Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 945, John A Auten, New Jersey
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New Jersey | Auten, John A. | S. 945
carded
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9468

New Jersey
John A. Autoie
[Re-written ALLTEN under last name]

in the State of N Jersey
who was a  in the ____ commanded
Captain ____ the P____ commanded 
by _____ in the N. Jersey Militia 
for 8 Months

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
of the sate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum.
commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension ifsued the 20 day of May
1833 and Sent T A Hantineto
Screoville N Jersey

Arrears to the 4th of  1833 $ 53:32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33. 13:33

$66:65
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Somerset County SS.  I William B. Gaston, presiding Judge of said Court do hereby certify that John Street & Bergen Van corn the foregoing witnesses who have testified to the services of the said John A. Auten are both 
persons of credibility & entitled to full credit & belief.  Given under my hand this thirteenth
day of March 1833-
Wm. B. Gaston

Application of
John A Auten
of Somerset New Jersey
for a pension

No. 6671.

Forward certificate
to T.A. Hartwell
Somerville N. Jersey
,
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 State of New Jersey, Township of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset SS.

On this fifteenth day of August personally appeared in open Court, before the judges or justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, John A. Auten, a resident of the
township of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset, and State of New Jersey. Aged seventy years on the twenty fifth day of Jany.
last, who 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 I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

1777 May 1st Served in the Militia service as a substitute in my Fathers place under Cap Van Arsdale, and Marched through Pluckamin, Vealtown, Morristown, and W[h]ippany, and soon to Pompton, and joined Genl. Heards troops, the names of the other officers I do not recollect, I was then in my fifteenth year; and helped to build a fort near Pompton river, 
Remained in said service to month.

Novr. 2nd do  Col Frederick Frelinghuysen hired me as a substitute served under Cap Jacob Ten Eick. Marched from Somerville to Princetown, billeted at a Farmers house, next morning march through Bordentown, Burlington,  quartered at Moorestown, next arrived at Haddonfield where we quartered about six miles from Philadelphia, and joined Col Heights troops, officers names from Somerset County
Col Derrick Middagh Cap Ten Eick and Cap Connelius Tunison, other officers I dont recollect
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After laying some days at Haddonfield; the Enemy
crossed the Delaware and encamped at place called
timber Creek, the Brittish occupied that place and
sent the Hessian Riflemen a few miles nearer Haddon
who encamped in a Wood; some of our Riflemen who
had been at the capture of Burgoien were sent to reconnoiter
the Hessian Army, same Col Height gave orders to march
in an hour; a few were left to take care of the baggage,
when the time was elapsed we marched a small distance
met a small scouting party of Militia who had taken 
six prisoners of the Brittish Artillery who had been plundering
of the Enemy
When we came within a mile or two the Riflemen com=
=menced the attack, Col Height marched us within a short
distance of the Enemy and took about two thirds of his
men to reinforce the riflemen, the remainder was left as
a rear guard of which I was one, commanded by Col Midday
I saw several wounded men pass by towards Haddonfield
saw
I also Lieutenant Mulford pass by who was mor=
=tally wounded and died before morning.  I think
the engagement continued between one and two hours when
night came on our troops returned to their quarters.
the next morning the Riflemen went to the scene of action
the Hessians were gone, pursued them to the river and
fired at them and the Brittish as they got on board
of their boats, the Inhabitants informed us the Brittish
loss was fifty men in this action.  Our loss was about
three killed and several wounded, served my month
out and went home
3rd month
1778 June.  Marched to Hackensack under Cap William Logan
in my own place served a month and was verbally 
discharged
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4th month
1778
Marched from Bound brook to Woodbridge under the command of Cap Philip Van Arsdale served a month. A continental officer died here I think a Major or a Colonel during this month, I was one the bearers that carried him to the grave, he was buried with Military honors.

5th do
Marched from Boundbrook or Somerville to Elizabeth town under Cap Goyn McCoy served one month and was discharged. General Wines commanded.

6th do
Marched from Bound brook to Elizabethtown
under the command of Cap William Moffit
battle of Monmouth the same month served a
month and was discharged. Job Compton was Ensign.

7th do
Marched to New Brunswick under the command
of Capt Philip Van Arsdale served a month and
was discharged; Thomas Waldron was orderly
Sergeant, the other officers I dont recollect.

8th do
Marched to Raritan Landing my Captains name
I have forgotten, but remember verry well that
Major McDonald gave the command on parade
served a month and was discharged-

He was born the 26th January 1762 in the Township of Bridgwater in said County where he has resided ever since. His age was copied out of his fathers bible, which bible was taken by his aunt, to the State of New York. He has no documentary evidence of his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present
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and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state.
John A. Auten

Sworn & subscribed in open Court
Wm. B. Gaston

We Thomas A. Hartwell and Nehemiah Z. 
Steel residing in the Township of Bridgewater
in said County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John A. Auten who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be about seventy one years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the
Thos. A. Hartwell
N.Z. Steel

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Wm.bB. Gaston

Somerset County ss. John Steel and Bergan Van Dorn being duly sworn on their oath say, that they well know the above named John A. Auten & served with him as a soldier in the army
of the Revolution, said steel saith that they worked together at the Fort at Pompton. Said Van Dorn saith that he was out with said Auteon at Haddonfield under Capt Ten Eyck.
John Steel
Bergan Vandorn

Sworn & subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Wm. B. Gaston

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations 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 Thomas A Hartwell and Nehemiah Z. Steel who have signed the forgoing certificate are residents in said Township
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afsd Bridgewater and are credible persons & 
that their statement is entitled to credit.  The Court further certify, that there is no Clergiman residing in the Raritan longer gathering, in which said applicant resides, & that it would be attended with considerable costs and inconvenience to procure a Clergiman to certify in this case.
Wm. B. Gaston
Danl. H. Daborough
John Kirkpatrick

State of New Jersey
Somerset County SS } I John M Mann
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the above contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of John A. Auten for a pension.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty two.
J. M. Mann
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Somerset County SS. I William B. Gaston presiding Judge of said Court do hereby certify that John Steel & Bergan Van Dorn the foregoing Witnesses who have testified to the service of the said John A. Auten are both
persons of credibility & entitled to full credit
& belief - Given under my hand this thirteenth 
day of March 1833.
Wm. B. Gaston

Application of 
John A. Auten
of Somerset New Jersey
a pension.

No. 6671.

Forward certificate 
to T.A. Hartwell
Somerville N. Jersey

State of New Jersey 
Somerset County SS }  I John M Mann Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for
the County of Somerset hereby certify that William B. Gaston Esq. by whom the above certificate was made and whose proper signature is subscribed thereto &f being well acquainted with the hand writing of the said
William B. Gaston) was at the time thereof and still is the Presiding Judge of said Court in full commission.
[seal affixed at left]

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bridgewater this Eleventh day of March Eighteen hundred & thirty three.
J. M. Mann
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section                MMHF


October 27, 1926

Mr. John A. Elden
Hippodrome Bldg.,
Cleveland, Ohio

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S.945 it appears that John A. Auten was born January 25 ['1792' crossed out] 1767 in Bridgewater
Township. Somerset County, New Jersey.

While a resident of Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey he enlisted May 1, 1777 and served as various times, through 1778, eight months in all, as a private under Captain Philip VanArsdalen, Jacob Ten Eick, William Logan, Ganen McCoy and William Moffatt, Major McDonald, and Colonels Haight and Derrick Middah in the New Jersey Troops.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832 while a resident of Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. He died December 29, 1841.

It is not stated whether he was ever married.

The above noted is the only soldier named John Auten
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under any spelling of that name, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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May - 17 - 1900
Henry J. Aten - no address
the Hon. Senator Baker
1924 - Oct. 18 - Hist. to Mary Aten
1926 - Oct 17 - Hist. to John A. Elder
1926 - Nov. 20 Hist. to Fred P. Auten [illegible] NJ
Rev. War.
INVALID.
File No. 945
John A. Auten,
Priv. N. J. Mil.

Act: June 7, 1832.
Index: Vol. 8, Page 113

Arrangement of 1870.
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John A. Auten 
Amended 
Sommersetet
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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 John A. Auten 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?

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 amou[n]t of pension he is entitled?

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 revolutionaryservice?

XIII. 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. +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? 
No see Quere 14

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. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
No, see Quere 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 [blank] year [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank].  For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."
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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.

+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 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.

++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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The Dodge City Cemetery Association 
Dodge City, Kansas 
Sept 22, 1924. 
Department of the Interior, 
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sirs: 
Will you please inform me if 
the Revolutionary War records of your 
office contain any information 
regarding John Auton, or John 
Auten. He was from New 
Jersey, Henderson or Summerset 
county. Thanking you I am, 
Yours truly, 
Mary Aten. 

[Ink stamp]
"Pension
L
SEP
U. 24 S.
1924
Office"
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JOHN A. ELDEN
MALCOLM E. MOLNER
THOMAS F. FERRIS
SIMON J. GREEN
FRANK A. COLE
EDWARD E. RODWAY

LAW OFFICES
OF
JOHN A. ELDEN
HIPPODROME BUILDING
CLEVELAND, OHIO

U. B. VON ROSEN, C.P.A.

August 30th, 1926.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-

Enclosed is letter [hand-written above: 'gave this man's service in Capt Jacob Ten Eick's Co.']  I have received from the War Department, which is self explanatory and suggests that I write to you.

I am making inquiry relative to a John Aten, or Auten, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was engaged in the battle of Long Island.

I am desirous of getting this information for the purpose of establishing my right to membership in the " Sons of the American Revolution ".

Is the enclosed letter and this request sufficient to put you in position to give me any further assistance.

Appreciate your courtesy and cooperation.

Yours very truly,
John E. Elden

JAE/MHB

[stamp:]. U.S. PENSION OFFICE G SEP 1 1926
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FREDERICK P. AUTEN
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
OFFICE: 210 BROAD ST. BANK BLDG.
HOUSES FOR RENT
HOUSES FOR SALE
RENTS COLLECTED
MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE
NOTARY PUBLIC
TRENTON, N. J. Oct 6 1926
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
I am writing to inquire whether
John Auten who was a member 
of Frelinghuysen's Battalion New Jersey
Militia Revolutionary War, received a
pension and the name of the person
receiving it.
Thanking you for same
I remain
yours very truly
Frederick P. Auten,
Trenton
N. J.

[Ink stamp]
"Pension
F
U. Oct. S.
7
1926
Office"

P.O. Box 397
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.         MMHF

November 30, 1926

Frederick P. Auten
P. O. Box 397
Trenton, N.J.

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolu-
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section            MMHF


October 18, 1924

Mary Aten
Dodge City, Kansas.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S.945 it appears that John A. Auten was born January 25, 1762 in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.

While residing in said township he enlisted May
1, 1777 and served at various times, through 1778, eight months in all, as a private under Captains Philip VanArsdalen, Jacob Ten Eick, William Logan, Ganen McCoy and William Moffatt, Major McDonald, and Colonels Haight and Derrick Middah in the New Jersey Troops.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832 while a resident of said Bridgewater Township. He died December 29, 1841. [hand-written: (from Agency book)]

It is not stated whether he ever married.

The above noted is the only soldier named John
Auten under any spelling of the name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.


[hand-written in left margin:]  He never said he was in the battle of Monmouth - I verified officers names by N.J. book, Ten Eick spelled Eyck also so I need the spelling in claim.  Served as substitute for father.  I did not use 
it as his name is not given.  He also referred to his Aunt in N.J.