Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,156, for Ebenezer Petty, New Jersey
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SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Petty, Ebenezer R.8,156
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State of New Jersey}
Hunterdon County Ss:} On this Twelfth day of August In the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two personally appeared before Isaac G. Farlee one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hunterdon Jonathan Petty Son and Administrator of Ebenezer Petty decd, aged 43 Years a resident of the County of Bucks in the State of Pennsylvania & formerly of the said County of Hunterdon, who being duly Sworn according to Law, doth on this oath make the following declaration in right of his late father Ebenezer Petty who during his life time was an applicant for a revolutionary Pension and died in Said County of Hunterdon on the 24th day of December in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty Six, leaving a widow, Mary Petty,  and the ten following Named children viz: Jonathan Petty, Jacob Petty, Joseph Petty, John Petty, Jane intermarried with William Conover, Rebecca intermarried with Bartholomew Lott, Mary intermarried with Daniel Wolverton, Matilda intermarried with Wm Slout, Anna intermarried with Thomas Queen, and Catharine Petty; Since which his widow, the said Mary Petty died on the Second day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, and that the Several Children Named above, Survived her, And that they are the only Surviving Children
Sworn and Subscribed} Jonathan Petty
before Me the day and}
Year above written}
Isaac G. Farlee}
Judge &c
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State of New Jersey}
Hunterdon County Ss} I William Emery Clerk of the court of common pleas in and for said County of Hunterdon Do hereby Certify that Isaac G. Farlee, Esquire, whose genuine Signature appears to the foregoing affidavit or Declaration and before whom the same was made, is one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for said County duly commissioned & Sworn according to the laws of this State, that all his official acts as Such, are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid county Court is a Court of record having general Jurisdiction.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said
court at Flemington this twelfth day
of August AD 1852.
Wm Emery Clerk
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Ebenezer Petty} State of New Jersey
Deceased} Hunterdon County Ss
I William H Sloan Surrogate of the {Seal} County of Hunterdon do Certify that on the 30th day of December instant administration of all and Singular the goods and Chattles rights and credits which were of Ebenezer Petty late of the County of Hunterdon who died intestate was granted by me to Jonathan Petty of the said County who is duly authorized to administer the Same agreeably to law
Witness my hand and seal of office the thirtieth day of December in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six
Bond in $700}
John Bloom Sr.} W. H. Sloan Surrogate
Henry Kels securities}
State of New Jersey Hunterdon County Ss
I Jesse C. Reed Surrogate of the County of Hunterdon, Do certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the letter of administration, granted by W. H. Sloan former surrogate of said County, to Jonathan Petty of the Estate of Ebenezer Petty Decd as Recorded in Vol. 3 of administrations for said County fol. 342
Witness my hand & seal of office the 2nd
day of August A.D. eighteen hundred & fifty two
J. C. Reed
Surrogate
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State of New Jersey}
Hunterdon County Ss} I William Emery clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, holden at Flemington in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Ebenezer Petty late of Said County, who during his life time was an applicant for a revolutionary Pension died in Said County on the 24th day of December A.D. 1836, leaving a Widow Mary Petty and the following named Children viz: Jonathan Petty, Jacob Petty, Joseph Petty, John Petty, Jane intermarried with William Conover, Rebecca intermarried with Bartholomew Lott, Mary intermarried with Daniel Wolverton, Matilda intermarried with William Slout Anna intermarried with Thomas Queen and Catharine Petty, and that Mary Petty the said Widow died on the 2nd day of February A.D. 1851 leaving the above named Children and the only Children that now Survive her
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the said court, at Flemington
This 12th day of August A.D. 1852.
Wm Emery Clerk
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Alex Ray Esq
Washington
D.C.
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Flemington Aug 10th 1852
Dear Sir.
I have been informed that you have Succeeded in getting the case of Christopher Srope & John Cole allowed: My Father Ebenezer Petty, during his life time made application at the Same time for a pension and Served with Cole & Srope. I think my Fathers Case is a good one & that he is justly entitled to a pension. I therefore as the admr. of my late Father's estate request Your Ajency in establishing his right to a Pension and hope you will lose no time in reviewing the application
Yours &c
To A. Ray Esqr
Washington City Jonathan Petty
DC Administrator &c
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[Written vertically]
Dec 4, 1852
The Commissioner of pensions has decided that [illegible] of John Cole decd (New Jersey 1832) and Thankful Srope (New Jersey 1848) decd [illegible] admitted for the same [illegible] of service [illegible] the claim of Petty and [illegible]
[Written horizontally]
Ebenr Petty
31,099
The affidavit of John Cole attached to [illegible] papers ought to belong to the Claim of Christopher Shrope
[Illegible] only [illegible]
Rejd
[The following is crossed out.]
[Illegible]to B Egbert
[Illegible] N J
[Not crossed out]
Hon J. Parker
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State of New Jersey}
County of Hunterdon} on this 27th day of May 1834 Personally appeared before me Benjn Egbert one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the Said County of Hunterdon, Ebenezer Pettey a resident of the Township of Alexandria, in the County aforesaid, aged eighty three years the 17th day of Feb. last, 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
that he entered the Service of the United States, under the following named officers and Served as herein Stated, Saith he was born in the Township of Mansfield in the County of Sussex (now Warn) and State of New Jersey, at the commencement of the Revolutionary war he Lived in the Township of Bethlehem County of Hunterdon. Saith that in the month of March thinks in the year 1775, when the war first began, he was Called on at a training at Jugtown, there being a Call, for 7 or 8 men out of the company, the word was they must either turn out, or be drafted, the whole number turned out. when he was one that turned out a Volunteer, in the Militia under Capt. Cornalius Carhart and Major Hoops Marched to Amboy, where he Stayed a regular tour, and was this town one month and nine day. then in the latter part of August or Sept. Same year, was Called on to go out in the [illegible] when  he went under Capt. Danl. Gray, Marched to Bergen town Paulers Hook and was at Several places this tour was gone one Month and eight days in the month of June 1776, was Called out and went, does now recolect what the capt. name was that commanded him, when he got to the army Marched from Asbury to Morristown Springfield at this tour was out 3 weeks, in Dec. in the year thinks in the Same year, he them Marched out under Capt. Danl. [Illegible] to Vealtown and was gone three weeks, in the Spring of the year Supposed April. Cannot remember what year was Called out to Sussex Court, as a guard to guard the Tories while the court was trying them this tour was gone three weeks, at one time this deponent was pressed to drive a team thinks it was late in the fall of 1779 - had to go in the night from Quakertown or Easton Say three days he then went with a team in the dead of winter from Easton to Newinser, in the State of New York under Arther Henry, waggonmaster this tour was gone four [illegible], he then went under A. White to Lancaster in Pennsylvania this tour was gone three weeks, he then went with the same waggonmaster to new berge in the State of New York this tour four weeks, he then went under Wm McCoulough waggonmaster to Harrisburge in Pensylvania this tour one month, the next tour under John Petty waggonmaster to Philidelphia with the Sick and for Clothing for the army from Philidelphia to Morristown in New jersey, this tour was one month, went two tours under White to [Illegible]town with Sick from Bethlehem in Pennsylvania to Liddets town and one tour to Valeyforge in Pa. these tours two months was out Saveral Deferent
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times with a team when ever Called by the diferent waggon Masters. Small tours, from two days to a week or to three weeks it was from Greenwich Kenedys Mills to [Illegible] plains, was then [illegible], and had to go two days, I was Called on by the officers. I was Sick. I hired Thomas Reeder, he went for me with my team two months, this deponent further saith he was out in the Service as a Militia man and with a team in the publick Service of the United States under deferent officers went when ever Called for, at Least Sixteen months and a half - when ever he was out with a team it was Carting for the army from one Camp to an other or from Mill and Stores to the army, he was never under any [illegible] Contract, but always in the publick Service, drew his ration and provender for his Horses, the Same as the Soldiers in the army when we got our pay it done us but Little good - on account of the money, does not Remember of having any written discharge. their Capt. would get the orders and tell them they might go
Remembers, of being under Genl. Maxwell Cole Beavers, Bonnell West Majers [Illegible]dycke Hoopes. Capt. Carhart, Vliet opduke and other as this deponant is a very old man and infurm in Consequence of [illegible] and the lenth of time his memory fails him very much, but remembers his Service was all publick and none by private contract, has no documentary evidence, that he knows of no other person whose testimony he can pro[illegible], who can testify to his Services Except Christopher Srope & [Illegible] Bloom, he hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only that of the agency of the State of New Jersey
Sworn and Subscribed, the day and year Ebenezer petty
aforesaid before me
Benjn. Egbert. Judge
We Holloway W. Hunt residing in the township of Bethlehem & County of Hunterdon New Jersey & Christopher Srope of the same place here by certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Petty who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be eighty three 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 & year aforesaid
Holloway W. Hunt
Benjn. Egbert Judge Christopher Srope
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State of New Jersey} Ss on this 28th day of May 1834 Personally appeared before
County of Hunterdon} me the Subscribed one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the Said County, Peter Bloom aged 75 years - who first being duly Sworn according to law on his oath Saith, he is well acquainted with Ebenezer Petty, have known him eversince the Revolutionary war. Nearly Sixty years. Remembers of Seeing him in the Militia in the time of the war of the Revolution at Bergen Point, or Paulershook, he was out at the time when the British took possession of New york. Saw the vessels Come up the bay. E. Petty and I was not out together only this time, but have often heard of his being out more but when I went into the other Service I was otherwise engaged for the army - in consequence of that Service I was prevented from going out in the militia Service it is generally Believed in the neighborhood that he was frequently out in the Service and never have heard it disputed by Any his
Sworn to and Subscribed the date Peter X Bloom
above - before me - Benjn. Egbert Judge mark
I Benjn. Egbert one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that Peter Bloom who has Signed the aforesd affidavit is a reputable & Credible Person and that his Statement is entitled to Credit Benjn. Egbert
I Benjn. Egbert one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the Said County, do hereby Certify, and declare my oppinion that the Said Ebenezer Petty, the above Applicant, was a revolutionary Soldier, and that he Served as he States, and do further State that in consequence of old age and infirmity that th Cannot well or any way Conveniently attend the court when Sitting, and the oppinion of the whole neighborhood as to his Services is the Same without a desenting voice and I further certify that Holloway W. Hunt, who has Signed the preceeding Certificate, is a Clergyman, residing in the Township of Bethlehem and that Christopher Srope who has also Signed the Same is a resident in the Same Township and is a Credible person, and thier Statement is entitled to Cridet.
Benjn. Egbert Judge.
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State of New Jersey} Ss on this 27th day of May 1834 Personally appeared before
County of Hunterdon} me, the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the Said County, Christopher Srope, aged Seventy five years of thereabouts, who first being duly Sworn according to Law on his oath Saith, he is well acquainted with Ebenezer Petty, that he has known him this Sixty years, that he well remembers to have Seen him in the revolutionary war Saw him in the Militia, at Amboy at the Commencement or near the begining of the Same, I went over to Stateniland he Stayed at Amboy - I know or remember of my own knowledge of his Service but a little have often heard of his being out in the Service and never have heard it Disputed
Sworn & Subscribed the date above Christopher Srope
before me - Benjn. Egbert Judge [The name Ebenezer Petty is crossed out.]
I Certify that Christopher Srope is a Creditable person and that his Statement is entitled to Credit
B. Egbert
State of New Jersey} Ss on this 27th day of May 1834 Personally appeared before me
Hunterdon County} the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the Said County, John Cole - aged 82 years, who first being duly Sworn according to law, on his oath Saith, he is well acquainted with Christopher Srope that he has known him this Sixty years that he well remembers to have Seen him often in the Revolutionary war we was both in the Publick waggon Service, was in the Same Brigade together Commanded by John Gardner, was a Considarable time together, and Suffered to gether, went from place to place together our Services was all done for the Publick not at all by private Contract. Received our Rations very often together, but the exact time we was together I Cannot now Say as he left the army before I did, his Brother would Some times take his place as he was Quite younger at that time 
John Cole
Sworn to and Subscribed the
date above. before me Benjn. Egbert Judge
I Benjn. Egbert one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hunterdon above Said, do hereby Certify that John Cole who has Signed the foregoing Affidavit is a credible person, and that his Statement is entitled to Credit
Benjn. Egbert Judge
and the Same of Christopher Srope on the above affidavit
B. Egbert
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State of New Jersey}
Hunterdon County} Ss
I Isaac G Farlee clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hunterdon, do hereby certify that Benjamin Egbert before whom the foregoing Declaration, and affidavits were taken, or sworn, then was and now is one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County, duly Commissioned and Sworn and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such, and that his signature is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand, and affixed the seal of
said Court, at Flemington this 5th
day of June AD Eighteen hundred
and [illegible] four
Isaac G. Farlee clk
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[Written vertically]
Ebenr Petty
31,099
The affidavit of John Cole attached to
[illegible] papers ought to belong to the
Claim of Chrisopther Shrope.
[Illegible] only [illegible]
Rejd
[Ilegible] to B Egbert
[Illegible] N.J.
Hon J. Parker
[Written horizontally]
Dec 4, 1852
The Commissioner of pensions has de-
cided that [illegible] the claim of John
Cole, decd (New Jersey 1832) and Thankful Srope, decd (New Jersey 1848) have been admitted [Illegible] the same description of service, it would not be right to exclude the claim of Petty and has therefore decided that it be admitted.
[Illegible]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
R. 8,156 Washington, D.C. ______, 19__
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Ebenezer Petty 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 LENGTH OF RANK OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
ENLISTMENT OR SERVICE STATE
APPOINTMENT. CAPTAIN. COLONEL.
March 1775 was out at Pvt & Teamster Cornelius Carhart Beavers N.J.
various times Daniel Dray Bonnell
during the Daniel Vliet West
war Opdyke
The cl. was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof
of 6 mos military Service as required by the Act of June 7 1832.
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Township of Bethlehem Hunterdon Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, May 27, 1834
Residence at date of application, Township Alexandria, Hunterdon Co N.J.
1834 Age at date of application, {b. Feb'y 17
83 1751 in Twp. of Mansfield, Sussex Co. N.J.
1751 Remarks: {died Dec. 24 1836 in Hunterdon Co. N.J.
His wife Mary died Feb'y 2, 1851 and the following named children Survived her. Jonathan 43 in 1852, Jacob, Joseph, John, Jane wife of Wm Conover. Rebecca wife of Bartholomew Lott. Mary wife of Daniel Wolverton, Matilda wife of Wm Slout. Anna wife of Thomas Queen & Catharine
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Ebenezer Petty
8156
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1917 Apr. 28 Hist. to Mrs. Jas A. Edgar
Letter in S. 887 John Hoffman
REJECTED
8156
P.O. _____
Ebenezer Petty
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ___x__, 18
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[Written vertically]
[Illegible]
[Illegible]
Appl. of Ebenezer 
Petty deceased.
A. Ray Esq.
Present
[Written horizontally]
F. F. C. Triplett Eqr
Acting Comr of Pensions
Washington
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Washington
Aug 14 1851
F. F. C. Triplett Esq
Acting Comr of Pensions
Sir
I have recd by this morning's mail the enclosed lettyer from Jon'n Petty admr. and son of the late Ebenezer Petty who he informs me, made applicant for a pension during his life time and Served with John Col, and Christian Srope whose cases have been recently addmitted under Act 7 June 1832.
Without knowing the particular facts of the claim in question, I Submit the new application, and beg a re-examination of the claim.
I remain very
respectfully
Your Obt s
Alex. Ray
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A ray
Dec 6/52.
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Pension Office
Dec 6 1852
Sir
The case of Ebenezer Petty of N.J. has been re-opened, but before it can be admitted, it will be necessary to furnish additional proof of service. Christopher Srope and Peter Bloom remember to have seen him in the service, but both of them admit that they knew nothing about the length of that service.
A Ray Esq
Present
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Henry Trumbower
Jany 30/54
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Pension Office
Jany 30 1854
Sir
In reply to your enquire, I have to inform you that the children of Ebenezer Petty of NJ, would be entitled to a pension, if the service, which their father claimed to have rendered, can be established. He failed during his life to furnish the proof, and since his Death no additional evidence has been filed.
Henry Trumbower Esq
Madison
NJ
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Madison N.J. Jan. 23. 1854
Hon. L. P. Waldo Com. of Pensions
Dear Sir
Permit me to enquire of you whether there is a pension due the heirs of Ebenezer Petty from the Genl. Government; said Ebenezer Petty having performed service in the Revolutionary War; and if their is, by what means Said heirs may lawfully procure it; If you will condescend to answer the above inquiries you will greatly oblige Yours &c
Henry Trumbower
(one of the heirs)
P.S. My address is}
Madison}
Morris Co.}
N.J.}
please answer as soon as Con-}
venient as I will soon ch-}
ange my address}
H.T.
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A. Ray
Novr 29/52
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Pension Office
Nov 29 1852
Sir
More than five years having elapsed Since the claim of Ebenezer Petty was adjudicated and no additional evidence filed in the mean time, the case cannot now be opened without the production of material additional evidence which could not have been procured at an earlier Date
A Ray Esq