Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1457, for Nicholas Mooney, New Jersey
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(3─1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Mooney, Nicholas 
 Charlotte

NUMBER
W. 1457

CONTENTS
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[Illegible]
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6061
New Jersey
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Nicholas Mooney
in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the company commanded 
by Captain Scudder of the Reg commanded
by Col.  Seeley in the New Jersey
line for 12 mo Priv. $40.00
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 40 Dollars ["Cents" lined thru] per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Feb.
1833 and sent to Hon. S. Pondir
House Reps.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $60.00
Semi=anl. Allowance ending 4 Mar 1833. 20.00
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$80.00    
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{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk
Book D Vol. 4 Page 163
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13,201      20
Nicholas Mooney
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State of New-Jersey
Essex County ss }
On this nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County now sitting Nicholas Mooney a resident of the Township of Rahway in the County of Essex and State of New-Jersey aged sixty nine years.  Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June seventh in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
He was born in the Township of Elizabeth in that part now set off and known by the name of the Township of Westfield in the County of Essex and State of New-Jersey on the eleventh day of February seventeen hundred and sixty three and was sixty nine years old last February according to his Family Record kept by his father during infancy which Record is now in his possession.  Where he was living when he first entered the service of the Revolutionary War & where he has resided ever since until a few years last past since which time he has resided in the said Township of Rahway and has always resided in the said County of Essex and State of New-Jersey.
That he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 
That he first entered said service as an enlisted private soldier at the place above stated on or about the first day of January in the
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year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty one in Captain John Scudder's company of Infantry for one year.  David Woodruff Lieutenant and John Miller Ensign being a company of State troopers raised by the State of New Jersey  and was first stationed at Elizabeth Town Point in the said County of Essex and marched from their to Dobbses Ferry on the North River in the State of New York.  And was there stationed with the three Month men under the command of Col. Seely and Col. Ely and Major William Crane.  Then returned to Connecticut Farms in the said County of Essex and was stationed there for a short time and was then marched to Rahway where he was discharged.  Which discharge is either Lost or Mislaid.  Whilst in said company said Captain Scudder done a Majors duty a part of the time.  Was at the Battle of Springfield and Connecticut Farms as a volunteer at the time Springfield was burnt.  Knew Lord Starting General Dayton Col. Matthias Ogden & Col. Spencer of the standing army.   He has no documentary evidence of his serving that he can Refer to except the pay roll kept by Capt. John Scudder but can prove the same by Benjamin Crane and Jonathon Badgley whose affidavit is hereunto annexed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State or Territory in the United States.
[signature] Nicholas Mooney

Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[signature] Sam'l. B. Miller Judge
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    We Stephen Thompson a Clergyman residing in the Township of Union in County of Essex and State of New-Jersey and Sam'l. B. Miller - residing in the Township of Newark - County & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nicholas Mooney who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration what we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[signature] Stephen Thompson
[signature] Sam'l. B. Miller

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[signature] E . Van Arsdale Jr Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation into the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.- And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Stephen Thompson who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the township of Union - in the County of Essex and State of New-Jersey and that Samuel B. Miller - Who has also signed the same is a Resident of the Township of Newark - County and State aforesaid and is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
[signature] Sam'l. B. Miller Judge
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I Elias Van Arsdale Jr Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Essex 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 Nicholas Mooney for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand and seal of Office this 4 October AD 1832
[signature] E. Van Arsdale Jr Clk.

[illegible Seal of Office affixed at left]
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State of New-Jersey
Essex County ss }
Be it known that on this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.- Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Benjamin Crane and Johnathon Badgley of full age who being first duly sworn according to law on their oaths deposeth and saith that they reside in the County of Essex and the State of New-Jersey and are well acquainted with Nicholas Mooney of the township of Rahway in said County and know that the said Nicholas Mooney was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was Enlisted and served in Capt. John Scudder's company for one year and was discharged at Rahway in said County.  Was with him when stationed at Elizabeth Town and at Dobbses Ferry under the Command of Col. Seely and Col. Ely (next two lines crossed out). and further saith not.
[signature] Benjain Crane
[signature] Jonathon Badgley

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me.
[signature] Sam'l. B. Miller

New Jersey
Essex County ss:
I Elias Van Arsdale Jr Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Essex do hereby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the foregoing affidavit of Benjamin Crane and Jonathon Badgley was made & taken at the time of taking the same was and still is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned & sworn that I am [acquainted] with his handwriting and that the above signature "Sam'l. B. Miller" is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty two.
[signature] Elias Van Arsdale Jr. Clk.

[illegible Seal of Office attached at left]
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I, Silas Condit one of the representatives in Congress from the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that I am personally acquainted with Benjamin Crane and Jonathon Badgley the subscribers to the within affidavit and that they are persons entitled to full credit when giving testimony. Washington DC AD Feb. 5th 1838.
[signature] Silas Condit
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✓ 1359
4144
Charlotte Mooney

Married 24 Nov 1788
Husband died 25 Jan 1834

[illegible faint handwriting]

Admitted
Private 10 months

Aaron Coe Esqr.
Westfield
N.J.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"

State of New Jersey
Essex County ss }
On the third day of September AD 1832 personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Charlotte Mooney a resident of Westfield township in the county and state aforesaid aged 70 1/2 years, a neighbor of mine, and personally known to me and who is hereby certify, unable from bodily weakness and infirmity to attend Court, and 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 7th 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows".
I am the widow of Nicholas Mooney, who was a private of the Essex County Militia of New Jersey, as I believe, and served under various officers in the war of the revolution, whose names are unknown, my said husband was a pensioner of the United States, under the militia pension law of June 1832 as I presume, and his pension was regularly paid to the time of his death, as I believe, for the details and specifications of his revolutionary services I refer to the commissioner of pensions and Sect. of War and to his declaration, and testimony, which I presume will be found in the files of the Pension Office in the war department. I  further declare that I was married to the said Nicholas Mooney on the 24th day of November 1788 by the Rev. Benjamin Woodruff the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Westfield Essex Co. New Jersey and that my husband the afores'd. Nicholas Mooney died at his residence in the township of Rahway County afores'd on the 25th day of January 1834 and I have remained his widow ever since. I was born on the 11th day of March 1768 my maiden name was Charlotte Parker.
[right] her
[right] Charlotte X Mooney [X being her mark in lieu of signature]
[right] mark

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written at the residence of the said Charlotte Mooney before me
[signature] Aaron Coe Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
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I Aaron Coe before whom the within declaration of Mrs. Charlotte Mooney was taken, do hereby certify that said Mrs. Mooney is personally know to me, she is now one of my neighbors.  I knew her husband Nicholas Mooney dec'd for many years, he died on the 25th day of January 1834 in the township of Rahway County of Essex, New Jersey, Westfield Essex co, N.J.
Sept 3 1838
[signature] Aaron Coe

State of New Jersey
County of Essex } ss.
I, Elias Van Arsdale Jr. Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex do hereby certify that Aaron Coe before whom the annexed affidavit of Charlotte Mooney was made and taken at the time of taking the same was and still is one of the Judges of the said Court residing in said County duly commissioned and Sworn: And that the signature "Aaron Coe" affixed to the Jurat of said affidavit and Certificate above written respectively are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at Newark in the County of Essex aforesaid the Fourth day of September AD eighteen hundred and thirty eight.
[signature] E. Van Arsdale Jr. Clk.

[illegible Seal of Office affixed at left]
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"November twenty fourth one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight Nicholas Mooney and Charlotte Parker were married ".
I James M. Hunting holding the office of Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church in Westfield Essex County New Jersey hereby certify that the above is a correct extract from the records of said Church kept by the Rev Benjamin Woodruff then its pastor, with this difference, that in the records, figures occupy the place of the words above employed to express the dates and read thus "Nov. 24 1788 Nicholas Mooney and Charlotte Parker were married"
[signature] James M. Hunting, Pastor

State of New Jersey
Essex County ss }
James M. Hunting appeared before me Aaron Coe Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church at Westfield, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath says, that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church kept by the said Rev. Benjamin Woodruff at that time Pastor, with the difference therein expressed.
[signature] James M. Hunting

Sworn and subscribed to this 3rd day of Sep. 1838 before me.
[signature] Aaron Coe Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Essex Co. NJ
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13201

Nicholas Mooney
of 
New Jersey

31 Jany. 1833
Obj. 14. 16.
21 Feb 33
Obj. 16

P-229
M. E. ─ P-260

Admitted
1 yr
$40

[signature] Hon. S Condit
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Brief in the case of Nicholas Mooney of Rahway Co. of Essex in the State of New Jersey 
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge ? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he ? 69 Feby 1832.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[Four Column Table]
Period. 1. 1781 
Duration of Service - 1 year
Rank - Private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Capital Scudder, Col. Seely and Ely, Major Crane

5. In what Battles  was he engaged?  Springfield and Connecticut Farms

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Essex County - New Jersey

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective Papers not attached as required -   [illegible] of the credibility of Witnesses.

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

[signature] [?] Mooney Examining Clerk
[???] 24, 1833
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

September 11, 1928

H. M. Kelsey
175 Maple St
New Haven, Conn

Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 1457, it appears that Nicholas Mooney was born February 11, 1783 in Elizabeth Township, Essex County, New Jersey.
While residing at said Elizabeth Township he enlisted January 1, 1780 and served one year as a private in Captain John Scudder's Company, under Colonels Seeley and Ely, in the New Jersey Troops, and was in the battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Rahway Township, Essex County, New Jersey. He died there January 25, 1834.
Soldier married November 24, 1788 at Westfield, 


[handwritten note]
Battles of Conn. Farms & Springfield in 1780. so used this date instead of 1781
as he stated. Miss Wilson ok'd this
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New Jersey, Charlotte Parker, who was born March 11, 1768.
She was allowed pension on her application executed September 3, 1838, while a resident of Westfield, New Jersey.
There is no further data on file as to the family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Declaration of
Mrs. Charlotte Mooney
Resolution [or Revolution] July 1 1848

2643

[signature] Sam'l B. Miller
Newark
N. Jersey
agent
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State of New Jersey
Essex County } ss
On this twelfth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Charlotte Mooney a resident of Westfield in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath say that she is the Widow of Nicholas Mooney deceased who was during his lifetime a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 at the rate of Forty Dollars per annum on account of Military Service performed during the Revolutionary War She further declares that she makes this declaration to obtain the same rate of Pension that her said husband enjoyed at the time of his death viz. Forty Dollars per annum in lieu of the amount she received under the Act of June 17th 1844 viz $33.33 on the evidence now on file in the pension office under the Resolution of congress passed July first 1848 [no such Act] claiming also arrears thereon.
[right] her
[right] Charlotte X Mooney [X being her mark in lieu of signature]
[right] mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me [signature] Sam'l. B Miller - Justice of the peace.

I Certify that the above named declarant is Personally Known to me as Represented in the Foregoing Affidavit.
[signature] Saml. B. Miller - Justice of the peace.
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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 B. Miller 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 Essex in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Samuel B Miller

[illegible Seal of Office affixed at left]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office at Trenton, in said state, this nineteenth day of Sept. A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
[signature] Charles G. McChesney
Sec'y of State.
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Mrs Charlotte Mooney

aa
343
& Joint Resolution

Ad at $40

[signature] Sam'l. B. Miller
Newark
N.J
Agent
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     DECLARATION

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 Entitled an act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution and a Resolution passed July [illegible] 1848.

State of New Jersey
Essex County } ss
On this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Charlotte Mooney, a resident of Westfield in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged eighty years and who 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 2nd day of February 1848 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the Widow of Nicholas Mooney, who was a private enlisted soldier for one year in Capt. John Shudder's company of Infantry in the New Jersey State troops and served in said company one full year in the war of the revolution and was a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832 at the rate of forty dollars per annum, and died at his residence in said County on the 25th day of January 1834 And the said Charlotte Mooney declares that she received a pension under the act of Congress of June 17th 1844. Thirty-three dollars and Thirty eight cents per annum and that she is still a widow.
[right] her
[right] Charlotte X Mooney [X being her mark in lieu of signature]

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me. - [signature] Sam'l. B. Miller Justice of the peace.

I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
August 25th 1848.   [signature] Sam'l B. Miller Justice of the peace.
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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 B. Miller 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 Essex in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Samuel B Miller

[illegible Seal of Office affixed at left]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office at Trenton, in said state, this eleventh day of Sept. A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
[signature] Charles G. McChesney
Secretary of State.
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1066
Mrs Charlotte Mooney
Declaration under the
Law of Congress of
March 3rd 1843.


$33.33 per ann.

Send cert. [certificate] to
Sam'l. B. Miller
Newark New Jersey
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DECLARATION

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838.

State of new jersey
Essex County } ss
On this thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Charlotte Mooney a resident of the township of Westfield - in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged seventy seven 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 on the 3rd March 1848 granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the widow of Nicholas Mooney deceased who was a private soldier in the New Jersey State troops and was enlisted for one year under the command of Captain John Scudder and served for that term.  And the said Charlotte Mooney further declares that she received a pension from the United States for forty dollars per annum under the act of July 7th, 1838.  And that she further declares she is still a widow.
[right] her
[right] Charlotte X Mooney [X being her mark in lieu of signature]
[right] mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
[signature] Sam'l. B. Miller Judge of Common Pleas

And I do hereby certify that the declarant in the foregoing declaration named is personally known to me to be the identical person who received the above mentioned pension from the United States.
April 13th 1843.
[signature] Sam'l. B. Miller Judge of Common Pleas
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State of new Jersey
County of Essex } ss.
I John P. Jackson Clerk of the County of Essex and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby Certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the annexed affidavit of Charlotte Mooney was made and taken at the time of taking the same was and still is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned and Sworn; And that the signature "Sam'l. B. Miller" to the Jurat of said Affidavit & the Crtificate thereunder written respectively are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Newark in said County the eighth day of May AD eighteen hundred and forty three.
[signature] J. P Jackson Clk

[illegible Official Seal affixed at left]
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[written vertically to left]
1359.  Sept [??]
NJ
7 July 1838 Charlotte Mooney

Westfield N J
Sept. 7

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Westfield Essex Co. N. J.

Sir:
I enclose to you the application of Mrs Charlotte Mooney for her pension.  Please inform me of the result of her application when convenient.

Yours respectfully
[signature] Aaron Coe
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343
New Jersey
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Charlotte Mooney
widow of Nicholas Mooney
who was a private
in the Revolution 
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
40 Dollars ~~~
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March 1843.
Increased from $33.33.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
27 day of Dec. 1848
and sent to
Hon. D. S. Gregory
H. of R.
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[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.[
Recorded in Book A,
Vol. 2. Page 98.
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[left side]
Reported

[right side]

New Jersey 343
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Charlotte Mooney
widow of Nicholas Mooney
who was a private
in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
33 Dollars & 33 
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
15th day of June 1843
and sent to S .B. Miller Esq.
Newark, New Jersey
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A,
Vol. 1 Page 124.
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 4149.

New Jersey
====================
Charlotte Mooney
widow of Nicholas Mooney
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 25 Jany. 1834,
in Essex County in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the company
commanded by Capt. Scudder of the
Reg't commanded by Col. Seely in
the N. Jersey line for 10 months.
====================
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of $40 Dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of 
March 1836. Increased from $33.33
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Certificate of pension issued the 27 day of
Dec. 1848 and sent to Hon.
D. S, Gregory H. of R.
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Total amount, $ [blank]

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by [signature] Leo Jenkins Clerk,
Book D, Vol. 1, Page 201.
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NEW JERSEY 4149
====================
Charlotte Mooney
widow of Nicholas Mooney
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832
and who died on the 25th January 1834
of Essex County in the State of N. Jersey
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Scudder of the reg't commanded 
by Col. Seely in the N. Jersey
line for 10 months.
====================
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey 
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.
====================
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Sep. 
1839 and sent Aaron Coe
Westfield N.J.
====================
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '39 116.65
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar '40 16.66
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$133.31
[Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by [signature] D. Brown Clerk
Book A, Vol. 2 page 129
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[left side]
1926 Sept 11 - Hist. to
H.M. Kelsey AWF

[right side]

REVY WIDOW, &c.

File No. 1457
Charlotte Mooney
Widow
Nicholas Mooney
Priv. Rev. War

Act: Feb. 2, 1848

Index:─Vol. M, Page 58

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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✓
N. Jersey
Charlotte Mooney
Let. to Aaron Coe 30 Oct 1838


Act 7 July 1838
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#175 Maple St. New Haven Conn.
July - 19 - 1926

Pension Bureau
Washington DC

Gentlemen:-
W1457 Can you furnish with the service record of Nicholas Mooney of Westfield, N.J. for which his widow Charlotte Parker Mooney received a pension?
Nicholas was born Feb - 11 - 1765 and died Jan 25 - 1834 and buried in Westfield N.J.
Charlotte Parker was born Apl 11- 1768 and died Feby 1 - 1853 and buried in Westfield N.J.
These two were married Nov 24 - 1788.

The above are my maternal great-grandparents and the only information I can get in the family is that a pension was paid.

Awaiting your kind reply I beg to remain
Yours respectfully
[signature] H. M. Kelsey

[Postmark Stamp]
U. S. Pension Office H
Jul 20 1926
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM─51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Mooney, Pero GRADE Private LINE Rhode Island
(Mosey)

WARRANT NUMBER 3351 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 31, 1789 to ~ not shown ~

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM─51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Mooney, Peter GRADE Private LINE Crane's Continental Artillery (Massachusetts)

WARRANT NUMBER 4730 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 26, 1790 to John May.

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.