Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 764, for Job Throckmorton, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey
Throckmorton, Job
Number S. 764
Carded
Contents
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New Jersey 9935
Job Throckmorton of Monmouth in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the Camp commanded by Captain Smock of the Reg. commanded by Col Holmes in the N. Jersey time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of N Jersey at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of June 1833 and [illegible] Her. F Randolph [illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of Mar ’33 $160 Semi-anl allowance ending 4 September ‘ 33 40
[total] $200

Revolutionary Claim, Act of June 7, 1832. Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk Book E. Vol. 3. Page 133
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2093
Job Throckmorton Declarations
James Randolph Present
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County
On this thirty-first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in aforesaid county, now sitting Job Throckmorton a resident of Freehold in the said county and state aforesaid aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law and on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the  act of congress papered June 7, 1832. that he was born in the year 1761 and consequently now seventy  one years of age that he served under the following officer, capt Hendrick Smock, Lieut Hendricks Vanderbath, Ensign Williams Shanaleaf, in Col. Asher Holme’s Regiment, David Forman Brigadier General, his nativity is in the county of Monmouth where he has always resided. That he never was in any regular engagement,  but [illegible] performed his monthly tours as a volunteer in the militia- from the 27th of May AD 1777 till the conclusion of the war guarding the shore and serving on scouting parties, rendered [illegible] for the protection of the inhabitants from the perfidious machanations of the Tories and the landing of the British. In the commencement of his service he proceeded with Capt. Smock’s company from Freehold to Middletown to bring off 2 [illegible] the cattle, horses, and sheep to Freehold the British having at that time arrived with their fleet in the morning. that in the same year he helped guard the property taken from 
an English Brig, near Longbranch captured by Capt. Morgan, who surprised the crew whilst on shore procuring provisions, I thereby became possessed of the vessel , they having  inconsiderately left no guard on board except a sick man. The name of the [illegible] is not recollected, she was armed, I had [illegible] on board. The day after Capt. Morgan became [illegible] of the Brig. Gen
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English armada repelled endeavored to repair here, but making use of her guns still on board they eventually drove her off, still retaining their prize, that he was but 16 years old when he performed his first service- he has no documentary evidence he cannot particularize, but is certainly that his services altogether amount to more than two years. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any state. Job Throckmorton.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court.
John Hull.
Mrs. William West and William Applegate surviving  soldiers of the Revolution do hereby certify underneath that we are well acquainted with the [illegible] named Job Throckmorton and were well acquainted with him in the time of the Revolution and do hereby certify that the said Job Throckmorton was to our knowledge a soldier in the Militia of New Jersey in the time of the Revolution and we believe that the preceeding declaration which he has made under as to his services is entitled to full credit. William Applegate X his mark and William West X his mark.
Sworn to  & subscribed on the day and year aforesaid in Open Court. John Hull
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the neighborhood of the above named. do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Job Throckmorton who has subscribed and swear to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is reported believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and as such made this declaration under oath is entitled to implicit credit, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court
And as the said court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary solider and served as he states, and that court further certifies that the statements of the [illegible] soldiers of the Revolution herein contained was entitled to credit. 
William Slay John Hull John Headdon Judges
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July -11-1902
Mrs Geo. D Sitherwood Bloomington, Illinois 1908 Dec 19. Hist to G.H. LoFetra
Rev War
Invalid.
File No. 764 Job Throckmorton Priv. N.J. Line
Act: June 7. 1832.
Index:-Vol. A, Page 371
Arrangement of 1870.
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2093 Job Throckmorton
Return this file
Admitted Private 2 years
Hon. J.F. Rudolph Presiding
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War Department
Pension Office June 13, 18[illegible]
Sir: The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. the following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. thee notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You, will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A statement, showing the Service of Job Throckmorton
period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant’s service years. months.days. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported. I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions.
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Regulations under the Act of June 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: this law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army and to include under the terms “Continental Line”, “State Troops”, “militia”, and “volunteers”, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who wolunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who weve occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, etc, Teamsters, Boatmen, Etc. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this lwa as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considred a Court of Record. 
Declaration, In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory, or District of County of}ss.
On this.   day of.     personally appeared (a) before       A.B. a resident (b) of    aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by teh act of Congress, passedJune 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with   and served in the    (e) regiment of the    line, under the following named officers: [here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service;(and if he served under ore than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;)the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. this form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, etc.]. He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his names is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of    Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A.B. {and then will follow the certificate of the Court} And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I.   of the Court of    do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of      for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this   day of     &c. 
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicatns, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the     and C.D. residing in(the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with.   ,, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be    years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Worn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. {And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the    and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the    and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I  Clerk of the Court of.   do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court, in the matter of the application of     for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set by hand and seal of office, this.  day of  &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. this is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.  If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his-
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
the Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 1. Where and in what year were you born? 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 6 To a soldier: Did you ever received a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so , by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 7. State the anems of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons- one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other person giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry where the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the aprties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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New Jersey
Monmouth Co. I personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Monmouth, Job Throckmorton the individual named in [illegible] papers N. 2093 who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent lapse of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served, no less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades- For four months, I served as a private in the year of 1777-having first entered the service in May of that year, and continued every other month on actual duty, having every other month off, except in cases of invasion or actual alarm- for six months I served as a private in 1778- for six months I served as a private in 1779 for six months I served as a private in 1780 and for six months I served as a private in 1781- for for this I claim a pension. Job Throckmorton. Sworn and subscribed this 10th day of April 1833 before me. 
William Lloyd, Justice
I, Daniel A Ellis Clerk of the Court of Monmouth New Jersey do hereby certify that William Lloyd before whom the forgoing affidavit purports to have been taken is and was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid and that full faith is due to his official act. and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of siad Justice and that the name “William Lloyd Justice”, is his proper handwriting. in testimony whereof I have set my name and affixed the seal of my office this 15th of April AD 1833.
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New Jersey Monmouth Co. I personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the in and for the county of Monmouth, Job Throckmorton, the individual named in the pension papers N. 2093 who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent lapse of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served, not less, than the period mentioned and in the following grades viz., For four months I served as a private in 1777, having first entered in May of that year and continued every other month on duty and every other month off till the end of the war, under Capt. Hendrick Smock of col Holmes Regiment, at Freehold and Shrewsbury town where the company was stationed, but was frequently out scouting along shore- for six months I served as a private in 1778 under Captain H. Smock at Freehold generally, except when called off in case of an alarm- thinks it was during this  year that he served as a guard to the English Brig named in his original declaration. For six months I served as a private in 1779 under captain. Smock at Freehold- for six months I served as a private in 1780 and for six months I served as a private in 1781 under Capt Smock generally at Freehold- the reason why a certificate of a Clergyman was not given was, that is was not considered necessary in cases, when the applicant had proof of surviving soldiers of the Revolution and it is not now convenient to procure such certificate no clergyman residing in any neighborhood- and for the services above named I claim a pension. Job Throckmorton. 
Sworn and subscribed this 22nd of June 1833 before me. William Lloyd
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New Jersey Monmouth co. I William Appelgate being duly sworn on his oath says that he is in the seventy fourth year of his age, a surviving soldier of the Revolution he is well acquainted with  the within named Job Throckmorton and knew him well in the time of the Revolution he recollects serving at various times with the said Job Throckmorton in Capt Hendrick Smock’s company and that he believes the forgoing affidavit to be true. William Appelgate
Sworn and subscribed this 22nd of June AD 1833, before me. William Lloyd, Justice.
I Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of Monmouth do hereby certify that William Lloyd before whom the forgoing affidavits purport to have been taken was at the time of the taking thereof and now is a Justice of the Peace duly sworn and enrolled in my office and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts. and that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice and that the name “William Lloyd” affixed to said affidavit is his proper hand writing and that also John Hull, WIlliam Lloyd and John Madden who have affixed their names to the original application of the said Job Throckmorton are and were at that time Judges of said Court. the testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office this twenty second of June, Eighteen hundred and thirty three. D. H. Ellis, Clk.