Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,366, Cornelius Gardner, New Jersey
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(s-1776]
Service
New Jersey
Gardner, Cornelius
Number
S.34.366
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Cornelius Gardner
Corp Declaration 
[illegible]
New Jersey line
Claims 8 April 1818
Correct
DN
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District of New Jersey:
On this eighth day of April 1818 before me the [illegible], one of the judges of the district county of the United States for the said district, personally appears Cornelius Gardner aged Seventy six years  [] in the township of [] in the county of Essex  in the said district, who being by me first July  [] according to [], on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the last late act of myself entitled “An act to provide for this person engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War”.  That he the said Cornelius Gardner enlisted on or about the twenty seventh day of May 1778 at Mount Holly in the state of [] in the company commanded by Matthias Ogden in the [] time, that he continued to serve in the said corps in [] of February 1779 when he was discharged from service  (having served nine months) at Elizabeth Town in the state of New Jersey, that he was in the battle of Monmouth that he is in
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New Jersey Gardner, Cornelius S.34.366
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Cornelius Gardner Corporal New Jersey '78-9 months in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. Ascribed to the roll of New Jersey at the rate of  8 dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of April 1818 

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th of May 1818 and sent to the Pensioner care of the S Pennington   Jorge, Newark, New Jersey

Arrearages to  April 1818 $39.20
April 2/day $39.20
Revolutionary claims
Act 18th March, 1818

Continued Caldwell Co

Notification sent to  Pennington 29 Sept 1820 Newark NJ 
died Aug. 15, 1821 (  )
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At the Special District Court of the United States holden at New Ark in the County of Essex in and for the New Jersey District - 

Present the Honorable William S. Pennington District judge New Jersey Essex County, ss. Be it Remembered, that on the thirteenth day of July, in the year of the Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District in open court, the said court being a court of record for the district of New Jersey a holden at New Ark in the county of Essex - Cornelius Gardiner - aged seventy eight - years, resident in Caldwell in the said county of Essex who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Morrison, in the first Jersey Regiment commander by Col Matthias Ogden in the Spring of the year 1778 preceding the battle of Monmouth of that he served nine months, that he had a written discharge, which may attached to his original declaration and sent to the War department, was a corporal in the Service.
and that his original declaration is dated the eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 484.
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AND I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the
18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner,
disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring
myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to
me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and
by me subscribed, to wit:
Two acres of land, and an old small house. 1 Cow, 1 table, 6 Chairs, 1 Iron Kettle 1 Iron Pot: 1 Tea Kettle 1 Tea pot. 6 cups & Saucers, 2 pewter platters.  2 Earthen Platters 3 Bowls 6 Knives & forks, 1 chest, 1 axe, 1 hoe 1 scythe
1 cradle 1. Broad axe. That he has no other property or income whatever except
a bed & bedding. That he is by profession a farmer but is now nearly blind & so old & infirm as to be unable to work. That he has a wife named Annis [Annie] aged eighty years infirm & unable to work & one daughter
living with him named Sarah aged fifty three years who is week & feeble but does the principal part of the work of the family, that he is indebted to Thomas D. Gould in the sum of one hundred & twenty three Dollars with three years interest. That he has no
means of paying this Debt except with his land
that his land is pledged for it. That he is with his means & property unable to support himself & family without the assistance of public charity unless he receives his pension & that without he must become a charge to the Township.
Sworn & Declared to before me in open Court

William S Pennington
District Judge

Cornelius Gardner [his mark]
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Cornelius Gardner
404
Sept 1818
continue
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I, William Pennington Clerk of the
District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District
Do hereby certify, That the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed,
are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the
opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and thirty Dollars
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court, this 27th day of July 1820
Wm Pennington [signature]
[seal]
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June 2, 1936
Mrs. Lucretia B. Bowen
Ward Homestead
Maplewood, New Jersey

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX our
Cornelius Gardner, S. 34366
James Garner, S. 34365
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of James Gardner who served as private; Cornelius Gardner who served as corporal, both from New Jersey; also, Andrew Barns, Captain of Gloucester, and Samuel Davis, Captain of Morris County.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Samuel Davis as described by you, or of any Andrew Barns, names searched under all spellings. Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this
office.
Records were found for Cornelius Gardner and James Garner of New Jersey, which are furnished herein.
Cornelius Gardner
S. [illegible]

The data herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim S. 54366, based upon service in the revolutionary War of Cornelius Gardner.
The date and place of birth of this soldier and names of his parents are not shown.
Cornelius Gardner enlisted about May 27, 1778, in Mount Holly, New Jersey, served as corpoal in Captain Isaac Morrison's company, 
Colonel Matthias Ogden's  1" [First] New Jersey Regiment, was in the battle of
Monmouth and was discharged February 27, 1779.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818, at which time he was aged seventy-six years and a resident of Caldwell Township, Essex County, New Jersey.
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In 1820, the soldier was still residing in Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, and referred to his wife, Annis aged eighty years, and to a daughter named Sarah aged fifty-three years. No other reference was made to children.

Cornelius Gardner died August 15, 1821.
James Garner
S. [illegible]
The record of James Garner, whose surname appears also as Gardiner, follows as found in pension claim S. [illegible], based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of this soldier's birth and names of his parents are not given.
James Garner enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sometime in 1776, served as private in Captain Ramsey's company, 
Colonel Smallwood's Maryland regiment and was in the battle of Long Island, after which he joined Colonel Martin's New Jersey regiment and was discharged July 24, 1777.
James Garner was allowed pension on his application executed April 10, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-nine years and a
resident of Burlington County, New Jersey.
There are no family data given in the claim.
No charge is made for furnishing these records.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of James Garner, you
should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
James Garner, Certificate #[illegible], issued April 18, 1818, rate, $6 per month, to ┃
April 10, 1818, Act March 18, 1818, New Jersey
Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Cornelious Gardiner a nine months man in the first Jersey Regent. having faithfully served out the time of his Enlistment is hereby
Discharged-
Elizabeth Town
Febry[February] 27th 1779
M Ogden Coln[Colonel]
Certify the above named man found his accounting
Gardner, Cornalius, N.J. S34366
M Ogden Col[Colonel]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
MMHF
S. 4366

3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., June 26, 1923

[following crossed out:]Mrs. Lucretia A Bowen
Greystone Park, New Jersey
Madam [end crossed out section]

In reply to your request of May 11, 1923, for the history of Cornelius Gardner, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the soldier's  claim for pension.
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[table follows with 5 columns; column headings are as follows:]
(1) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
(2) LENGTH OF SERVICE.
(3) RANK.
(4) OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  {subheadings:  a. CAPTAIN.   b. 
COLONEL.}
(5) STATE.

[text beneath headings:]
(1) May 27, 1778
(2) Feb. 27, 1779
(3) Corporal
(4) a. Isaac Morrison   b. Matthias Ogden
(5) N. J.
[end of table]

Battles engaged in, __Monmouth___
Residence of soldier at enlistment,__Enlisted at Mt. Holly N. J.___
Date of application for pension, __Apr. 8, 1818. His cl. was alt-____
Residence at date of application ___Caldwell Twp, Essex Co. N.J.____
Age at date of application, __76 yrs.___
Remarks: __He died Aug. 15, 1821. In 1820 he referred to his wife Annis aged 80 yrs, and
dau. Sarah aged 53 yrs. No other fam. data on file -_____
__Date of death from A.B._____

Respectfully,
Commissioner,

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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3.4. 366
Cornelius Gardner
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Apl 8, 1818. -  76
Essex Co. N.J.
Caldwell
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May 27 78.  Mt Holly N.J.
Capt Isaac Morrison
Col Matthias Ogden

Farmer
9 m
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Monmouth
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Greystone Park N.J. May 9. 1923

[Stamp:]PENSION OFFICE G MAY 11 1923 U.S.


Bureau of Pensions

I cannot give you all the information you would
like, but will give you what I can. I do not make
practice or business of hunting war records, but
I am desirous of becoming a member of the D.A.R & so would like the war record or history of the following men.  I obtained
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what little information I have from Strykers history of the Officers and men of the Rev War
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Recompense Leak, Sergeant,
Captain Bloomfield Co third
Batallion, First Establishment,
I imagine he inlisted at Bridgeton
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Ebenezer Lake or Leak, Private Cap,
Alexander J Williams Co 2d enlisted
Bridgeton N J May 13 or 5 years
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David Barnes Sales Co         ['not as' hand=written]
State trooper also Continental.
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Cornelius Gardiner Corporal
Continental Army.
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['no N.J. hand-written]
Samuel Davis, Captain Morris
Co. 1st Batallion 1 Establishment
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Andrew Barns, Captain
Gloucester, prisoner of war in
Sept 1780
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I cannot give date of birth or
death, or widows name.

Greatfully [Gratefully] Yours
Mrs Lucretia B Bowen
Greystone Park N.J.

[described written at leeft margin]

Please advise me if there is any charge.
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3 - 049.
Ex Aul Div. REV. WAR SECTION
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8 1920
The attached letter is respectfully returned
with the information that the data furnished is
not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent
answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below
as the information in your possession will permit,
and return to this Bureau.

First name of widow
Name of soldier.
Name of War
P. O. address of claimant, at enlistment
& after service
Company.
Regiment.
State where enlisted
Date of birth
Date of death

[stamp]
U S
PENSION
G
MAY 
11
1923
OFFICE

If unable to furnish company and regiment
give names of commanding officers.
Return attached letter with reply.
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.
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General Pension Bureau's Office
Gentlemen
I am writing a genealogy
of the Gardner family and have.
been directed to you for information
of Revolutionary soldiers, from
the application for pensions
made by them
If you will give me whatever
there is of genealogical interest
in the applications (if there were
such) of the following soldiers
named by Stryker- dates, birth
places, marriages, occupations
Service - you will very
greatly oblige me.
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Private Benjamin Garner, Sheldons
Regiment Light Dragoons, Continental
Army N. J.
Private Elijah Gardner, From
Essex Co. N. J. (Stryker 602)
Benjamin Gardener, Drummer, Lyons
Comp Sec. Reg. Essex Co
Also Fifer in Squires Comp of
same Regiment
(Stryker 481-2)
John Gardner Wagon Master Capt
of Team Brigade (Stryker 848)
Cornelius Gardner, Essex Co Cap
Squires Comp 2 Reg  Also
State Troops, (Stryker 602)
Benjamin Gardner, teamster, (Stryker 862)
[illegible]
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Yours very truly
C  Carroll Gardiner
83 Johnson Ave
Newark 
N.J.
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[left side]
34366
Revy INVALID.
No. 34,366
Cornelius Gardner
Corp Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 150 
(Arrangement of 1870.}

[right side]
Sept 28 1900
C. Carroll Gardner
Newark N. J. 
1923 - June 26 - Hist to Mrs
Lucretia B. Bowen MMHS
1936 June 2, Hist to Mrs Lucretia B.
Bowen (Rec ltr in clm S 34363 of
James Garner) - MLB