Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 15828, for Daniel Lewis, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey | Lewis, Daniel & Rebecca | R.15828 BL Reg. 310018-1855

CONTENTS
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Susp(ended). See letter to P. Dickinson, P. Ag(ent).
Aug 7, 1832

Notification sent Sep. 21st 1820 to Hon. Sen. Eayck, Clk. of Court Monmouth, N. Jersey.

17,186
New Jersey

Daniel Lewis of Monmouth, in the state of New Jersey, who was a Private, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Spencer of the New Jersey line, for the term of six years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th of May 1820 and sent to William S. Emley, Esq., New Egypt, New Jersey.

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1820.................$184.25
Semi-anl. all(owan)ce ending 4 Sep. 1820......48.00
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22 mo(nths) 28/[illegible] 4/30.............$232.25

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Susp(ended). See letter to P. Dickinson, P. Ag(ent).
Aug 7, 1832

Notification sent Sep. 21st 1820 to Hon. Sen. Eayck, Clk. of Court Monmouth, N. Jersey.

17,186
New Jersey

Daniel Lewis of Monmouth, in the state of New Jersey, who was a Private, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Spencer of the New Jersey line, for the term of six years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th of May 1820 and sent to William S. Emley, Esq., New Egypt, New Jersey.

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1820.................$184.25
Semi-anl. all(owan)ce ending 4 Sep. 1820......48.00
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22 mo(nths) 28/[illegible] 4/30.............$232.25

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Act Mar. 31st
310,018
Oct. 24/'60

Rebecca Lewis, wid(ow) of Daniel Lewis, Private N.J. Line, Rev(olutionary) War

N.J. [illegible] Feb. '53

Sent letter to C.G. McChesney Rev. Correspondence Jan. 5/'60.

C.G. McChesney, Trenton, N.J.
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Daniel Lewis, Private, '77 to '83
Spencer, New Jersey
Reg(iment) on Roll
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County//

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in said County, Daniel Lewis of the Township of Dover in said County, who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that (he) entered into the service of the United States in the army thereof in the spring of the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven in the Fifth Regiment under the command of Colonel Oliver Spencer, in Captain Thomas Foreman's company and was transferred from said company to the command of Captain Combs after whose decease he was transferred to a company command(ed) by Capt. Jonathan Holmes in the Second Jersey Regiment command by Colonel Francis Barber and served in the same to the end of the war.
s/ Daniel Lewis (X - his mark)

Taken and sworn to before me the third day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen - 1818.
s/ Wm. J. Emley

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County//

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber...
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County//

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Daniel Lewis, named in the deposition to which this is annexed, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that from his reduced circumstances he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support agreeable to the act of the hon(orable) the Congress of the United States passed March 18th 1818 and further saith not.
s/ Daniel Lewis (X - his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of August 1819.
s/ Wm. J. Emley

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County//

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in said County, Daniel Britton, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he was acquainted with Daniel Lewis, named in the above deposition in the service of the United States for the space of three years or upwards and served in the Second Jersey Regiment with him until the conclusion of the war at which time they were discharged and further saith not.
s/ Daniel Britton (X - his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of August 1819.
s/ Wm. J. Emley
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State of N. Jersey
Monmouth County//

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Henry Reed, who being sworn according to law on his oath saith that he was acquainted with Daniel Lewis (sp.), named in the within deposition in the service of the United State and served with him in the same regiment for same time and believe that this Daniel Lewis (sp.) in the same person.
s/ Henry Reed (X - his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21 day of August 1819.
s/ Wm. J. Emley

I, the subscriber, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that William J Emley, Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing and annexed affidavits as also to the annexed certificate is, and was at the dates thereof, duly enrolled in my office as a Judge of the said Court and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. And also that the names "Wm. J. Emley" thereto subscribed are the genuine signatures of the said Judge Emley.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Freehold the Twenty third day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Nineteen.
s/ J. Phillips, Clk.
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I, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Daniel Lewis did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy as stated in the within declaration and that he is in very indigent circumstances and unable to perform much manual labor, being much afflicted with weakness. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken before me pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress of the United States passed March 18th 1818. Given under my hand this 21st day of August 1819.
s/ Wm. J. Emley

Daniel Lewis, Private, '77 to '83
Spencer, New Jersey
Reg(iment) on Roll
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Declaration.

"In order to obtain the benefits of the Second Section of the Act of 3rd February 1853."

State of New Jersey
Mercer County//

On this Twenty fourth day of September A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty, personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of New Jersey now sitting at Trenton, Rebecca Lewis, a resident of Washington (late East Windsor) Township, in the County of Mercer and State aforesaid, aged Sixty four years in June past, 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 3rd February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Daniel Lewis, who was a private in the New Jersey Line in the War of the Revolution and was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of "1818 March 18th" at the rate of Ninety six dollars per annum payable at Trenton, New Jersey.

She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Lewis on the Twenty Eighth day of June Eighteen Hundred and Sixteen. That her said husband died on the Fourteenth day of May, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty. That she was not married to him prior to the Second of January Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow. Refers to her husband's declaration on file at Washington for his services.
s/ Rebecca & Lewis (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before me in open Court.
s/ L.G. Atchly, Judge
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BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.
DECLARATION FOR WIDOW OF A DECEASED OFFICER OR SOLDIER, WHO HAS NOT HAD A LAND WARRANT.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
COUNTY OF Mercer//

On this Twenty fourth day of September A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and [crossed out: Fifty] Sixty, personally appeared before me, a Master in Chancery within and for the County and State aforesaid, Rebecca Lewis, aged Sixty four years, a resident of Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey, who being duly sworn according to law declares, that she is the widow of Daniel Lewis, deceased, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain (blank) in the New Jersey Line [crossed out: Regiment of] commanded by (blank) in the War of the Revolution, that her said husband (blank) on or about the (blank) day of (blank) A.D. (blank).

She further states, that she was married to the said Daniel Lewis in New Egypt on the Twenty eighth day of June A.D. Eighteen Hundred & Sixteen by one Rev. William Fulse, a Methodist Minister and that her name before her said marriage was Rebecca Reynolds, that her said husband died at New Egypt on the Fourteenth day of May A.D. Eighteen Hundred & Thirty and that she is now a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3rd, 1855 and May 14, 1856.
s/ Rebecca & Lewis (X - her mark)

We, Isaac S. Williams and William J. Smith, residents of Mercer County in the State of New Jersey, upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Rebecca Lewis in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
s/ Isaac S. Williams (X - his mark)
s/ Wm. J. Smith

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed, before me, on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
s/ Charles McChesney, M.C.C.

(over)
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Daniel Lewis
17186
Monmouth

Con(gress) May '20

Sep. '20
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State of New Jersey 
Monmouth County//

On this Twenty fifth day of July Eighteen Hundred and Twenty, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court (of) Record, and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth, Daniel Lewis, aged about Fifty eight years, resident in the said County, who being first sworn according to law, does on his oath [crossed out: say] declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows in Captain Thomas Forman's Company and in the 5th Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Spencer, afterwards in Captain Jonathan Holmes's Company and in the 2nd Jersey Regiment then commanded by Col. Barber; and that his original delaration is dated the 3rd day of April Eighteen Hundred Eighteen, and that the number of his Certificate of Pension is (17,186).

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the Eighteen day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an Act
of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the Eighteenth day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income whatsoever.


Declarant further saith that he has not any occupation, and is not able to pursue any kind of business to obtain a support; has no family.
s/ Daniel Lewis (X - his mark)

Sworn to & declared in Open Court on the 25th day of July 1820 before.
s/ Wm. G. Bowne
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I, William Ien Eyck, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount [crossed out: of] in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is (blank) Dollars (blank) cents.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this Fourth day of August 1820.
s/ Wm. Ien Eyck, Clk.
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No. 7566
Rebecca Lewis, widow of Daniel, dec(eased).
N. Jersey

Let(ter) Chas. G. McChesney Oct 23/'60
(Let(ter) Chas. G. McChesney) Jan. 5/'61
Return to files April 8/('61)
Act Feb. 3rd 1853

310018
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Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Com(missioner) of Pensions
Washington City

Daniel Lewis, dec(eased).
Rebecca Lewis
Daniel [illegible]
Daniel [illegible] 
[crossed out: N.J. Troops]
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15828
Revolu(tionary) War
P.O (blank)
Rebecca Lewis
Service: widow of Daniel
Rev.
Enlisted: REJECTED ,18 (blank).
Discharged: (blank) ,18 (blank).
Application filed:  (blank) ,18 (blank).
Alleges: (blank)
Re-enlisted: (blank)
Attorney: (blank)
P.O. (blank) 
(blank) Recognized. (blank) Contract.
(blank) Cert. of Dis. Searched for (blank) ,18 (blank).

Oct. 28, 1901
Mrs. Sarah A. Sheartland
Springfield, Mass.
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Glen

Springfield, Mass., Oct 7, 1901.
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir,

Can you inform me if Daniel Lewis of Ashford, CT, who enlisted July 4, 1777 for the war and served until Dec. 1780, had a pension.

He was both (sp.) blind and insane for quite a time before his death, if he had, I would like a description of him so I can prove he was my ancestor and greatly oblige.
s/ Mrs. Sarah A. Sheartland
49 North Main St.
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Daniel Lewis served as fifer and private in Captain Thomas Marsh Forman's company of David Forman's regiment, Continental Troops, Revolutionary War. He enlisted July 4, 1777, for the war; was transferred, about Feb. 1779 to Capt. John Comb's company, same regiment, was again transferred about June 1779, to Capt. John Combs company, Colonel Oliver Spencer's regiment, Continental Troops; and his name is last borne on muster roll of that organization for Nov. & Dec. 1780.
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
Nov. 23, 1860.

Sir,

I return the papers in the case of Daniel Lewis, late pensioner of the N. Jersey roll, under Act March 18, 1818, received from you under date of the 21st inst(ant) and have to inform you that he received in person the semi-annual stipend to March 4, 1830, and that the arrears due from that date to 14 May 1830, the day of his death, were paid to Isaac N. Woodward, Administrator. From the certificate it appears that he left neither widow or children.

Very respectfully your obe(dient) ser(vant),
s/ R.J. Atkinson, Auditor

Geo. C. Whiting. Esq.
Com(missioner) of Pensions
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Trenton, New Jersey
Feb. 8, 1861.

Hon. Geo. C. Whiting. Esq.
Com(missioner) of Pensions

Dear Sir,

Sickness had prevented an earlier answer to your letter of 5th Jan. 1861 on the case of Rebecca, widow of Dan(iel) Lewis, now of the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey. Your letter states, "There is something wrong in this matter that requires a very satisfactory explanation." I have never presented an illegal case to the department. Mr. Woodward should have known Mrs. Lewis was living, by whom she had two children, viz.: Daniel Lewis, at the time of his death. Mr. Woodward kept Daniel Lewis' Certificate of Pension as a pledge for store goods purchased. Mrs. Lewis often come herself, and procured articles at his store and had them charged to her husband, Daniel Lewis. But there is a slight mistake in the date of her marriage to Daniel Lewis - when he was pensioned he was not married, his statement was correct. His widow is an ignorant person. The date of the marriage will be fully established from the age of their son, a respectable person now [crossed out: coliving] living in Monmouth County. There is a person living...
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...in Bordentown who was present at the marriage and knew the parties long before and after marriage. I have written to Ex Gov. Fort who knew the parties well. Lieut. Jas. Montgomery's letter on the subject should not affect the case, as he left the service at an early day, and was a commander, which was well known and wrote his letter to the dep(artment) after he knew Daniel Lewis was dead. Soon as the weather will admit, satisfactory testimony will be presented that there is no wrong in the application.

I would not present or prepare a claim where there were doubts. I have refused scores of doubtful cases both in pension as well and land applications.

Very respectfully your obe(dient) ser(vant),
s/ Charles G. McChesney
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Free

Lewis Cass, Esquire
Secretary at War, or in his absence his agent.
Washington

July 30, 1832
Pension Office
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Respected Gen'l,

As directed by a publication in the New Jersey Gazette, I enclose my Pension Certificate to be modified conformant to the late pension law; as to the Secretary at War may appear meet and fitting to be done. It may not be improper to state that my monthly pay was $26. And it may possibly be again to say that I received a commission as lieutenant in the year 1775 when I was between 16 years [crossed out: age] age; and that I shall be 17 in November next. Lewis was in the Second Pennsylvania Regiment. Ser(geant) Clair, Col., Wm. Allen, Lieutenant Col., and Joseph Wood, Major. On the Declaration of  Independence William Allen re-signed for (Maj. Joseph) Wood was promoted to Lieut. Col and Harmen of the First Pennsylvania Regiment was appointed Major. Part of our regiment, and in which I was, marched that mission into Canada. I knew of no officer or soldier of my passivity of days. Hence, it will be unnatural examination, that any person claiming title to a pension for Revolutionary Services; must be more than 70 years of age. I do not recollect that there were many of any enlistments made subsequent to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. I make this communication because I heard several persons under 70 years of age say that they were entitled to and contemplated making application for pensions. It may to be necessary to add that the Court in and for the County of Monmouth and in which I live is now in...
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...session; and has been so interrupted by applicants for pensions; that the Judges have thought it expedient to appoint a future day on which to receive applications.

It is not unsurely known that numbers making applications have never seen service, or been under the command of a Continental Officer. Some indeed are old and infirm with correspondent minds, indulging imagination for recollections and believe themselves entitled to pensions. Peradventure they had only been marching about the County occasionally, two or three days. Others have been at the Battle of Germantown; and home in a few days. I have also known persons not entitled to have drawn pensions; and yet no (sp.) one who has long drawn by the name of Daniel Lewis, who was a soldier but deceased antecedent to the pension law of March 1818. When his real name, and by which he is and since a child has been known, is Samuel. Daniel was an elder brother. It can be ascertained with facility that Samuel lives in the vicinity of (New) Egypt in the County of Monmouth, where he is only known by the name of Samuel, albeit he always drawn a pension by the name of Daniel. This information was given me by the first characters of the district in which he lives.

It appears that instruction given to the several County Courts will prevent trouble and labor at the Pension Office.

It will be interesting to me that my certificate be returned antecedent to the Fourth day of September, the day on which our...
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...semi-annual payments are made at the New Jersey agency.

Be pleased to excuse the plain style of.
s/ Gen'l Lewis Cass

Thine Respectfully,
s/ James Montgomery
Allentown, 7 Month, 28th 1832
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Trenton, N. Jersey, Oct. 13, 1860.

Hon. Geo. C Whiting

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose the declaration of Rebecca Lewis, widow of Daniel Lewis, dec(eased) late, of Monmouth County (now Ocean) New Jersey for a pension under Act of Congress of February 3rd 1853. Also application for Bounty Land. Her husband was a pensioner of the U.S. at the rate of 96 doll(ers) pr annum, Act of March 18, 1818. All of which is respectfully submitted.

Your obe(dient) ser(vant),
s/ Charles G. McChesney
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Daniel Lewis
Private
Col. Spencer's N. Jersey Reg(iment)
1777 - (Close of) War
Found in Capt. Forman's Reg(iment)
3rd April 1818.

Admitted

Dover Township
Monmouth Co., N.J.

Wm J. Emley, Esq.
New Egypt, N. Jersey
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District of New Jersey, SS. Monmouth County.

On this fifteenth day of November 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas for the said [crossed out: district] County, personally appeared Daniel Lewis, aged Fifty six years, resident in Monmouth County in the said district, who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Daniel Lewis enlisted for [crossed out: the term of] During War in the Spring [crossed out: day] of (blank) in the year 1777 at [crossed out: in] Monmouth in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Forman of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Oliver Spencer in the line of the State of New Jersey of the United States, until the end of the war, when he was discharged from service in the (blank) state of New Jersey that he was in the battles of Monmouth, Mud Island [a.k.a. Siege of Fort Mifflin], Springfield and at [illegible] farms &c. at the seige of Lord Cornwallis and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
s/ Daniel Lewis (X - his mark)
s/ Wm. J. Emley

I, Wm. J. Emley, Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Daniel Lewis did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support. Given under my hand this fifteenth day of November 1819.
s/ Wm. J. Emley

(SEAL OF THE COURT)
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Let this blank form be filled up, and with the original papers of Lewis, be returned to this office and a Certificate of Pension will issue - his present
application is not drawn in form.

Pension Office
1 Oct. 1819

Daniel Lewis
Private
Col. Spencer's N. Jersey Reg(iment)
1777 - (Close of) War
Found in Capt. Forman's Reg(iment)
3rd April 1818.

Admitted

Dover Township
Monmouth Co., N.J.

Wm J. Emley, Esq.
New Egypt, N. Jersey
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County//

On the 24th day of September A.D. 1860 before me, a Master in Chancery in and for said Co. and State, personally appeared Rebecca Lewis, a resident of Washington Township formerly East Windsor in the Co. and State aforesaid, aged Sixty four years, a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law, on her oath saith, that when her husband Daniel Lewis (who was a pensioner of the U.S.) died, as stated in her declaration, they had two children living, a son and daughter, the latter died, leaving four children, that she, declarant, took charge of and supported. That on the 21st day of March Eighteen Hundred and Fifty one, while residing in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens], her house took fire which was destroyed with all her furniture, and one of her grandchildren perished in the flames, her bible, in which was a record of her marriage to Daniel Lewis, in the handwriting of the Rev'd Mr. Fulse (who married them) the births of her children and death of her husband, the said Daniel Lewis, was also burnt. She has never before applied for a pension nor did she know that she was entitled to one till very recently having lived in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens] where she had no means of knowing it. She further declares she has learned from enquiry that the Rev. Mr. Fulse, dec(eased), has left no record of marriages, and that she is now a widow. She also states that she has made this day application for Bounty Land for the services of her said husband.
s/ Rebecca Lewis (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above mentioned.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.

I hereby certify that I have no interest in Mrs. Lewis's application.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County//

On the 24th day of September A.D. 1860 before me, a Master in Chancery in and for said Co. and State, personally appeared Rebecca Lewis, a resident of Washington Township formerly East Windsor in the Co. and State aforesaid, aged Sixty four years, a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law, on her oath saith, that when her husband Daniel Lewis (who was a pensioner of the U.S.) died, as stated in her declaration, they had two children living, a son and daughter, the latter died, leaving four children, that she, declarant, took charge of and supported. That on the 21st day of March Eighteen Hundred and Fifty one, while residing in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens], her house took fire which was destroyed with all her furniture, and one of her grandchildren perished in the flames, her bible, in which was a record of her marriage to Daniel Lewis, in the handwriting of the Rev'd Mr. Fulse (who married them) the births of her children and death of her husband, the said Daniel Lewis, was also burnt. She has never before applied for a pension nor did she know that she was entitled to one till very recently having lived in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens] where she had no means of knowing it. She further declares she has learned from enquiry that the Rev. Mr. Fulse, dec(eased), has left no record of marriages, and that she is now a widow. She also states that she has made this day application for Bounty Land for the services of her said husband.
s/ Rebecca Lewis (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above mentioned.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.

I hereby certify that I have no interest in Mrs. Lewis's application.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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H.W. Murphy, Esq.
Clerk of [illegible]
Sep. 27, 1860

No Marriage on record.
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Freehold, Sep. 27, 1860

Chas. G. McChesney, Esq.

D(ear) Sir:

I do not find on record any marriage of Dan(iel) Lewis & Rebecca Reynolds & consequently cannot send certificates.

Yours resp(ectfully),
s/ H.W. Murphy, Clk.

I certify that this is the original letter of the Clerk of Monmouth County in answer to mine asking for Certif(icates) from his records of the marriage of Dan(iel) Lewis & Rebecca Reynolds, but few Clergymen made returns of that day.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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Trenton, New Jersey
U. States Agency for pay(ment) of Pensions

I hereby certify that it appears by the Pension Books at this Agency that Daniel Lewis, a pensioner of the United States died on the 14th day of May 1830 and was paid to that date $18 83/100 under act of March 18, 1818, at $96 per annum.
s/ [illegible] Dickinson, Pension Agent, N. Jersey

New Jersey Pension Agency, October 3rd 1860.
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County//

On this Eighth day of October A.D. 1860 before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Isaac N. Woodward, a resident of Imlaystown in the said County, aged Fifty seven years, a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he was well acquainted with Daniel Lewis, who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety six dollars per annum under act of March 18th 1818 and was for some years his attorney, and attended with the said Daniel Lewis when he drew his pension at Trenton. He died on or about the Fourteenth day of May in the year Eighteen Hundred and Thirty, as near as this deponent can tell by writings in his possession.
s/ Isaac N. Woodward

Sworn and subscribed to before me October 8th 1860.
s/ S.E. Rogers, Justice Peace
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State of New Jersey
Ocean County//

On the 4th day of October A.D. 1860, before the subscriber, a Master in Chancery in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rebecca Compton, a resident of New Egypt in said County, aged Fifty six years, a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on her oath saith that she was well acquainted with Daniel Lewis, who died near this village about the year Eighteen Hundred and Thirty (1830), being a short time before her marriage. She recollects he was a pensioner of the United States. She was not present at his marriage to Rebecca Reynolds but her mother and sister were present. It took place at the house of the Rev. William W. Fulse. They lived near to deponent and had two children, a son and daughter. The marriage took place upwards of forty years ago. After his death his widow, the said Rebecca Lewis, moved into this village with her two children and worked for years for deponent; viz.: washing almost weekly, one day in a week. She then moved away down in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens], and less than a year ago the said Rebecca Lewis called on this deponent. She is still a widow. She is a poor ignorant and hard working woman. The wedding was a very amusing one, which made much talk and amusement in the village at the time. Deponent was well acquainted with them both. The Rev., Mr. Fulse, has been dead some years.
s/ Rebecca Compton

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before,
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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State of New Jersey
Ocean County//

On the 4th day of October A.D. 1860, before the subscriber, a Master in Chancery in and for said County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mrs. Sarah Creed, a person of credibility and truth & resident of New Egypt in said County, who being duly sworn according to law on her oath saith, that she was well acquainted with Daniel Lewis, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and often traded in deponents store. She well recollects the time the said Daniel Lewis married Rebecca Reynolds; it is upwards of Forty years ago, deponent lived opposite to the house of the Rev. William W. Fulse across the street, he was a Methodist Clergyman and is now dec(eased). Deponent heard part of the ceremony and those present laugh. It was a funny wedding on account of her dress. They lived near this village till the said Daniel Lewis died, which must be to the best of her recollection about Thirty years ago. His widow with her two children moved into the village after her husband's death and worked at different times for years for deponent. She moved down into the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens], and she has recently heard she was living in Mercer County.
s/ Sarah Creed

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year above mentioned before.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County//

On the 24th day of September A.D. 1860, before the subscriber, a Master in Chancery in and for said County and State, personally appeared Isaac S. Williams, a resident of Washington Township in the County and State aforesaid, a person of credibility and truth, aged Sixty years, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith, that he was well acquainted with Daniel Lewis and Rebecca, his wife. Deponent lived a near neighbor to them in New Egypt in Monmouth, now Ocean, County, New Jersey. Recollects distinctly the said Lewis was a pensioner of the United States, was present at the funeral of said Lewis in the spring of Eighteen Hundred and Thirty; being his second year's residence in New Egypt. The said (Daniel) Lewis left Rebecca Lewis, his widow and two children, a son and daughter. The daughter died leaving four children that were taken charge of and supported by their grandmother, the said Rebecca Lewis, after she moved down in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens]. Her house and furniture were destroyed by fire and one of her grandchildren perished in the flames. This sad accident took place about nine years ago. The son of the said Daniel and Rebecca Lewis is now living at Leedsville, N. Jersey.

Was personally present when her declaration was taken and sworn to in open Court this day, all of which he believes to be strictly true. She still remains and is now the widow of the said Daniel Lewis, deceased.
s/ Isaac S. Williams (X - his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year above written.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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Charles G. McChesney
Trenton, N. Jersey
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State of New Jersey

I, Thomas S. Allison, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that L.J. Atchley, Esq., before whom the declaration of Mrs. Rebecca Lewis was taken in open Court was at the doing thereof, and now is, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, that Charles G. M. Chesney, Esq., before whom the affidavits of Rebecca Lewis, Rebecca Compton, Sarah Creed and Isaac S. Williams was taken, was at the doing thereof and now is a Master in the Court of Chancery of said State. That S.E. Rogers, Esq., before whom the affidavit of Isaac N. Woodward was taken, was then and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Monmouth in said State, all of whom are duly commissioned and sworn and authorized by the laws of said State to administer oaths &c., and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said L.J. Atchley, Charles G. McChesney and S.E. Rogers, Esq.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at Trenton in said State this Thirteenth day of October A.D. 1860.
s/ Thos. S. Allison, Secretary of State
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County//

On this Eighth day of October A.D. 1860, before me, the subscriber, one of the Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Isaac N. Woodward, a resident of Imlayston in the said County, aged Fifty seven years, a person of credibility and truth, who being duly seven according to law on his oath saith, that he was well acquainted with Daniel Lewis, who was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety six dollars per annum under
act of March 18th 1818 and was for some years his attorney, and attended with the said Daniel Lewis when he drew his pension at Trenton. He died on or about the Fourteenth day of May in the year Eighteen Hundred and Thirty as near as this deponent can tell by writings in
his possession.
s/ Isaac N. Woodward

Sworn and subscribed to before me October 8th 1860.
s/ S.E. Rogers, Justice
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Freehold, Sep. 27, 1860

Chas. G. McChesney, Esq.

D(ear) Sir:

I do not find on record any marriage of Dan(iel) Lewis & Rebecca Reynolds & consequently cannot send certificates.

Yours resp(ectfully),
s/ H.W. Murphy, Clk.

(copy)

I certify the foregoing is a true copy of a letter received from the County Clerk, that there is no record of the marriages of Rev. Wm Fulse. The original letter is attached to Mrs. Rebecca Lewis' declaration for a pension, under act Feb. 3, 1853.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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Trenton, New Jersey
U. States Agency for paying Pensions

I hereby certify that it appears by the Pension Books at this Agency that Daniel Lewis, a pensioner of the United States died on the 14th day of May 1830 and payment made to that date $18 83/100 under act of March 18, 1818, at $96 per annum.
s/ [illegible] Dickinson, Pension Agent, N. Jersey

New Jersey Pension Agency, October 3rd 1860.
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State of New Jersey
Ocean County//

On the 4th day of October A.D. 1860, before the subscriber, a Master in Chancery in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rebecca Compton, a resident of New Egypt in said County, aged Fifty six years, a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on her oath saith that she was well acquainted with Daniel Lewis, who died about the year Eighteen Hundred and Thirty. He was a pensioner of the United States. He married Rebecca Reynolds upwards of forty years ago. They had two children, a son and daughter. The said Rebecca Lewis still remains his widow, after the death of her said husband. She, the said Rebecca Lewis, lived in this village. She had two children. Deponent was not personally present at their wedding but her mother and sister were present, and laughed at the occurrence as being a funny wedding. She often washed for deponent. She, the said Rebecca Lewis, moved away from this village some years ago. She stopped to see deponent about a year ago. She has lived in the Jersey Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens] and is an ignorant person & further saith not.
s/ Rebecca Compton

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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State of New Jersey
Ocean County//

On the 4th day of October A.D. 1860, before the subscriber, a Master in Chancery in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mrs. Sarah Creed, a credible witness and resident of New Egypt in said County, who being duly sworn according to law on her oath saith, that she was well acquainted with Daniel Lewis, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. She well recollects the marriage of the said (Daniel) Lewis to Rebecca Reynolds. She was not present at the ceremony but the marriage took place in the house of the Rev. William W. Fulse, nearly opposite across the street.

After the ceremony, deponent saw them leave the house. She, the said Rebecca, ahead of him. The marriage was called a funny one, deponent heard them laugh in the house very distinctly. Remembers very well of the death of said Daniel Lewis, after which his widow, the said Rebecca Lewis, worked at different
times for deponent a number of years. She is still living and is now a widow. They had two children.
s/ Sarah Creed

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year above mentioned before.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County//

On the 24th day of September A.D. 1860, before the subscriber, a Master in Chancery in and for said County and State, personally appeared Isaac S. Williams, a resident of Washington Township in the County and State aforesaid, a person of credibility and truth, aged Sixty years, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith, that he was well acquainted with Daniel Lewis and Rebecca, his wife. Deponent lived a near neighbor to them in New Egypt in Monmouth, now Ocean, County, New Jersey. Recollects distinctly the said Lewis was a pensioner of the United States, was present at the funeral of said Lewis in the spring of Eighteen Hundred and Thirty; being his second year's residence in New Egypt. The said (Daniel) Lewis left Rebecca Lewis, his widow and two children, a son and daughter. The daughter died leaving four children that were taken charge of and supported by their grandmother, the said Rebecca Lewis, after she moved down in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens]. Her house and furniture were destroyed by fire and one of her grandchildren perished in the flames. This sad accident took place about nine years ago. The son of the said Daniel and Rebecca Lewis is now living at Leedsville, N. Jersey.

Was personally present when her declaration was taken and sworn to in open Court this day, all of which he believes to be strictly true. She still remains and is now the widow of the said Daniel Lewis, deceased.
s/ Isaac S. Williams (X - his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year above written.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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310018

Application of Mrs. Rebecca Lewis for Bounty Land, act of March 3rd 1855.

Charles G. McChesney, Atty.
Trenton, New Jersey
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County//

The said Rebecca Lewis further declares that after he left New Egypt she moved down in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens] in Monmouth County and on the 21st day of March 1851, her house took fire, which was destroyed with all her furniture and one of her grandchildren perished in the flames. She also declares that when her husband, the said Daniel Lewis, died they had two children living, a son and daughter, the latter is now deceased, leaving four children, three of whom are living. All of whom she has supported by her labor. Her son is still living at Leedsville, N. Jersey.

Isaac N. Woodard was the attorney of my husband, the said Daniel Lewis. The said Woodward was a Country Merchant, and trusted us for things necessary for our living. Declarant refers to his affidavit for proof of her husband's death. Her family Bible was destroyed by fire when her house was burned in 1851, in which was the record of her marriage to the said Daniel Lewis, the births of her children and date of his death.

That living in the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens] she did not know she was entitled to Bounty Land and a pension till within a few weeks on her removal from the Pines [a.k.a. the Pine Barrens], her husband died in Monmouth County, now Ocean Co. She wishes her Bounty Land directed to her attorney, Dr. C.G. McChesney. She declares she is still a widow. The Rev. Wm. Fulse who married them is dec(eased). He left no record of marriages nor did he have it recorded in the County Clerk's office.
s/ Rebecca Lewis (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written, Sept 24, 1860.
s/ Charles G. McChesney, M.C.C.
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State of New Jersey

I, Thomas S. Allison, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Charles G. McCheney, Esq., before whom the declaration of Rebecca Lewis and affidavits of Rebecca Compton, Sarah Creed, Isaac S. Williams and Wm. J. Smith were taken, was at the doing thereof and now is a Master in the Court of Chancery of said State. That S.E. Rogers, Esq., before whom the affidavit of Isaac N. Woodward was taken was at the time thereof and now is, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Monmouth, in said State, both of whom are duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized by the laws of said State to administer oaths &c. and that the signatures thereto are in the handwriting of the said Charles G. McCheney and S.E. Rogers, Esq.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at Trenton in said State this Thirteenth day of October A.D. 1860.
s/ Thos. S. Allison, Secretary of State