Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 920, James Edsall, New Jersey
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Edsall, James
Mary
W.920
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17,917
New Jersey
James Edsall
of Vernon in the State of N.J.
who was a [private] in the [illegible] commanded by Colonial Lenard [Leonard] in the  [illegible] troop time for 10 months
Explanatory Note Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible] at the rate of 3.3 dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.
Certificate of Pension [issued] the 11 day of October 1833 and [illegible] Robert Hamilton Newton. 
Arrears in the [illegible] of [illegible] 83.33 
[illegible], allowance ending              16.66
$99.99 {Revolutionary Claim [illegible] June 7, 1832.]
Recorded by [illegible] clerk Book [illegible] Vol. 3 page 110
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New Jersey 3929.
Mary Edsall
Widow of James Edsall who died on the 3 February 1840 of Sussex Co, in the state of New Jersey who was a private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [illegible],commanded by Col. Le[illegible] in the S.J. [illegible] line for 10 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 6th, February 1840
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd, day of [illegible]; 1843 and sent to Robert [illegible], Newton, New Jersey
Arrears to the 4th of July.1863
Semi=annual allowance ending[illegible]. '66
 119:42
   16:66
$135.08
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section tho 3 
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book C, Vol.1, Page 110
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State of New Jersey Sussex County
On the 28th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas now sitting James Edsall a resident of the township of Vernon in the County and State and 
seventy seven 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 7th 1832
I entered the service of the United States and enlisted in the five months service under Captain John Seward and served under the following named officers as herein stated John Martin First Lieutenant Enos Gable Second Lieutenant John Welling Ensign Ephraim Martin Co we served in New York and on Long Island was in the battles fought under Sullivan & Sterling on Long of Island entered the service
first of July 1776 and was discharged at New Brunswick week first of Dec following I afterwards entered into the service for one month which I served on various places from New Jersey unto New York & at Scotch Plains enlisted and served under John Seward Captain who was promoted to Col. and then 
under Lt Peter Burger entered on or about the first of June 1777 was at the taking of the Hessians at Elizabeth Turnbridge New Jersey of thirty six, I then served one other month about the spring of 1777 on
An alarm against the bredians under Capt John
Halbert and Major Samuel Meeker one other half month on an alarm at Aquackanack in October 1777 one other month about October of 1778 under William Arnot Lieutenant Stoll Capt and Hawkinson and was in the battle at Germantown and under Genl Fernan one other month at Elizabeth Town New Jersey under thinks Capt Beckwith the other officers dont recollect in July 1779 one other tour of mouth on the Deleware against the Indians on May 1779 under Lieutenant Isaac Stay John Seward Col and Westbrook Major we
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lay at Capt Chambers one other tour of 1/2 month of the summer of 1780 up the Deleware after the Indians when the New York troops was cut off under Cyrus Beckwith Emanuel Newman
Lieutenant John Seward Col & entered about
the middle of March 1778 in the waggon depart
ment and drew rations for myself and team
My name was entered on their roll and kept a
team in their service untill the month of
February 1779 steadily except when I done a tour of duty at Germantown whilst my team then remained idle on expence. I have no document any evidence and know of no person except Henry Simpson whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present and
declare that my name is not on the pension
roll of any agency of any state was born at the
Township of Vernon Sussex County New Jersey 
on the 3rd of May 1755 I have a record of my age in a family bible which is at home and was living in the township of Vernon when called into the service where I have lived ever since the Revolutionary War and where I now live I never received any written discharge from the service I am known in my present Neighborhood to Matthew Vanostrand Esqr and Major William Simonson who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution-
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Edsall

[illegible name]
Benj Halsey
Andrew William
Judges
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We Matthew Van Nostrand and William
Simonson hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Edsall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 77 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. Sworn and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid
Matthew Van Nostrand
William Simonson

A Roger
Benj Halsey
Andrew Willson
Judges


Essex County ss.
Henry Simpson being duly sworn
according to Law doth declare and say that he is acquainted with James Edsall the above applicant that he with the deponent entered the service of the United States on the 1st day of July 1776 by him above stated and served and done duty under the officers and at the places by him first above mentioned for five months, that they entered from Sussex Co. on the day aforesaid and were discharge on the 1st day of Dec following by the said James mentioned at having seen the said time of five months and the said Devenent further says in the service mentioned
and specified by the said James of one month under the
come of Capt Lenard Lane, Peter Burges in the that he was out with him the said time of month at the place by the said mentioned that this deponent recollect and knows of said Edsall being at the
different actions by him stated on the Delaware River against the Indians - and further this deponent saith not 
Sworn and subscribed this 28th day August 1832 in open Court Henry Simpson
By Halsey
Judge
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and the said Court do hereby declare then [illegible] after the investigation of the matter and after pulling 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
to Matthew Tannors hand and Major William Simenson who have signed the above 
certificate are credible person and that their
Statement is entitled to credit 
Benj Halsey
R A Carter
by Judges
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A. Hagen
"I, Joseph E Edsall
Clerk of said Court of Common Pleas do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Edsall for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Newton this 28th day of August 1832
J E Edsall Clk
comm
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S
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State of New Jersey
Super County ss
On this fifteenth day of July in the year Eighteen hundred and forty three, personally appeared before me, Elias S. Honmedien one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas in and for the said County of Sussex the same being a Court of record Mary
Edsall, a resident of the township of Vernon, in  the said County and State aforesaid, aged
eighty two years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836; and in default thereof, to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, that she is the widow of James Edsall deceased, late of the Township of Vernon, aforesaid, who was a private in the army of the revolution and who obtained a pension as such from the United States, and who received a pension certificate from the War department of which the following is a copy
War Department Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 James Edsall of the State of Jersey who was a private during the Revolutionary war is entitled to receive thirty three dollars, and thirty three cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi-anunally on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year
Seal
Given at the War Office of the United State of this 11 day of October one thousand
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eight hundred and thirty three -
Examined and countersigned
Lew Cass
Secretary of War
Geo Wm Crump 
acting commissioner of Pensions-

She further declares that she was married to the said James Edsall in the twenty eighth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy nine; that her husband the aforesaid James Edsall died on the third day of February in the year eighteen hundred and forty and that she has remained a widow
Ever since that period; that she was married at her mother's in the same township thereon lives in by the Revd John Cox a baptist minister now deceased that her point, and brothers and sisters are all deed except, William Simpson and Joseph Simpson who are now living in the township of Vernon
Foresaid, one of whom Joseph was present at her Marriage and is the only person living within
the knowledge of the declarant, who was present at her marriage, that she knows of no record of her marriage, except that kept by her husband in his lifetime and entered
in their family Bible now in her possession and sent to the department herewith

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year
aforesaid,
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Mary Edsall

Elias F Hommed
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Record &
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True copy taken from the record found in the
Edsall family Bible

James Edsall was born May 3rd 1755
Mary Edsall was born Feb 7th 1761
James and Mary his wife Married 1779 in Feby. 28th day
Sarah Edsall born January 26. 1780
James Edsall " August 24. 1883
Henry Edsall " Feb. 4. 1786.
Joseph " " March 29. 1789
William " " July - 4. 1791
Richard " " Oct - 4. 1796
George " " April. 10. 1798
Jefferson " " May 10 1801
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Mr. Moses Bigelow,
577 Ridge Street,
Newark, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:
May 20, 1932.
BA-J/ADY
XXXXXXXXXXXX
James Edsall
1920 Rev. War.
Reference is made to your letter relative to
one James Edsall, a soldier of the Revolutionary
gar.
The data contained herein are obtained from
the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim
for pension, 1920, based upon his military service
in that war.
James Edsall was born in Vernon Township, Essex
County, New Jersey, May 3, 1755.
while a resident of Vernon Township, Sussex County,
New Jersey, he enlisted and served as a private with
the New Jersey troops as follows: from July 1, 1776 to
December 1, 1776, in Captain John Seward's Company,
Colonel Ephraim Martin's Regiment and was in the battle of
Long Island; from about January 1, 1777, one month
in Captain John Seward's Company and was at the taking
of some Hessians at Elizabethtown Bridge, New Jersey;
from some time in the spring of 1777, one half month
under Captain John Hilbert and Major Samuel Weeker; in
October, 1777, one half month on an alarm at Aquacanack,
names of officers not given; he was also in the battle of
Germantown; from about October, 1778, one month in
Captain Stoll's Company, Colonel Hankinson's regiment;
from February, 1779, one month in Captain Beckwith's
Company; in May, 1779 one half month under Lieutenant
Isaac Stagg and Colonel John Seward; some time in the
summer of 1780, one half month under Cyrus Beckwith and
Colonel John Seward. He stated that he was also in the
wagon service from about the middle of March, 1778, until
February, 1779, except when he was out on another tour of
dity.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832 while a resident of Vernon Township,
Sussex County, New Jersey.
He died February 3, 1840 in Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
Soldier married February 28, 1779 in Vernon Township , Mary Simpson, who was born February 7, 1761,
place not stated. They were married at the home of her mother, whose name is not given. Mary Edsall was
allowed pension on her application executed July 15, 1843 while a resident of Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
Their children were:
Sarah Edgell born January 26, 1780, married Benjamin Hamilton, and in 1843 living in Sussex County,
New Jersey
James Edsall [born] August 24, 1783
Henry Edsall [born] February 4. 1786
Joseph Edsall [born] March 29, 1789
William Edsall [born] July 4, 1791
Richard Edsall [born] October 4,1796
George Edsall [born] April 10, 1798
Jefferson Edsall [born] May 10, 1801

In 1880, Richard Edsall was living in Vernon Township, New Jersey, and it was stated that he was the only surviving heir of the soldier, Richard Edsall's son, R. Edsall, was also living at that time in the same place.

The widow's brother, Henry Simpson, is referred to. In 1843 her brothers, William and Joseph Simson
were aged respectively seventy-eight and seventy-four years and resided in Sussex County, New Jersey. They then the only survivors of her brothers and sisters.
In order to identify the record of any other

Date of widow's death not on AB
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soldier surnamed Edsall as much as possible of the following data are essential: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment
and after service and given name of widow.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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J. L. Edwards
Esquire
Com of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Newton 25 June 1853
J L Edwards Esquire
Do Sir I herewith return the papers relative to the application of James Edsall with an accompany certificate which
I had will meet the objections assigned - to his
Claim
very respectfully yours &
Robert Hamilton
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Sussex Co N.J
June 31, 1806
Dear Sir
My fathers family Bible Reserved
please Except my thanks for your kindness in sending it
Very Respectfully yours
R Edsall
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1812 D.
Evans
Department of the Interior,
Pension Office
Washington, D.C. March 4 1880
Dear Sir
Herewith transmit to your address the old family Bible containing a family record, which was sent
to this Office by Mary Edsall in 1843 to be filed in evidence in her claim for pension
Please acknowled the receipt
of the Bible and return this letter with
your reply under cover of enclosed envelope
Very respectfully
J A Bentley
Commissioner

Richd Edsall
Case of R-U
Vernon P.O., Sussex Co N.J.
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N.O. W & B L.D.
W. R. E
Department of the Interior
Pension Office
Washington, D.C. Oct 28. 1879
Dear Sir
Please furnish this Office with the
names and present Post Office address of
some of the descendants of Mrs Mary Edsall
Widow of James Edsall late a private in
the Revolutionary War.
The widow made application for pension
in 1840 and her agent, Mr Robt. Hamilton,
forwarded to this office an old Bible contaming
a family record to be filed in evidence
It is now desired to return this Bible to
some member of the family - all of whom
resided within the delivery of your office
at and subsequent to the time when application for pension was made.
The names of the children are
Sarah, James Henry, Joseph, William,
Richard George and Jefferson Edsall
Very respectfully
R S Benntey
Commissioner

Post Master
Vernon P.O.
Sussex Co
N J.

[side note: Please return this letter with your reply]
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Dear Sir I have been some time a getting
this around but I have had quite a time
finding out the heirs and I find that there
is but one heir and he is quite an old age
now and he lives in this township and his
son has been here to my place to represent
him and he says that if you can send by
mail you [illegible] this office Vernon
Sussex County Jew Jersey but if you cannot
by mail you can send by Express to
here i[illegible] County of [illegible]

Direction Either Case
Richard Edsall
as he is the only heir living now
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No 9243
Mary Edsall
New Jersey
Act 4 July 36
5891
Adm
10.00 priv
$35.33 per an
Robert Hamilton
Newton
New Jersey.
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811 NORTH CASCADE AVENUE
Colorado Springs Colo
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Augt 28. 1895
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Sir:
Referring to my recent inquiry
for military history of Jacoby Edsall of
Sussex Co. N.J. a soldier of the Revy War
whose name yours of 17" ist states not
to be found upon the King pension record
I find that this soldiers name was
variously written in the latinized form of
Jacobey or its English form of James
& that under latter name be in said
to have served as "Matters of Artillery
It may be that he was a pensioner
under latter name. Will you please
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Examine records therefor?
I am yours very respectfully
Tho. Hy Edsall
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Mary Edsall
Widow of  82 [illegible]
James Edsall
Pri Rev. War.
Vernon
Sussex Co
N.J.
File #920
Agent
Robt Hamilton
Newton Sussex Co N. J.
He forwarded Bible
Endence July 18 / 43
2 letter Oct 28.79
Vernon N.J.
Bible forwarded to
Rich. Edsall
Care P.M. Vernon
Sussex Co. N.J. 4/3/80
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James Edsall
10 mo prate [illegible]
Servin with team
was not military
servin but was
performed under civil contract
as is clearly them by part
stated
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
[hand written] James Edsall Segt New Jersy [end hand written]
which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides [response is smudged]
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? [hand written] yes [end hand written]
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [blank]
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served [hand written] yes [end hand written]
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled? [hand written] yes [end hand written]
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? [hand written] yes [end hand written]
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? [hand written] yes [end hand written]
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? [hand written] yes [end hand written]
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? [hand written] yes [end hand written]
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? [hand written] yes [end hand written]
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? [handwritten] No [end handwritten]
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain ing it? [handwritten] No [end handwritten]
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? [handwritten] Yes [end handwritten]
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?[handwritten] No [end handwritten]
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct? [handwritten] Yes [end handwritten]
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? [handwritten] Yes [end handwritten]
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [handwritten] Yes [end handwritten]
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? [blank]
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For [blank] year  [blank] months and [blank]  days, I served as a [blank] 
For  [blank] months [blank] and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objection able. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. IProof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the paper is not 
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers
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July 21 1843
Mary Edsall
July 7, 1838
NJ
James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
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New Jersey Sussex Co
Newton July 18. 1843
Sir,
I herewith transmit to you the papers
of Mary Edsall widow of James Edsall decd a
revolutionary pensioner, you have the facts of
the case as they exist, and if her case comes
within any of the provisions of the laws of Congress
in force, we respectfully ask an allowance of
such pension as she is entitled, it cant matter
much under which law the pension is granted
her as she is just upon the verge of the grace,
But in much need of assistance living entirely upon charity-- the family Bible is a
fowarded to you by the same mail
verify in regard to the evidence of man
there can be no doubt please
address me in reply as soon as your convinced will admit
Your humble servant
Robt Hamilton
Son James L Edward
Com of Pensions
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O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., September 14, [illegible].
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of James Edsall a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT|LENGTH OF SERVICE|RANK|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN|COLONEL
[text in table illegible]
Battles engaged in, Long Island, [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Vernon [illegible]
Date of application for pension, [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Vernon [illegible]
Age at date of application, [illegible]
Remarks: [illegible]
[illegible]
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
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577 RIDGE STREET
NEWARK, N. J.
Apl 10 - 1932
Bureau of Pensions
Dept. of Interior
Rev & 1812 War Section
Dear Sir
Would you kindly let me know
what record you have pertaining
to -
Jacobus (or James) Edsall
born 1754 died 1839
Revolutionary Soldier
of Sussex County, New Jersey
Also are there records of any
other Revolutionary Soldiers by
name of Edsall
Yours truly
Moses Begelow
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20
Mary Edsall,
Widow
James Edsall
Priv. Rev. War.
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Act: July 4, 1836,
Index:-Vol. A Page 209
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sept 14/95 Hist to Thos H.
Edsall 811 Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, Colo.

1932 May 20
Moses Bigelow furnished hist. AD
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9443
1st 1836 No 5891
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State of New Jersey
Sussex County Ss. 
Sarah Hamilton wife of Benjamin Hamilton of said County being duly
Sworn says that she was sixty three years of age on
the twenty sixth day of January last past
that she is the daughter of James Edsall
now deceased and Mary his wife, formerly
Mary Simpson, who has made the foregoing
& annexed declaration that her father
was a revolutionary soldier and pensioner of the
United States, that he died on the third
day of February in the year eighteen hundred
and forty that her said mother now
resides with the deponent, and she is very infirm, 
and mostly confined to the House- that the
deponent is acquainted with her father's family Bible
& with his hand writing, and that all the
entries and writing upon the inside of the cover
now on the said Bible are in his hand writing
as are also the entries on the leaf commencing
the new testament in the said Bible- that the
deponent recollects, when the Bible was new &
when her father obtained it, that the deponent
was then living at home unmarried
and quite young, she also reccollects of her
father inscribing some of the entries now
in the said Bible at the time he purchased
it or soon after from his old Bible which
he had before he obtained this and which
is destroyed and gone. that she has seen
him make entries since and that the
younger childrens ages. She has reccollect
tion of by continued knowledge thereof
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that the Bible is now in her said mothers possession who lives with the deponent
Sarah Manton
Sworn to and subscribed before me a Judge of the
Court of Common pleas of said County July 15th 1843-
Elias L. Hommedieu

I the said Elias L. Hommedieu the aforesaid Judge do hereby certify that the
foregoing persons Mary Edsall  William Simpson and Joseph Simpson
& Sarah Hamition are credible persons and that their statements are entitled
to full credit and I also certify that the said Mary Edsall cannot from
bodily infirmity attend the said Court that the subscribed is also a physician
residing near to and acquainted with the said Mary Edsall and acquainted with her infirmities.
Witness my hand this fifteenth day of July 1843 -
Elias Hommedieu

State of New Jersey
Sussex County NJ 
I, John H. Hall Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County of Sussex, do hereby certify that Elias Homedieu Esquire whose name is above subscribed is a Judge of the said Court of Common pleas, residing
in said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing
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and that his signatures subscribed to the foregoing par
as are mine 
I also certify that there is no
public record of Marriages in the
said County, Kept earlier than the
year 1795, that the first law
in New Jersey which required Marriages to be recorded, that I can find
ordain any knowledge of was
filed in the year 1795
Witness my hand &
the seal of said Court at Newton in said County
the Eighteenth day of July AD 1843-
John H. Hall
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State of New Jersey
Susex County SS.
Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
of said County, before whom the foregoing and relative to the application of James Edsall
for a Pension were [illegible] do hereby certify that the 
said applicant resides in the township of Vernon
in said county in a neighbourhood where 
[two words crossed out] on the 28th day of August Last when the said
applicant made his amended declaration before the 
sd Court, there was not and is not at this time
a clergyman resident therein and [two words crossed out]
we do further certify that Henry Simpson of the 
county of Sussex afsd who subscribed and 
swore to 
the current affidavit relative to the service of the 28 day
of August is a person of credibility, and that his 
Statement is entitled to full credit -
In Witness hereof
we have [illegible] set our hands at Newton this
26th day of June 4[illegible] 1833
Jos. S. Miller

State of New Jersey}
Sussex County ss}
I, Joseph E. Edsall Clerk of
the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
in and for said county do hereby
certify that Joseph S. Miller died
Robert H. McCarter Esquires
whose names are subscribed to the above certificate, are
now, and on the 28th day of Augst 18 [illegible]
were judges 
of the said court residing in Sd county duly commissioned and sworn and further that I am 
acquainted with the hand writing of 5 judges and
verily believe the signatures above subscribed to be their
service signatures. In testimony whereof I have
[illegible] and set my hand and affixed the seal of said
county at Newton this twenty sixth day of June 18 [crossed out]
Eighteen hundred & thirty three.
J. E. Edsall Clerk
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19
State of New Jersey
Sussex County SS
William Simpson of said County
being first duly sworn according to law, upon
his oath deposeth and saith that he is seventy
eight years of age, that he is a brother of Mary
Edsall a widow of James Edsall decd, who has
made the foregoing declaration, that he recollects the occasion of the marriage of his said Sister to the said James Edsall.  the deponent was not present at the marriage, he was then absent at School about fifteen miles from his mothers residence where the marriage took place, but heard of it
at the time, and saw them soon after the marriage, that the deponent has lived near to them ever since, that the deponent thinks he was about fourteen years of age when his said sister was married, that
there was a brother named Henry now dead between his said Sister & himself, that his said sister was about the age of eighteen years when married and the deponent says he has been familiar with the ages of the children of the said James Edsall and Mary
his wife, - and the deponent saith, that from
his knowledge of his own marriage and the ages of his own children, and of those of the said James Edsall and Mary his wife, he is satisfied, that the said Mary must have been married to the said James Edsall as early as the month of February Seventeen hundred and seventy nine.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me, a Judge of the
William Simpson
Court of Commonpleas of
said County this 15th day
of July 1843 -
[signature] Elias L. Hommedia [?]
[signature] William Simpson
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State of New Jersey
Sussex County SS We the subscribers two of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County before whom the foregoing and annexed proceedings relative to the application of James Edsall
for a Pension were had - do hereby certify that the said applicant resides in the township of Vernon in said County, in a neighbourhood where [ crossed out - here was not], on the 28th day of August last when the said
applicant made his amended declaration before the sd court. There was not and is not at this time a Clergyman - resident therein - and we do further certify that Henry Simpson of the County of Sussex [ap] who subscribed and swore to the amended affidavit relative to the service of the said Applicant before the sd Court on the 28 day of August is a person of credibility. and that his Statement is [entitled ?] to full credit.
In Witness whereof
we have hereunto set our hands at Newton this 26th day of June AD 1833
State of New Jersey
Sussex County SS

Signatures of Jos. Gillillen and [unidentified signature] 

[Left of the statement below is a seal with two circles and dots in the inner circle.  Between the two circles is partially read STATE OF, presumably finished with NEW JERSEY. ]

I. Joseph E Edsall Clerk of
the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
in and for said County do hereby
certify that Joseph G. Miller died
Robert H. McCarter Esquire
whose names are subscribed to the above certificate are now, and on the sd 28th day of Aug 1833 were judged of the said Court residing in sd County. duly commissioned and sworn and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of sd Judges and verily halter the signature above subscribed to be their genuine signatures. 
In testimony whereof I have
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court at Newton this twenty sixth day of June [possibly 18] Eighteen Hundred & thirty three.
[signed ] J. E. Edsall  Clk