Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6474, Thomas White, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

White, Thomas
Margaret

NUMBER W.6474.
B.L.Wt 8845, 100 acres issued 1789
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CONTENTS
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[left side]
1422
New Jersey
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Margaret White
widow of Thomas White
who died on the 4 Dec 1815
of Essex Co in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Morrison of the regt commanded
by Col. Ogden in the N. Jersey
line for the war.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents, per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Sept
1837 and sent to Saml
B. Miller Esq- Newark N.J.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 $520
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sep '37 40
[total] $560.

( Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3d }

Recorded by Wm J Allison Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 134

[right side]
Let to Hon G. D Wall, Sept 28
1837.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third
Section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836.

State of New-Jersey
Essex County } ss Be it known that on this Fourteenth
day of June in the year of our Lord one
Thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven. Personally
appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court of
Common pleas in and for said County, Margaret
White a Resident of the County of Essex and State of
New-Jersey aged Eighty years. Who being first duly
Sworn according to Law doth on her oath make
the following declaration In order to Obtain the
Benefit of the provision made by the act of
Congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the
Widow of Thomas White late of the County of Essex
and State of New Jersey deceased. Who was a private
Soldier in the Service of the United States during
the Revolutionary War. And this deponent further
saith that she is knowing that the said Thomas
White Enlisted for three years or during the war
of the Revolution as a private Soldier In a Company
under the Command of Captain Isaac Morrison
in the New Jersey Line and served out the whole
term of service but Cannot Now State the day
nor year when he Enlisted. But that a considerable
part of said term of service was done and
performed after she was Married to the said
Thomas White. And the said Margaret White
further declars that she was Married to the said
James White on the Twenty Second day of January
In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and seventy seven, and whilst he was a soldier in
the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution
by the Rev'd Jacob Van Ardale [Van Arsdale] a Presbyteran Clergyman
Residing at Springfield in the County of Essex
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New-Jersey. And that her husband the aforesaid Thomas
White died on the Fourth day of December in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and
Fifteen and that she has remained a widow & unmaried
ever since that period. or will more fully appear by
reference to the proof hereto annexed. and that she
never had and certificate of Marriage and that there
is no publick nor private Record of her Marriage to
be found. and further saith not.

  her
Marraget [Margaret] + White
  mark

Sworn to and subscribed in open
Court the day and year first
aforesaid
E Van Arsdale Jr Clk

I Elias Van Arsdale Junr Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Essex
In the State of New Jersey do hereby Certify that the
Foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the
Court in the matter of the Application of Margaret White
for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
Twenty eighth day of June in the
year of our Lord one Thousand Eight
hundred and thirty seven.

E Van Arsdale Jr Clk
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In the Matter of the of the Application
of Margaret White for a pension under
the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.

State of New Jersey
Essex County } ss Personally appeared before me Samuel
B. Miller a Justice of the peace in and for said
County Walter Barsall of the County of Essex New Jersey
known to me by general reputation to be a man
of Good Charater and in all respects entitled to belief
as a witness And being by me duly sworn doth on
his oath depose and say that he is Eighty years of age
that he was a soldier in the Militia Service during
the war of the revolution, and has never applied for any
pension, that he was well acquainted with Thomas
White & Margaret his wife (Formerly Margaret Jarvis)
of the County and State aforesaid during said war
and believes that if the said Thomas White was now
living he would be as much as Eighty eight or nine
years of age. And this deponent further saith. That
the said Thomas White and Margaret Jarvis, Now
the Widow Margaret White were Married in said
County of Essex by the Revd Jacob Van Arsdale
Presbyterian Clergyman Residing at Springfield
Essex County New Jersey in the month of January Seventeen
hundred and seventy seven that he was present at the
Marriage and saw the said Thomas White and Margaret
Jarvis Married by the said Clergyman and that
John White Brother to the said Thomas White was
Married to Elizabeth Brooks at the same time and
that the said Thomas White and Margaret his wife
always Resided together as husband and wife until
the death of the said Thomas White which took place
as much as twenty years ago. And that the said
Margaret White is still living and has remained a
Widow ever since the death of her said husband
and is as much as Eighty years of age. And
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this deponent further saith. That he is knowing that
the said Thomas White was an Enlisted Soldier in the
United States Service under Captain Isaac Morrison
for more then Two years, during the war of the revolution
and was out and in actual service for more then
two years after he was Married to the said Margaret
Gervis. And further saith not.

  his
Walter + Borsell
  Mark

Sworn to and subscribed at
Newark in said County this
Eighth day of June A.D. 1837
Saml B. Miller Justice of the peace
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In the Matter of the application of
Margaret White f a pension under the
at of Congress passed July 4th 1836.

State of New-Jersey
Essex County } ss Personally appeared before me
Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the peace in and
for said County, Thomas Belton of the City of Newark
in the County of Essex New-Jersey, to me personally
known to be a man in good standing and in all
Respects entitled to belief as a witness. And being by
me duly sworn, doth on his oath depose and say
that he is one hundred and four years of age. That
he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, that
he was Well Acquainted with Thomas White and
Margaret his wife (formerly Margaret Jarvis) of
the County and State aforesaid during said war.
And believes that if the said Thomas White was now
Living wood be as much as Ninety years of age.
And this deponent further saith, That the said
Thomas White and Margaret Jarvis Now the Widow
Margaret White, was married by the Revd Jacob
Van Arsdale, A Presbyterian Clergyman, then
Residing at Springfield, Essex County New Jersey
In the Winter of the year seventeen hundred and Seventy-
seven. That he went and brought said Clergyman
to the house of her Fathers, in said County and was
present at the said Marriage and saw the said
Thomas White & Margaret Jarvis Married by the
said Clergyman.- And that John White Brother to
the said Thomas White was married to Elizabeth Brooks
at the same time. And that the said Thomas White
and Margaret his wife always Resided together as husband
and wife until the death of the said Thomas White
which took place as much as twenty years ago, and
that the said Margaret White is still Living in said
County of Essex and has remained a Widow and
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unmarried, ever since the death of her husband the
said Thomas White deceased and is as much as Eighty
years of age. And this deponent further saith, that he
is knowing that the said White was in the year service
in the first of the Revolutionary War under Captain, Joseph
Meeker & went to the North and always understood
from said White that he was stationed at or near
Lake Champlain. - And this deponent further
saith that he is knowing that the said Thomas White
was enlisted by Captain Isaac Morrison for Three
years in the New Jersey Line at Samuel Mun's
Tavern at Oringe in said County of Essex, That
he was present and saw him sign his name on the
Enlistment Roll and receive his Bounty. And is
further knowing that the said Thomas White continued to serve
in the first Regiment of the New-Jersey Brigade for the
full term of three years during the war of the Revolution
before he was discharged and was not discharged until
some time after he was married to the said Margaret
Jarvis. Commanded a part or the whole of the time by
Colonel Conway.- And this deponent further saith
that he served six month In the same Regiment
with the said Thomas White in Capt Deharts Company
of the first Jersey Regiment station'd at Hackensack Tappan,
& West point. And further saith not.

  his
Thomas X Belton
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Sworn to and subscribed at Newark
in said County this Fourteenth
day of June in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred & Thirty seven
Saml B. Miller Justice of the peace

And the said Thomas Belton further declare that if he has not
been allowed for the six month service mentioned in the above
affidavit in the first Jersey Regiment under Captain Dehart it ought
to be added to his present small pension. And that he was
in actual service more than three years during the war of the
Revolution.

  his
Thomas X Belton
  mark

Sworn to and subscribed June 14th 1837
Saml B. Miller Justice of the peace
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In the Matter of the Application of
Margaret White for a pension under
the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.

State of New-Jersey
Essex County } ss personally appeared before me Samuel B.
Miller a Justice of the peace in and for said
County Jane Stewart of the City of Newark in the
County and State aforesaid Known to me to be a woman
of good character and in all respects entitled to belief
as a Witness - And being by me duly sworn on her
oath saith that she is fifty Eight years of age that she
is the Daughter of the Rev'd Jacob Van Arsdale Late
of the Township of Springfield in s'd County deceased, And
has always understood that her said father come to
Reside at Springfield in said County before the
Commencement of the Revolutionary war & was Pastor
of the Presbyteran Church in that place until his
death which took place in the year Eighteen hundred
and one - And this deponent further saith that
her Father the said Jacob Van Arsdale keep a
Marriage Record in a small Book made by him
for this purpose, in which he entered the Names
of those he married the time when and Amount
of fees Received for his services.-- Which Record Come
into this deponents possession, after the death of her
said father & not thinking the same of any value
her children had it to play with until it got
torn and much defaced and then it was taken
and used for Kapping and west paper and
Intirely distroyd and is not in being at this time
nor any part thereof. And further saith not.

Jane Stewart

Sworn to & subscribed at Newark
in said County this sixteenth
day of June A.D. 1837
Before me - Saml B. Miller Justice of the peace
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2385
Wid Margeret White
Admitted
$80.--

on roll from
25. June 1777 for
the War 1st reg't

died 4 decr 1815

Sam B Miller, Newark
New-Jersey.
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Relative to the application of the
Widow, Margaret White for a pension
under the act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836

State of New-Jersey
Essex County } ss Personally appeared before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for
said County, the Rev'd John C. Hart. A Respectable
Clergyman Residing at Springfield in the County and
State aforesaid, and being by me duly sworn on
his oath saith that his is Thirty two years of age
That he has been Pastor of the presbyteran Church
and Congregation of Springfield in said County
more than Two years. And this deponent further
saith. That there is no Record of said Church in
his possession prior to the year Eighteen hundred
and Two. And after making diligent serch
he has never been able to find any Marriage
Record keep by said Church or Congregation
prior to that time and further saith not.

John C. Hart

Sworn and subscribed at
Springfield in said County
July 20th, 1837. Before me
Sam B. Miller Justice of the peace
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Record
John C. Hart
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State of New Jersey
County of Essex } ss. I Elias Van Arsdale Junr Clerk
of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for
the County of Essex Do hereby certify that Samuel B.
Miller Esq. before whom the before whom the affidavits hereto
annexed of Walter Parsall, Thomas Belton, Jane Stewart
and John C. Hart, were severally made and taken, at the
time of taking the same, was and still is one of the Justices
of the Peace for said County, residing therein duly commissioned
& sworn, and that the signatures "Saml B. Miller" subscribed
to the Jurats of said affidavits respectively are genuine.

In Witness whereof, I have hereto set my
hand and seal of Office at Newark in
said County the Twenty Eighth day of July
AD. Eighteen hundred & thirty seven 1837.

E Van Arsdale Jr Clk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME White, Thomas GRADE Private LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8845 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 20, 1789
to- not shown-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6474
Margaret White
Wid. of
Thomas White
Pvt. N. J. line
Act: July 4th /36, Sec. 3d
Index:-- Vol. M, Page 329
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Report
Margaret White
to Hon. G D
Wall
Senate US
N. Jersey
Sept. 25.

1836
 104 [changed from 1004]
----
1732
[calculation of birth year?]
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Certificate of Military
Service of ["Thomas White" illegible "of" crossed out]
the 1st New Jersey Regt. - Given
by Genl. Cummins [Cumming], 21st of May 1813

N.B.
Warrant for Bounty Land to Satisfy
the original Claim of Thomas White, was
issued under the number 8845, June 20th
1789.
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I certify that Thomas White who has this
Day called upon me to my knowledge
was a Soldier in the first Jersey Regiment
commanded by Mathias Ogden Colo. and
served to the end of the War.
Given under my Hand at Newwark this 21st Day of May
1813
JN. Cumming  Cap
Lieut Colo Com'd N Jersey
Battalion

Cap Condit
Sir
I have this Day been called
upon by Thomas White, I remember
him well having frequently seen him
ever since the peace of 1783
Yours with Respect
JN Cumming
NewArk May 21st 1813