Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2377, for Garret Irons, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776) 

SERVICE New Jersey 

Irons, Garret
Hester

NUMBER W. 237
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New Jersey 9936 

Garret Irons 
Of Dover in the State of NJ who was a Private in the team commanded by Captain ___ of the Reg commanded by Col Furman in the NJ State Troops 24 M.

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of June 1833 and sent to Randolph, Present 

Arrears to the 4th of March ’33 $160 
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept ’33 $40
$200

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7. 1832

Recorded by E.D. Bullock, Clerk
Book E  Vol. 3  Page 117
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5697
New Jersey 

Hester Irons
widow of Garret Irons
who was a Private N J 
in the Rev. War 

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 30 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of June 1844 and sent to B. L. Inns Toms River Monmouth Co. New Jersey


[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A  Vol. 1  Page 123
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2094
Garret Irons
Declaration


P.O.
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State of New Jersey 
Monmouth Co.

On the 31st of July 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County, now sitting, Garret Irons a resident of Dover Township in said County State hath aforesaid aged 73 years who being first duly sworn on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as follows viz: he was born in Dover Feb 15 1759 has always lived there.  He entered the militia at Toms River as a volunteer in the spring of 1776 under Capt. John Cook & continued about three months.  He afterwards served under Capt Jenkins he served under the Captains attached to Genl Forman’s Regiment till the end of the war being on constant duty one month & off one except in case of alarm.  He served principally about Toms River along shore till the end of the war, which all together amounts to more than two years, though to correctly specify any particular times in which he was engaged. he has no written evidence.  His services were principally confined to the County.  He recollects the names of John Wilbur, James Irons & Zachariah Hawkins surviving soldiers of the Revolution who know of his services. he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the
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present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state.

 Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court 

Garret Irons 
John Patterson 

We James Irons & John Wilbur surviving soldiers of the Revolution do hereby certify under oath that we are well-acquainted with the within named Garret Irons & were acquainted with him in the time of the Revolution, & we do swear & certify that the said Garret Irons was to our knowledge a soldier in the Revolution in the militia of New Jersey Line believe that the preceding declaration which he has made under oath as to his services is entitled to full credit.

Sworn & Subscribed in of open Court, the day & year aforesaid – John Patterson

James Irons

His mark
John Wilbur

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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier served as he states & the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Irons who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the township of Dover that John Wilbur - who has also signed the same
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is a resident in the township of Dover is a creditable person & that their statement is entitled to full credit.

Judges
John Patterson 
William [illegible]
John J. Davison


I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas of Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Garret Irons for a Pension.

In witness whereof I have hereto at my hand & affixed the seal of said Court Freehold this 4th day of March AD Eighteen hundred thirty-three.

S.H. Ellis  Clerk
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. 

On this Fourth day of January AD 1839 personally appeared before Benjamin L. Irons one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County and State Hester Irons, a resident of the township of Dover in the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey aged seventy nine 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 4 1836.  That she is the widow of Garret Irons who was a private during the Revolutionary War and entered into the service of his Country and served at the time and in the manner set forth in his declaration and proof now on the files of the Pension Department who died on the fourteenth day of June last and whose certificate has been surrendered to the Agent for paying pensions in the City of Trenton by this Deponent on the receipt by her of the [illegible] of pension due her said husband from the fourth day of March 1838 to the fourteenth day of June last as will also appear by the Certificate of the Court of Common Pleas of said County obtained & delivered by her attorney to the Pension agent or the receipt of said [illegible] of pension.  She further says that she was married to the said Garret Jones on the twenty fifth day of July 1784 by Gant Longstreet Esquire now deceased then one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County of Monmouth at the House of one Jacob Applegate at Toms River in the township of Dover in said County, and that the only person now living who recollects being present at her
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Said marriage and Bartholomew and Mary Applegate that there is no record or Documentary proof of her marriage, that she had seven children by her said husband all of whom are now living.  The oldest of whom is Fifty-four years and that these said children and she this Deponent as the lawful widow of the said Garret Irons now inherit the real and personal property of the said Garret Irons, they as his legal heirs and this Deponent as his widow.  That her husband the aforesaid Garret Irons died on the fourteenth day of June 1838 as before stated, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Hester Irons

Sworn and subscribed on the day & year above written before me.
Benj L. Irons

I Benjamin L Irons the Judge before whom the foregoing Declaration was sworn and subscribed Do Hereby Certify that the said Hester Irons widow of Garret Irons deceased who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing was at the time and now is very infirm and that from bodily infirmity, she cannot attend Court and further that she is a credible person and her statements and entitled to Credit. Dated January 4th 1839 

Benj. L. Irons


Hon. Garret D. Wall
Senator US
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January 25, 1934 
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 

Garret Irons-W.2377 
BA-J/AWF 

Mae I. Cuppers 
Toms River, P. O. Box 507 
New Jersey 

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Garrett Irons of Monmouth County, New Jersey. 

The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 2377, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Garret Irons. 

He was born February 15 or 18, 1759 in Dover Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The names of his parents were not stated. 

While residing in said Dover Township, Garrett Irons volunteered at Toms River in the spring of 1776 and served as a private at various times in monthly tours in the New Jersey militia, under Captains John Cook, Jenkins, Bigelow, Tilton in Colonel Samuel Forman's regiment; he was in several scouting parties, Monmouth County, being infested with British; was in a skirmish at Homerstown, and a skirmish at the Pennsylvania Salt Works, while on guard there; he served until the close of the war, amounting in all to more than two years. 

Garret Irons was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1832, still a resident of Dover Township, where he had always lived. He died June 14, 1838. 

Garret Irons married July 22 or 25, 1784 at Toms River, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Hester; they were
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married at the home of her father, Jacob Applegate, the name of her mother is not stated. 

The widow, Hester Irons, was allowed pension on her application executed, January 4, 1839, at which time she was aged seventy-nine years and living in Dover Township, New Jersey. 

They had seven children, all alive in 1839, the oldest then fifty-four years old; in 1840 only six children were alive. Their son, Benjamin L. Irons, in 1839 and 1840 was one of the Judges of the Court of Monmouth County, New Jersey; names of other children not stated. 

Bartholomew Applegate, brother of the widow, Hester Irons, and Mary Applegate were both present at the marriage of Garret Irons and his wife, Hester. In 1840 Bartholomew and Mary Applegate were aged respectively, eighty-three years and seventy-five years, and were then living in Monmouth County, New Jersey. 

James Irons served in the Revolution, and in 1832 was living in Dover Township, New Jersey, his relationship to the soldier, Garret Irons, not stated. 

Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator
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2377 
WIDOW, &c. 

Revy

File No. 2377
Hester Irons 
Widow 
Garrett Irons 
Priv. Rev. War. 

Act: March 3, 1843. 
Index: Vol. A Page 367 

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Feb. 24 /98, Mr. A. H. Thompson- Comm. Room, Pen. Bureau

Apl. 22, 1905, History to Miss S. E. Palmer, Upr. Lake Beach, N.J.

1914 Oct. 23. History to Mrs. Louis A. Robinson 

1933 Nov. 23, Hist. to Helen Mullin 

1934 - Jan 25 Hist to Mae I. Cuppers
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Hester Irons, widow of Garret Irons, N. Jersey

Re-examine this case carefully & report particularly to objections to the Hon. D. B. Ryall H.R.
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N. Jersey
Hester Irons
Let. To Hon. G. D. Wall 19 Jan ‘3

Set July 4 1836
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O. W. & M

Spring Lake Beach 
New Jersey 
April 10, 1905. 

Dear Sir

Will You kindly send me the record of Garret Irons # 2377 Rev. War, the date & place of his birth, the date & place of his death also of his marriage & the name of his Widow & place of residence

[stamped] U.S.
WAR & NAVY
APR 12 1905
FILES
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And send it to the above address.

Thanking you in advance, believe me
Yours truly
[illegible] L. E. Palmer

[Stamped]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
APR 11 1905
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4000
N.J.

Let to Hon. D. B. Ryall
Freehold N.J.
July 23 1840

To same January 5 1844
Hon. V. F. Randolph
August 17 1841

Act 7 July 38
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New Jersey
Monmouth Co. ss. 

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in for said County, Garret Irons, the person named in pension papers No 2094, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age & the consequent loss 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 periods mentioned below in the following grades viz. For three months I served as a private in the fall of 1776 under Capt Cook in Col Samuel Formans Regiment at Toms  River as a guard along shore - For six months I served as a private in 1777 under Capt Cook & Jenkins in the same Regiment, at Toms River sometimes at Wiretown other places along shore for five months I served as a private under Capt. Bigelow in 1778 of the same regiment headquarters being at Toms River where he served & also as a guard along shore - for three months I served as a private in 1779 under Capt Tilton of the same Regiment, at Toms River, as a guard along shore & at the Pennsylvania Salt Works, which were situated about five miles from Toms River whilst at the salt works we had a skirmish with a British boat armed with about thirty men sent from New York to plunder the salt works, several shots were passed, two men wounded on our side & the boat driven off - for three months I served in 1780 as a private under Capt Tilton of the same Regiment stationed at the Pennsylvania salt works as guard during this last service he was engaged in a skirmish with the British & Refugees was
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Homerstown in this County, in which we had two men killed & three prisoners taken for four months I served as a private in 1781, thinks under Capt Tilton at Toms River & along shore-- Monmouth County & there being so much infested with the British, Refugees & Woodrobbers, that his militia were principally confined to the County & this Deponent does not recollect of being marched out of the County but once which was to Egg Harbor in Burlington, doesn’t recollect in what year it was he was attached during the whole time to Col Samuel Forman's Regiment under Genl Davis Forman & served principally as before stated at Toms River but sometimes was marched up 
sometimes 
down the shore to various places as a guard & to drive off the British & Refugees he was one of the six months in 1777, whilst under Capt Jenkins stationed at the Court House but can’t say the particular time.  John Wilson & James Irons were his witnesses when he first made his declaration, but deponent is united to procure them at this time, he has had the deposition of Daniel Stout Esq taken, which is annexed hereto, said Stout was out with Deponent during a considerable portion of the war, but it was not convenient to prove his evidence at first, for the service above stated I claim a pension.

Garret Irons

Sworn & Subscribed this 21st of June 1833 before me 
Joseph Lawrence
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Toms River Aug. 6. 1841 

Dear Sir 
It is with confidence I now address you as I know you were a friend of my late husband Garret Irons. Therefore, I with frankness make known to you my grievances being informed that you had removed from our County. I was under the necessity of calling upon D. B. Ryall to procure my Pension under the act of 1838 which is termed the five years Pension, consequently the Papers were drawn up by Mr. Ryall and my declaration together with the Proofs &c. were sent on to Washington D.C.  The receipt whereof together with the correctness of them is acknowledged by the Com. of Pensions in a letter addressed to me at the same time informing me that my claim could not be allowed without further proof of my husband’s service- that they had examined this declaration and proofs and found that he could not have served the length of time set forth in his declaration unless he had served a part of the time in a [illegible] of State troops the evidence of which (if any) would be found in the Secretary’s office in Trenton.  I have ascertained that there is no such evidence to be found there and Mr. Ryall has given it up and says he holds no more in it. Had you not been absent from our County I should have employed you and it is my certain belief there would have been no difficulty in the matter as you were acquainted with
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the whole affair and have reason to believe that he would not declare a thing that was not even so and I feel confident that if you will be graciously pleased to interpose in my behalf even in this late hour, that you will succeed for you know the justness of my claim.  Therefore, it makes me more confident had General Harrison survived I know I should not have been denied what is so justly due me for he would have interfered on behalf of a poor widow and I think of President Tyler was acquainted with the circumstance he would interpose on my behalf and not suffering the grey hair of an aged widow so down with sorrow to the grave while he is enjoying that freedom for which my husband fought and gained.  Dear sir I once more entreat you to lend a listening ear to my prayers and you shall be rewarded if you succeed and if not, your unworthy friend will go down to the grave invoking Heavens blessings in your behalf.  As you are at the capital at this time, do in in my name ask the friendly Interference of our President in my behalf.

The papers are all acknowledged to have been duly rec’d by the Com. of Pensions near two years ago and will be found in the Pension office at Washington-- Please let me hear from you soon as convenient. 

As I reside some distance from the Post office and should not be likely to get a letter soon (or certificate of Pension) please direct the same to my son Benjamin L. Irons Toms River.

Yours in gratitude
Hester Irons
Hon Jos. H. Randolph
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6011
Declaration of Hester Irons 
of New Jersey 
Act March 3, 1843. 

$30 per annum

Benjamin L. Irons 
Toms River 
Monmouth County 
New Jersey
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DECLARATION,
 In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year, to certain Widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838. 
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, 
Monmouth County. SS.

On this Seventeenth day of May A.D. 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, Hester Irons a resident of Dover in the county of Monmouth aged Eighty two years, who being personally known to me, and being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Garret Irons who was a private and died on the 14th day of June 1838 and during his life served in the New Jersey troops in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution. She further declares that she is still a widow, and the amount of Pensions she received under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838 was $30.00 per annum.

Hester Irons
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED THE DAY AND YEAR ABOVE WRITTEN, BEFORE ME. 
Benj. L. Irons  Justice
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
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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 Benjamin L. Irons Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Monmouth in said state, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Benjamin Iron.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this eighteenth day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
Charles G. McChesney 
Sec’y of State.
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[illegible] Jan 18
[Return Mr. Ryall’s [illegible]]

The Honorable J L Edwards Esq 
Comr. Of Pensions
Pension Office

Hon. G. D. Wall
Senate U.S.
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Senate Chamber Jany 6 1839

Sir
I enclose the papers of Mrs. Irons & also a Letter from D. B. Ryall Esq. one of the elected members of Congress from NJ in the [illegible] congress to ask your earliest attention to it. Please at the same time to let me know therefore of the application of Anliche Vanderveer & Ann Hendrickson mentioned in the letter.

I have drawn a line where your attention to the letter will of course will stop that related to matters confided by friendship-- but I have entire confidence that you will return the letter when you have obtained from it such matters as it submitted to your consideration

Yours truly
Garret D Wall 
The Honorable J L Edwards Esq 
Court of Pension
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[postmarked] TRENTON NJ JAN 31

Feb 2 1844
Hester Irons
N.J. 38

J. L. Edwards Esq.  Com. Of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Trenton N J   Jany 26, 1844 
J.L. Edwards Esq Com. Pensions

Dear sir 
Mrs. Hester Irons widow of Garret Irons dec’d who was a pensioner in the Revolutionary War of the United States, and drew a pension as such, wishes me to remind the department that she some two or three years since made application for a pension under the act of 1838 and filed her declaration and proofs in said department, the receipt of which, I believe has been acknowledged by said department as conclusive and the only difficulty, stated by the department was that the services set forth in the declaration of the said Garret Irons, did not appear on the records of the war department, that according to said records he could not have rendered the whole of the services under some of the Captains whom he served under stating that if any of his service was rendered in a troop of horse the records would be found in the Secretaries office at Trenton.  The record has been searched and no other proof can be made.  I would just state these records are very precarious, some gone and other part are so old that they are not eligible, but from the character and standing in Society of the said Garret Irons as well as the witnesses by whom he proved his service there is
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no doubt but the service was rendered under our office, the old lady is now upwards of Eighty years of age, very poor and infirm, and earnestly desires that if she cannot get a pension for the whole amount of services set forth in the declaration she at least may get so far as proofs of the service appears on the files or others, and humbly ask your indulgence as a matter of right, she wishes to hear from you as soon as concerning any communication the department may think proper to make she wishes directed to Benjamin L. Irons H. R. Trenton New Jersey, if made before the first of March next, during which time, the Legislation will remain in session, if after that time at Toms River Monmouth County N Jersey.

Yours respectfully, 
Benj. L. Irons
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Aug. 4. 1841
N.J.

[illegible]
J.L. Edwards
Com. Of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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House of Rep Aug 13. 1841 

Dear Sir
Will you give me such a statement as to enable me to answer the within letter 

Yours
Jos. Randolph
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State of New Jersey 
Monmouth County 

On the Twenty fifth day of April A.D. 1840 before me - Benjamin L. Irons - one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County and State personally appeared Hester Irons a resident of the Township of Dover in the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, aged Eighty years who being first by me 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 7th 1838 that she is the widow of Garret Irons who was a private during the war of the Revolution and entered in the service of his country and served at the time and in the manner set forth in his declaration and proofs now on the files of the pension department who, died on the fourteenth of June A.D. 1838. and whose certificate has been surrendered up to the agent for paying pensions in the City of Trenton by this deponent on the receipt by her of the amount of pension due her said husband from the Fourth day of March 1838 to the Fourteenth day of June 1838 as will also appear by the certificate of the Court of Common Pleas of said County obtained and delivered by her attorney to the pension agent on the receipt of the said arrears of pension she further says that she was married to the said Garret Irons on the Twenty-second day of July 1784 by Garret Longstreet Esquire now deceased then one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County of Monmouth at the house of her father Jacob Applegate at Toms River in the Township of Dover in said County and that the only persons present at her marriage that is now living that she recollects of are Bartholomew Applegate and Mary
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Applegate that there is no record or documentary evidence of her marriage that she knows of that she has seven Children by her said husband six of whom are now living the eldest of whom is fifty-five years old and that these said Children are the lawful heirs and she this deponent the lawful widow of the said Garret Irons and now inherit the real and personal property of the said Garret Irons that her husband the said Garret Irons died on the fourteenth day of June 1888, as before stated and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will now fully appear by referent to the proof hereunto annexed.

Hester Irons
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Benj L. Irons 

I Benjamin Irons the Judge before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed do hereby certify that the said Hester Irons widow of the said Garret Irons deceased who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration was at the time and now is very infirm and that from bodily infirmities, she cannot attend Court and further that she is a credible person and her statements are entitled to full credit.
Benj. L. Irons

State of New Jersey 
Monmouth County SS 
Bartholomew Applegate of the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey aforesaid aged Eighty three years being by me duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Hester Irons who has sworn to and
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subscribed the foregoing declaration that he was present at her marriage to Garret Irons her late husband by Garret Longstreet Esquire Justice at the house of this deponent’s Father at Toms River in the Township of Dover in said County in the summer of 1784, that the said Garret Irons and Hester his wife lived together as man and wife until the said Garret Irons death which was on the fourteenth day of June 1838 and was always esteemed as such that they had a number of Children all born in lawful marriage the eldest of whom is now fifty-five years of age and that said Children as heirs at law and the said Hester Irons widow now holds and enjoy undisputed the real and personal estate of which the said Garret died seized that the said Hester Irons has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Garret Irons and that the said Garret Irons was a pensioner under the act of June 1832.

Bartholomew Applegate
His mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Benj. L. Irons

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County 
Mary Applegate of the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey aforesaid aged seventy five years being first by me duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that she is well acquainted with Hester Irons widow of Garret Irons deceased who was a soldier of the Revolution and that she was present at the Marriage of the said Hester with the said Garret Irons at her Father’s house at Toms River in the Township of Dover in said County of Garret Longstreet Esquire Justice of the peace that the said marriage was on the
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twenty second day of July 1784 that the said Garrett and Hester lived together as man and wife until the said Garret’s death which was on the fourteenth day of June A.D. 1838 that they was always received and esteemed as such, and their legal marriage was never questioned that they had seven children, six of them now living, the eldest of whom is now fifty-five years of age all born in lawful wedlock and that said Children, as heirs and the said Hester as legal widow now inherits and enjoys undisturbed the real and personal estate of the said Garret Irons deceased died seized 
that the said Hester has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband the said Garret Irons that the said Garret was a soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner under the act of June 1832 and died as such and that the said Hester received his amount of pension up to the time of his death as his widow.

Mary Applegate
Her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me. 
Benj. L. Irons

I Benjamin L. Irons Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that Bartholomew Applegate and Mary Applegate who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavits respectively are credible persons and their statements and entitled to full credit.
Dated April 25th 1840 
Benj. L. Irons

I, D.H. Miller, of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Benj. L. Irons before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken and who has signed his name to the same also the foregoing certificates was at the time of Signing & taking the same one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned, sworn and enrolled in my office and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such & that I am acquainted with his handwriting and believe the signature to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto at my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Freehold in said County and State this twenty ninth day of April AD Eighteen hundred and forty. The [illegible] foregoing certificate in [illegible] before signed.
D.H. Miller Clerk
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County

Be remembered that on the Seventeenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three that Daniel Stout personally appeared before me Reuben Haines one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and being sworn in the present of Almighty God and doth declare that this deponent did know the said Garret Irons and was well acquainted with Garret Irons during the Revolutionary War and further sayeth he had been out in the services as a militia man with Garret Irons and are knowing that said Garret I was out in service as a militia man on and off during the said war and further this Deponent sayeth that he was out on a scouting party and fell in and had a smart engagement in or near Homer Town and this deponent sayeth that Garret Irons was one of the party and that some was killed and some was taking prisoner and one of the other party was killed and at various other times was out in such parties with said Garret Irons and many other time was stationed at various places on guards and this deponent further sayeth that the said Garret Irons was on duty at Wire Town and also at the Pennsylvania Salt Works and at Freehold and at various other places where they was order to go and further sayeth that this was the way that was adopted of getting
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along though a [illegible]war and further this Deponent sayeth not. 

Daniel Stout 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and respecting the age the deponent say that Garret Irons is about seventy four years of age or near abouts and that the said Garret Irons was born in the Township of Dover in the County of Monmouth and in the State foresaid and this Deponent further saith that Garret Irons hath supported a good Character.

In Witness wherefore I have set my hand absent and sworn before me the year and day as above written.
Daniel Stout
Reuben Haines Justice of the peace
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I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Joseph Lawrence Esq. whose name is signed to the foregoing affidavit was at the time of signing the same & is now a Justice of the Peace duly sworn & enrolled in my office & that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice & verily believe that the name of Joseph Lawrence, signed to the forgoing affidavit is the proper hand writing of said Justice & that full faith & credit are due to his official acts and further that Reuben Haines before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been taken, was at the time of signing the same & now is, a Justice of the peace in & for said County, duly sworn enrolled in my office & that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice & that the name Reuben Haines Justice of the Peace signed to the said affidavit is the proper handwriting of said Justice & that full faith & credit and due & ought to be given to his official acts. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty second day of June Eighteen hundred thirty-three.

D. H. Ellis, Clerk
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4000 
Hester Irons
N.J.
Act 7 July ‘38 
[illegible]
9 mo. pri.
$30

Pres. ent. to Sec. No. 4000

Benj. L. Irons
Toms River 
Monmouth 
N.J.
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423 So. Topeka 
El Dorado Kansas
November 19, 1933 

U.S. Pension Bureau, 
Washington D.C. 
Director of Pensions 

Dear Sir: 
The names of and Jacob Irons and Garret Irons have been given to me as appearing on the pension rolls of the Revolutionary War.

Will you please send me all the data you have about these two names, where these men came from and so forth.  Also, if there were any others by the name of Irons, will you please send me their records too?

Sincerely Yours 
Miss Helen Mullin 
[stamped] 
RECEIVED NOV 15 1933 
MAIL SUBDIV
VETS ADM
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Toms River, New Jersey
January 17th, 1934

Director of Pensions, 
Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir: 
Will you please furnish me with a copy of the service record of one GARRETT IRONS who served in the Revolutionary War? 

I understand that the wife of Garrett Irons received a pension. Will you please advise me the first name of the widow of Garrett Irons if your records disclose that information? 

For the purpose of identification, this Garrett Irons was a resident of Dover Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. 

Yours very truly,
MAE I. CUPPERS 

P. O. Box 507, 
Toms River, N. J.
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New Jersey 
Monmouth Co. 

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, Garret Irons the person named in pension papers No 2094 who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss 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 periods mentioned below in the following grades.  For three months I served as a private in 1776 under Capt Cook - For six months I served as a private in 1777 under Capts Cook and Jenkins. For five months I served in 1778 as a private under Capt Bigelow for three months I served as a private in 1779 under Capt Tilton - For three months I served in 1780 as a private under Capt Tilton - For four months I served as a private in 1781 & for such service I claim a pension.

Garret Irons

Sworn & Subscribed this 28th of Jan’y 1833 before me. 
William Lloyd
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I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify William Lloyd Esq whose name is signed to the foregoing affidavit was at the time of signing the same & is now a Justice of the peace duly sworn & enrolled in my office and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice & verily believe that the name of William Lloyd signed to the foregoing is the proper handwriting of the said Justice & that full faith credit is due & ought to be given to his official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this ninth day of March Eighteen hundred thirty three.

D. H. Ellis, Clerk
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November 23, 1933 
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 
Garret Irons-W.2377 
BA-J/AWF 

Miss Helen Mullin 
423 So. Topeka 
El Dorado, Kansas 

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Garret Irons and Jacob Irons, also the records of other soldiers, with that surname. 

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war. A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of Jacob Irons. 

In order to search the records for other soldiers, with surname Irons, the full name of the soldier, with as much as possible of the following data, pertaining to him, are essential: approximate dates of birth and death and places of residence at enlistment and after service.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 2377, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Garret Irons. 

Garret Irons was born February 15 or 18, 1759 in Dover Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey; the names of his parents not stated. 

While residing in said Dover Township, Garret Irons volunteered at Toms River in the spring of 1776 and served as a private at various times in monthly tours in the New Jersey militia, under Captains John Cook, Jenkins, Bigelow, Tilton in Colonel Samuel For-
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man's regiment; he was a guard along the shores of Monmouth County, which was infested with British, was in several scouting parties, in a skirmish at Homerstown, and while as a guard at the Pennsylvania Salt Works in skirmish with British. He served until the close of the war, service amounting to more than two years. 

The soldier, Garret Irons, was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1832, still a resident of Dover Township, New Jersey, where he had always lived. He died June 14, 1838.

Garret Irons married July 22 or 25, 1784 at Toms River, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Hester; they were married at the home of her father, Jacob Applegate, the name of her mother is not stated. 

The widow, Hester Irons, was allowed pension on her application executed January 4, 1839, at which time she was aged seventy-nine years and living in Dover Township, New Jersey. 

They had seven children, six of whom were alive in 1840. Their son, Benjamin L. Irons, in 1839 and 1840, was one of the Judges of the Court of Monmouth County, New Jersey; his Post Office address was Toms River, New Jersey, names of their other children not stated. 

Bartholomew Applegate, brother of the widow, Hester Irons, and Mary Applegate were both present at the marriage of Garret Irons and his wife, Hester. In 1840 Bartholomew and Mary Applegate were aged respectively, eighty-three years and seventy-five years, and were then living in Monmouth County, New Jersey.  James Irons, in 1832 residing in Dover Township, New Jersey, served in the War of the Revolution. 

Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator
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October 23, 1914.

Mrs. Louis A. Robinson. 
505 - 76th Street, 
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Madam: 
In response to a personal request on the 22d instant, you are advised that the papers in claim Wid. File No. 2,377, Rev. War, show that Garret Irons was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1832. He stated that he was born February 18, 1759, in Dover Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, where he had always resided, volunteered at Toms River and served monthly tours at various times as a Private in the same regiment of New Jersey troops as follows: 
In 1776, three months under Captain John Cook in Colonel Samuel Forman's regiment, stationed at Toms River and along the shore of Monmouth County which was infested with British and Refugees. 
1777, six months under Captains Cook and Jenkins, at Toms River and Wiretown. 
1778, five months under Captain Bigelow at Toms River and along the shore. 
1779, three months under Captain Tilton at Toms River and at the Pennsylvania salt works where he was in a skirmish.
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1780, three months under same captain at the same place and engaged in a skirmish near Homerstown. 
1781, four months under same Captain at Toms River and along the shore. 
He married at Toms River, New Jersey, July 22 or 25, 1784, Hester, daughter of Jacob Applegate.
Soldier died June 14, 1838, and his widow Hester was allowed pension on her application executed April 5, 1840, while eighty years of age and a resident of Dover Township aforesaid. 
They had seven children of whom six were alive in 1840, and Benjamin L. Irons is the only one whose name is stated. 

Very respectfully, 
E. C. Treman 
Acting Commissioner.
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[upper left corner of document curled – illegible]
Of ___, received ___ 
the military history of Garret Irons 
the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired documentation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
W. 2377 
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. | STATE. ]
| Fall 1776 | 3 mos. | Private | John Cook | Samuel Forman | N. Jersey |
| 1777 | 6 mos. | Private | Cook & Jenkins | Samuel Forman | N. Jersey |
| 1778 | 5 mos. | Private | Bigelow | Samuel Forman | N. Jersey |
| 1779 | 3 mos. | Private | Tilton| Samuel Forman | N. Jersey |
| 1780 | 3 mos. | Private |Tilton | Samuel Forman | N. Jersey |
| 1781 | 4 mos. | Private | Tilton | Samuel Forman | N. Jersey |

Battles engaged in, ___
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Dover Twp, Monmouth Co., N. J.
Date of application for pension, July 31,1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Dover Twp., N.J.
Age at date of application, Born Feb. 18, 1759 at Dover Monmouth Co. N. J.
Remarks: He Mar. Toms River N. J. July 22 or 25, 1784.  Hester dau. Of Jacob Applegate; soldier died June 14, 1838 and she was allowed pension on her application executed Apl. 5, 1840 while 80 yrs. Of age & a resident of Dover Twp. Aforesaid.  They had seven children of whom 6 were alive in 1840 & Benj. L. only name stated.
Respectfully, 
Commissioner.
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L. W. B. 
W. 2377.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
WASHINGTON, D. C., 

February 24, 1898. 

Sir: -
Replying to your request for information concerning Garrett Irons, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on July 31, 1832, at which time he was 73 years of age and residing at Dover, Monmouth County, N. J. and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the New Jersey troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Cook and Col. Forman. He enlisted at Toms River, N. J. 
His widow, Hester, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.

Mr. A. H. Thompson, 
Commissioner's Room, 
Pension Bureau.
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. 

Bartholomew Applegate of the County of Monmouth in said State aged Eighty two years being duly sworn according to Law deponeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Hester Irons who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing Declaration, that he was present at her marriage to Garret Irons her late husband and by said Garret Longstreet Esquire Justice at the house of  this deponent’s father at Toms River in the township of Dover in said County in the summer of the year 1784, that the said Garret Irons and Hester lived together as man & wife until his Garret Irons death on the fourteenth day of June last, always esteemed such that they had a number of children all born in lawful wedlock the eldest of whom is now fifty four years of age and that said children as heirs at Law and the said Hester Irons as widow now hold and enjoy undisturbed the real and personal estate of which the said Garret Irons 
That the said Hester has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Garret Irons; that said Garret Irons was a pensioner under the act of June 1832.

Bartholomew Applegate
His mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before.
Benj. L. Irons

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss 

Mary Applegate of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy four years being duly sworn deponeth & saith, that she is well acquainted with Hester Irons widow of said deceased
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss: 

I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth Do Hereby Certify that Benjamin L. Irons Esquire whose name is subscribed to the [illegible] 
of the foregoing declaration of Hester Irons and affidavits of Bartholomew Applegate and Mary Applegate and to the two preceding certificates respectively was at the respective dates of said Declaration, affidavits and certificate and now is one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that the respective signatures of the said Benjamin L. Irons Signed “Benj. L. Irons” to said [illegible] and certificates are his genuine signature and as such entitled to credit.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office this twelfth day of January Anno Domini 1839 
D.H. Ellis  Clerk
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who was a soldier of the Revolution, that she was present at the marriage of the said Hester with the said Garret her father’s house at Jones River in Dover township in said County by Garret Longstreet Esquire Justice of the Peace that said marriage was on the 25th day of July 1784. That the said Garret & Hester lived together as man & wife until the said Garret’s death on the fourteenth day of June 1838, that they were always received and esteemed as such, and their legal marriage never questioned, that they had several children now living the oldest now fifty four years of age all born in lawful wedlock, and that said children are heirs and the said Hester as legal widow now inherit & enjoy undisturbed the rea l& personal Estate of which the said Garret died [illegible]. That the said Hester has remained a widow since the death of said husband, that said Garret was a soldier of the Revolution and Pensioner under act of June 1832 and died such and that the said Hester received his arrears of pension up to the time of his death as his widow.

Mary Applegate
Her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day as above written.
Benj. L. Irons

I Benjamin L. Irons Judge as aforesaid Do hereby Certify that Bartholomew Applegate & Mary Applegate who have subscribed to and sworn to the foregoing affidavits respectively are credible persons and their statements entitled to credit.  Jany 4. 1839 
Benj. L. Irons
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss: 

I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth Do Hereby Certify that Benjamin L. Irons Esquire whose name is subscribed to the [illegible]
of the foregoing declaration of Hester Irons and affidavits of Bartholomew Applegate and Mary Applegate and to the two preceding certificates respectively was at the respective dates of said Declaration affidavits and certificates and now is one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that the respective signatures of the said Benjamin L. Irons signed “Benj L. Irons” to said [illegible] and Certificates are his genuine Signature and as such entitled to credit.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twelfth day of January Anno Domini 1839.

D. H. Ellis  Clerk
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Hester Irons
N.J.
Act 4 Jul '36
married after the war