Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2491, for Solomon Titus, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey

Titus, Solomon
     Susanna

NUMBER
W.2491
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New Jersey 3887-
Susanna Titus
widow of
Solomon Titus
who died on the 19th December, 1832
of Mercer Coy in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Hunt of the Regt. commanded
by Phillips in the New Jersey for monthly
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at
the rate of 20. Dollars ----Cent per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of
June 1843-- and sent to S. R. Hamilton, Trenton N.J
---
Arrears to the 4th of March 1843 $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept: 10.00
________
$250.00

Died June 3, 1854
A. B
(Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 30}
Recorded by Hellerman

Book C Vol. 3 Page 14
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Marriage License of
Mrs Susanna Titus
and
Solomon Titus
exhibited & proved
Before me July 6. 1837,
of which a certified
Deep accompanies this
Petition and Deposition
Wm Howell
Judge

Titus, Solomon
NJ W 2491
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14 of
Love

By His Excellency WILLIAM LIVINGSTON,
Esquire, Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief in and over the State of NEW-JERSEY, and Territories thereunto belonging in America, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same.

To any Protestant Minister, or Justice of the Peace.
WHEREAS there is a mutual purpose of Marriage between Solomon Titus of the Township of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon of the one party, and Susanna Read of the same Place of the other party, for which they have desired my License, and have given bond irssuant to the Directions of an Act of the General Affembly of New-Jersey, made in the Year One Thousand Seven hundred and nineteen, intitled, An Act to prevent clandestine Marriages; and otherwise complied
with the Directions of said Act. These are therefore to authorize and empower you to join the said Solomon Titus and Susanna Read in the Holy Bands of Matrimony, and them to
pronounce Man and W.
GIVEN under Hand and the Prerogative Seal of New-Jersey, at Princeton the sixth day of April
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-nine

Will Livingston
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Births &  Marriage
of
Solomon Titus & Susannah Reed
Solomon Titus was born October 8th 1757
Susannah Reed was born February 5th 1761
Solomon Titus and Susannah Reed was married April the 7th 1779
offspring of Solomon and Susannah Titus
Samuel Titus was born December 8th 1781
Polly Titus was born March 4th 1784
Rebeccah Titus was born June 1st 1789
Nathaniel Titus was born November 15th 1790
Reuben Titus was born July 15th 1793
Abijah Titus was born June 14th 1797
Susan Titus was born January 18th 1883
This leaf cut out of the family Bible of Solomon
and Susannah Titus this second of Mar 1853 by me
Sam'l Hamilton

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State of New Jersey Mercer County ss: Be it known that Mrs Susannah Titus of Hopewell in said County being weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding, and a woman personally known to me, and who is of good repute for truth & veracity and entitled to full credence being the same person who
hath heretofore transmitted her Declaration and other Papers to the Pension Office at Washington in quest of relief under the act of Congress, as the Relict of Solomon Titus a Soldier in the Revolution, who upon her solemn oath doth Declare and say That the Bible now exhibited, is the ancient family Bible of herself and her late Husband Solomon Titus
now deceased and that the Sheet hereunto annexed, at the bottom of which is added a certificate in these words viz. "This leaf was cut  out of the family Bible of Solomon and Susannah Titus this second of May 1843 by
me Sam Hamilton", is the ancient family Record of the Birth of herself and Husband and of their several respective children and also of her marriage, at the respective dates therein stated, and that the same is a true Record thereof and that she was married at the time stated in these ancient family Record, in
accordance with an original license from the Governor of New Jersey heretofore delivered Saml P. Hamilton, and which she hath not seen since that she produced the said family Bible & Sam'l N. Hamilton at his request this day, and that he immediately cut out that leaf upon
which had been kept the family record one added the Certificate thereto, as above stated in her presence
her
Susannah X Titus
mark
Subscribed & sworn May 2, 1843
before me a [illegible]  in Chancery of New Jersey
Sam'l N. Hamilton master
and in presence of
Phebe Elizabeth Blackwell
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I, Samuel R Gumman, Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Samuel R Hamilton Esqr whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit, is one of the masters of the said Court, and as such, is authorized by the laws of this State to administer Oaths and take depositions & that the signature is in his proper handwriting -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of my said office, this second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty three-
Sam'l Gumman, Clerk.
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No. 124
Declaration and affidavits in case of Mrs.
Susanna Titus Widow of Solomon Titus late of Hopewell
answer may be addressed & care of
Saml P Hamilton
Trenton N. Jersey

Additional Proofs 
forwarded March 2 1843

124
Susanna Titus
N. J.
act 4 July 36-
Admitted
6 mo
priv
$20 per an
S. R. Hamilton
Trenton N Jersey
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress of 4 July 1836.
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State of New Jeney
Hunterdon County to wit - On this Eighth day of September in the year our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, before me Samuel Evans one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Susanna Titus of the Township of Hopewell, in the County of Hunterdon
and State of New Jeney, who being duly sworn, doth declare that she was seventy six years of age on the fifth day of February last that she is the widow of Solomon Titus late of the said Township of Hopewell, deceased, who was a
soldier in the militia of New Jersey in the war of the revolution - that the said Solomon Titus before his marriage with this deponent enlisted as a soldier in the five months
service, this deponent cannot remember the year, but it was before the year 1779 - that the said Solomon Titus enlisted this
deponent remembers under Captain Houton-- and he went with the Company to New York and was out the whole five months - that after his return to Hopewell, this deponent and the said Solomon hers were married on
the sixth day of April 1779 before Benja [crossed through] The Reverend
John Guild then a Clergyman settled at Pennington in the said township of Hopewell
by original decree of Governor Livingston
That the said Solomon Titus after his marriage with deponent, was set in the months service in the New Jersey Militia four several times
distinctly within deponents remembrance, once under Captain Phillips and three times under Captain Guild that he was in different parts of the State of New Jersey with the troops, but was not in any engagement as far as this deponent knows - that the said Solomon Titus always lived in Hopewell aforesaid until his decease, which was
on the nineteenth day of December 1833 - that this deponent has continued to live in Hopewell aforesaid since
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that time where she now lives, and has remained ever since, the widow of the said Solomon Titus and this deponent doth declare  that the said Solomon Titus was out in the service of the United States, in the
revolutionary war, nine months in all, five months before his marriage and four months after. And I do hereby certify that the said Susanna Titus, is known to me to be a person entitled to full credit
her
Susanna X Titus
mark
Sworn & subscribed at Trenton
this 8 September AD 1836.
before me
Saml Evans
Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Ss:
I James D. Westcott Secretary of the State of
New Jersey do hereby certify that Samuel
Evans Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit
of Susanna Titus was made, and who
hath attested the same was at the time
thereof and now is a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County of Hunterdon in
said State, duly appointed commissioned
and sworn, and that full faith & credit
and ought to be given to his official acts.
Given under my hand and seal of office at
the City of Trenton in said state, this thirteenth day of September Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and thirty six - (1836)
James D. Westcott
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New Jersey City of Trenton ss. Personally appeared before me Charles Burroughs Esquire Mayor of the City of Trenton and Justice of the Peace ex officio, Anthony Reed of the township of Hopewell, a credible witness, who being
duly sworn according to law doth declare and
say that he is a Brother of Susanna Titus the
Widow of Solomon Titus late of Hopewell deceased-that he was present and well remembers the Marriage of his Fathers House in Hopewell by the Revd John Gold Minister of the Presbyterian Church at Bennington which took place on the 7th of April 1779. and that he has often heard the entry of it read in the
family Record in the Bible, that he was
seventy one years old on the 6th of August last
That he remembers the said Solomon Titus
being out in the months service of the United States in the militia of New Jersey in the war
of the Revolution, a number of tours both
before and after his marriage. That he was out at least four months in service after the manner deponents sister as aforesaid. That since the war he has frequently heard the said Solomon Titus, John Hunt, Noah Hearst, Edmund Roberts - and other ancient persons talk about the events and transactions of those days, and often heard them state about his being out in the service at Bound Brook, Brunswick, Amboy, Blazing Star & other places. That from his place of residence the militia were constantly [illegible] and frequent
calls. That the said Solomon Titus departed
this life at Hopewell leaving Susanna his Widow who is still) on the 19th December 1833 in the seventy seventh year of his age
his
Anthony X Reed
mark
Sworn & subscribed Sept 13. 1836 Before
me at Trenton
Chas  Burroughs
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New Jersey City of Trenton ss. Personally appeared before me Charles Burrough Esquire Mayor of the City of Trenton Justice of the
Peace or officio, Joshua Forman of
the township of Jersey late Trenton, a credible
Witness, who alleging himself conscientiously
scrupulous of taking an oath upon his
solemn affirmation doth declare  & say
that he was acquainted with Solomon
Titus in his life time, that he died between
two  or three years since in the township
of Hopewell aforesaid and was as he should
suppose as much as seventy six years and
that he left Susanna Titus his widow
who still so recognized. that he is now
in his Eighty second years since January last- That he hath frequently heard it talked among his neighbours many years back and never contradicted, that the said Solomon Titus was out as soldier among the militia in the Revolutionary war

his
Joshua X Forman
mark
Sworn & Subscribed Before me Sept B. 
1836 at Trenton
Chas Burroughs
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State of New Jersey
City of Trenton
Peter Snook of the Township of Hopewell, in the County of Hunterdon & State of New Jersey being duly sworn doth declare that he was well acquainted with Solomon Titus, the husband of Susanna Titus of the Township
of Hopewell in said County in his lifetime, and
this deponent was acquainted with him in the war of the Revolution, and this deponent well remembers when the British army landed in the Jersies, coming from Philadelphia, that this deponent & the said Solomon Titus were in the American army as volunteers in the Militia-- and this deponent thinks the said Solomon
Titus was under Col. Houton-- and further
saith not-
Peter Snook
Sworn & Subscribed at Trenton
before me this 6, September 1826
Chas. Burroughs Mayor
of the City of Trenton
New Jersey City of Trenton Ss: Personally appeared before me Charles Burroughs Esq Mayor of the City of Trenton and Justice of Peace ex officio John Borroughs of Ewing late Trenton a credible Witness who upon his oath doth say that he was acquainted with the above named Soloman Titus, who live & died in Hopewell.
That he was in the war of the Revolution in 1779 he was out in the months service of the
militia of New Jersey under Capt Rolfe 
[illegible] at Elizabeth town and served under
Capt Phil Phillips a tour of one month that at onetime while out on duty he acted
as orderly Sergeant and well remembers Solomon Titus answering this name at the different roll calls
that deponent is in his eighty third
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year since January last that Mrs. Susannah Titus still remains widow of Solomon Titus who is dead that he understands they raised several children
John Burroughs
Sworn & subscribed
Sept 13. 1836 before me at Trenton

Chas Burrought
.
State of New Jersey
I James D. Westcott Secretary of the State of
New Jersey do hereby certify that Charles
Burroughs Esq. before whom the
foregoing affidavits of Anthony Reed, Joshua
Forman, Peter Snook and John
Burroughs were severally made and
who attested the same was at that
time and is now Mayor of the city of
Trenton, in said State, duly appointed commissioned and sworn & that full faith & credit are and ought to be given to his official acts.
Given under my hand and seal of office at
the city of Trenton, in said State, this thirteenth day of September Anno Domini Eighteen hundred thirty six (1836)
James D.Westcott
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November 20, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
SOLOMON TITUS
W. 2491
BA-J/MLB

Mr. Raymond J. Hill, Jr.,
Office of the Adjutant General
War Record Division
Trenton, New Jersey
Dear Sir:

You are furnished herein the record of Solomon Titus as found in pension claim, W. 2491, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Solomon Titus was born October 8, 1757; the place of birth and names of his parents are not given. Solomon Titus enlisted, date and place not shown, served five months as a private in Captain Houghton's New Jersey Company, and was in the battle of White Plains. He served subsequently at various times, amounting in all to ten months as private under Captains John
Hunt, John Mott, Philip Phillips and Ralph Guild, Colonels Seeley and Joseph Phillips in the New Jersey troops and was in the battle of
Monmouth.
The soldier died December 19, 1833, at his residence in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Solomon Titus married April 7, 1779, at Hopewell Township, New Jersey, Susanna Reed, who was born February 5, 1761. At the time of
their marriage they were residents of Hopewell Township, New Jersey, where they were married at the home of her father whose name is not stated.
Soldier's widow, Susanna Titus, was allowed pension on her application executed September 8, 1836, while a resident of Hopewell Township, New Jersey. She was then living on a farm with her son, Reuben, remote from any post office. In 1843, she was a resident of Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, and still living there in 1851.
She died June 3, 1854.
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The following names of children of Solomon Titus and his wife, Susanna, are shown in the claim, all of whom were named as living in
1837 in Hopewell, New Jersey, with the exception of Rebeccah, of whom no mention was made:
Samuel born December 8, 1781 
Mary or Polly born March 4, 1784, married Thomas Blackwell
Rebeccah born June 1, 1788
Nathaniel born November 15, 1790
Reuben born July 16 , 1793
Abijah born June 14, 1797
Susan born January 18, 1803; married Daniel Bowne or Bowers.
In 1836, Anthony Reed, who was born August 6, 1765, a brother of soldier's wife, Susan, was a resident of Hopewell, New Jersey.
In 1845, one Phebe Elizabeth Blackwell witnessed the soldier's claim for pension in Mercer County, New Jersey; her relationship to
soldier's daughter, Mary or Polly Blackwell, not stated.
In 1851, one Reuben Titus appeared as witness in the widow's claim, in Mercer County, New Jersey; it is not stated whether or not he was
soldier's son.
There are no further family data shown in the claim.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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State of New Jersey
personally appeared before me the  subscribed
one of the Judges of the pleas in & for
County John Hankock  being duly sworn upon
his oath saith that he is well acquainted with
Solomon Titus and that he he served in the five
service with and know that he was at the Call
of white plains as above stated by him and
knows that he done regular monthly tours of
militia duly during the war of the Revolution before extra duty of alarms & verily believes that the said Solomon Titus has been altogether in Service of the United State upwards of two years in the
John Parks
Subscribed & sworn to before me August 3, 1832
David Stout
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continen
was at the battle at Whiteplains in the
York, & marched through the State of New Jersey through Hackensack, Newark, Elizabeth town New Brunswick & Trenton & crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania & continued with the main army until Genl Washington recrossed the River & attacked the Hessians at Trenton on the 26th of December & was then discharged from the service by Col. Phillips- He has no documentary evidence of his discharge but can prove the same by John Vankirk of Pennington Hunterdon Co. N. Jersey
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County towit: Be it known that on
this first  day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty three Personally appeared before me the subscriber one  of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Mercer, of the place of her residence in the township of Hopewell the being unable by reason of advanced age & bodily infirmity and remote from the place of the sittings of the Court to attend in open court, Mrs. Susanna Titus who upon her solemn oath doth say and make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the acts of Congress in such case made & provided, that she is the widow of Solomon Titus late of the Township of Hopewell deceased, that her
maiden name was Read. That she was married to the said Solomon Titus by the Revd John
Guild a Presbyterian Minister in Pennington in the township of Hopewell at her Father's house in the said township on the Seventh day of April A.D. 1779. By virtue of a Licence from his excellency William Livingston then governor of the State of New Jerry dated at Princeton April 6. 1779 which Certificate of Licence hath been heretofore transmitted to the Pension office at Washington.
That the [illegible] of that marriage were Samuel Titus, Mary now wife of Thos. Blackwell, Nathaniel, Reuben Abijah, Susan now wife of Daniel Bowers who are still living
That her said Husband departed this life at Hopewell on the 19 of December AD 1832 leaving her his widow, and that she hath so remained and still is, That the said Solomon Titus entered as a soldier in the first months service of the New Jersey militia in the American War prior to their intermarriage. Having enlisted there
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in under Capt. Houghton and marched with his
Company to New York, and continued in that
service the whole of the five months upon
that tour. That she always understood that he was at the Battle of White Plains. That after their Intermarriage as above stated her said husband Solomon Titus was out and served in the monthly tour of duty as a militia man in the
New Jersey Militia during that war four sever
at tours of one month each - one month in
Capt Phillips at Amboy, and three different
tours of one month each under Capt Ralph Guild at Morristown, at Elizabeth town, at Blazing Star, at Smiths Tavern.  That at different times during the war, he was at different places in New York & New Jersey on duty as a soldier in the militia besides these stated above that he was out at least five months on Militia
out before the marriage in 1779 under Capt.
Houten - and at least four months after their
intermarriage, one month under Capt Phil
Phillips at Amboy, and three months under
Capt Ralph Guild at Morristown at Elizabeth
town, at Amboy, at Blazing Star and at Smith
Farms and at Bound Brook, making in all
nine months service at least, and that as
being a soldier of the Revolution and entitled
to a pension under the act of Congress, a
petition and other papers were prepared
on the third day of August 1832 with a
view to have them executed & proved in
the usual manner according to law, but
that the same were never completed and
executed in consequence of an extraordinary sudden alienation of mind wholly
incapacitating him for the required examination & Declaration upon oath, and the
farther prosecution thereof was abandoned-- and
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that the said Solomon Titus afterwards without
being restored to his reason, on the 19th of December A.D. 1833 departed this life
That the annexed affidavit of John Vankirk
taken before David Stout Esquire hereunto annexed is one of the papers above alluded to
and which the applicant prays may be duly
considered as a part of the evidence now
offered in aid of this present application
her
Susanna X Titus
mark
Sworn and subscribed at Hopewell first day of March A.D. 1843 Before me

Saml Evans one of Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey

Mercer County Ss. I Samuel Evans Esq one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Mercer, before whom the foregoing Declaration of Mrs Susanna Titus was made at her own residence, is the same person who made the similar declaration before me at Trenton Sept 8. 1836 which is hereunto annexed
That I am personally acquainted with her, and have been for a number of years that she a respectable woman of good & unimpeachable character for truth veracity and entitled & full credit. that her faculties of mind & memory appear to be retained unimpaired in a remarkable manner
Saml Evans.
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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 Samuel Evans Esq before whom the
within declaration of Susannah Titus
was made, was at the time of the day
thereof one of the Judges of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in and for the County
of Mercer in said State, duly appointed
Commissioned and sworn and that full faith
and credit are to be given to his official attestations; and that the signature thereto is in the proper hand writing of the said
Samuel Evans
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton in said State this Second day of March AD. One thousand eight hundred and
forty three.
Charles G.  McChesney
Sec of State
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County SS
On the twenty Eighth day of February Eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before me John Lowrey one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Ralph Lanning who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary Army aged
about eighty four years, was well acquainted
Solomon Titus of Hopewell Township in the County of Hunterdon, the first time deponant was on Military duty with the said Solomon Titus during the Revolutionary war was under Captain John Hunt the Col's name was Joseph Phillips the Company rendevouzed at Lauranceville at the Church in the fall of the year they March through Princeton and New Brunswick to Elizabeth Town, said Solomon Titus staid there at Elizabeth Town one month then he went home remained at home one month and then went back again to Elizabeth Town, where he staid another month, making together two months service, said Titus and deponent went to Staten Island, under the command of General Dickison to serve a tour of one month afterward, cannot remember the year, with the said Solomon Titus at Morristown under Captain John Mott, the Col. name was Seely, does not remember his first name. Marched during this tour to a place about fourteen miles from there Morristown, Calles, Pea Quannck, then they were called back to Morristown and discharged
their time, which was one month being out
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Deponant was out with said Solomon Titus at
Princeton, under the command of Captain
John Hunt, and said Col Joseph Phillips his
thereafter the other tours but cannot remember the year, this was a general alarm at the Revolt of Pennsylvania line, they called it
one months tour, but he deponent cannot
say they were out so long.
Deponant further said he was out with the
said Solomon Titus under Capt Hunt and
Coll Phillips aforesaid at the battle of Monmouth they were discharged and return ed home they called that a months and drew a months pay
his
Ralph Lanning
mark
Sworn and subscribed this twenty Eighth day of Febry 1843 before me John Lowrey Judge
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County ss On the twenty fifth day of Febry Eighteen hundred and forty three personally appear before me John Lowrey one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Isaac Dann Aged Eighty two years and being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is well
acquainted with Solomon Titus, who lived in the Township of Hopewell County of Hunterdon and State aforesaid, he belonged to Captain Guiles Company remembers seeing him often on parade with the Company
when they met for Drill, believes said Solomon
Titus was out and done his portion of service
for his country, but does not recollect being with him.
Isaac Dunn
Sworn and subscribed this 25th
day of February 1843 before me
John Lowrey Judge

Mecer County To wit I John Lowrey the Judge before whom the annexed affidavit of Ralph Lanning and Isaac Dunn were taken are personally known to me and they are severally men of respectability and good charter for truth and veracity and are entitled
to full credit, and I do also certify that by their
bodily infirmity by disease they were unable
to attend personally in open Court for the purpose of examination which is held many miles distant from their respective residence, Febry 28th 1843
John Lowrey
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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 John Lowry Esq before whom
the within affidavit of Isaac Dunn was taken was at the time of the doing thereof one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mercer in said State duly appointed Commissioned and sworn, that full faith and credit are to be given to his
official attestation and that the signature thereto is in the proper hand writing of the said John Lowry.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton in said State this second day of March A.D. eight hundred & forty three

Charles G. McChesney
Secy of State
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V2228
Mrs. Susanna Titus
widow of Solomon Titus

Commissioner will  please address  care of
Saml R. Hamilton
Trenton N.J.
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County. Be it Remembered that on
this Fifth day of July in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty
seven personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Hunterdon Mrs. Susanna Titus a resident of the said County in the township of Hopewell aged seventy seven years on the fifth day of February last and being duly sworn doth make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit the provissions of the act of Congress passed July 7. 1832
That she is the widow of Solomon Titus late
of the same place, that her maiden name was
Read. That she was married to the said Solomon Titus by the Rev. John Guild a Presbyterian Minister at Bennington in the said township of Hopewell at her Father's house on the on the Seventh day of April 1779. By virtue
of a License from his excellency William
Livingston Esquire then Governor of the
State of New Jersey dated at Princeton April 6
1779 a true Copy of the original license now
in her possession and certified and mailed
by me exhibited is hereunto annexed and
that they had the following children namely
Samuel, Mary now wife of Thomas Blake, Rebecca, Nathaniel, Reuben, Abijah and Susan now wife of Daniel Bowne who are still living.
That her said Husband departed this life at his residence in Hopewell on the nineteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty three leaving deponent his widow, and that she hath so remained and continued his widow ever since and still is. That the said Solomon Titus entered as a soldier in the five months service of the New Jersey Militia in the American war before their intermarriage, having enlisted therein under Capt Houten, and marched with his company to New York and continued in that service the whole term of five months with a short furlow - that during that time he was in the Battle of White
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Claims. That her said Husband Solomon
Titus was out on monthly tours of duty
among the New Jersey Militia several times
and served four different tours of one
month each during the war after their
intermarriage. that he served one
month tour under Capt. Phil. Phillips at
Amboy - and three other different tours
of one month each under Capt Ralph
Guild at Morristown at Elizabeth town at
Amboy, at Blazing Star at Smith Farms
at Bound Brook and other places. That he
was out at different times during the war
at different parts and places of the States of
New Jersey and New York on duty among
the militia. That he served in the five
months served under Capt Houten as
aforesaid and that he served in the
monthly tours of duty at least four months
after their intermarriage one month
under Capt Chil Phillips at Amboy and
three months under Capt Ralph Guild at
Morristown at Elizabeth town at Amboy
at Blazing Star at Smith's Farm at Bound
Brooks and other places making nine
months service in the whole at least
and then being a soldier of the Revolution
entitled to a Pension under the act of Congress
Petition and other papers were prepared and
ready to be executed on the third day of August 1832. in order to obtain an allowance thereof but the same were not completed as expected in consequence of an extraordinary alienation of mind, which wholly incapacitated her said Husband for examination
I do hereby Certify thatthe
her
Susanna X Titus
Mark
The above was taken, sworn, and subscribed before me at Hopewell Township, said applicant being unable from Bodily infirmity to attend Court. and that she is a credible person
Wm Howell Judge
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By his Excellency William Livingston
Esquire, Governor, Captain General
and Commander in Chief in and over the State of New Jersey, and the Territories thereunto belonging in Amenia
Chancellor and Ordinary in the same
To any Protestant Minister or Justice of the Peace Whereas there is a mutual purpose of Marriage between Solomon Titus of the township of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon of the one party and Susan Read of the same place of the other party, for which they [illegible] desire my License, and have given Bond pursuant the Directions of an act of the general assembly of New Jersey, made in the year one thousand Seven Hundred & nineteen
intitled"an act to prevent clandestine
marriages and otherwise comply with the directions of the said act. These are
therefore to authorize and empower you
to join the said Solomon Titus and Susannah
Read in the holy Bonds of matrimony
and them to pronounce man and wife
given under my hand and the Perogative
Seal of New Jersey at Princeton the sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine -
Wil: Livingston
I do hereby certify that the above is
true copy of the Original Licence now produced by Susanna Titus and which I inspected & compared by me the same alluded to in her declaration annexed.
Dated at Pennington this 5th day of July
A.D. 1839 Exhibit A
Wm Howell Judge
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New Jersey Hunterdon ss: Be it remembered that on this Fifth day of July AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared before me William Howell Esquire a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Hunterdon Anthony Read a credible witness, of the township of Hopewell in said County, who being duly sworn according to law doth declare and say that he is a Brother of Susanna Titus Widow of Solomon Titus late of Hopewell deceased; That he was present at and well remembers the intermarriage of the said Solomon and Susanna, which was solemnized at her Fathers House in Hopewell on the Seventh day of April AD 1779 by the Revd John Guild a
Protestant Minister of the Presbyterian Church
of Pennington in said township by virtue of
a Licence from his Excellency William Livingston Esquire Governor of New Jersey dated at Princeton the day previous, and that he has often heard the entry of it read in the family record in the Bible. That he this Deponent was seventy one years old on the 6th of August 1836. That he well remembers of the said Solomon Titus being out as a soldier in the New Jeney Militia during the American Revolution, a number of months at least five months before his said marriage and at least four months after his said marriage. That the first tour of service was under Capt. Houten and the latter term of service were under Capts Phillips & Guild. That often times since the war he has heard the said Solomon Titus, John Hunt, Noah Hunt, Edmund Roberts and other antient worthies of those Revolutionary days, talk about the events & transactions and hardships of those memorable times and of the part they severally took therein and in particular speak of the said Solomon Titus being in service under Capt Houton of New York, and under Capt Phil Phillips and Capt Ralph Guild at Bound Brook, at New Burnswick, at Amboy at Blazing Star at Smith Farm and Elizabeth town and other places, and that from the
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residence of the said Solomon Titus,
subject in common with all the neighbouring
Militia of frequent alarms and calls into actual service during the progress of the war
and deponent has no recollection of any
refusal or neglect, but in the contrary
that he always obeyed the summons and
went on duty. That the said Solomon
and Susanna Titus had six children viz:
Samuel, Mary, Nathaniel, Reuben, Abijah and
Susan all still living. That they always lived at Hopewell Township, that he departed this life on the 19 December 1833 in the seventy seventh year of his age leaving the said Susanna Titus his widow who has so remained and continues. That a Petition and other papers were prepared with a view of obtaining his Pension as a Revolutionary soldier under the act of Congress, but never completed by
reason of his great imbecility & alienation of mind
his
Anthony Read
mark
Sworn and Subscribed before me the day
&  year aforesaid
Wm Howell Judge
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New Jersey Hunterdon ss. Be it Remembered that on this 8th day of July AD one thousand eight Hundred and thirty seven, personally appeared before me a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Hunterdon John Burroughs a credible Witness of the township of Ewing in said County who being duly sworn according to law doth declare and say That he was well acquainted with Solomon Titus and Susanna his wife of Hopewell Township.
That in the Revolutionary war the said Solomon Titus was out on duty as a militia man
in different monthly tours of service that in the war he served in three monthly tours under Capt Guild at Elizabeth town, at Smith Farm, at Amboy, at  New BurnswicK and at Bound
Brook and that he served one monthly tour
under Capt. Phil. Phillips at Amboy
That this Deponent acted as orderly Sergeant
under Capt Ralph Guild at Elizabeth town, Amboy, & Blazing Star while the said Solomon Titus was on duty at Elizabeth town, Amboy & Blazing Star and Smith Farm & Bound Brook and will remembers his punctuality on duty and in answerto the roll call
This Deponent is himself a pensioner, being now in his Eighty fourth year since January last
That the said Solomon Titus departed this life about three or four years since at Hopewell leaving the said Susanna Titus his widow who has so remained and still continues
and this deponent further states that the
said Solomon Titus was out with him on one
month tour of duty, under Capt Ralph Guild
at Morristown on that he always understood d that he was out in the five months service under Capt Houten, and was at the Battle of White Plains
John Burroughs
Sworn and subscribed before me the day & year above written
Wm Howell Judge
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New Jersey Hunterdon ss. Personally appeared before me the subjscriber, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Hunterdon Jesse Moore credible witness of the Township of Hopewell, who being duly sworn according to law doth declare and say that he is now
years of age since
AD 183 that he well remembers Solomon Titus being out with him in the war of the Revolution, but not being in the same
Company he does not recollect the Captain
-
State of New Jersey
I James D. Westcott Secretary of the
State of New Jersey do hereby certify
That William Howell Esquire before whom the foregoing Declaration & Deposition of Susanna Titus the Widow of Solomon Titus decd, and the deposition of Anthony Read and
of John Burroughs hereunto annexed were
taken & made, and who hath attested the same was at the date thereof and now is a Judge of the Superior Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Hunterdon, duly
appointed Commissioned and sworn, and that the attestation as also & the certified copy of said marriage license annexed, is his genuine & proper signature and that full faith & credit are due and ought to be given his official acts.
given under my hand and seal of office at the
City of Trenton in said State this sixth
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day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, and of the Independence of the United States Sixty second
James D. Westcott
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2491
Petition of
Susanna Titus of Hunterdon
Capt Houton
New Jersey
Pension
refer to Committee
on Revolution  Pensions
Feby 4 1839
Refd
to the Com'ee
On Revy Pensions
---
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Jany 4. 1840
Refered under rule to Committee
on Revolutionary Pensions
---
March 5 1840 Com'ee dis'd [illegible]
Rept [illegible]
26 H
Halstead 109 Rev Pen
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to the United States Congress
The Petition of Susanna Titus of Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey respectfully sheweth that he is now in her seventy ninth year of age. That she is the widow of Solomon Titus late deceased That her maiden name was Read. That she was married to the said Solomon
Titus, by the Revd John Guild of Pennington at her Fathers house on the seventh
day of April 1779. By virtue of a License
from Governor Livingston,
That she had four sons and two daughters-
That she become a widow on the 19 of
December 1833 by the death of her Husband 
and hath no remarried
That her said Husband entered as a soldier
in the five months service in the old
American war before their intermarriage
enlisting under Capt Houghton and marched
with his company to New York and that
he continued in that service the whole
term of five months with a short furlow.
That he was in the Battle of White Plains
that he served on monthly tours of duty
in the New Jersey militia several times
and served four different tours of one
month each during the war after their
intermariage, That he served one
months tour under Capt Phillips at
Amboy and three other different tours
of one month each under Capt Guild at
Morristown at Elizth town at Amboy, at
Blazing Star, at Smith's Farms, at
Bound Brook and other places
That he served at least nine months in
the whole, and thus being a soldier of the
Revolution which established our Independence was entitled & a pension under the act of Congress, which was not obtained
by reason of an extraordinary alienation
of mind in 1832-
under these circumstances your Petitioner
humbly prays to be allowed the benefit of existing Law in favor of surviving Widows of Revolutionary soldiers-
Jany 22, 1839
Susanna Titus
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In matter of Petition Mrs. Susanna Titus
affid's of loss of marriage license
March 27, 1843
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New Jersey Mercer County ss: Samuel R Hamilton personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common pleas of the County known to me, and who is entitled to full credit as a
person of good character for veracity, who upon oath doth say that he is the agent & attorney of Mrs Susanna Titus of this County, in quest of a Pension under the acts of Congress- That he hath made diligent inquiry & examination among the Possessions in his office where the original Licence for the marriage of the Petitioner was most likely to be and that he cannot find the same
that he supposed until the Reciept of the Letter
of the Hon. J. L. Edwards of March 24 inst that the same was in file in the Pension office of Washington where it had been heretofore forwarded
that the date and description of its contents
are correctly set forth in the Declaration of the
Petitioner that he hath seen several of those
licenses, that he is satisfied the one alluded
to and described is the original one not spurious and that the same is correctly described
That he procure the same from the Petitioner
as the evidence of her marriage and that he believes there is no other documentary evidence of that fort - That if the same was returned  from the Department to this Deponent, the same is now misplaced and lost by accident, and that after careful industrious examination he is unable to find the same
And that the same is correctly described  "first" interlined
Sam. H. Hamilton

Sworn & Subscribed at Trenton
March 27, 1843 before me
Saml Evans, one of the Judges of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas of Mercer
County, New Quay
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Exon. J. L. Edwards
Dr Sir
yours of 25th inst. is recd. requiring the original Marriage Licence Certificate in case of Solomon Titus and Susanna his widow whose maiden name was Read which is here inclosed-with respect to specific statement of periods of
service at this lapse of time no Document or
memorandum being in existence, such can
not be obtained with greater certainty.
In the case of Mrs Elizabeth Green which I
prepared and forwarded through Genl Anthony last session, the periods of service were stated quite as indefinitely as this, but
the amount thereof set out in the same
manner, which I learned from him was
entirely satisfactory. I trust Sir that
by reference & that on which passed
without objection, you will upon the
receipt of the original certificate, deem
the present satisfactory. The extreme
age of the Witnesses, becoming every day more & more infirm & forgetful, renders it
almost hopeless of definite dates & times
with greater accuracy-- This is deemed a fair case
your obt. svt
Sam Hamilton
July 31 1837
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S. R. Hamilton
July 21, 1837
N.J.
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War Dept Pen office
July 28, 1837
Sir, the papers in the case of Mrs Susanna Titus widow of Solomon Titus have been rec'd
and filed with suspended case in this Office. Before a decision can be made the witnesses should state under oath the periods which the claimants husband was in service. It is a rule of the Dept which cannot be departed from
that where there is documented evidence
of the period of Marriage the original
document and not a copy should be exhibited
The original license of the claimant marriage should therefore be sent to this office

Samuel R Hamilton Esq
Trenton
N.J
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War Dept. Pen Office
Augt 16. 1837
The original certificate of the marriage of Mrs SusannaTitus widow of Solomon Titus
has been received and filed with her other papers in this office. It is indispensably necessary to a favorable decision that the
periods of the alleged tours of service of her husband as a militia man of New Jersey should be stated by the witnesses whose testimony
has been exhibited or by other witnesses
who had a personal knowledge of the
service. It is not sufficient for the
witnesses merely to state that the claimants husband served after her marriage.
In the case of Mrs Elizabeth Green
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alluded to in your letter the 
of her husband tours of service are
Samuel R. Hamilton Esq
Trenton
N. J.

Aug 16 1837
N.J.
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Sept 29, 1837.
O.C.
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War Dept
Pension office

Sept 29. 1837
Sir,
The letter of Mr S R Hamilton asking for copies of the papers in the case of Elizabeth Green and Susanna Titus, is herewith returned Copies in the former case cannot, agreeably to our rules be furnished, but the original papers
in the case of Mrs Titus are herewith enclosed, and I will be obliged if you will acknowledge the receipt of them

Hon. Wm Halsted
H. R.
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir, Your Letter of 8th inst. read this morning instructing on a particular point refers to the case of Mrs Susanna Titus I presume whose
Papers being enlarged amended and under
more specific as to date & service &
have been a second time forwarded to
your Department.
That lady resides with her son Mr Reuben Titus on a farm in the Township of Hopewell remote from any Post office - perhaps a communication addressed her through the
office in this City none reach her
as speedily as from any one
yours respectfully
Sam H Hamilton
Fenton July 10
1837
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Know all men by these presents that I Susannah Titus widow of Solomon Titus of Hopewell in the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey do hereby constitute and appoint William S. Allison my true and lawful Agent and attorney to prosecute my claim for any
increase of pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments, and
to receive the certificate which may be issued
for said claim, which certificate I wish made
payable to me; and to all things that I might or
could do were I personally present
Witness my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of June A.D. 1851.
her 
Susanna, Titus
mark
Signed and sealed in the presence of
Alexander M. Headnut J Peace
Reuben Titus Witness

State of New Jersey
County of Mercer Ss.
On this twenty seventh day of June A.D. 1831 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Susannah Titus and acknowledged the foregoing Power of attorney
to be her act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid
Alexander M. Headnut J Peace
(over)
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I certify that I have official information
that Alexander M. Hudnut before whom the
foregoing was taken is a Justice of the Peace
and that I am acquainted with his handwriting
& that the signature above is his
June 30 1851-
Phil Dickinson
P. Agent N. Jersey
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Sir
Accompanying will be also the
original papers touching the application of
Susanna Titus for a pension as the relict of Solomon Titus her late husband who was a Revolutionary Patriot & soldier. those origl papers were marked on the department
No 124, and returned to me to be perfected if posssible with points of Inquiry & remark by
the Hon. J. L. Edwards
I have prepared a more full Declaration
and procured additional fact with specifications and certificates which I trust will
prove satisfactory to the Department
I have deemed it only proper to attach them  and return with the original Papers presuming such case to be the most proper
Communication in reply addressed
Trenton N.J. will reach the Petitioner
I have the honor to be
Yr Obt Svt
Sam R Hamilton
Trenton March 2 1833
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Princeton N.J.
Dr Crump
Permit me from your kindness to me. my friend through the medium of this letter, to make you acquainted with Samuel R Hamilton Esq
who resides in Trenton, he is a relative
of mine, a Lawyer, has much to do with
the old revolutionary claimants if he should
urge a claim in behalf of Mrs Titus, the widow
of a revolutionary worthy and I presume
has a just claim you will perform a deed of charity in rendering him what service lies in your power in this case, and confer another favor on me by rendering what assistance you can in the transaction of his business
I am here on a visit from the "Old Dominion," (which place I am much pleased with) shall soon return to Lynchburg where I shall be gratified to hear from you with a hope
that your health is entirely restored. I am
with much respect your sincere friend
Frances W. Morford
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Susanna Titus
New Jersey
Suspended
[crossed through "per letter 28th July 1837 S.R. Hamilton 
do 16th August 1837
do. to Hon W Halsted, Sept 29, 1837"]
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76 Capt Houghton | N.Y. | pri | 5 mo
Phillips | Amboy | 1
Guild | Morristown | 1
Elizabethtown | 1
Blazing Starr | 1
say 6 mo
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September 28, 1932
BA-J/MLB
SOLOMON TITUS
W. 2491

Miss Alice R. Blackwell
461 Rutherford Avenue
Trenton, New Jersey
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Solomon Titus, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 2491, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Solomon Titus, 
He was born October 8, 1757, place of his birth and name of his parents not stated. 
He enlisted, date and place not shown, and served five months as a private in the New Jersey troops in Captain Houghton's company and was in the battle of White Plains. He served subsequently at various times, amounting in all to ten months as a private under Captains John Hunt, John Mott, Philip Phillips and Ralph Guild, Colonels Seeley and Joseph Phillips, in the New Jersey troops and was in the battle of Monmouth,
He died December 19, 1833, at his residence in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Solomon Titus married April 7, 1779, at Hopewell Township, New Jersey, Susannah Reed, who was born February 5, 1761. They
were both of said Hopewell Township, New Jersey, and were married at the home of her father, whose name is not stated.
She was allowed pension on her application executed September 8, 1836, while living in the Township of Hopewell, New Jersey,
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where she lived on a farm with her son, Reuben, remote from any post office.
In 1843 she was a resident of Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, where she was still residing in 1851. She died June 3, 1854.
The family record shows the following children of Solomon Titus and his wife, Susannah; they were all named as living in 1837, in Hopewell, New Jersey, with the exception of Rebeccah,
of whom no mention was made:
Samuel born December 8, 1781
Mary or Polly born March 4, 1784; married Thomas Blackwell
Rebeccah born June 1, 1788
Nathaniel born November 15, 1790
Reuben born July 16, 1793
Abijah born June 14, 1797
Susan born January 18, 1803; married Daniel Bowne
In 1836 Anthony Reed who was born August 6, 1765, a brother of the soldier's wife, Susannah, was a resident of Hopewell, New Jersey.
In 1843, one Phebe Elizabeth Blackwell witnessed the widow's claim for pension in Mercer County, New Jersey; relationship
to soldier's daughter, Mary or Polly Blackwell, not stated.
In 1851, one Reuben Titus appeared as a witness in the widow's claim, in Mercer County, New Jersey; it is not stated whether or not he was the soldier's son.
There are no further family data in the claim.
Date of death on A.B. Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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IN REPLY REFER TO
NO.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
TRENTON November 5, 1936
[Stamp - Received Nov 6 1936, Mail Sub-Div Vets Adm]
The Director,
Veteran's Administration,
Division of Revolutionary War Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send this office extracts, showing all places and dates of birth and death that are available, all names of wife or wives and children, etc., of the following named pensioned revolutionary veterans:
Benjamin Titus, Widow 46287
Solomon Titus, Widow 2491.
This information is wanted for incorporation into the records of this office.
Thanking you in advance, I remain
Very truly yours,
Raymond J Hill Jr. [signature]
Raymond J Hill Jr.[typed]
War Record Division.
RJH:h
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461 Rutherford Ave.
Trenton, N.J
Sept 8, 1932
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I have been referred to you by the Adjutant Generals office of the state of New Jersey
I would like to obtain information on-- Solomon Titus Born 1757. Residence Hopewell
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Died December 19, 1833, Hunterdon
County, New Jersey - Ref. Wid. 2491
Will you kindly furnish me with a copy of records that you have that will aid in
establishing a genealogical record
Thanking you for this information, I am
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Alice R. Blackwell
[Stamp] RECEIVED
SEP 10 1932
RECEIPT SECTION
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
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1932, Sept 18 Hist. to Miss Alice Blackwell - MLB
1936. Nov. 20-- Hist to Raymond J Hill
WIDOW, &c
REVY
File No. 2491
Susanna Titus
Widow
Solomon Titus
Pri Rev. War.
Act: July 4, 1836,
Index:- Vol. M, Page 275.
[Arrangement of 1870.)
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November 20, 1936
BA-J/EEL

Mr. Raymond J. Hill, Jr.
Office of the Adjutant General
War Record Division
Trenton, New Jersey

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension records of Benjamin Titus, Widow, No. 6287 and Solomon Titus, Widow No. 2491, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The records of those soldiers are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.