Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,647, Jabesh Ashmore, New Jersey
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Service: New Jersey Ashmore, Jabesh or Ashmor Number: W 5,647 Hester
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17.797 New Jersey Jabesh Ashmore of Lambeston in the State of NJ who was a Pri of Artillery in the Com commanded by Captain Tucker of the Regt commanded by Col - in the [?] I Troops for 7 1/2 mo. Inscribed on the Roll of N.J. for the rate of 31 Dollars 25 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sept 1883 and sent to W Halstead, Trenton NJ - Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $78.12 Semi-anl allowance ending Mar. 3 15.62 = $ 93.74
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} Recorded by ED Bullock Clerk, Book E, Vol. 3 - Page 101
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The Chancery, New Jersey, State of New Jersey, Hunterdom County } SS On this day [directly?] of July in this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before Elias P Seely Esquire Governor and Chanceller of the State of New Jersey now sitting, Jabeth Ashmore a resident of Lamberton in the township of Nottingham and County of Burlington and State of New Jersey aged Seventy two years on the twenty fifth day of last December, who being duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. To with that on or about the first day of April in the year of our Lord on thousand seven hundred and seventy seven he entered the militia in the service of the United States in the capacity of a private in the company of Captain William Tucker which company was raised in the city of Trenton. Declarant first entered the service as a substitute for one Robert Emley who gave him Seventy five dollars of continental money to take his place for a month. And Declarant marched with said Captain Tucker from Trenton through Princeton New Brunswick and Rahway to Elizabeth Town he found there one Joseph Clunse who had been an Ensign in cap-
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tain Tuckers company, and who had received a commission as Captain of Artillery and was raising a Company and such of Captain Tuckers [?] as chose to join Captain Clunus' Artillery had permission to do so; and this Declarant availed himself of that permission and joined the new Artillery Company - Henry Chambers was first Lieutenant Isaac Yard was second Lieutenant of Clunus Artillery. Yard had been before attached to Tuckers Company. The British were then on Staten Island. Declarant went with his company down to the Salt Marsh near what is called the old point in Elizabeth Town old point and there they built a Battery opposite to Staten Island from thence they made and excursion to the Island and captured some prisoners. There was some cannonading across the river from shore to shore after our troops had effected their retreat to the battery on the Jersey Shore. Declarant remained a month in actual service on this first tour when they were discharged by General Dickinson who had the command at the time. In the fall of the year 1777 Declarant and the company to which he belonged were called out to resist the British in an excursion they were making up the Delaware River this company that is Captain Clunus company, had a canonade with the British in Galleys below Lamberton Hill and suceeded in compelling the galley to hand off and return down the river
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by which resistance the continental stores at Lamberton were saved, Declarant then marched with Captain Clunus Company for Bordenton were the British had landed and we had succeeded as far as the drawbridge over [orgsseasicks?} creek when we were informed that the enemy were two strong, and that they were [sending? marching?] to Lamberton by way of the Bridge our company then took up the plank and returned. That Declarant continued in the service at that period during the space of Three months that is to say during the months September October and November. This declarant turned out again in the month of March 1778 and served another months tour in Captain Clunus company and marched to New Mills in Burlington county that this declarant turned out again in the month of April 1778 and marched with Captain Clunus Company (to which he still belonged) to Haddenfield in the county of Gloucester. Where to company acted as scouts in preventing supplies going to the British in Philadelphia Declarant remained on duty there with his company making frequent excursions through the country intercepting the supplies, until about the first of May 1778 when a negro spy who had been in our camp and had been arrested hi
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[ted?] the sentinel who had charge of him and escaped to Philadelphia and the next night the negro came back with five hundred of the enemy and drove us out of Haddonfield Col Shreve of the standing army was then in command - We retreated to Mount Holly. The enemy after burning and destroying much property in Haddenfield returned Declarant was then sent with a party to take all the boats where the River Delaware from Cooper's ferry up to Burlington which they did and then returned home having been out on duty this fourth tour two months. About the eighteenth day of June Declarant was called out with Captain Clunus company on a fifth tour the British were then about leaving Phil. a decision to pass over Jersey to New York we were ordered first to tear up the draw bridge over Cress wicks creek to render it impassable which we did; a few days afters a corps of Hessians came up to the Bridge and attempted to cross; they had two field pieces, Captain Clunus Company to which I still belonged; had two tield pieces and Captain Gill Jones company which was with us. Also had two and we cannonaded the Hessians until near night and prevented their crossing the bridge. The Hessians depar
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ted that night We returned to Trenton drew our rations and marched to Stonybrook remained there all night and next morning. marched to Allentown from thence we marched to the sign of the Rising Sun Tavern Freehold in Monmouth County there we met General Washington and were ordered to halt until all the Jersey troops came up. We were then ordered to send our cannon which were heavy back to Allentown, as it was difficult to take them through the heavy sand. We then marched on after the British to Englishtown. We were scouting until the twenty eighth when the battle of Monmouth came on, declarant was engaged throughout the battle and suffered excessively for want of water it being excessively hot, and no water to be had; the British retreated towards New York and declarant returned with his company having been out this tour three weeks. In April 1779 Declarant left Captain Clunus Company and enlisted as a private under Quarter Master Hugh Bunyan and was stationed for six months at the continental ferry at Lumberton and served thus during the six months for which enlisted Declarant during the rest of the war was employed as a wagoner under Major Peter Garden who was a Quarter Master
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in the continental army and resided in Trenton [?] Declarant says that he was in actual service as a private under Captain Clusen in the militia seven months and a half at least and six months as a private in the continental service under the general orders of Hugh Bunyan and was stationed at the ferry and one year as a wagoner under Peter Gordon Quater Master aforesaid Declarant knew General Dickinson the commander of the Jersey militia at Elizabeth Town. Col Shreve and Major Cumming of the continental army at Haddingfield Gen Washington Gen Lee and Gen Maxwell at Monmouth He has no papers records or other documentary testimony to which he can refer He received no written discharges from service Hugh Bunyan did not give him any discharge declarant came away about a week after his time was out without asking for any. His officers under whom declarant served are now all dead, as far as this declarant knows. This DEclarant was born in New Brunswich on the 25th of December 1760. He has no record of his age. It was written in and old family bible and has been lost. Declarant lived at Trenton when he first entered the service in 1777. and has lived at Trenton in the county of Hunterdon and at Lamberton in the county of Burlington and which is about a mile below
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Trenton ever since, and now lives at Lumberton. This Declarant does not know of any person now living who can testify to his service exceept Captain Alexander Dingless whose affidavit is here to annexed. But he would refer to Gershern Mott Esquire and John Ashmore. Both of Lamberton as persons who can testify as to their belief of this Declarants services as a soldier of the revolution, and also as to his character for veracity. This Declarant 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 and that he has never applied for a pension heretofore Jabesh Ashmor
Sworn in open court this 11th day of July 1833 before me Elias P. Seeley Chancellor
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New Jersey SS Ur Morgan J Rhees, Gershorn Mott and John Ashmore, the said Morgan J Rhees being a clergymen residing in the city of Trenton and County of Hunterdon and being the nearest Clergymen to the residence of said Jabesh Ashmore the written applicant And the said Gershon Mott and John Ashmore residing at Lamberton in the county of Burlington and state aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jabesh Ashmore who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be about Seventy two 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. Morgan J Rhees duly affirmed and Gershorn Mott and John Ashmore duly sworn in open court at Trenton this 11th day of July AD 1833 before me. Morgan J. Rhees Gershorn Mott John Ashmore Elias P Seeley Chancellor
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New Jersey SS Hunterdon County Alexander Douglass of the Township of Nottingham in the county of Burlington aged ninety-one years being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Jabesh Ashmore the applicant for a pension in the foregoing papers named And that he was acquainted with the said Jabeth Ashmore from the time the said Ashmore was a boy until the present day; That he recollects that the said Jabeth Ashmore entered the militia service in the early part of the war of the revolution that he was at that time a smart and active young man. This deponent was well acquainted with Captain Clusen of the artillery and recollects that Jabeth Ashmore belonged to said Clusen's company of Artillery and that he was, with the said company when they had an engagement with some british galleys which came up the River Deleware near to Lamberton with an intention of burning Trenton, as was supposed. That he recollects that one of the galleys got aground on Long bar and that Captain Clusen with his artillery of whom Jabesh Ashmore was one, went down upon the beach fired at the galley
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and this deponent could hear the shot strike very distinctly against the galley - This deponent acted on that day as adjutant and Col. Shreve as Colonel. That was the same day that the British burnt a ship in the mouth of Crasswick's creek, and several wassells at [Buden line?] and some ships a frigates at Whitehill. And this deponent further recollects that the said Jabesh Ashmore was with Captain Clusen and his company of artillery at the Bridge over Crosswicks creek a few days previous to the battle of Monmouth when about three thousand Hessians attempted to force a passage across said Creek with a [rise?] as was then supposed & going up to Tenton and burning it. The drawbridge over the Crosswick creek near William Nutts house had been broken down and Clusens artillery was stationed on the Trenton side of the Creek and cannonaded the Hessians all day, while they were trying to repair the Bridge and until Magnus Riflemen came to their assistance and drove the Hessians off, and they then attempted to ford the Creek higher up, but were again repulsed. This deponent recollects also that Hugh Runyon was a quartermaster in the United States service and recollects seeing Jabesh Ashmore on guard at the ferry at Lamberton and that the said Ashmore was at that time
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in the continental service. This deponent further recollects that the said Jabesh Ashmore was at Haddenfield with Captain Clusen Artillery at the time the Hessians retreated from Red Banks after they had been defeated by Colonel Smith. This deponent recollects that Jabeth Ashmore was a very active and good soldier and was not only always willing to do duty himself but was active in encouraging others. That the said Jabesh Ashmore has always borne a good character and that his statement under oath is entitled to full credit. This deponent further recollects that the said Jabesh Ashmore was at the Battle of Monmouth with Captain Clunes Company of Artillery that they acted at this battle as infantry, and was with our regiment under Colonel William Shreve and was stationed on the left flank of the British Army. This deponent has no douby from his own recollection of Jabeth Ashmores services as a militia man that he was in actual service more than one year; for almost every campaign that I was out I recollect that Ashmore was out also. Sworn and Subscribed at Trenton this Eighteenth day of June 1833 before me [DHD ?] Justice of the Peace. Alexander Douglass
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I David Johnston Justice of the Peace of the County of Hunterdon the person before whom the pregoing affidavit of Alexander Douglass was taken do hereby certify that the said Alexander Douglass whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is a person of credibility DHD Johnston Trenton June 18, 1833
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that the [?] court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier And that he served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Morgan J Rhees who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the city of Trenton and in the vicinity of the residence of the said Jabeth Ashmore And that Gershon Mott and John Ashmore who have also signed the same are residents of the township and neighborhood in which the said Jabesh Ashmore resides, are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Done in open court this eleventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Elias P. Seeley Chancellor
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I Stacy G Potts Clerk of the Court of Chancery of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jabesh Ashmore for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Trenton this day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Stacy G Potts Clk
I James D Westcott secretary of State of the State New Jersey do hereby certify that David Johnston before whom the affidavits of Alexander Douglass taken and whose name is subscribed to said affidavits and also to the certificate of the credibility of the said Alexander Douglass there under written is a justice of the peace in and for the county of Hunterdon and that full faith and credit is due to his acts as such the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this sixteenth day of July in year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three James D Westcott 
Application Jabesh Ashmore 26.804 for a pension
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5916 Hester Ashmore widow of Jabez Ashmore decd Declaration to obtain pension Repetio [?] [1836? 1846?] not married until after the same [?] No. 13520 act 38 Married before 1794 husband and 17 Mr 1840 Service Admitted
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State of New Jersey Mercer County SS On this first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the Court of Common Please in and for the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey in open Court, Hester Ashmore widow resident of Lamberton in the township of Nottingham in the County of Mercer aged Seventy seven years on the fourth day of March instant who being duly sworn according to law maketh the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress of the fourth day of July AD 1836 and of the 24 of March AD 1838 and of the supplements thereto (if any) That she the said Hester Ashmore is the widow of Jabesh Ashmore late of Lumberton in the township of Nottingham county of Mercer formerly in the county of Burlington, deceased who was a revolutionary soldier and served in Captain Joseph Clunes company of Artillery and is the identical Jabez Ashmore to when a certificate of pension was granted under the act of Congress of the 7 of July AD 1832 and whose pension
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was paid by the Pension agent at Trenton New Jersey as by the records of the Pension Department at Washington to which this Petitioner [mays ?] leave to refer will appear And this Petitioner further saith that she was married to the said Jabez Ashmore on the twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty one by Benjamin Gard, Esquire justice of the peace of Burlington County New Jersey; that she has no record of her marriage and that all the persons who were present at the ceremony of her marriage are deceased But that she was married in Lumberton in the township of Nottingham in the county of Burlington and has lived there ever since and that she is well known by the oldest inhabitants and always reported to be the wife of the said Jabez Ashmore and had by him Eleven children who were always acknowledged as his. That her said Husband Jabez Ashmore died on the seventeeth day of November AD 1840 And that she has remained a widow ever since And in further support of her declaration your Petitioner refers to the affadavits hereto annexed Subscribed and Sworn to in open Court Hester Ashmore her mark
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This first day of July A.D. 1843 Chas. S Burroughs President Judge.
State of New Jersey I Charles G Mc Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby Certify that Charles Burroughs Esq. before whom the declaration of Hester Ashmore was taken was at the time of the doing there of President Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mercer in Said State; and that Samuel Evans Esq. before whom the affidavits of John Ashmore and Ann Swern were taken was at the time of the doing thereof one of the Judge of said Inferior Court of Common Pleas both duly appointed commissioned and Sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to their official attestations and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the Said Charles Burroughs & Samuel Evans Esq. In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton in Said State this twelfth day of August AD One thousand eight hundred and forty three. Charles G McChesney Secy of State
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Born Janry 10. 1769. State of New Jersey Mercer County SS John Ashmore of Lamberton in the County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn says that he is now upwards of seventy four (74) years of age, and that he was well acquainted with Hester Moore, now the widow of Jabez Ashmore (late of this village) deceased before her marriage to the said Jabez Ashmore He further says that although he was not present at the marriage, yet he well remembers the fact of their reputed marriage and also that before their said marriage it was a general report in the neighborhood that Jabez Ashmore and Hetty Moore were to be married at such a time (the time then spoken of but now forgotten by deponent) and that after the said time then spoken of the report was general in the neighborhood that they were married, and were married by old Esqr Benjamin Gard of which fact deponent has no doubt. He further says that the time of their reputed marriage (as was public in the neighborhood) was before the close of the Revolutionary war, and further from that time forward to the death of the said Jabez, they lived together and were considered and acknowledged by society and in community as husband and wife, and they raised a numerous family of children as such. Joseph Ashmore in this village is one of their children and deponent would believe him to be upward of sixty years of age - Deponent has lived a neighbour to the
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said Jabez Ashmore and wife from the time of their marriage to the time of his death, and still a neighbour to his widow, the aforesaid Hester Ashmore. Sworn to and subscribed this thirteenth day of July 1843 before me and I certify the above named John Ashmore to be a credible witness and to me personally known Samuel Evans, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mercer New Jersey.John Ashmore. 
State of New Jersey Mercer County SS Ann Swern widow of William Swern deceased being duly sworn says that she was well acquainted with Jabez Ashmore and Hester his wife from the time of their marriage to the time of his death (which was over two years since) and she is still acquainted with his widow - Deponent knew them both before their marriage and has lived a neighbour to them ever since she also knows the time of their marriage, it was the public talk with the young people of that day that they were going to be married and the day was fixed and spoken of for the marriage and further that after the day fixed and spoken of for their mariange has passed it was the public talk in the neighborhood, that they had been marriend, and everybody believed it, and it has never since been called in question, They were married by Old Esqr Gard who has been
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dead many years - Deponent has a distant recollection of the time of their reputed courtship and marriage and though she cannot now state the month of year, yet she knows it was before the news of Peace came at the close of the Revolutionary War, and they have
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Miss Sarah Smith Stafford Washington City District of Columbia
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Trenton New Jersey
November 2d 1847
Miss Strafford
I have heard from the neighbors that
you had gone to Georgetown to keep school, but your brother told my Grand daughter Emma husband that I could write
to Washington you could get the letter better than from there, As i have not got my pension yet.  Will you please to call at the pension office for me, and ask what I must do to get it, I am very old and will not want it long, please
tell them I don't know that I can prove my marriage by any person living, but widow Thomson old Thomas Ashmore and old John Ashmore will swear that they believe I was married before the year 1793
One of my children was born in the year 1782 and the ages are in the bible  Please ask if I must get Mr Shreeve the clerk to seal it or the secretary of the state to seal it, as the squire said he did not know how it should be done I had a lawyer to try for me but he told me it was to much trouble to get a pension for a widow so he gave it up if you are willing I will send my affidavits to you, and get you to
carry them to the pension office for me, and wish you to get the warrant or certificate and send it to me yourself as I know you will assist one who will soon be no more on earth
to want any thing. I think it hard I can not get the pension, now do try my dear Miss Stafford for me I hope you will not forget your old friends when you are away my Grandaughter [Granddaughter]Martha and her husband is here, and sends their love to you and my Grandaughter [Granddaughter] Elizabeth and husband and Emma also wishes you not to forget them from your aged and affectionate friend
Hester Ashmore
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Nov 6 47

M Hester Ashmore
NJ

James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington City
November 6th 1847

Sir

I received the within letter from Mrs Ashmore yesterday, she is I think nearly ninety years of age, and unable to go out, or attend court her pension will be quite small I presume, as her husband drew only thirty Dollars per Annum I am informed,

I called upon a pension Agent here, but not 
being authorized to procure any assistance I meanly asked what he would charge.  hestated 25 cts per centum, or 25 cts for writing his 
Declaration (after it was written out what she could swear to).

Mrs Ashmore was married by old Esquire Gard of Trenton, his Docket cannot be found and all who were present at their marriage are dead, therefore she cannot prove she was ever married.

She has now living three sons and two daughters I believe, they are all Married
and have large families, one of her sons I suppose to be upwards of sixty years of
age & is one of the chosen freeholders for the Township of Nottingham N. Jersey.  they have been acquainted with me from my infancy, as
it is the old Lady's request I will aid
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and assist her if I can, for I am ever ready and willing to do all I can for those, "who suffered in the days that tried mens souls".  I should have called upon you personally, but am engaged
in School at Georgetown,

I am personally acquainted with Mrs Thompson she is a sister of the venerable Mr Cannon decd a Revolutionary pensioner the Mr Ashmores are very aged and are very respectable men.

Mr John Vorhees, formerly keeper of the N. Jersey State prison now lives in Washington City. his wife is a Granddaughter of Barnt Deklyne formerly of Lamberton and perhaps would be an essential witness, if the others were not sufficient- Mr Vorhees is the Auditor
in the General Post Office,

In regard to what is mentioned about
the seals, whether the Clerk of the County or
the Secretary of State would be best, please
inform me and also has Mrs Ashmore ever applied to you for a pension or made any Application or Declaration

I will write to her as soon as I receive a reply to this from you-

Please address your letter to me Washington City, through the Post
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Office

I am
Sir
Yours &c
Sarah Smith Stafford
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I have been here, two or three weeks, and my friends have procured me a school, I am staying with a family who have removed from Allentown
N. I. I expect to stay in Washington for several weeks, on account of the renewal of the five years Widows pensions, which I will endeavor to urge the renewal thereof, either in person or by an Agent.  My Mother is the only survivor in the Township of Nottingham who comes under that
Act
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State of New Jersey Mercer County
Personally appeared before me Daniel Lodor one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Theodosia Lennox on her oath saith, that the leaf or list of the names of the Children of Jabesh Ashmore decd and Hester his wife, with the date of their births she extracted from the family bible in the possession of Mrs. Hester Ashmore, widow of Jabesh Ashmore decd. a Revolutionary pensioner, and that said leaf or list, is the identical, and genuine record of the births of their Children, of which the following is a copy viz,
Joseph Ashmore born Janery 30th 1782
John Ashmore born Sept 18th 1784.
Charles Ashmore born November 17th. 1786,
Thomas Ashmore born Nov. 3rd, 1788
Nathel Ashmore born July 19th. 1790,
David Ashmore born Augst 19. 1793,
Jabesh Ashmore born March 28th. 1796
Hester Ashmore born July 11th. 1798,
Amos Ashmore born April 21st. 1800.
Jacob Ashmore born March. 24th. 1803,
Elizer Ashmore born July 20th. 1805.
[signed with an "X"] Theodosia Lennox her mark
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 15th day of November. 1827. [signed] Daniel Lodor [seal stamped next to signature] one of the Justices the Peace in and for the County of Mercer
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Theodosia Lennox who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing, and believe her affadavit to be correct and is fully entitled to full credit and belief. [signed] Daniel Lodor [seal stamped next to signature] one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Mercer, and State of New Jersey
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Janery the 30 1782 Joseph Ashmore Born
John Ashmore Born Sept 18 1784
Charles Ashmore Born November 17 1786
Thomas Ashmore Born Nov 3 1788
Nathel Ashmore Born July 19th 1790
David Ashmore Born Augst 19 179 [3?]
Jabesh Ashmore Born March 28 (unreadable) 
Hester Ashmore Born July (unreadable)
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April 21th 1800 Born Ashmore Amos
Jacob Ashmore 1803 Born March th 24
Elizer Ashmore 1806 Born July th 20
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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 [seal affixed here] that Evan Evans the person before whom the foregoing Declaration of Hester Ashmore was taken was at the time of the taking thereof one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mercer duly commissioned and sworn and to all his acts as such full faith and credit are due
And I further Certify that Daniel Lodor the person before whom the foregoing affidavits were made was at the time of the taking thereof one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and to all his official acts full faith and credit are due and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as thereons and I further Certify that the signatures marked Evan Evans and Daniel Lodor are the genuine signatures of those persons
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Nottingham this sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & forty seven [signed] Ralph H Shreve Clerk
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United States of America
State of New Jersey Mercer County
Personally appeared before me Daniel Lodor one of Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Hosea Donovan Constable of the Borough of South Trenton, who being first duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been acquainted with Joseph Ashmore, (son of Jabesh Ashmore decd a Revolutionary pensioner and Hester his wife many years, and from conversations with him some years ago, about our ages, and from his personal appearance, and from every circumstance connected with my acquaintance with him, I believe him to be over sixty years of age - [signed] Hosea Donovan
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 16th day of November 1827 [signed] Daniel Lodor one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Mercer
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Hosea Donovan (Constable of the Borough of South Trenton) who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing, and believe his affadavit to be correct, and is fully entitled to full credit and belief [signed] Daniel Lodor one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey -
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Revy WIDOW, &c. File No. 5647 Hester Ashmore Wid. Jabesh Ashmore Pvt. Rev. War Act: Feby. 27 [?] Index: - Vol. A, Page 20
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V. No. 5916 Hester Ashmore N. Jersey Suspended Set to Hon. M. Halston Sep 27 43 Set to Mrs. Sarah S. Stafford Nov. 11 1847 Act July 6, 36
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[printed form with handwritten entries]
10.371
New Jersey
Hester Ashmore Widow of Jabesh Ashmore who was a pensioner under the Act of 1932 and who died on the 17th Novr. 1840 of Lamberton in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private of Artilly. in the company commanded by Captain --- of the Regt. commanded by --- in the Revolution line for 7 mos. 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 31 Dollars 25 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. under the Joint Reso: 23rd Jany, 1845
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Decr. 1847 and sent to Miss Sarah Smith Stafford, Present
Total amount, $156.25.
(Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by Th. Sumpkin, Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1. Page 191.
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Reported
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[printed form with handwritten entries]
8285
New Jersey
Hester Ashmore widow of Jabesh Ashmore who was a Private of Artillery in the Revolution
Husband died 17th Novr. 1840
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Decr. 1847 and sent to Miss Sarah Smith Stafford Present
(Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.)
Recorded in Book W Vol. 2 Page 93.
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Reported
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Jabesh Ashmore N.J. Act 7 June 1832 $31.25 per ann
To what time was he last paid?  [initialed] GCA
Died 17th Nov. 1840 Paid to his death [initialed] BLB
Pension Office Novr 30th 1847
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Trenton. August 12 1843
Dear Sir
I enclose you the application of Hester Ashmore the widow of Jabez Ashmore decd who drew a pension until his death. I trust you will find them satisfactory to entitle the widow to her pension.
Yours Respectfully [signed] Wm Halsted
[illegible] J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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Application for a pension

State of New Jersey }  Declaration
Mercer County } On this fifteenth day of November one
thousand eight hundred and forty seven, personally
appeared before me, Evan Evans, one of the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Mercer, State of
New Jersey. Hester Ashmore 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 benefits of the provisions made by the "Act of
Congress passed July 7th 1838, for the relief of certain
Widows of Revolutionary officers and Soldiers", and under the
act of Congress, approved on the fourth day of March
1843, and also under the act or resolution of Congress, 
revived or extended to certain Widows, passed March
4th 1844, for the Term of four years, and also under all
other acts or resolutions that have been passed by Congress
for the relief of Widows of Revolutionary Officers and
Soldiers, That she is the Widow of Jabes (or Jabesh Ashmore
who was a private of artillery in the Revolutionary war;
and drew a pension at the time of his death, of thirty
one Dollars, and twenty five cents per annum, She further
declares, that she was married to the said Jabesh Ashmore
on the 25th of September 1781, and was married by Benjamin
Yard a Justice of the Peace, who has been dead
many years, the said Justice was appointed by
the authority of the King of England, and the Docket of
the aforesaid Justice, cannot be found - and that all
the persons, who were present at her marriage are dead,
She further declares that their eldest child was born
on the 30th day of January 1782, that her husband the aforesaid
Jabesh Ashmore died on the Seventeenth day
of November in the year 1840, in the Township of
Nollingham, County of Mercer (formerly Burlington )
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State of New Jersey, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more full appear by reference to the Proof hereto annexed
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and ear above written, before me.  Hester [her mark] Ashmore
Evan Evans, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Mercer, do certify that Mrs Hester Ashmore, widow of Jabesh Ashmore, is unable to attend Court from bodily infirmity and old age, and further certify, that I am personally acquainted with her, and believe her affadavit to be entitled to full credit and belief. 
November 15th 1847
Evan Evans one of the judges of the Cort of Common Pleas in the County of Mercer State of New Jersey and president Judge of the Same
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United States of America
State of New Jersey Mercer County
Personally appeared before me Daniel Lodor one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Mary Hayden wife of Benjamin Hayden of the City of Trenton, aged seventy three years, on her oath saith that she has been acquainted with Jabes or Jabesh Ashmore decd. a Revolutionary pensioner, and Hester his wife before the year 1793, and they had been living together as man and wife, they were universally reputed as such, and no doubt of the fact was ever expressed by any one, he exercising all the marital rights or privileges, and she enjoyed or exercised all the privileges as his wife  They had Children born, whose legitimicy was universally acquiesed and recognised, as that of any family of my acquaintance
if living together for so many years as man and wife, and in universal repute, and in the uniform exercise of the rights and privileges respectively, no doubt can exist in the case of these parties, but that they were married before or at the close of the Revolutionary War, which is my full belief they were, from every circumstances connected with my acquaintance with them, that she has not intermarried since the death of her husband, the aforesaid Jabesh Ashmore, a Revolutionary pensioner, and know that she was reputed, and acknowledged to be his wife, before the year 1793. [signed] Mary Hayden
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 15th day of November 1827 [signed] Daniel Lodor [squiggly circle representing a seal is next to the signature] one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer -
I, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mary Hayden, who has sworn
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and subscribed to the foregoing, and believe her affadavit to be correct, and is fully entitled to full credit and belief [signed] Daniel Lodor [squiggly circle representing a seal next to signature] one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey
United States of America
State of New Jersey Mercer County
Daniel Lodor one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Thomas Ashmore aged sixty nine years, on his oath saith that he has been acquainted with Jabes or Jabesh Ashmore decd. a Revolutionary pensioner, and Hester his wife, before the year 1793, they lived together as man and wife, they were universally reputed as such and no doubt of the fact was ever expressed by any one, he exercised all the marital rights or privileges, and she enjoyed or exercised all the privileges as his wife, they had Children born whose legitimacy was as universally acquiesed and recognised, as that of any family of my acquaintance, if living together, for so many years as man and wife, and in universal repute, and in the uniform exercise of the rights and privileges respectively, no doubt can exist in the case of these parties, but that they were married before, or at the Close of the Revolutionary war, which is my full belief they were, from every circumstances connected with my acquaintance with them, that she has not intermarried since the death of her husband the aforesaid Jabesh Ashmore a Revolutionary pensioner, I have been for many years
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and am now a nigh neighbor to Hester Ashmore and know that she was reputed and acknowledged to be his wife, before the year 1793, [signed] Thos. Ashmore
Sworn and subscribed before me this 15th day of November 1847 [signed] Daniel Lodor [seal stamped next to signature] one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Mercer
I do hereby certify, that I am personally acquainted with Thomas Ashmore, who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing, and believe his affadavit to be correct, and is fully entitled to full credit and belief [signed] Daniel Lodor [seal stamped next to signature] one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Mercer
United States of America
State of New Jersey Mercer County
Personally appeared before me Daniel Lodor one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, John Ashmore aged seventy nine years, on his oath saith, that he has been acquainted with Jabes or Jabesh Ashmore decd. a Revolutionary pensioner, and Hester his wife before the year 1792 they lived together as man and wife, they were universally reputed as such, and no doubt of the fact was ever expressed by any one, he exercised all the marital rights or privileges and she enjoyed or exercised all the privileges as his wife, They had Children born whose legitimacy was as universally acquiesed and recognised, as that of any family of my acquaintance
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if living together, for so many years as man and wife, and in universal repute, and in the uniform exercise of the rights and privileges respectively, no doubt can exist in the case of these parties, but that they were married before or at the close of the Revolutionary war, which is my full belief they were, from every circumstances connected with my acquaintance with them That she has not intermarried since the death of her husband, the aforesaid Jabesh Ashmore a Revolutionary pensioner, I have been for many years and am now a nigh neighbor to Hestor Ashmore, and know that she was reputed and acknowledged to be his wife before the year 1793 [signed] John Ashmore
Sworn and subscribed before me this day of November 1847 [signed] Daniel Lodor [seal stamped next to signature] one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer
I do hereby Certify that I am personally acquainted with John Ashmore who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing, and believe his affadavit to be correct and is fully entitled to full credit and belief [signed] Daniel Lodor [seal stamped next to signature] one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey
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United States of America
State of New Jersey Mercer County
Personally appeared before me Daniel Lodor one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Hannah Thompson aged ninety six years, who being affirmed did declare that she has been acquainted with Jabes or Jabesh Ashmore decd. a Revolutionary pensioner and Hester his wife before the year 1793, they lived together as man and wife, they were universally reputed as such, and no doubt of the fact was ever expressed by any one, he exercised all the marital rights or privileges and she enjoyed or exercised all the privileges as his wife, They had Children born whose legitimacy was as universally acquiesced and recognised, as that of any family of my acquaintance, if living together as man and wife for so many years, and in universal repute, and in the uniform exercise of the rights and privileges respectively, no doubt can exist in the case of these parties but that they were married before or at the close of the Revolutionary war, which is my full belief they were, from every circumstances connected with my acquaintance with them, that she has not intermarried since the death of her husband the aforesaid Jabesh Ashmore a Revolutionary pensioner and know that she was reputed, and acknowledged to be his wife, before the year 1793. [signed with an "X"] Hannah Thompson her mark
Affirmed and subscribed before me this 15th day of November 1847. [signed] Daniel Lodor [seal stamped next to signature] one of the Justices of the Peace in and for ["said" smudged out] the County of Mercer
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I do hereby Certify, that I am personally acquainted with Hannah Thompson, who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing and believe her affidavit to be correct, and is fully entitled to full credit and bellief.

[decorative underlined "Daniel Lodor"]

one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Mercer and state of New Jersey
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[written vertically "a d 8285"]

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd February 1848, entitled "an act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution.

State of New Jersey} Ss
Mercer County}

On this 17th day of August, personally appeared before me Daniel Lodor, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Mrs Hester Ashmore a resident of the Township of Nottingham in the County Aforesaid, aged upwards of eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2nd of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.

That she is the Widow of Jabesh (or Jabez) Ashmore who was a private of artillery in the Revolutionary War, and she received under the Act of the 17th of June 1844, thirty one Dollars, and twenty five cents per annum

She further declares that she is still a widow -
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Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me

her mark [hand drawn X] Hester Ashmore/ 

[decorative underlined "Daniel Lodor"]

one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey -
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[written vertically "Admittes
Sarah Smith Stafford
Trenton
NJ"]

State of New Jersey }
Mercer County ss}

I Ralph H Shreve Clerk of the County of Mercer and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Daniel Loder whose name is subscribed to the 

[a seal is affixed to the document, it is too dark to read. it has two ribbons hanging from underneath it.]

foregoing instrument of writing as a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid was at the time of subscribing the same and now is a Justice of said County duly commissioned and sworn and as such [unreadable] fourth and credence is due and ought to be given In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my said seal of Office at Nottingham this seventeenth day of August A D Eighteen hundred and forty eight

[decorative underline "R H Shreve"]
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Mrin 94)

Askens forms
Mrs Ashmore

[written vertically "James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington"]
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Washington
November 8th 1847

I. L. Edwards Esq

Sir,

I have received another letter from Mrs Ashmore, widow of Jabez Ashmore of Nottingham Mercer County, N. Jersey, requesting me to call at your Office for a form of a Declaration or Application of a Widow for a pension. My impression is, she will come under the Act of Congress passed in 1836. I wrote to you a day or two ago enclosing a letter from the widow requesting me to enquire of you how to proceed as she is so very aged her family are anxious to have her Application made immediately, as by the course of Nature her life is Nearly over, and They expect she cannot survive longer than this winter, at all events.

I will thank yo to send me the forms required in her case, which I will transmit immediately to them, has any Application ever been made to you for her,

I am
Sir, Your's Most Respectfully
[decoratively underlined "Sarah Smith Stafford"]

Please address, through
the Post Office, Washington
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Act '43-9386

No 13510

Hester Ashmore
Widow of Jabesh
NJ
Act 7 July 1838
and Joint resolution of 23 Augs 1845

ADMS, 7 mo 15 days Massets

$31.25 per anum

from - 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841.

Adms. Acts 3 March 1843 and 17 Mae 1844

$31.25 per anum
from 4 March 1843

Miss Sarah Smith Stafford
Present
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Pension Offce
[word has ink over it,] 1847

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 19th Ult I have to inform you that before you enquiry can be answered
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FREE

[written by hand "August" "N. J."
"Dh. 854."
"Honble 
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City

7 1/2 he " finale of Artily

31.25

W. Halsted
Trenton
N J
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Trenton Feby 16th 1833

Honbl Lewis Cass

Sir

I forward you as closed this application of Jabesh Ashmore for a pension. If allowed full thank you to forward the certificate under cover to.

Your Obedt Sert

W Halsted
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PAID 15

[round stamp "TRENTON N. J." inside "Nov 10"]

Miss Sarah, Smith, Stafford
Washington City
District of Columbia

[written vertically "Miss Sarah Smith Stafford

Nov 29 '47
Reported
Miss Sarah A Smith
Stafford

Request"]
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Trenton New Jersey

Miss Stafford,

I have received the instructions you were so Kind as to send to me, I return you my heart felt thanks for the interest you have taken in behalf of an aged widow. I herewith inclose to you my Declaration and proff, please send them, to the pension office, and I fully authorise and request of you to get the Certificate or Warrant for me, and Send them to me, I dont wish the Commissioner to send it to any one but Yourself, as I know I shall receive it, if it comes into Your hands, and also enquire if there is any error, what it is, 

Hond Your Aged
and grateful friend

her mark [hand drawn X] Hester Ashmore
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No 5916
Hister Ashmore

N. Jersey

[decorative line]

Suspended

Set to Hon W. Halsted Sep 27-43

Set to Mrs. Sarah S. Stafford
Nov. 11, 1847

Act July 6th 36
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
FORM VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME [written by hand "Ashmore, John"] GRADE [written by hand "Private"] LINE [written by hand "Maryland"]

WARRANT NUMBER [written by hand "10931"] ACREAGE 100 ISSUED [written by hand "August 12, 179? To Francis Sherrard, assignee"]

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volume 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolution of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the application for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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The National Archives Bounty Land Warrant Record Card Division of Veterans Administration Archives Name: Ashpill, Thomas Grade Private Line Armand's Corps Warrant Number 12702 Acerage 100 Issued January 12, 1792 to Peter Le Barbier Duplessis, Assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrended to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.