Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2553, John Hulfish, New Jersey
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Service: 
New Jersey
Hulfish or Hullfish, John
Mary
Number: W.2553
Contents:
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Do. 503
New Jersey [York Crossed out]
John Hulfish {note off to right side order to pay 11 Feb 1840same do of Madison in the State of New Jersey who was a private in the Comp. Commanded by Captain Moore of the Regt. commanded by Col. Van Dyke in the [illegible] line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of M. [illegible] at the rate of 30 Dollars --Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March
Certificat of Pension issued the 15 day fo Sept 1823 and Sue?tto
J. F. Randolph New Brunswick
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 22 $75
Semi_ant. Allowance ending 4 March $15
$90
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk
Book E vol. 4 Page 113
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396.  Reported
New Jersey
Mary Hulfish
widow of John Hulfish
who served in the Revolutionary war,
as  a Private 
New Jersey Mil
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
31st. day of Octr 1847.
and sent to
Hon. Wm. A. Newell
Allentown
New Jersey

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 29 1848, Page 197 vol 1
July   Bork D
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Jany  24/47
No 90
Mary Hulfish
ww of John
NJ
Act 29 May 1848
admitted
Pr: $30 [illegible]
Cor: 4 March 1848


How.
Hon
Wm. A. Newell
Allenton N.J.
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Declaration

State of New Jersey }
County of Mercer    }         ss

On this 15th day of January 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior court of Mercer County and state aforesaid Mary Hullfish of West Windsor township in the said County of Mercer,  aged seventy five years who being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions [strike over] //or// made by the act of Congress passed July, 29th 1848.

That she is the widow of John Hullfish who was a soldier in the revolution and a pensioner under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 proofs of whose service are duly recorded in the Pension Office at the rate of 30$ per Annum.

She further declares that the was married to the said John Hullfish the 5th October 1794 – that her husband the said John Hullfish died on the 23rd March 1844.  That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the second of January 1800 – [illegible – “viz”?] at the time above stated.  

She the further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made application for a pension.  Also that by reason of great bodily infirmity, [strike over] //the// she is unable to appear in open Court.

                             her
[signature] //Mary  X  Hullfish
                             Mark


Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.

[signature] //John L. Vandyke//
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County so I Ralph H Shreve Clerk of the Inferior Court of [illegible] pleas in and for the County of Mercer in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that John S Vandyke before whom the foregoing declaration was made was at the time of the taking thereof one of the judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and to all his official
acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given Witness my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of January AD Eighteen hundred and forty nine
R H Shreve Clk
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Copy of a Record in the family Bible of the late John Hullfish

John Hullfish was married to Mary Gibbs Oct 5th 1794

I certify that the above is an exact copy of the record in the family Bible of the late John Hullfish [sic] which record I believe to be correct and genuine

[signature] //John L. Vandyke
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1795 John Hulfish was born 5th day of August

Ania Hulfish was born 12 day of May on the year of our Lord [crossed out] 1797

William Hulfish was born September 14th 1799

[illegible] was born April 20th 1801

[illegible] -ember 11th David Hulfish born in 1802

[illegible] Hulfish was [illegible] 14th of April 180[illegible]

[illegible] Hulfish was born [illegible] 18, 1808

Maryann Hulfish [illegible] 22, 1811

[On other side of page, in different handwriting] Ezekiel Hullfish was born April the 29th in the year of our Lord 1815
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[Left side of page 1760 
 1794 underneath 
a line 
 a zero under the line] 
M
Right side of page 
John Hulfish [illegible]
5 day of November
[illegible] year of our lord
illegible]
John Hulfish and 
Mary Gibbs was [illegible]
in october the 5th in [illegible]
of our Lord 1794
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State of New Jersey
County of Middlesex

On this 11th day of September on thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court, before Robert [???] {[written above] and others ??? ???}  the court of law now sitting in New Brunswick  John Hulfish a resident of the county of Middlesex and the state of New Jersey, aged seventy one years the 5th day of last November.  Who being first duly sworn according to law.  Doth , on his oath, make the following declaration [illegible] to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress June 7th 1852. vis-
That he was born in West Windsor township Middlesex County over State of New Jersey, on the 5th day of November 1760.
That a record of his age was left in his family and is now, he believes, in the possession of some member of his family, residing some where in the western country.  That he resided in the town of Princeton, County of Somerset and State of New Jersey.  When he entered the service, [and] has residence in Middlesex county to the present day,
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This was while the British lay in Brunswick. How long ? service occuring this spring he cannot positively [stay], certainly he believes not less than one month during the summer of seventy seven he was on several [times] of seventy of one month cash, at Sunday Elizabeth tavern, Newark-[air &] in that region endeavoring to [firaent in eass siores] of the enemy- But the [other] time in which he served at these places. he cannot now remember- nor can he recollect the names of any officers who were in the region around when he performed service. Genl. Luliveen, he believes was stationed sometime in Princeton during the spring of '77.  In Sept. Seventy Seven, he went under the command of Captain Moore under Genl David Foreman of Monmouth to join. the army of Genl Washiington, called out with other militia. They reached the main army a few days or a week before the battle of Germantown.  In this battle he was engaged - In May 78. he was called out on some column, as a pay roll now in Captain Moores posession shows but where he went he is unable to state. In the fall of seventy eight, he thinks in August, when he was [resiceing], from patime, near Lawrenceville or [Mainhouse], doing some work as a journeyman farmer, for this was his trade (when the war commenced he was an apprentice-) he was called out under Captain P. Philips of Hunterdon County as a militia man to perform a term of service to Militiamen- In a time service at this time something over one month - Some time after his return he went to Burlington county to do journey work, and was in May 79 he believes called out under Captain Jordan to go in pursuit of some refugees in this county - absent about one month
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After remaining in  Burlington county some months , working at his trade when not on duty
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This David Comfort clergy man residing in
the Kingston - Somerset and George G Bergen 
[illegible line]
[crossed out] hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with the John Hulfish who was subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe
him to be 71 years of age last November; that he
is a [illegible] and believe in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the
revolution and that we concur in that opinion
[crossed our line]
[crossed our]
Sworn  and subscribed this day and year
above written - David Comfort
George G Bergen
Thos Hance
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State of New Jersey  | 
County of Somerset  | ss

On this tenth day of August one thousand eight
hundred and thirty two, personally appears
before me one of the Judges of the court of Common
pleas in and for the county of somerset and state of New Jersey, Captain James Moore, a resident of 
the town of Princeton and county and state aforesaid 
aged eighty one years the fifth day of May [illegible]
who being first duly sworn according to law
acclaim - That from his own first hand knowledge
Mr John Hulfish was a soldier in the revolutionary
war - When the war is commenced he was an apprentice
to learn the weaving [illegible] with James Finley -
of this place, and sometime in the spring of [illegible]
severn joined his company - and continues in his
company for more than one year - and that he was
out with his company [illegible] that spring and
summer he has no doubt as his company was almost
constantly out while the British lay in Brunswick - 
though he cannot with certainty state times and
places - He has a distinct recollection of his being
in the Battle of Germantown - that he went with
the company in September [illegible] to join Genl.
Washingtons army - and that he is not mistaken
in this is evident from the fact, that among the
few very rolls which  he has still [illegible]. then is
one dated Sept 15th .77 to October 9th in which is found
Mr Hulfish's name - From this time until May .78
he has no consistent recollection of Mr Hulfish's services
but is the company - but as various services been
rendered [illegible] this [illegible] by the company and
as he was still a member of it the [illegible]
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State of New Jersey  | 
Mercer County  | ss
I Ralph H Shreve Clerk of
the County of Mercer in the State of New Jersey
do hereby Certify that J A S Crater Esquire the
person before whom the foregoing affidavit 
was taken was at the time of the taking
thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County duly commissioned and sworn
and to All his Official acts as such full faith
and credit are due and ought to be given as
well in Courts of Judicature as thereout
In Witness Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed my said seal of
[round pointed seal] Office at Nottingham
this sixth day of February
in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight
hundred and forty nine
R H Shreve Clerk
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And the said court no hereby [illegible] their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories [illegible]
by the WAr Department, that the above named 
applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and
service, as he states - And the court further
certifies that it appears to them that David
Comfort who has signed the [illegible] certificate
is a clergy man, resident in the County of Somerset
and that George G Bergin who has
also signed the same statement is entitled to
[illegible] - Robert McChesney
Thos Hance
John S Vandyke
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
F. S. VanArsdalen Clerk of the court of Common Pleas
of Said County hereby certify that the forgoing
contains the original proceeding of the said 
court in the matter of the application of this 
John Hulfish for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this eleventh day of 
September 1832  |  F.S. VanArsdalen Clerk
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State of New Jersey  | 
Somerset County [illegible]  | I John M Mann Clerk of the
Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the county
of Somerset hereby certify that John Guleik before whom
the examination and testimony before James Moore
was taken as [illegible] in the matter of the application
of John Hullfish for a pension was at the time thereof a
Judge of said Court and that he has subscribed his own
proper signature to said Examination and Certificate thereunder
written In Witness whereof I Have hereunto set my
[embossed seal attached]  | hand and Seal of Office this thirteenth
  | day of September in the year of Our Lord
  | Eighteen hundred and thirty two
  | J. M. Mann
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22065
John Hullfish

Admited
Private 9 months

James F Randolph
[illegible]
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Supplemental declaration of John Hullfish of
Middlesex County, New Jersey, in order to obtain
a pension under the act of June 1832

State of New Jersey  |
Middlesex County  |  : On this twenty third day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred & thirty three, before me a Justice of the
Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Personally
appeared John Hullfish, an applicant for a pension
named in papers marked 22065 who being
duly sworn deporets and saith that by reason
of advanced age & the consequent loss of memory
he cannot swear positively to the precise lengths
of all his services nor to all the particulars connected 
with them, but that to the best of his recollection,
he served not less than the pension mentioned
below, and in the manner therein stated, and
always in the grade of a private.  He entered 
the service in the Spring, he thinks in March of 1777 [crossed out]
in the company commanded by Capt Moore and had
a tour of one month along the Millstone river, Somerset
Court House, he as a guard.  New Col was Henry Van
Duke From the Spring to the fall of the same year
1777.  he served three other tours of a month each
at Amboy, Elizabethtown, Newark & Springfield
and in that [illegible] portion of the state.  One of these
tours was under Capt Samuel Stout, and the
remaining two under Capt Moore.  The kind of
service the same as before mentioned.  In September
1777 he served another tour of a month onder 
Capt Moore & Gen David Foreman, during which
was Marched into Pennsylvania & was at the
battle of Germantown.  In May 1778 he performed a tour of a month under Capt Moore at Amboy 
& Woodbridge, in preventing & chastising the de=
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medations of the Refugees.  Major [illegible] H Van
dyke were the superior officers.In August 1778
he performs a tour of one month under Captain Phillips
of Hunterdon County, as a guard to the prisoners at
Morristown.  In May 1779, I lived in Burlington County
and performed a tour of one month under Capt Gordon
in pursuit of Refugees.  Like the other services incident
to that period of Repair.  Soon after this he
removed to Middlesex County and performed
a tour of a month under Capt Stout in the neighborhood
of Rahway & Elizabethtown in guarding that
section of the state.  This was in the Fall of 1779.  He is
confident that he performed much more service - that
he was out several months in each of the years [illegible]
That he served more than a year, in his recollection
does not serve him distinctly.  He never
that he recollects received a written discharge from
the service.  He refers to the testimony of Capt James
Moore heretofore produced - he is now dead &
he knows of no one livingwho can testify further
to his revolutionary services.  He claims a pension for the services he has specified
Subscribed sworn to the day  |  his
and year aforesaid before  | John X Hulfish
John S Van dyke one of  |  Mark
the justices of the peace
in and for the County of Middlesex

I do hereby certify that John Hulfish who has
signed the foregoing ammended declaration is from
bodily infirmity unable to attend Court and
in consequence thereof the foregoing has been sworn
August 23rd 1833  John S Van dyke
Justice of the peace
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to and subscribed before me.
[illegible] Plea - New Jersey
I hereby certify that John J Van Dyke before whom
the foregoing affidavit of John Hullfish
was made, is a Justice of the Peace and a
[illegible] of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the County of Middlesex, and
that the [illegible] of said Van Dyke either
his our [illegible] unity.
[seal with ribbon] the testimony where of [illegible]
hereunto let my hand and
the seal of the Court [illegible]
twenty seventh day of august one thousand Eight
hundred twenty three.
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[illegible]
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Rev Widow, &c.
File No. 2553
Mary Hulfish
Widow
John Hulfish
Pri: Rev. War
Act: July 29 1848
Index: Vol a, Page 854
Arrangement of 1870.
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[illegible] Fel 71840
Thirty days having elapsed
June the date of the power of the enclosed
Voucher will you please [illegible] the [illegible]
[illegible] the objective and pay the amount
I remain respectfully
Your [illegible]
W P Hunt
J. L. Edwards Esq
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Trenton March 24 1841

Sir
The enclosed voucher requires
your special direction for payment
I am very respectfully
Your Observer
Phil Dickinson Prest
J L Edwards Esq
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Allentown N J
18 Oct 1849
Hon J L Edwards
C//illegible// Pensions
Sir
The enclosed
leaf I have personally taken
from the old family Bible of Mary
Hulfish. It contains a pronoun
all that is necessary to procure
her pension at least so
you informed me during our
last conversation on the subject. 
Or with her an act of
charity if it be in your power
if you will grant the case
your early attention
With great respect-
I have thee C//illegible//
//illegible//
Wm A Newell
Mr C. //illegible//ard
//illegible marking//
over
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The case is that of Mary //strikethrough//John//end strikethrough//
Hulfish widow of Juohn Hulfish
for pension under the
act of the last Congress, It 
was presented by myself
W A Newell
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Mercer Co, SS
State of New Jersey
Before James McGalliard
Justice of Peace for
Said County

Personally appears before me one of the
Justices of the Peace of said county
William I Tindale who being sworn
doth depose and testify as follows
That Mary Gibbs was a servant in his
fathers house that during that time
he has reason to beleive that John
Hullfish courted her and to the 
best of his beleif and as well as he can
now recollect married her in the fall
of the year one thousand seventeen
hundred and ninety four //strikethrough//and I have//end strikethrough//
also that he believed that they have
lived together as man and wife until
the decease of said John Hullfish

Subscribed and sworn this 10th day of
January 1849 before me
of the Justices of the Peace
for the County of Mercer
and State of New Jersey
James McGalliard
Justice of the
peace

Witness Present
David C McGalliard
I am acquainted with the above named
Wm I Tindale and consider him worthy of
credit and beleif
John L. Vandyke
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County  ss
I Ralph H Shreve Clerk
of the county of Mercer in the State of New
Jersey do hereby certify that James McGalliard
Esq the person before whom the foregoing affi-
davit was taken was at the time of the
taking thereof one of the Justices of the Peace
in and for said County and that he
was duly commissioned and sworn and
to all his official acts as such full
faith and credit are due
and ought to be given as well
in Courts of Judicature as thereoug
witness my hand and seal of 
office this sixteenth day of January
Eighteen hundred + forty nine
R
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[illegible] W A Newell
H of Rep
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County {ss

On this 6th day of February 1849
personally appeared before the subscriber one of
the Justices of the peace in and for said county
of Mercer John Flock who being duly sworn
according to law doth depose and say that
he has known Mary Hullfish for more than
fifty years that he also knew her late husband
John Hullfish for the same time that he
confidently believes from his own personal
knowledge that they were married prior to the
year eighteen hundred – also that they have 
lived together as man and wife from the time
he first knew them untill the decease of the
said John Hullfish also that the said Mary
Hullfish is still living the widow of the afore
mentioned John Hullfish who was a
Revolutionary Pensioner under the act
of Congress of June 7th 1832

Sworn to and Subscribed before John Flock
me this 6th day of February 1849
John A. S. Crater
Justice of the Peace
I do certify that the deponent John Flock
is personally known to me and that he is a
citizen of good standing and worthy of belief
John A. S. Crater

//illegible signature cut off at the bottom of page//
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County {ss
I Ralph H Shreve Clerk of
the County of Mercer in the State of New Jersey
do hereby certify that J A S Crater Esquire, the
person before whom the foregoing affidavit
was taken was at the time of the taking
thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County duly commissioned and sworn
and to All his Official acts as such full forth
and credit are due and ought to be given as
well in Courts of Judicature as thereout

In Witness Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my said seal of
office at Nottingham
this sixth day of February 
in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight
hundred and forth Nine
R H Shreve Clerk