Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 907, John M Conover, New Jersey Penn.
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SERVICE   NUMBER

New Jersey
Penn

Conover, John M. or Convenhoven
Ann

W.907
B.Lo.Wt. 16278-160-53-
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Repnted
Dec 30/48

2699
New Jersey
Ann Conoven
widow of John M. Conoven or Convenhoven
who served in the Revolutionary
N.J.
war, as a private of [illegible]

Inscribed of the Roll at the rate of 
100 Dollars ----
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th date of March, 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the
30 day of Dec 1948
and sent to A.R. Throckmorton
Freehold
Monmouth Co., NJ

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, page 287, Vol. 4
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Vol. C2-14. 
138.442 Act March 2/15
May 17, /15

Ann Conover
widow of
John M. Conover
Dragom

Private 
N.J. Troops

No. 16.278 cp Feb 19/56

War of Revolution
[Provisional] Act Feb, 2, 1848 
[[Note: This was the date of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended war between  U.S. & Mexico.]]

S.J. Lebz 48-2699
At 160 ac's Feby 14/56

Dodge

A.B. Thorockmorton
Freehold
New Jersey
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State of New Jersey }
Monmouth County } 85:

On the twenty eighth day of August A.D. 
eighteen hundred and thirty eight, personally
appeared before me the scubscriber on of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common. Pleas of said County Ann Conover a resident of the township of Freehold in Said County aged seventy four years and up[illegible}, who is unable from bodily infirmity to appear in Court, and who being first duly swears according to the Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made b the act of Congress [illegible} July 7, 1938 entitled An act granting half pay and {illegible] to certain widows: that she is the widow of John Covenhoven otherwise and of late years called John M. Conover who was a private of Cavalry in the Revolutionary war.  That she has heard her said husband say that he entered the service of his country in the beginning of the war of the Revolution - that he served in the troop of the Horse under Capt Randolph in the latter part of the year 1776 a part of the year 1777 - that have aid his bank in the year 1777 enlisted int he troop of Horse under on Capt Bell of Pennsylvania, and the [illegible] that he belonged to the Pennsylvania time for one year - during this enlistment and years service under Captain Bell, her said husband was at the Battles of Trenton Princeton Red Bank and Germantown and also guarded Congrefs in their retreat to Easton, that she has always heard her husband say & believe that he served his full tour of one year under the said Capt  Bell - that after this years time he
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was taken prisoner by the enemy and remained such for at least five months when he was exchanged.  In the year 1778 he served in a troop of Horse called the Light Dragons under Capt Jacob Covenhoven & Lieut Barnes Smock at least every other month and continued to serve their until June 1779.  When he enlisted for six months under Capt David Gordon, and served the said tour six months under the said Captain Commencing in June 1779 & ending in December of the same year that he was one of the horsemen attached to that company that the heard quarters of said company were at Middletown as she believed, and their duties were to guard and defend the inhabitants of the frontier.  In the year 1780 he again served in the Troop of Horse under Lieut Barnes as often as the said troop was called out, which she thinks was nearly all the time as she has heard her husband say.  that her said husband enlisted [crossed out] the tour above mentioned, she [crossed out] is satisfied for she has often heard him say that Gordon cheated him out of his bounty.  That her said husband again enlisted and served under Captain Moses Shepherd for a time in Januy 1787 and ending in January 1782.  That he was one of the horsemen attached to Capt. Shepherd's company.  That the head quarters of Shepherds Company were at Middletown in said County, and their duties the same as above mentioned.  That her said husband served as she believes and has heard him say a tour not less than nine months
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in Capt John Walton's troop of horse in the year 1782 as a substitute for one Isaac Stataser who was enlisted in said company.  That she believes that David Forman was the General and that her Holmes that Cal; of Monmouth Militia State troops.  That her said husband resided in the Middletown when he entered the service that he removed to the township of Freehold the year 1789; that after he removed to Freehold he was called John M. Conover (or Middletown John) and the name Covenhaven having of late years gone entirely of fashion and that of Conover substituted in its place.  That he was a volunteer in most except in the militia when he was called out by the lans of his County.  He was engaged in the battles of Trenton Princeton Germantown, Red Bank & Monmouth and in a number of skirmishes in his native County with parties of the enemy.  That his machen were principally confined to his native County in guarding the homes as aforesaid excepting his marchin while in the troop under Captain Bell, when he went tot he places before named.  That she has no documentary evidence of her claim.  

She further declares that she was married to the said John Covenhaven on the twenty first day of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three.  That her husband the aforesaid John Covenhaven alias John M. Conover dies on the thirteenth day of September in the year eighteen hundred and twenty either; that the record of their births and their marriage
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hereunto annesed was made by the said John Covenhaven himself in a book of sermons which is now in the popepsion of this applicant from which book the leaf or record hereunto announced was taken by me this day.  That the three first lines of the said record containing the births and marriage are all in the hand writing of the said John Covenhaven and that part containing the record of his death if in the hand writing of myself that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but that marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four vis; at the time above stated.

sworn to the subscribed before me }
Judge as aforesaid on the day }   Ann Conover
and year above written }
John Headden

And I the said Judge do hearby certify that the book of Sermons containing the assixed record of the marriage of the said John Covenhaven was produced before me and the leaf or record taken from said book and attached hereunto in my presence.  And I further certify that I was well acquainted with the said John Covenhaven, who had been for a number of years before his death  called John M. Conover - that he lived a neighbor to me and was refuted to to have been a soldier of the Revolution.

John Headden

John Covenhover was born
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And I the said Judge do hearby certify that the book of Sermons containing the assixed record of the marriage of the said John Covenhaven was produced before me and the leaf or record taken from said book and attached hereunto in my presence. And I further certify that I was well acquainted with the said John Covenhaven, who had been for a number of years before his death called John M. Conover - that he lived a neighbor to me and was refuted to to have been a soldier of the Revolution.

John Headden

John Covenhover was borne february the 15- 1758   
Anna English was borne August the 22-1764
They were married August 21 - 1783
John M. Conover died September the 13 he 1828.  Aged 70 years and seven months died on Saturday morning at seven oClock
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State of New Jersey }
County of Monmouth }  ss

On this twelfth day of May AD Eighteen hundred and fifty four personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace, duly authorized to administer oaths within area for the County and State afore said.  Ann Conover aged ninety years a resident of Monmouth County in the State aforesaid.  Who being duly sworn according to law, on her oath declares that she is the widow of John M. Conover or Covenhoven deceased.  Who was a private of Dragoons in the Revolutionary war with Great Brittain.  Commonly called the American Revolutionary War of 1776 - that her husband the said John M. Conover or Covenhoven continued in actual service of said war for the terms of fourteen days and upwards but she cannot now state the names of the officers under whom he served nor the times or lengths of service performed by her said husand but for the proof of the same she refers to the papers on file in the department with application of her said husband for a pension.

She further states that she was married to the said John M. Conover or Covenhoven by the Rev John Woodhull DD many years ago but that she has no record of her marriage and cannot now  febliefs of her memory state the time.  That her name before her said marriage was Ann English.  That her said husband died at Englishtown in the County and State aforesaid on the  [illegible]
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[illegible} day of September AD Eighteen hundred and twenty eight and that she is now the identical widow of the said John M Conover or Covenhoven.

She further states that she now receives a pension from the United States under the act of Congress of February 20 1948 as the widow of the said John M Conover or Covenhoven her said husband at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum for services rendered by her said husband in the said Revolutionary war aforesaid and that for proof of her marriage and of her said husbands death she begs leave to refer to her declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension together with the proof accompanying the same now or file in the Department at Washington

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 30 1855.  She further declares that she has never received nor applied for Bound Lander under this or any other act of Congress nor received any pension except as above stated under the act of February 2- 1848 and the acts to which said act was a supplement.

Ann Conover

Ibe John English and Job F.H. English residents of Monmouth County in the state of New Jersey upon our oaths declare that
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the foregoing declarations was signed and acknowledged by the said Ann Conover in our presence that we are personally and well acquainted with the said Ann Conover and believe that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.  We further state that we have known the said Ann Conover for many years and that she is a widow and the wido of the identical John M. Conover or Covenhoven mentioned in the foregoing declaration.  We further state that we have no interest whatever in [crossout] this claim

John English
Job F.H. English

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affidavids to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.

Thos C Throckmoron
Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey }
County of Monmouth }  ss

I hereby certify that Thomas C Throckmorton before whom the [illegible} affidavits and declaration were made and who has there with subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace duly [illegible] sworn and enrolled in my office and authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths.  That his signature thereto is genuine and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.

In testimony whereof I have here with set my hand and affixed my seal of office and of the said County at Freehold this twelfth day of May AD Eighteen hundred and fifty five

Daniel Christopher clerk
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September 30, 1938

Mr. Thomas A. Smith     
PO Box 482
Bay Head, New Jersey

John M. Conover-W.907
BA-J/AWF

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John C. Covenhoven or Conover of Manalapan Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

The data which follows were obtained from pension claim, W.907, based upon the service of John M. Conover (John Covenhoven) in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only John Conover or Covenhoven of Monmouth County, New Jersey, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

John Covenhoven was born February 15, 1758, place not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.

While a resident of Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey [cross out] he enlisted early in the Revolution and served as private of cavalry, in Captain Randolph's New Jersey company, and one year from 1777 in Captain Bell's Pennsylvania company, after which he served in the New Jersey troops as follows- from sometime in 1778 in monthly tours in Captain Jacob Covenhoven's company of Light Dragoons, until June, 1779; then served six months in Captain David Gordon's company; in 1780 in various tours under Lieutenant Barnes Smock; from sometime in January, 1781, one year in Captain Moses Shepherd's company of cavalry; and in 1782, nine months in Captain John Walton's company; much of his service was under
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Colonel Asher Holmes.  During the service he was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Germantown, Red Bank, Monmouth, and was taken prisoner and held five months, then exchanged.

John Covenhoven married August 21, 1783, Ann or Anna English; she was born August 22, 1764, place not shown, nor are the names of her parents stated.  They moved in 1789 to Englishtown, Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey; after which he was known as John Middletown Conover.  He died there September 13, 1828.

There is no reference to children.

Margaret Craig, sister of the widow, was seventy-six years old in 1838 and living in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

John English and Job F. H. English were living in Monmouth County, New Jersey in 185, and stated that they had known the widow, Ann Conover, for many years.  It was not shown that they were related to the widow, or related to each other.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to Administrator
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1910 Apr 2  [illegible]
Hugh C Smith V.L.M.

1936 Sept 20 - [illegible]
Thomas A Smith [illegible}

Revy WIDOW, & c.

File No. 907
Ann Conover
Widow
John M. Conover
Priv. Rev War

Act:  Feb 2" 1848
Index:-Vol. A, Page U11
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New Jersey -
Ann Conover, widow
of John M. act 1838
Let to J.M. Hartshone
4 May 1839 -
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Penn

Conover, John M. or  Covenhoven.  Ann

Number  W.907  
B.Lo.Wt. 16278-160-55
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Bay Head, N.J., Sept. 9, '36
Veterans Administration Dept.,
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen, -
   Could you give me the Revolutionary war record of John P. Covenhoven (or Conover) who married Jane Mc-Galliard?  He was in Capt. Harris' Co., First regiment and was from Monmouth County, Manalapan Township, New Jersey.  I am
Yours truly,
Thos. A. Smith
P.O. Box #82
Bay Head
N.J.

(written notation:  only of Mon. Co N.J.)
Stamped:  1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 clock(?) circle with arrow pointing to position of 11:30 around the words - Received Sep 10, 1936 Mail Sub-Div. Vets Adm (indecipherable) 12
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[stamp
To Chf. Record
Action
Mar 22 1910]
[stamp
DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
RECEIVED
MAR 22 1910
To Sur. Pensions
[illedgible] OFF. MAILS & FILES]

March - 26-1910. 
Department of Interior
Washington D. C.
Dear Sirs -
Will you please give me the Revolutionary
cord Capt. John Covenhoven from Monmouth County New Jersey and oblige,
Mrs. Hugh C. Smith
124 South 15th Street
St. Joseph, Mo
MAR 23 1910
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey, Penn.
Conover, John M. or Covenhoven
Ann
NUMBER
W.907
B.L.Wt. 16278-160-55
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Reported
New Jersey

2381
Ann Conover
widow of John M Conover or Covenhove
who was a Private of Dragoons
NJ
in the NJ [Pennsylvania crossed out] line
for 2 years
---
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
one hundred Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
twenty third day of October 1843
and sent to
J. M. Hartshire
Freehold
New Jersey
{Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book A
Vol.1 Page 120
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
Personally appeared before me the subscribed
a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said
County John C. Bennett who being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he is a surving soldier of the Revolution aged eighty one years - that
he was well acquainted with John
Covenhoven the husband of Ann Conover
formerly Ann English-- that he knows
that the said John Conboven belonged to
and served in a Troop of Horse in the year
1778 under Capt. Jacob Covenhoven & Lieut.
Barnes Smock whenever called upon which
was at least every other month - that this
Deponent was taken prisoner in the month
of May 1780, and that the said John Covenhover belonged to was serving in the Troop at that
time, and this deponent expect that he continued to serve therein, whenever the said
company was called out John L Bennet
Sworn to & subscribed before me
Judge as aforesaid by the said
John L Bennett who is a credible
person & whose statement is entitled
to credit.
August 24th 1838.
J Bennett
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County SS: Be it known that on the 24th
day of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty
eight, personally appeared before me one of the
Justices of the peace in & for the County aforesaid
James Wall who being duly sworn according to
Law deposeth and saith that he is a surviving soldier
of the Revolution aged eighty years: that
he was well acquainted with John Covenhoven
in the Revolutionary War and knows that the
said John Covenhoven belonged to & served
in a troop of Horse under Lieut. Barnes Smock
during the year 1780 as often as the said Company
was called out, which was at least every other
month, and often two or three months at a time, for
this Deponent belonged to the same company and
served the same town with the said John Covenhoven
that in the year 1779 Capt. David Gorden
commanded a company of State troops for six
months, beginning in June & ending in December,
attached to which company were six or eight horsemen,
and that John Covenhoven, and this Deponent were
two of said horsemen, and served the said town
under the said Captain Gordon - that the
head quarter of said company were at Middleton
near the shores, and were stationed there
to guard the frontiers-- that the said John Covenhoven
Married Ann English, and lived in the Township
of Freehold, during the latter part of life, where
he was called & known by the name of John M. Conover
Sworn to & subscribed before me Justice as aforesaid by
said James Wall who is a credible
person & whose statement is entitled to credit
John Hull
James Wall
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ⎬ Personally appeared before me
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said
County,
John Chase who being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he is a surviving soldier
of the Revolution aged eighty three years, that
he was well acquainted with John Covenhaven
in the revolutionary war; the husband of
Ann Covenhoven or Conover - that he know that the
said John Covenhorn served as a horseman
a time of one year attached to the company of

of Captain Moses Shepherd at the Village of
Middletown in said County Commencing in
January 1781 and ending in January 1782-
That this deponent served under Capt Shepherd
the same time of one year as aforesaid. That the
said Company was raised by Captain Shepherd
under a Law of the State for the defense of the
frontier, and he knows that there was attached
to said Company six or eight horsemen and
he knows that the said John Covenhoven was one of the
said horsemen and was stationed at the
head quarters of said Company and served as such
for the year aforesaid under the command and
directions of the said Capt. Shepherd. That the
head quarters of the said company were at the 
house of Cornelius Vanderbett

near the Village of Middletown aforesaid and their duties were to guard and
defend the inhabitants of the frontiers from the attack
of the enemy- that the said horsemen were in active
service all the time in Carrying dispatches and intelligence
Sworn to & subscribed before me Judge
as aforesaid by the said John Chase who is
a credible person & whose statement is entitled to credit
August 22d A.D. 1838-
John Hull
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County 88
Be it Known that on this 15th day of October
A.D. 1838, before me a Justice of the peace of said
County personally appeared William Van Pelt who
being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is
surviving soldier of the Revolution aged Eighty
years; that he was well acquainted with John
Covenhorn in the Revolutionary war, and know
that the said John Covenhorn served a time of
at least six months under Captain John
Walton & Lieut Jaques Denide in a troop of horse
in the year 1782 - that the said Company
of horse was raised in the beginning of the year
1782, and stationed at Freehold in the first place
that within three or four months after the company
was organized, some fifteen or twenty men were
detached from head quarters and were stationed
at Pleasant Valley in said County, under Lieut.
Jaques Denede, and served there at least six
months, this deponent being one of those detached,
and this Deponent further knows that the said
John Covenhoven belonged to & served in the said
Company under the said Lieut. Denidee during the
whole time they were stationed at Pleasant Valley
aforesaid for at least six months, and drew his
rations & performed his service in the same way as
the other members of the Company, but whether
the said John Covenhoven was enlisted in said Company or served as substitute, this deponent does not
recollect - that the said John Covenhoven married
Ann English and lived during the latter part of
his life at English town in the Township
of Freehold in said County, where he died
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some years ago, and Ann Conover formerly called
Covenhoven has remained a widow ever since that 
period
Sworn to & subscribed before
Justice as aforesaid by the
William Van Pelt who is a
credable [credible] person and whose
statement is entitled to credit
October 15 AD. 1838
Thomas I Bedle Justice
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4053 
V 2936
New Jersey

Ann Conover widow
of John Covenhover
Act 7 July 1838
-
Let to JM Hartshorne
4 May 1839-

Manuel 21. Aug. 1783
Husband died Sept. 1828
Capt Smock
Shepherd
Admitted
Private of Dragoons
2 years
J. M. Hartshorn Esq
Freehold
N. J
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ⎬ SS: Personally appeared before me
the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas of said County Margaret Craig
aged Seventy six years who being duly sworn deposed and saith, that she is a sister Ann Conover
the widow of John
Covenhaven otherwise called
or of late years called John M. Conover that
she was present and saw the said Ann Conover
married to the said John
Covenhaven on the
twenty first day of August in the year seventeen
hundred and eighty three; that the said John
Covenhover otherwise and of late years called John
M. Conover died on the thirteenth day of September
in the year eighteen hundred and twenty eight.

that the said Ann Conover has remained his
widow ever since that period
Sworn to & subscribed before me Judge
as aforesaid, by the said
Margaret Craig who is a credible
person and whose statement is
entitled to credit. August 15. 1838
John
Headden
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ⎬ SS. I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of
the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John
Cyrus Bevan and John Hull Esquires, before whom
the foregoing affidavits were sworn subscribed
were severally Judges of the said Court at the
respective dates thereof, duly commissioned &
Sworn in office as such, and that their signatures
thereto are genuine- and I do further certify
that John Hull and Thomas J Bedle Esquires before
whom the affidavits of James Wall & William
Van Pelt were executed, were severally justices of
the peace in the aforesaid County, duly commissioned
and Sworn in office as such, at the date thereof
and that their signatures thereto are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & Seal of Office this thirtieth
day of October Eighteen hundred
and thirty eight
D. Willis Clk
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108.442
Bounty Land
Act of March 3. 1855
---
Mrs
Ann Conover
Widow of
John M Conover or Covenhoven
War of the Revolution
1776
A.R. Throckmorton
Attorney
Freehold
N. J.
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New Jersey 4,053
by
line for 2 years
Ann Conover
widow of John M. Conover, or Covenhoven
and who died on the 13. Sep. 1828
of Monmouth Co. in the State of N. Jersey
who was a Pr. Digoon, in the company commanded
by Captain Bell
of the regt. commanded by 
in the Penn NJ line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
the rate of 100 Dollars No Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of August
1839
and sent to J. M. Hartshom
Freehold, N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of March 39 300.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 50.00
$350.00
Act July 7,
1838.

Recorded by D Brown  Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 120
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ⎬ SS.
on this twelfth day of April eighteen hundred
and forty three, personally appeared before
the Subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas
of said County Ann Conover a resident of the
Township of Freehold in the County of Monmouth
aforesaid aged seventy nine years and upwards, who is
personally known to me, 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 on the 3rd March 1843, granting pensions to
widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war - That she is the widow of John M
Conover who was a private of Cavalry in the militia of the County of Monmouth in Col. Asher
Holmes Regiment during the Revolutionary War, and
that she received a pension of one hundred
dollars per annum under the act of July 7, 1838.
she further declares that she is still a widow  from
to & subscribed on the day
and year above written before
Ann Conover
John Headden Judge
.
State of New Jersey
Monmouth County SS:
I, Samuel Marrs Clerk of the Interior Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that John Headden Esq
is now & was the date of the above affidavit a Judge of the said Court
duly qualified, commissioned & sworn & that his signature thereto
to
is genuine-
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal this tenth day of July in
the year eighteen hundred & forty three -
Samuel Mairs Clerk
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County On
this Eighteenth day of September 1848 before me
John Headden, one of the Justices of the Peace
in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly
authorized by the laws of said State to administer
oaths, personally appeared Ann Conover a
resident of the Township of Manalapan, County
and State aforesaid aged Eighty four 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
2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the Revolutionary War
- That she is the widow of the late John
M. Conover deceased, who was a private in the
Army of the Revolution, and that she drew
a pension under the act of Congress passed
the 17th June 1844 at the rate of one Hundred
dollars per annum on account of the
Revolutionary service of her said husband
the said John M. Conover deceased - she
further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year first above written -
Before me
-
John Headdon Justice of Peace
Ann Conover
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 ┃
in the foregoing affidavit-
John Headden Justice of the Peace
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State of Newjersey I Daniel Christopher Moumouth County
Clerk of the Court of the County
and state aforesaid do hereby 
 certify that John Headden is a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly
Commissioned and qualified; that his commissioned
was dated on the first day of May AD Eighteen hundred
and forty eight AD 1848 & will expire on the first day of
May AD Eighteen hundred fifty three AD1853
and that his signatures to the foregoing declaration
& Certificate is Genuine
Given under my hand & the Seal
of the said County this eighteenth
day of September Eighteen hundred
& forty eight, AD 1848.
Daniel Christopher Clk
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State of New Jersey to
I Isaac Southard Treasurer of the State of New jersey do hereby
certify that the following extracts are truly taken and
copied from the original margin of Thomas Henderson
of certificate issued by him to the militia of the County
of Monmouth at the close of the Revolutionary War, for
the amounts due to them for their services to wit:
No. 397
No 479.
No. 486
No. 740
John Covenhoven, "John Covenhoven, "John Covenhoven, "John Covenhoven
8.19.2
32.10.0.
11.5.0.
6.5.0
May 1st 1784. A. 
May 1st 1784. B
 May 1st 1784. C 
May 1st 1784 A
which said margin is now on file in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
(having no seal of Office) this third day of May A.D.
Eighteen hundred and thirty nine -
Isaac Southard
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[illegible] June 7th
N. J.
June
add: proof
Martha Forman
Ann Conover
Nancy Van Pelt

L. Edwards Esqr
Court of Pensions
War Department
Washington City, D.C
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Sir
Freehold June 6th 1889
I herewith enclose to you the certificate
of the Treasurer of New Jersey as required by your
letter in the case of Martha Forman Widow
of Jonathan Forman, Ann Conover widow of John
Covenhoven alias Conover & Nancy Van Pett widow of
Walter Van Pett - I have obtained a separate
certificate in each case as I supposed that was
what you required
Yours Respectfully 
J. M. Hartshorne
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Freehold Sept 18 1848
Sir
Enclosed I send the Declaration of Mrs Ann Conover widow of John M Conover dec.d under the act of February 2 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war.
Mrs Conover was a Pensioner under the act of 17th June 1844 and I send her declaration for the purpose of obtaining a certificate under the act of 20 Feb 1848
Yours [illegible]
A. M. Throckmorton
J L Edwards Esq.