Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,245, for Moses Stout, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey

Stout, Moses 
Susannah

NUMBER
R.10245
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17995  New Jersey
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Moses Stout
of Amwell in the State of N Jersey who was a Sergt in the Copy commanded by Captain Hoppock of the Regt commanded 
by Coe in the N Jersey
line for 8 months & 20 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Oct 1833  and sent S L Southan Trenton NJ
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33   $108.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '34   21.66
=====$129.98
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Revolutionary Claim,}
Act Jun 7, 1832}

Recorded by Jon Cromwell Clerk
Book E   Vol. 3    Page 131

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Let to  Jos. L. Potts Nov.25.'42
Letter to ditto Jany 21. 1843.
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7626

Claim
4 mo 6 dy Ensign without
4.        14. pro   comsn

2300

1300

admd
8 mo. 20 dy  Sergt.
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County

On this fifteenth day of August AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas now sitting Moses Stout a resident of the township of Amwell in the county and state aforesaid 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 he was born in the Township of Amwell and county of Hunterdon aforesaid on the 26th day of June 1750.  That he knows his age because he saw it recorded in his father's family bible from which he transferred to his own.

That the following is a true history of his services during the revolutionary war, and that he served during said war at the following times, places, and under the hereafter named officers as nearly as he can recollect: to wit. That he entered the  militia service in the Township of Amwell aforesaid in the month of August 1776 under Captain Cornelius Hoppock, Lieutenant Jacob Ruuh, and Ensign William Reading, and served one month and four days at Amboy this by thirty seven miles from home._
Two months and four days commencing November  23rd 1776 at the time the British marched through New Jersey, and that he combined his time in the public service some days after the battle of Millstone, twenty miles from home.

The company to which he belonged was commanded by Captain Nathan Stout.  Lieutenant Philip Servis
Ensign Philip Snook
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3  one month and six days commencing in April 1777 at Boundbrook, thence at Paramus under Captain John Philips and Lieutenant Christopher Fisher.  Seventy miles from home.

4  Seventeen days in 1777 upon a general alarm, when he marched to Elizabeth Town and then countermarched to Pennsylvania more than one hundred miles from home under Captain Philip Snook and Lieutenant Philip Servis__  That he served during this tour in the character and office of Ensign to which office he had been elected by the company to which he belonged and which office he held and acted under till the conclusion of the war

5   one month and four days commencing in February 1778 when he went to Woodbridge in the county of Middlesex thirty seven miles from home, under Captain Cornelius Hoppock and Lieutenant Jacob Holcomb__

6  Sixteen days commencing on the first of June 1777 when the British left New Brunswick, he then marched to Matuchin__ meeting house, thirty seven miles from home under the last mentioned officers.

7  Sixteen day in July 1777 when the British came out to Springfield in the County of Essex, and where there was a general alarm, under  the command of Captain Philip Snook____

8  Sixteen days at [illegible] upon a general alarm in September 11777__under command of Captain
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Philip Snook and Jacob Johnson Lieutenant__

9  When the Pennsylvania line revolted he was called to the Quaker meeting house in Middlesex county as a guard to the inhabitants about 12 miles from home and remained there eleven days , under the command of Captain Philip Snook and Lieutenant Jacob Johnson.

10  In June 1778  he was called out at the time the British evacuated Philadelphia, went to Trenton thence & the Black House, thence to Allentown , then near Craig's Mills between English-Town and Monmouth court house__ That he was absent from home doing duty at this time sixteen days under Captain Philip Snook and Lieutenant Jacob Johnson__

That he never received a written discharge that he does not recollect of receiving a commission as Ensign, but that he held the same in virtue of an election by his company as before stated till the end of the war, and that if he ever did receive a commission he has lost the same. ~
That since the revolutionary was he has resided in the Township of Amwell where he now lives
That the Revd John Braggs and David Stout and many other person residential his neighborhood can testify as to his character as a man of truth and veracity and as to their belief of his statement of services rendered in the revolutionary war~~   That he has no documentary or other written evidence of his military service__
That he believes he can establish substantially all he has herein set forth as to his services in
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the revolutionary war by Andrew Bellis, John Manners and perhaps others if they can be procured.
And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Moses Stout

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written in open court.
Benjin Egbert

The Jacob J. Young and George Rea resident in the Township of Amwell county of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Stout who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age, that he is repected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in the opinion__
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written in open court____ Richd Case   
 Jacob J Young
George Rea
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Hunterdon County
Court of Common Pleas}
of the term of August 1832

John Manners being duly sworn deposeth and [illegible] ht he was well acquainted with the within named applicant Moses Stout as a soldier of the revolution.  That as such he always sustained the character of a brave man and good officer.

That this deponent belonged to the same company with said applicant from the year 1775 soon after the battle at Lexington till the year 1780_   That the company was first commanded by Captain William Chamberlin, who was afterwards appointed Major and the Lieutenant Colonel.__ the [illegible] captain of the company was Nathan Stout and afterwards Philip Snook was appointed Captain of said companies   That applicant was elected and served in the office of Ensign to said campy about  1777  and served in that capacity till the close of the was and this deponent further says the for many years he this deponent acted as orderly [illegible] said company and he recollected well of being engaged with said applicant in the battle of Millstone__
John Manners [signature]

Sworn and subscribed the 6th day of August 1832 in open court
Benjn Egbert
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Andrew Bellis being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with the other named applicant Moses Stout as a soldier of the revolutionary war.  and that he was with the said applicant more or less during the whole war  [illegible] duty__ That he recollects particularly being with him one month at Ambay under Captain Cornelius Hoppock.  Lieutenant Jacob [illegible]  and Ensign William Reading__
Andrew Bele [signature]

Sworn and subscribed the 10th day of August 1832 in open court__
Benjn Egbert


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 the reason why the certificate of the clergyman nearest the residence of the said applicant does not appear, is because of his refusal to submit to the law in answering the inquiry touching his conscientious [illegible] in taking an oath.  But the court further Bertie's that they are well acquainted with Jacob J. Young and George Rea resident of the township of Amwell aforesaid who have signed the preceding certificate.  The they are credible persons and the their staments are entitled to credit

George Rea [signature]
Robert K Reading [signature]
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Moses Stout
Hunterdon County
N J
7626
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Jon Thompson

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County} ss

Isaac G Farlee clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hunterdon do hereby certify,, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Stout for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal of said office , this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Isaac G Farlee clk

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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County}  ss

Be it know that on this fifth day of July A D eighteen hundred & thirty three, before me [illegible] Smith one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County of Hunterdon, personally appeared Jacob Johnson__a witness know to me & the age of Seventy two years who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deposeth & saith that he was acquainted with Moses Stout an applicant for a pension under the Laws of the Unite States, and who served in the Militia of the State of New Jersey __ and that he knew that the said Moses Stout w out in the militia and this deponent was out under him as Ensign at the battle of Monmouth and he was afterwards [illegible] [illegible]
Jacob Johnson  X his mark
George?? Smith 
I do certify that I am personally acquainted with the above deponent and know him be a man of 
cander  and integrity.
George ss Smith  [signature]

State of New Jersey }
Hinterdon County} ss

I Isaac G Farlee Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hunterdon do hereby certify that George W Smith esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, es on o f the Justices of the peace in and for said County of Hunterdon, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and that the signature is he is genuine signature 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Flemington, this fifth day of July AD 1833
Isaac G Farlee Clk

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State of N. Jersey
Mercer County  On this twenty second day of
February Eighteen hundred and Fifty Personally
appeared before the Subscriber, George W. Smith one of the Judges of the Court of Common  Pleas in and for the County aforesaid Nathaniel Drake of the township of Hopewell in the County of Mercer and State aforesaid in the Sixty ninth year of his age who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he is well acquainted with Mrs Susannah Stout being relative of her and for almost the whole of his life has had frequent intercourse with her family. That he was present at the marriage of her with Moses Stout which took place in the year seventeen
hundred and Ninety nine in the early part
December but not later than the Eighth
of said month,  that her late husband  died on the second day of March eight hundred and thirty three after which I accompanied Mrs. Susannah Stout to Trenton where she drew the pension money due her husband at the time of his death.
Nathaniel Drake
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written Before me
George W Smith Judge
I certify that Nathaniel Drake the above
deponent is a person of credibility and truth
George W Smith Judge
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Declaration under act of July 29 1848

State of New Jersey }
Mercer County ss}

On this twenty second day of February Eighteen hundred and fifty personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, Susannah Stout a resident of Hopewell in the County and State aforesaid, aged Niney Eight years who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passes on the 29th of July 1848 granting pension to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war.  That she is the widow of Moses Stout who was a sergeant in the militia of New Jersey in the war of the Revolution for which service, a pension of Forty three 33/100 Dollars per annum was granted under act of June 7th 1832 to him__ to whose declaration she would respectfully refer the Commissioner of pensions now on file in his office__
She further declares that she was married to the said Moses Stout on the Eighth day of December Seventeen hundred and Ninety nine and reference to the proof herewith accompanying will duly show__ That her husband the aforesaid Moses Stout died on the second  day of March eighteen hundred and thirty three__ that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service__ but the marriage took place previous to the Second of January Eighteen hundred viz at the time above stated.  She further swears that she is now a widow , and that 

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she has ever before made an application for a pension__
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written 
Susannah Stout  X  her mark

Before me George W Smith Judge

I certify that Susannah Stout the above declarant is unable to appear in open court on account of bodily infirmity and is a person of credibility. 
Judge


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STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that  {George W. Smith}  Esquire, before whom the within affidavit {and declaration were taken}
was, at the time of the doing thereof, a {Judge of the Court of Common Pleas}  in and for the county of {Mercer} in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attentions, and that the signatures there {are} in the proper handwriting of the said {George W. Smith}
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this {fourth } day of {March} A. D. one thousand eight hundred and {fifty}.
Charles G McChesney [signature]
Sec'y of State.
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No 629

Susannah Stout
Letter Hon W. A. Newell 18th Mar 1850

10245

Act 19 July 1848
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10240
Susannah Stout

REJECTED [stamped]
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Com of Pensions
Trenton Dec. 12 /42
Sir
The widow of Moses Stout, about to apply for a pension as allowed by the Act of August 23 /42 can really make no coherent statement of services performed by her husband, on ac of her age & infirmity.
All other facts can be satisfactorily shewn-- I therefore submit whether proof of service of her husband will again be required, the same having once passed the proper ordeal in his
life time, and his pension having been
then allowed. and if the proof will be required, whether the department would not send
me a copy of the declaration of Moses Stout, on file, to enable me to make out the case for his widow! If the latter is satisfactory please
send copy I oblige
Yours
G Abel
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
I have recd your letter of the 6th Sept. by which I am informed, that the claim of
Moses Stout for a pension will be allowed & a Certificate issued, if he consent to take the grade of Sergeant but that more information is required as to his service as Ensign. There is some difficulty in procuring this information and I am instructed to say that the pension proposed will be accepted. May I hope that the certificate will be sent at an early day
I am respectfully de
Sam L. Southard
Trenton 12 Oct. 1833.
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Trenton, Nov. 28 /42
Comr Pensions
Sir,
Moses Stout, now deceased made application some years ago for a pension he then
living in Amwell township, Hunterdon County,
N.J. and before it was allowed, he died, and
his widow Susannah Stout, made proof of her
Marriage, & drew as much of his pension as
the Department decreed the due on her
husband application, by the act of last
Session of Congress, she is herself let into
a pension, but having previously proven her marriage, her husband's services having been established, I am at a loss to know what additional proof will be required, Will you have the goodness to inform me?
Yours truly
J Abetts
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New Jersey
Revo

Moses Stout
Suspend
let to Saml L. Southand
11 Sep 1833