Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1236, Absalom Broderick, New Jersey
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New Jersey 

Broderick, Absalom

R1236
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The State Ohio
Morgan County

   On this 17th day of May AD 1832 personally appeared before me William McLucas a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Absalom Broderick a resident of
Manchester township Morgan County Site of Ohio aged according to a record kept in a family Bible.
   According to his own recollection of the statements made by his father at the time of his enlistment and herein after mentioned he would be at the present time 93 years of age this deponent cannot say which of these two are correct.  Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of a provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States in or about the month of December AD 1767 with number of persons one whose name was Samuel Horner and another by the name of John Hendrickson or Hendricks.  That he enlisted at or near the town of Newton Essex County State of New Jersey and served in the Regiment commanded by colonel John Black the no. of the regiment he cannot remember  in the regular line of the army in the company commanded by Captain Jonathon Pitman that he resided in Essex County State of New Jersey where he enlisted at the time of said enlistment and that he served only under one term of enlistment.  That in the same month of December in which he enlisted a few days after his said enlistment he marched to Monmouth Court House County of Monmouth State of New Jersey where his said company took charge of a number of prisoners who were Tories and unfriendly to the American cause.  From Monmouth Court House with said company he marched to the Town of Toms River in Ocean County State of New Jersey, where he remained....
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...with said company in a Block House as a garrison for the defense of the town of Toms River that he remained with said company until it was disbanded that the said Jonathon Pitman Captain of said company at or near six or nine months from the time of this deponents said enlistment runs off with the funds belonging to the army which was to be paid to the said company for service and was followed by a number of this said companies as far as the City of Philadelphia and was not overtaken and that said company never received their monthly pay and he never received any discharge from said service that he continued in said service from the term of six or nine months the precise time he cannot tell accurately on account of his feebleness and loss of memory.  That he cannot tell the date this said company was disbanded.  He further declares that whenever received any monthly pay for his said service.  He further declares that his brother William Broderick was also a private soldier in the Revolution and served during said war that he cannot remember who was the officers under whom his said brother served; that his said brother has been receiving a pension for his service.  He further says that he served in the capacity of a Private Soldier during the whole time he was in said service.  That he cannot remember for what length of time he intended to serve when he enlisted that he knows of no one by whom to prove his service.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension List of any agency in any State.
Absalom Broderick his X mark
James L. Hanna/Hanner/Hanmer (?)
William McLucas
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   The foregoing declaration was wont to and subscribed before me the day and year as above.  And I hereby certify that the Statements in said declaration are entitled to credit that I have known the said deponent for near nineteen years and have for a number of years understood, believed, and supposed this same Absalom Broderick to have been a Revolutionary Soldier aforesaid.

William McLucas
Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
Morgan County
    On this 17th day of May AD 1832 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Absalom Broderick who being duly sworn deposeth and saith by reason of his old age and the consequent loss of memory on account of a continued feebleness having been stricken with the palsy in February AD 1847, he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best to his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below. Entered in December 1776.  Served either six of nine months as a Private Soldier in the company commanded by Captain Jonathon Pitman in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Black. That he resides now in Manchester township Morgan County Ohio, that he removed fro the State of New Jersey to the State of Ohio near twenty five years after being discharged from the army.  The he can not remember what year he did move.  That he has resided in Ohio sever since that time.  That he has lived in this said Morgan County for twenty - years where he now resides.  That he is great need of assistance being in poor health and owning no real estate....
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...and only personal property not to exceed the amount of three hundred dollars.
Absalom Broderick his X mark
----JamesHanna/Hanner

William McLucas
Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
Morgan County

The State of Ohio
Morgan County
   I, Ford Sill, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County hereby certify that William McLucas, Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed was, at the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereon I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at McConnellsville, this 24th day of November A.D. 1832
Ford Sill, Clerk
Bry. D. H. Mortley, Deputy
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1934 Nov. 14 - Hist. to Mary M. Hoge See -?- in claim P2396 of Wm. Broderick)

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1236

Absalom Broderick


1852
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38494

Absalom Broderick
Ohio
Rev
(this line crossed out: Let to Jas. L. Hanna May 10 '53)

1236

Act June 7, 1832
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Unfortunately illegible
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James L. Hanna
May 10 / 53
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105

Pension Office
May 10, 1853

Sir
   The papers in the case of Absalom Broderick of Ohio for a pension have been examined.
   Their name of this claimant does snot appear on the rolls of N. Jersey State troops.  His service, if any, must have been in the Militia, and the proof will be found in the office of the Secretary of State of that State.
    The application is so late, that, in the absence of record evidence, very strong parol evidence will be necessary to sustain the claim.  The family record referred to should be produced.



James L. Hanna Esq.
McConnellsville
Ohio
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Address Jas. L. Hanna
McConnellsville, Ohio


38,494.  Nov. 29/53

Absalom Broderick
Ohio

Act 7th June 1832





James L. Hanna
McConnellsville, Ohio
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The State of Ohio
Morgan County
   Out of Common Pleas June term AD 1832 June AD 1832 personally appeared in Open Court William McLucas who first being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith he is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, that he is personally acquainted with Absalom Broderick, that the said Broderick is an applicant for a pension, that he has known him for near nineteen years and he has for many years understood believed and supposed the said Absalom Broderick to have been a Revolutionary Soldier.  And that he has never had any reason or cause to doubt the general belief that the said Absalom Broderick was a Revolutionary soldier and that the said Broderick has frequently while in conversation with the deponent spoken of and related incidents relative to the Revolutionary War and his the said Broderick connection and service therein, that this deponent fully believes him to have been a soldier in said war and that he the said Absalom was at least six months in service of the United States in said War, and probably nine months, as to the precise time this deponent could not say.  The said William McLucas  further deposits and saith that from statements made at different times by the said Absalom Broderick and by different members of his the said Broderick's family that at this time the said Absalom would be and is either ninety three years of age or ninety nine years of age which of these two is not positively know. This deponent further says that the said Absalom Broderick...
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...has been a resident of this said Morgan County for the last nineteen years, and that he the said Absalom Broderick is in needy circumstances and that he is unable account of ill health having been stricken with the palsy a number of years to appear in Court to make his declaration to his service.  That are is so feeble that is is confined to his bed. This deponent further say6s that on account of the inability of the said applicant Absalom Broderick to appear personally in Court to make his said declaration, that this deponent on the 17th day of May AD 1852 at the r residence of said ABsalom Broderick in Manchester Twonship Morgan County Ohio did attend and take the affidavit of the said Absalom Broderick as to his services as a Revolutionary Soldier.  That the said declaration was duly sworn to subscribed before me by the said Absalom Broderick.  And I hereby certify that I believe the matter and things set forth in said declaration are true and are entitled to credit.  And the said William McLucas further deposeth and saith that he has no personal or other interest in the application of the said Absalom Broderick that he will not be benefited in any way by the pension which the said Broderick may receive fro his application.
Questions by the Court: 
Hw long  have you been personally acquainted with Absalom Broderick the applicant for a Pension.
Ans.:  About twenty years I think
How long since have you understood him to have been a Revolutionary Soldier
Ans:L I think something like ten years.....
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Have you any reason to doubt that the applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as set forth in the declaration made before you on the 17th day of June AD 1832?
Ans: I don't think I have any reason to doubt

Was the said application made in due form of law?
Ans.:  I think it was

Have you any personal interest in the obtaining of the pension for which this applicant applies?
Ans: I have not any at all

William McLucas
Sworn and subscribed in Open court this 8th day of June AD 1852
(signature too faint to read)

In testimony whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at McConnellsville this 8th day of June AD 1852
Ford Sill Clerk
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Broderick, William

Private

New Jersey

8123

April 21, 1790
to Jonathon Nichols
assignee