; children of the first marriage were named: Parthena, Ann, and Mary. His second wife was named Grace Spencer, and the children born of this marriage were named as follows: Thomas, Joseph, William, Margaret, John, Zulemina, and Hannah. He drew a pension from the government, $8.00 per mo., for several years immediately previous to his death. Please include fee charges for your service.

Thanking you for such courtesy as you may be able to extend.

I am very sincerely,
W.Y. Herrick
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL
CHARLESTON

MEMBERS
HENRY N. BRADLEY, PRESIDENT
F. WITCHER McCULLOUGH, TREASURER
JAMES S. LAKIN, MEMBER
HERMAN G. JOHNSON, SECRETARY

July 12, 1930.

Cash $1.00

Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

I am enclosing one dollar in cash for which please send me Pension Certificate (copy) of Thomas Taylor, whose first wife was Mary Thompson and whose second wife was Grace Spencer. He enlisted as a private and served in the fall of 1776 under Captains Grunandy [Gronendyke], Hoop, Hornand and Horn, and under Colonels Taylor and Bull. At the time of his enlistment he lived in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. On March 25, 1833 his claim for a pension was allowed, at which time he was living in Hampshire County, Virginia.

Also please advise me whether or not a pension was ever granted to Fergus Morehead, or to his wife, Jane White Morehead, Fergus Morehead was in the War of the Revolution from Cumberland County, Penn., and also commanded in 1776-1777 a frontier militia company in Western Pennsylvania, Old Westmorland County, and was captured by the Indians, taken to Quebec, exchanged after a year and made his way home on foot. He afterwards lived in what is now Indiana County, Penn., and died sometime after 1781. His widow, Jane White Morehead, afterwards moved with some of her children to Kentucky, and after 1795 to Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, and perhaps later to what is now Franklin County, Ohio. If you have a record of this Fergus Morehead, I would like to have copy of his Pension Certificate also.

Sincerely,
s/ J.S. Laken

J.S. Lakin,
1575 Virginia Street.

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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.

January 18, 1924.

Mrs. J.F. Mitchell,
Sylacauga, Ala.,

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7686, it appears that Thomas Taylor was born in 1760 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and while residing in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served at various times as private under Captains Grunandyke, Hoop or Hope, Horn and Colonel Taylor, New Jersey Troops and served in all six months.

He again enlisted at Newtown, Pennsylvania, and served under Captain Thorn, Colonel Bull's Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battles of White Horse and Brandywine and served two months and two weeks. He was allowed pension on his application executed...
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...March 25, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Hampshire County, Virginia. He died September 14, 1851. It is not stated whether soldier was ever married.

The above noted Thomas Taylor, is the only soldier of that name from New Jersey, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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RECORDS DIVISION. | 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C., (blank) 19 (blank)

S.7686

In reply to your request of (blank), for the history of Thos Taylor, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken for the sol(diers) claim for pension.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. (CAPTAIN/COLONEL) | STATE.
Fall of 1776 and served at various times in all. | 8 mos. [&] 2 weeks. | Pri(vate) | Gronendyke | (blank) | N.J |
(blank) | (blank) | (blank) | Hoop or Hope | Taylor | N.J |
(blank) | (blank) | (blank) | Horn | (blank) | (blank) | N.J |
(blank) | (blank) | (blank) | Thorn | Bull | Pa.

Battles engaged in, Brandywine, White Horse.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon Co., N.J.
Date of application for pension, Mar. 25, 1833; (His claim was) al(lowed).
Residence at date of application, Hampshire Co., Va.
Age at date of application, b(orn) 1760 in Hunterdon Co., N.J.
Remarks: He died Sept. 14, 1851. It is not stated whether he was married. (Soldier had a bro(ther) Daniel, aged 74 yrs. in 1833.)

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Date of death added Mar. 13, '23.
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GIDEON, PRINTER | (4)

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

Dec. 15th 1842.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Thomas Taylor, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va., Agency, at the rate of Twenty eighty Dollars and 21 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1840 to the 4th of Sep. 1841.

Respectfully yours,
s/ Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.