Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,034, for Lewis Jolley, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

Service
New Jersey

Jolley, Lewis

Numbere
S. 1,034

carded
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22.896

New Jersey
Lewis Jolley

Middlesex, in the State of New Jersey, was a private in the Comp commanded by Captain New of the Dept. commanded by Col. Neilson in the New Jersey time for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 80 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Dec. 1833 and [?]

Arrears to the 4th of September '33    $200
Semi-ani. allowance ending [?] '34    40
$240

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by G. C. Stiles Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 page 117
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Lewis Jolley

Vol. 811

James Randolph
Brunswick N.J.
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Declaration of Lewis Jolly of Mid(dlesex) Co.,
N. Jersey in order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County//

On this thirtieth day of July Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty three, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas now sitting at New Brunswick in & for said County of Middlesex, Lewis Jolley, aged Seventy eight years, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. He was born in the township of South Amboy, in the County of Middlesex, New Jersey, in the year 1755, which is recorded in the family Bible now in the possession of his brother's widow in his vicinity. He has always resided & still resides in the township & County stated aforesaid. He entered the service in the year 1775 & served as a volunteer private one month under Capt. Morgan & Col. Dey [illegible] & was marched to Newark & Bergen. The area was of home & virtue on British forces laid in the bay.

He afterwards in the same year [crossed out: he] volunteer and served as a private two tours of a month each under Capt. John Dey & Lieut. Simon Vanwinkle
at Amboy under Col. John Nelson & was engaged both months guarding that section. In the year 1776 he volunteered, served five tours of a month each, three tours of a month each under Capt. Morgan & two tours of a month each under Capt. Dye & during this period under Major Van Eenberg I was stationed in the vicinity of South Amboy engaged in guarding the shore.

In December 1776 he volunteered & served four months...
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...in the action as a private under Capt. Morgan and was stationed at South Amboy guarding along shore & up to Spotswood. The enemy laid in Brunswick & a 
large part of our men at Cranbury under Neilson & was engaged patrolling along the lines & protecting themselves although (sp.) the enemy at Brunswick offered to do it, which kind offer this deposed thinking they could do it for themselves. In the year 1777 after the British left Brunswick he was out again & served as a private volunteer three tours of a month each - the first tour under Capt. Chambers at South Amboy - the second under Capt. Morgan
& the third under Capt. Dey - the two latter at South Amboy & was under the supervision of Col. Neilson & Lieut. Col. Taylor guarding along the shore & holding the property of his fellow citizens from the depredations of the enemy. In the year 1778 he was out again & served six tours of a month each as a volunteer & private under Capt. Dey & the command of Col. Neilson & was a part of the time under Gen'l Hines, was kept at the Woodbridge Station engaged in guarding the lines & infantry patrolling the County & well recollects the Battle of Monmouth during the hot weather of this year & was at that time at
Woodbridge with a detachment to guard that station while a major part of the militia was marched to Monmouth. In 1779 he was out again & served as a volunteer private three tours of a month under said under Capt. Morgan at Cheesequake engaged guarding along from there to [illegible] along the Raritan (River). In 1780 he was out as before & served as a volunteer private three tours of a month each under Capt. Dey & was stationed in South Amboy guarding as before & defending the defenseless families of his fellow citizens...
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He was on duty as before at South Amboy at the time of [crossed out: the] hearing of the landing of the enemy at Elizabeth Town Point, when they marched up the country when they had, he thinks, some heavy fighting. In the early part of 1781 he volunteer again, joined a point at the time the Pennsylvania soldiers revolted up the country under Capt. Dey & Col. Neilson was stationed at Spotswood. I was in the daily expectation of the arrival of the enemy.

He served much more but cannot at this time more particularly put forth his services at this time. He cannot recollect as serving more, if any or the officers than those specified or if he did he cannot now name them. He never received any written discharge nor has he any documenting evidence of his services but refers to Abraham Bennet, a soldier of the Revolution who is well acquainted with his services & I also refer to James C. Gable, a Clergyman of his neighborhood & John Perine, Esquire, of his vicinity. Both of whom can attest to his character for that & veracity & of their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
s/ Lewis Jolley (X - his mark)

Sworn & subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid.
s/ Thos. Hanes, Judge

The James C. Gable, a Clergyman, & John Perine, Esquire, both residing in the neighborhood of Lewis Jolley, who has signed the foregoing declaration & the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that he believes him to be Seventy eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been...
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...a soldier of the revolution, that we concur in that opinion.
s/ James C. Gable
s/ John Perine, Esq.

Sworn & subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid.
s/ Thos. Hanes, Judge

I, Abraham Bennet, being duly sworn in open Court do hereby depose & say that I am Eighty six years of age. I was a soldier of the Revolution & am now drawing a pension as Sergeant for my services.

I became acquainted with Lewis Jolley, who has sworn to & given the foregoing declaration in the year 1776. I well remember that said Jolley was a soldier
of the Revolution. I was out, served five months at South Amboy under Capt. Morgan [crossed out: for upwards] guarding the shore. In the year 1778 he knows that said Jolley served several tours of a month over the river in the Woodbridge Station. That Jolley was out in 1781 at Spotswood a month under
Capt. Dey & knows that Jolley was for a good soldier.

I believe that he served as he has before stated.
s/ Abraham Bennet, Pensioner

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
s/ Thos. Hanes, Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James C. Gable, who has signed the foregoing certificate is a Clergyman & that John Perine, Esq. are both residents of the County of Middlesex & that...
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...they are credible persons that their statement is entitled to credit, that Abraham Bennet who has also signed one of the forgoing [crossed out: declarations] affidavits is also a credible person & his statement is entitled to full credit.
s/ Thos. Hanes, Judge
s/ Jos. Ford, Judge
s/ Jehabod Potter, Judge

I, Nicholas Booraem, Clerk of the same in Court of Common Pleas of the County of Middlesex & State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original [crossed out: declarations] proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lewis Jolley for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this Thirtieth day of July Anno Domini 1833.
s/ N. Booraem, Clerk
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Rev(olutionary) War
INVALID.

File No. 1034
Lewis Jolley
Priv(ate), N.J. Line

Act June 7, 1832.

Index: -- Vol. A, Page 193

[Arrangement of 1870.]

March 14, 1904 His(tory) (sent) to
Mrs. Iowa M. Holtwick
Topeka Kan(sas)
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New Jersey
Middlesex County//

On this Twenty sixth day of October in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty three personally appeared before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, Lewis Jolly, known to me as the person named in papers November 26, 1811, an applicant for a pension, who being duly sworn on his oath saith that he was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he has stated in his original declaration & that those services were performed
as a volunteer under the officers therein mentioned & he does not know whether he could have been called upon legally to have served as much as he did or not, but one thing he knows he served as much as he has stated & he has no recitation in wording that he served now but cannot at the distance put forth the same particularly.

His services were arduous & long but rendered cheerfully in the cause of his country. He is now unable to procure in addition to the testimony heretofore exhibited the affidavit of Daniel Glover, a surviving soldier of the Revolution now drawing his pension as such. Besides enclosed the evidence heretofore addressed, he does not know that he can provide any other. He knows that he served faithfully & believing that he is entitled to some compensation & respectfully asks examination of his claim, praying it's allowance.
s/ Lewis Jolley (X - his mark)

Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid before me.
s/ John Perrine, Law(yer) Justice of the Rev(olution)
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County//

On this twenty sixth day of October A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, Daniel Glover, who being duly sworn on his oath saith that he is a surviving soldier of the Revolution & now drawing his pension as such, that he knows & has known the above named Lewis Jolley, an applicant for a pension from early life, that he knows that said Jolley was a soldier of the Revolution & that he [crossed out: knows] served with him, that he believes that said Jolley serve during the war several tours in the years '76, '77, '78, '79, '80 & in the early part of '81 at the period of the revolt of the Pennsylvanians, that he well remembers being out with the said Jolley in on the east side of the Raritan (River) & also on the west side of the Raritan (River), recollects distinctly being out several tours of a month each with him under Capt. Morgan at Cheesequake and knows that said Jolley was a good soldier in [crossed out: the] behalf of his county, served faithfully, that he is a man of truth & veracity & that his statement in relation to his services is entitled to full belief.
s/ Daniel Glover (X - his mark)

Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid before me.
s/ John Perrine, Law(yer) Justice of the Rev(olution)

I hereby certify that Daniel Glover who has signed the foregoing affidavit is a person of truth & veracity & that his statement is entitled to full belief I credit.
s/ John Perrine, Law(yer)
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County//

I, Nicholas Booraem, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that John Perrin Jr., before whom the foregoing affidavits were made was at the time a Justice of the Peace [crossed out: & duly] in and for said County duly commission & sworn and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and know his signature to the foregoing are genuine. Witness my hand and seal of office at New Brunswick this 29th day of
October AD 1833.
s/ N. Booraem, Clerk
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1034
3-068.
(Old No. 3-649.)

Bureau of Pensions.
Lewis Jolley

Jan(uary) 30, 1833 | 78 | Born 1753
(blank) | Perth Amboy
[crossed out: New Brunswick] Rev(olutionary) S(ection) | So(uth) N.J.
South Amboy

'75 S(outh) Amboy, N.J. | N.J.
Capt. Morgan
Col. [illegible]
Pri(vate) 1 mo(nth)

'75 Capt. James Dey
Col. John Neilson 
Pri(vate) 2 mo(nths)

'76 Capt. Morgan
Pri(vate) 3 mo(nths)

Dec. '76 (ditto)
(ditto)
4 mo(nths)

'77 Capt. Chambers
Col. (John) Neilson 
3 mo(nths)

'78 Capt. (James) Dey
Col. (ditto) 
Pri(vate) 6 mo(nths)

'79 Capt. Morgan
Col. (ditto) 
3 mo(nths)

'80 Capt. (James) Dey
Col. (ditto) - 3 mo(nths)

'81 Capt. (ditto)
Col. (ditto)
1 mo(nth)

No more.
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WAR
OW&N (Old War & Navy)

Topeka, Kan(sas)
Feb. 8 - 1904

Secretary of Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Old War & Navy Files
FEB 15 1904

Dear Sir:

I have been corresponding with Adjutant General of New Jersey in regard to one Lewis Jolley's service during the Revolutionary War.

He refers me to the Pension Bureau and tells me that Lewis Jolley was pensioned as an invalid by Claim Number 1034.

Can you tell me from the pension record the date and place of his death? And also after his death did his wife...
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receive pension? and if so what was her name? Any other information you
can give me will be very thankfully received.

I am
Respectfully
Mrs. Iowa M. Holtwick
628 1/2 Jefferson St.
Topeka
Kans.

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