Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7772, for James Ogden, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Ogden, James 
R 7772
Ruth
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The New
TESTAMENT
of our
LORD and SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST, 
Translated out of the 
ORIGINAL GREEK:
and
With the former TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revised
By His MAJESTYs Special Command.
Appointed to be read in CHURCHES
OXFORD
Printed by W. JACKSON and A.HAMILTON, Printers to the UNIVERSITY:
And fold by W. Dawfon, at the Oxford Bible Warehouse, in Paternoster Row, London. 1789.
CUM PRIVILEGIO.
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November the 23 1773  James Ogden and Deborah Church was married
Martha Ogden was born February
Josiah Ogden was born June 29, 1776
Martha Ogden was born September 10 day 1778
Deborah Ogden was born February 9 (?) 1780
James Ogden was born October 5 (?) 1782
an infant was born April 24 (?) 1786 Departed this life (?) 25
Deborah Ogden Departed this Life April 27 Day 1786

James Ogden was married to Ruth Ogden July 12 Day 1786
Benjamin Ogden was born March 22 1788
Violetta Ogden was born November 3 1789
(?)emiah Ogden was born September 30 1792
An infant daughter was born and departed this life August 15 1794
Sarah Ogden was born October 27 1795 departed this life September 3 1796
Violetta Ogden departed this Life May 4 1797
Nathaniel Ogden was born May 13 1798
Sarah Ogden was born May 8 1800
Violetta Ogden was born May 28 180(?) Departed this life October 27 1805
Violetta Ogden was born January 31, 1808
Adrian Ogden was born September 6 Day 1810
Benjamin Ogden departed this Life
September the 28 Day 1816
        aged 28 years 6 month and 6 Days

The (?) Ethan Osborn preached from Romans the 6 Chapter
and the 23 verse Col James Ogden departed this
life July 21 1822 aged 6(?)  6 months and 21 days the Rev
Ethan Osborn preached from Isiah 57 chapter and 
the 1 verse Nathanial Ogden departed this life September
the 20 1822 the Rev Ethan Osborn preached (?)
from Hebrews 12 11 verse

Nathanial Ogden aged 24 years 9 months and 7 days
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[Shrewsborough] NJ January 22 1802

I do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Col. James Ogden and his widow Ruth Ogden lately deceased. They were native of and resided in the county of Cumberland and State of  New Jersey. They were highly respected, none more so in the state. Mrs. Ogden made application for a pension during the time I resided in Washington as a Representative in Congress from this state.

Charles C. Stratton
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Declarations
In order to obtain the benefit of the [net] of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled, "[In not] granting half pay and pensions to certain widows".

State of New Jersey
On the twenty seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight (1838), personally appeared before the Inferior Court of Common Places of the County of Cumberland in said State, Ruth Ogden is a resident of Fairfield in the county of Cumberland in the State of New Jersey. Being of sixty seven years, who being needy, secondly, according to law, doth on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the monies coming made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838 entitled "The act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"

That she is the widow of James Ogden who was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary [illegible] army of the United States during the past Revolutionary War. That the said James Ogden volunteered or was drafted over entered into the service in the Revolutionary War in the early parts of the War. and was one in actual service as a Lieutenant and Captain of a Company during a greater part of the war that he was out in actual service at least three years probably more [Perform] to always heard [ g...] , that said James Ogden was engaged with his Company in the Battle of Trenton in 1776 and in the Battle of Princeton in 1777 that he at the time of said battles he had been in the Revolutionary army several months made [contributions] in the army most of the
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trace from that time, until some time in the year 1781 or 82 when he was honorably discharged and returned home. That at the time he enlisted or was Drafted over into the Service, he resided in Fairfield County of Cumberland and State of New Jersey. Defendant does not know the names of the officers or their ranks under whom he served of her own knowledge, but has been informed he served some part of his time under the command of Col. Shreeve, that the claimant has no documentary evidence in support of the claim, once seeing an old commission which she has some of his being appointed Lieutenant, Captain.

She further declares that she was married to the said James Ogden on the twelfth day of July in the year of our Lord on thousand seven hundred and eighty six (1786), that her husband the aforesaid James Ogden died on the twenty first day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two (1822). That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four (1794) [viz]: at the time above stated, and that the said Ruth Ogden never afterwardly married.
Sworn, subscribed before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Commonwealth of the county of Cumberland New Jersey in open court September 27th 1838. 

Dan Simkins
Ruth Ogden
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The undersigned judges of the Inferior Court of Common Places of Cumberland County State of New Jersey, being a court of records do hereby certify that Ruth Ogden the claimant with [illegible] is entitled to full credit underneath. That the signature to the forgoing Declaration is in her own proper handwriting. That her husband James Ogden is known to us to have been deceased fifteen years or afterwards. Given under our hands [illegible] September 27th 1838.
Dan Simkins
John S Ware
John Garrison
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County

Personally appeared before the subscriber, one of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery of New Jersey, and duly authorized by the laws of said state to take affidavits. Adrian Ogden, of full age, who being duly sworn according to law, or his oath saith, that he was well acquainted with the late Capt James Ogden, deceased, of the said county: that the said James Ogden died in the year 1822: that previously to the death of said James Ogden this deponent frequently saw in the possession of the said James a Lieutenant's commission authorizing him to serve in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. That shortly after the death of said James, his son Nathaniel took into his possession the said Lieutenant's commission, and kept it until the time of his death a few months afterwards: that after the death of said Nathaniel Ogden, his brother James took possession of the said Lieutenant's commission for the purpose of obtaining a pension therein from the government of the United States, and in his efforts to obtain the said pension the said Lieutenant's commission has been lost or mislaid: that since the death of the last named James Ogden this deponent has caused a search to be made amongst his papers for the said commission, but the same could not be found. Further saith me
Sworn & subscribed this
24th day of December 1851
before me.
Jno. T Nixon
Master in Chancery
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State of New Jersey
James Ogden aged fifty five years
being duly sworn according to law deposeth
and says that he is well acquainted with James
Ogden deceased late of Fairfield in the County of
Cumberland in said State of New Jersey that 
he is the father of this deponent, that the family record hereto annexed of the Marriage Birth
and Deaths of the family of said James Ogden
deceased this deponent was present & saw taken from the Bible in the possession of Mrs
Ruth Ogden Widow of said James Ogden decd
and that part of the family records which contain the marriage of James Ogden (now decd)
to Ruth Ogden is in the own proper Genuine
hand writing of James Ogden deceased, that the
principal said family record is in the
hand writing of said James Ogden deceased.
This Deponent says that the said James
Ogden died some time in the month of July A.D., 1822 at his residence in Fairfield, in the
said County of Cumberland, this deponent
was present and attended his funeral

Sworn & subscribed September 27th 1838
In open Court
Dan Simkins

James Ogden

I Josiah Fithian Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas of the County of Cumberland New Jersey being a Court of record, do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings and depositions of Ruth Ogden & James Ogden were hard and done in open Court and I do further certify that at the time thereof
Dan Simkins was presiding Judge of said Court, that John S. Ware & John Garrison the other two Judges
who has attested as above said to the Declaration
Ruth Ogden are and were associate Judges of said of
Court, all of whom are duly commissioned and
sworn. In testimony whereof I have here
to set my hand and seal the 27th day of
September A.D. 1838
Josiah Fithian
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7772.
P. O. Ruth Ogden
Service: James
REJECTED (stamped)
Enlisted: NJ
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for [checked]
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N. Jersey 2727
Sect. Hon C. C. Stratton
Mar 25 39
to E. P. Seeley 26 April 1839
Hon. C. C. Stratton Dec, 31 42
Hon. J. G, Hampton
April 5th 1848
Act July 1838
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Ruth Ogden
James N J
Hon C. C. Stratton Mch 27/39
E.P. Seely 26 Ap 1839
Hon C. C. Stratton Dec 31/42
J. G. Hampton Ap 1848
This letter in Thomas Reeves - R. 8685 
A May Ap 14 1853
same Ap 22 1883 


Act July 7 1838
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Ruth Ogden died 1 Sep 1837
Adrian Ogden, Sarah A Bennett, 
Violetta Cory Ruth Howell,
only children
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Washington
Nov. 1. 1852

J. E. Heath Esq.
Com of Pensions

Sir
In the case of Ruth Ogden deceased late an applicant made at
July 1830 from New Jersey, widow of Captain James Ogden 
I herewith submit a certificate from the Secretary of the State of New Jersey, showing days payment was made by the Paymaster to the militia of Cumberland County for the year 1776 to 1783, and he further certifies there are no returns of the militia for the County of Cumberland, in said State of record in his office.
The payment, however, are sufficient to show that a great deal of service was performed.
Enclosed is an affidavit of Adrian Ogden to the effect
"that previously to the death of James Ogden in the year
1822. this deponent frequently saw, in the possession of said
James a Lieutenant commission" a certificate of the time of Ruth Ogden death, and to names of the surviving children
and a letter from the late Gov. of New Jersey, Charles C.
Stratton as to the respectability of the family.
I have in my hand the commission of James Ogden as Capt. in the first Battalion of the County of Cumberland Militia
under command of Col. Samuel Ogden date 16 April 1781
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which will be submitted, when the case comes up
for examination,
I understand, however, that there are affidavits on file, in support of Col. Ogden service as a Lieut as early as 1777.  The claim as I understand, is for the service first as a Lieut and for service as Captain after April 1781.
I remain very respectfully
Jas Ogden
Alex Ray
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[illegible]
Dec 23d 1842

J L Edwards
Com of Pension

Sir
I have been requested to procure from your office a copy of the decision in the case of Ruth Ogden an applicant for a pension as the widow of Col. James Ogden of Cumberland County New Jersey, who served as Captain or Lieutenant in
the militia of N. Jersey in the time of the Revolution. At your leisure I should be obliged for the above information
Very respectfully
Charles C. Stratton
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State of New Jersey
I Thomas S. Allison Register of the Prerogative Court of the State of New Jersey holden at the city of Trenton in and for said State, do hereby certify
that satisfactory Evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Ruth
Ogden widow of the late Col James Ogden of the County of Cumberland was a resident of said County in the State of New Jersey and died in the County and State aforesaid in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty one, on the first day of September, that she left four children only surviving her, to wit, Adrian Ogden,
Sarah A. Bennett, Violetta Cory and Ruth Howell.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Trenton this Eighteenth day of December A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and fifty one
Thos S. Allison Reg
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State of New Jersey
I Thomas S Allison Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify
that it appears by Book B of Auditors Accounts in my office, that large sums of
money were paid by this State for the services of Militia sent to New York in
the year 1776, and that for the years 1777 and 1778 there was paid by James Ewing Paymaster for the County of Cumberland, for the Services of the First Regiment of Cumberland Militia (exclusive of Bounty) over the sum of Seven thousand six
hundred and forty pounds, and that for the year 1779, 1780, 1781. 1782 & 1783 there are no returns of the militia for the County of Cumberland in said State of record in this Office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this twenty first day of February Eighteen hundred and fifty two
Thos S Allison
Sec of State
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County

Adrian Ogden aged twenty eight years, being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and says that he has always been acquainted with the family Bible of James Ogden (now decd) and Ruth Ogden
of Fairfield township County of Cumberland in said State, that this Deponent took and detached the annexed leaf containing the
family record from the said family Bible with his own hands. Deponent knows the said Bible that the said leaf was took from
to have been in the possession of said James and Ruth Ogden as long ago as he can remember any circumstance, Deponent is the
Son of Said James & Ruth Ogden

Sworn & subscribed
October 11 1838
Before me
William D. Barret
Justice of the peace

Adrian Ogden

I William D Barrett a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Cumberland New Jersey, Do hereby certify that I am well acquainted
with Adrian Ogden who has taken and subscribed the foregoing affidavits before me & in my presence, and that he is a credible
person + is entitled to full credit under oath and so received in all costs

October 11, 1838
William D Barrett
Justice of the peace
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2727
N. J.

Ruth Ogden
Widow of James

Act 7 July 38
M. 86.22

Ruth Ogden died
1 Sep 1857
Adrian Ogden, Sarah A Bennett,
Violetta Cory & Ruth Howell
surviving children

Hon Charles C. Stratton
HR
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State of New Jersey Cumberland County Ss.
John Vandeford aged Eighty five years

Being duly sworn according to Law Saith that he was in the war of the Revolution and while there was well acquainted James Ogden who entered the service as orderly Sergent in 1776 and was in the same year made Lieutenant and served under the command of Col Shreeve. This deponent saith he saw James Ogden at the Battle of Trenton New Jersey in 1776 and at the Battle of Princeton in 1777 and he saith he saw the said James Ogden
at Haddon Field, and that he was in company with James Ogden in taking some cattle from the British, and that the said James Ogden entered the service of the Revolution as a volunteer and was always a very active man in the war and that he was often in company with the said James Ogden
and knows him to have served in the Revolutionary war more than
three years, and that he saw James Ogden at Somerset Count
house with Captain Mulford, in 1781 the said James Ogden was
made Captain. This deponent saith he after saw the L. James Ogden in the war of the Revolution

Sworn and subscribed
before me Sept. 5, 1838
William D. Barrett Justice of the peace


his
John Vandeford
mark
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State of New Jersey Cumberland County Ss
Thomas H Ogden aged Seventy six years

Being duly sworn according to law saith that he was well acquainted with James Ogden now deceased and Ruth Ogden now living widow of the said James Ogden
and that on the Twelfth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six this deponent was present at the wedding of James Ogden and saw him married to Ruth Ogden who has remained his widow ever since the death of the said James Ogden which was on the Twenty first day of July A.D. Eighteen hundred and twenty two, and that it was a report and generally known and believed that James Ogden served in the war of the Revolution, as an officer a great part of the time.

Sworn and subscribed
before me Octo 3 1838
William D. Barrett
Justice of the Peace

Thomas H Ogden

State of New Jersey Cumberland County Ss
Mary Ogden aged Sixty eight years

Being duly sworn according law Saith that she was well acquainted with James Ogden now on decd and Ruth Ogden now living who remains the widow of the sd James Ogden. And that on the twelfth day of July Seventeen hundred and Eighty six this deponent was present at the wedding of the said James Ogden and saw him married
to Ruth Ogden and that the said James Ogden did on the twenty first day of July Eighteen hundred and twenty two -

Sworn and subscribed
before me Octo 3. 1838
William D. Barrett J. Peace

Her
Mary Ogden
mark
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State of New Jersey Cumberland County SS.
Zenos Loden aged Ninety years
Being duly sworn according to law saith that he was in the Revolutionary war, and while there was well acquainted with James Ogden who volunteered and entered the service as orderly Sergent in 1776 and served under the command of Col Shreeve and who was seen often in the same year made Lieutenant, this deponent saith he was with James age at the Battle of Monmouth and at the Battle of Crosswicks. This deponent saith that after he had served nine months he again went into the army and was with the said James Ogden six months more at Elisabeth Town and Newark and other places and after Lieutenant Ogden and this deponent separated this deponent often saw the said James Ogden in the war of the Revolution in military
duty so that this deponent knows the said James Ogden served in the Revolutionary War more than three years, and that in 1781 the said James Ogden was made Captain, and that James again was under the command of Samuel Ogden and other officers the names which this deponent does not now recollect, but he often saw
James Ogden and conversed during the war of the Revolution.

Sworn and Subscribed
Before me Augt 31. 1838
William D. Barnett Justice of the Peace

his
Zenos Loden
mark
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State of New Jersey Cumberland County SS
George Taylor aged Ninety years being duly sworn according to law saith that he was
in the Revolutionary war in 1776 and while there was well acquainted with James Ogden who was in active service in the war of the Revolution. This deponent saith he saw James Ogden at the Battle of Trenton in 1776, under Command he thinks of Shreeve, and that he saw James Ogden volunteer and entered the service as orderly Sargent but was soon after made Lieutenant in the same year.  He often saw James Ogden with
other officers. This deponent said he saw James Ogden at New Brunswick at which place he saw James again assisted in taking about five hundred head of Cattle from the British. This
deponent said James again at Somerset Court house and Haddonfield, and that he often saw the said James Ogden at other time and places, and that in 1781 the said James Ogden was made Captain, and that he often saw the said James Ogden and conveyed with him during the Revolutionary war and knows the said James Ogden was out in actual service in the Revolutionary war more than three years
Sworn and subscribed
before me Sept 5. 1838
William D. Barrett J. Peace

His
George Taylor
mark
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State of New Jersey Cumberland County SS.
David Gandy aged Eighty three years
Being duly sworn according to Law Saith that he was in the Revolutionary war and that while there he was well acquainted with James Ogden who volunteered and entered the service as an
orderly Sergeant in 1776 and in the same year was made Lieutenant and served
under the command of Col Shreeve. This deponent saith he said the said James Ogden of said County of Cumberland seeing Military duty
at the Battle of Trenton New Jersey in 1776 and at the Battle of Princeton in 1777. He further saith he saw James again at Somerset
Court house and Haddonfield and other places, and that James Ogden was present and assisted in taking some Cattle from the British, this
deponent saith he often saw James again and was often in Company with him and knows he was out in actual service in the Revolutionary
War between three and Four years. This deponent further saith that the L. James Ogden in 1781 was made Captain. He further saith that he and some part of the time with Samuel again and then the L. James Ogden was a very active man in the Revolutionary war 
Sworn and subscribed before me Augt 31. 1838
William D. Bennett Justice of the Peace
His
David Gancy
mark
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I William and a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Cumberland New Jersey do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Zenas Lower, David Gandy, George Taylor, and John Vandeford all of said County of Cumberland who have taken and subscribed
the foregoing affidavits before me and in my presence
(being each one [illegible]) and that they are credible person
and their oath is at all times entitled to full weight and
Credit and have always been so taken in all courts
Sept 5. 1835
William D. Barrett J. Peace

I William D. Barrett a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Cumberland and State of New Jersey, Do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas H. Ogden and Mary again his wife who
hath this day taken and subscribed to the foregoing affidavit before me and that they are credible persons and their oath is at all times entitled to full weight and credit, and have always been so taken in all courts of Record and that they are unable to attend the Court by Reason of Bodily infirmity.
October 3. 1838
William D. Barrett J Peace
-
New Jersey
Cumberland County
I Josiah Fithian Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cumberland State of New Jersey, Do hereby
certify that William D Barrett Esq - before whom the foregoing Deposition of Adrian Ogden,
Thomas H Ogden, Mary Ogden, James Loder
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George Taylor, John Vandeford and David
Gandy were taken and who has attested
thereunto under his own genuine signature
was at the time thereof and now is a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County & State
and that full faith and credit are & should
be given to his his official acts as such
that the said William D Barnett is lawfully
Commission & sworn as Justice of the peace

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court the eleventh day
of October A.D. 1838.
Josiah Fithian Clk
I Josiah Fithian Clerk as aforesaid do further certify that I have made search on the record
of Marriages in my office and that the Marriage of James Ogden to Ruth Ogden of said County of Cumberland is not recorded in my said
Office
Given under my hand and Seal the 11th day of October AD. 1838.
Josiah Fithiane Clk
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H. P. JERRELL
U. S. Patent Office
Washington, D. C.

1437 Stoughton St., Washington D. C.,
June 13, 1893

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Please inform me whether the records of the U.S. Pension Office show anything relating to JAMES OGDEN, of Fairton, Cumberland Co., New Jersey.
He was commissioned Captain in the First Battalion, Cumberland County, New Jersey Militia, Feb. 26, 1781, and served as such to the close of the Revolution, after which he was for a long time an officer of the local Militia, having been born in 1753, in Fairfield township, near Fairton, N. J., where he lived, and died there in 1822.
I understand that either he or his widow Ruth Ogden (who died in 1851) received a pension, or made application for one, for such revolutionary services.
If your records contain anything regarding him, please give me the facts of the case and of his Revolutionary services.
I am interested in the matter because he was one of my lineal ancestors.  If you cannot tell me anything regarding him, will you kindly inform me where I may obtain such information?
Very respectfully yours,
Herbert R. Jerrell.