Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 267, James Gardner, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
New Jersey

Gardner, James
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W. 267.
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9,007
New Jersey
Elizabeth Gardner widow of James who was a teamster in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of May 1831 and sent to
H. Hazel Esq
Present
(Acts of March 3, 1843, & June
17, 1844.}
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 96
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Warre
Answer to In
Perogatory
State of New Jersey
Warren County ss. On this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Inferior Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Belvidere in and for said County James Gardner, a resident of the township of Greenwich in the said County of Warren and State of New Jersey aged Seventy two years on the 25th day of December 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
Answer to Interrogatory
I. I was born at township of Bethlehem, County of Hunterdon & State of New Jersey, in the year 1760 on the 25th December.
II. I have a record of my age, which was copied for me by a School Master from my fathers family bible, and which is now in my
possession
III. When called into service I was living at Bethlehem aforesaid in County of Hunterdon & State of New Jersey. Since the revolutionary
war I have lived in the township of Greenwich, County of Sussex (now Warren) and State of New York, & still live in the same place
IV. When called into service. I was drafted and went out on my account and not as a substitute in the New Jersey Militia as a
private -
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V. My fird tour of duty I was out one month as a private under Captain Groendyke in Colonel Thompsons Regiment of the New Jersey Militia. Marched to Elizabeth town and laid the whole month in that neighborhood, I know as
in the year 1776, but cant specify the month. know it was in the spring of year and either April or May I think.
My Second tour. I was out one month as a private in same year ,under Captain Hazlett in Colonel Thompson Beavers Regiment, but cant recollect which - marched to Elizabethtown
and thence to Powleshook. This was just before harvest, as recollect harvesting as soon as I returned. June & July I think.
My third tour I was out one month as a private in same year under Captain Hazlett in Colonel Bonnells regiment. We marched to Bergen and laid part of the time there and part at 
Powles-hook again. This was in month of September & October. recollect it was before we did our fall work-
My fourth tour. I was out one month and a few days as a private in Captain Cornelius Carharts company, in regiment of Colonel Thompson Bonnell or Beavers, but cant recollect which. 
This month we were all the time marching at and about Sandy hook in New Jersey.
This was in spring of 1777 in month of
May and just after planting time of corn.
My next service was an enlistment during the war as a private in the Quarter Masters department, to perform the duties of a waggoner about the middle of the month of
December 1777 and continued in that service until the end of the war.
I enlisted at Greenwich in Suxxex now
Warren County New Jersey with Lieutenant Robert Craig
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under Captain Benjamin Youman and Colonel Jacob West. My first trip was to Boston. We started from Rocksburgh in County of Sussex New Jersey about Christmas 1777 loaded
with flour, there was a brigade of teams under Captain Youmans, at Newton we drew provisions and feed; and went thence thro New Windsor in New York State to New Burgh
Here the crossing the North river was so had on account of the ice running so fast, that some of the teams attempted to turn about, but being enlisted during the war, had to
go on -- after considerable difficulties we got all over Safe went thence to Fishkill, where we drew provisions & feed enough to last us to Hartford in Connecticut. We then went
on to Hartford & drew feed & provisors again which lasted us to Boston. At Boston we unloaded our flour and immediately loaded up again with salt, and returned the same
rout to Hackettstown in the said County of Sussex and thence to Easton in Pennsylvania where we unloaded which I recollect distinctly was about the first of March 1778.-
Captain Youmans then resigned and Captain John Gardner was appointed Captain in his place, who was a brother of deponent. Under
Captain John Gardner I continued as a
waggoner until the end of the war, and went wherever ordered but by reason of my great age and consequent loss of memory I cannot specify the particular dates, nor all the places
I was engaged at. I recollect distinctly carting
to the Valley Forge- Reading. and Philadelphia.
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head of Elk
Trenton, Princeton, New Brunswick and
Elizabethtown Morristown and a place called Crumppound in New York during all this service I was engaged in no civil employment.
I recollect seeing Generals Lee and Dickerson - Colonel Quick and General William Max well often during the war
VI. I never received a discharge in writing: and have no documentary evidence except it be the affidavit of John Cole- John Willson
Jacob Petty and William M Cullough Esq
nor do I know of any other living witness of my services
VII. Thomas Kennedy and Samuel Lodor know me in my present neighborhood, and can testify to my character for veracity and
their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution. There is no clergyman living in my neighborhood. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
his
James X Gardner
mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court
Wm Kennedy
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows

State of New Jersey
County of Warrenn

On this twelfth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one personally appeared before the
Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Warren aforesaid Elizabeth Gardner a resident of the County of Warren aforesaid, of the Township of Mansfield in said County aged eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" that she is the widow of James Gardner who was a private teamster in the army of the Revolution, that she has no personal knowledge of his services in the
revolutionary war, except from information derived from him, and that she has no documentary evidence of said service - 
She further declares that she was married to the said James Gardner in said County of Warren then Sussex after said James Gardner left the service as aforesaid, she cant
remember in what year, but that she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service as aforesaid, but the marriage the place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four. That she lived with her said husband until June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight. That she has no
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documentary proof whatever either of said
marriage or death, that she is very infirm in
body and unable to travel to the Court to
make this declaration
her
Elizabeth X Gardner
mark


Sworn & Subcribed on the day and year above written before
Joseph Karr Justice of the Peace

A D 1836
August 12
and I do further certify that said Elizabeth
Garden who made the above affidavit before
me is very infirm and unable from bodily infirmity to attend the Court to make the
above declaration
Joseph Karr Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey
County of Warren
A D1836
August 12
Samuel Loder of the Township of Mansfield in said County being duly sworn on hisoath saith that he is well acquainted unto the within named applicant Elizabeth Gardner, and has known her for forty years last past, that she lived with her husband the said James Gardner as his wife untill his death in June 1838 (eighteen hundred and thirty eight) that she was reputed by all her equaintances to be the wife of said James Gardner and always had a good and irreproachable character. That said James Gardner was reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and from his knowledge of him and his good character for truth and veracity & deponent concurs in that opinion
Samuel Loder

Sworn & subscribed before me this 12th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six - and I do further certify that I am well acrquainted 
with the above names Daniel Lode, and that he is credible person on that is statement is entitled to full faith credit 
Joseph Karr Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
County of Warren
We Gardner A Hunt a clergyman residing
in the Township of Harmony in said County and Jacob Parson residing in the same place hereby certify that we were well acquainted with the within named James Gardner that
we believe him to have been more than seventy years of age at the time of his death in
June in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty eight. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resided at his death, and had
resided for a great many years to have
been a soldier of the revolution, and that
we concur in that opinion - and further
that his veracity and honesty were never
impeached to their knowledge
Garner A Hunt
Jacob Parson

Sworn Subscribed Sep. 12th A.D. 1836
before me
Joseph Hixson Justice of the peace
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May the 2 1828
Mr James Lewas to one Bushle and a half of Spell Corn - 58 C
to plowing too days and  a half
3-75
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Mary Gardner of James & Elizabeth Gardner was born December 16th 1800
James and Tunis Gardner Sons of James & Elizabeth Gardner was born July 16th 1803
Joseph Gardner Son of James & Elizabeth Gardner was Born December 16th 1806
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Elizabeth Froome daughter of Henry & Jane Froome was Born December 10th Anno Domini 1761
James Gardner Son of William & Catharine Gardner was born December ye Anno Domini 1758
The above sd James Gardner & Elizabeth Froome was joined in the Holy band of Matrimony the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord A Domini 1780
THEIR ISSUE
Catharine Gardner daughter of James & Elizabeth Gardner was born the 24th day of March Anno 1781
Jane Gardner daughter of James & Elizabeth Gardner was born the 9th day of January Anno Domini 1783
Henry Gardner Son of James & Elizabeth Gardner was Born January the 5th Anno Domini 1785
Rachael Gardner daughter of James & Elizabeth Gardner was born the 5th day of March Anno Domini 1788
William Gardner Son James & Elizabeth Gardner was born April 17th Anno Domini
1790
Elizabeth Gardner daughter of James & Elizabeth Gardner was born August 24th
1792
John Gardner Son of James & Elizabeth
was born the 14th day of January 1794
Sarah Gardner daughter of James & Elizabeth
Gardner was born the 5th day of June 1799
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State of New Jersey Warren County
I certify that the within paper marked A is the same referred to by Elizabeth Gardner in her affidavit which account as is this paper being shown to her at the same time of making affidavit Decr 31. 1846
Robert S Kennedy one of the Judges of the before Court of Common Pleas of the County of Warren
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June 25, 1907.
Hon. James L. Kiger,
Deputy Adjutant General of New Jersey,
Trenton, New Jersey,

Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 13th instant and received on the 14th, I have the honor to advise you that the papers in claim Widow File #867, show that James Gardner, .
the son of William and Catherine Gardner, was born December 25, 1758, in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey,
where he resided when he was drafted in April or May, 1776 as Private in Captain Groendyke's company, Colonel Thompson's regiment of New Jersey Militia; he continued to serve monthly tours under Captains Hazlett and Cornelius Carhart, Colonels Thompson, Bonnell and Beavers until December, 1777 when he
was appointed Teamster and served to the end of the war under Captains Benjamin Youmans and John Gardner and Colonel Jacob West.
Soldier married May 10, 1780, Elizabeth, born December 10, 1761, daughter of Henry and Jane Froome; he died June 5, 1838, and she was allowed pension on an application executed August 12, 1846, at which time she was a resident of Mansfield township, Warren county, New Jersey.
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Hon. James J. Kiger.
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Their children were:
Catharine, born March 24, 1781
Jane, " Jan. 9, 1783
Henry, " Jan. 5, 1786
Rachel, " March 5, 1788
William. ' April 17, 1790
Elizabeth, " Aug. 24, 1792
John, " Jan 14, 1794
Sarah, " June 5, 1799
Mary, " Dec 16, 1800
James
and
Tunis  " July 26, 1803
Joseph, " Dec. 16, 1806

Very respectfully,
Commissioner,
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O. W. and N. Division.   3 -- 525.
J.S. C
Wid File 267.
Rev. War

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., May 5, 1906

Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of James Gardner, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, will find below the desired information as contained in his (and or his widow's) applications for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Apl. or May 1776
June & July 1776
Sept & Oct. 1776
May 1777
Dec. 1777

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 mo
1 "
1"
1"
for the War

RANK.
Pri.
"
"

Teamster
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Groendyke
Hazlett
Hazlett
Cornelius Carhart
Benjamin Youmans
John Gardner

COLONEL.
Thompson
Thompson or Beavers
Bonnell
Thompson, Bonnell
or Beavers
Jacob West

Battles engaged in, none mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bethlehem Twp, Hunterdon Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, August 29, 1833.
Residence at date of application, Greenwich Twp, Warren Co., N.J.
Son of William and Catharine Gardner
 born Bethlehem Twp. N.J. December 25, 1758.
Age at date of application,
Remarks: Soldier married May 10, 1780 Elizabeth born December 10, 1761
daughter of Henry and Jane Froome, he died June 5, 1838 and she was allowed pension on an application executed August 12, 1846 at which time she was a resident of Mansfield Twp. Warren Co. N.J
Very respectfully,
Mr. Franklin H. Reeder
Colwyn, Delaware Co.
Pa.
Commissioner.
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COPY.
L.M.H.  May 7, 1906
Mr. Franklin H. Reeder,
Colwyn, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Sir:

In reply to your letter dated April 26, 1906 and received April 27, 1906, you are advised that the papers in the claim Widow's File 267 show that James Gardner, the son of William and Catharine Gardner, was born December 25, 1758 in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where he resided when he was drafted in April or May 1776 as Private
in Captain Groendyke's company, Colonel Thompson's regiment of New Jersey Militia; he continued to serve monthly tours under Captains Hazlett and Cornelius Carhart, Colonels Thompson, Bonnell and Beavers until December 1777 when he was appointed Teamster and served to the end of the war under Capttains Benjamin Youmans and John Gardner and Colonel Jacob West.
Soldier married May 10, 1780 Elizabeth, born December 10, 1761, daughter of Henry and Jane Froome; he died June 5, 1838, and she was allowed pension on an application
executed August 12, 1846, at which time she was a resident of Mansfield Township, Warren Co., New Jersey.
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Their children were:
Catharine, born Mar. 24, 1781.
Jane, born Jan. 9, 1783.
Henry, born Jan. 5, 1785.
Rachel, born Mar. 5, 1788.
William, born Apr. 17, 1790.
Elizabeth born Aug. 24, 1792.
John, born Jan. 14, 1794.
Sarah, born June 5, 1799
Mary, born Dec 16, 1800
James,
and
Tunis, born July 26, 1803.
Joseph, born Dec. 16, 1806.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
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J.N.3
O. W. and N. Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., March, 1893
Sir,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of James Gardner, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT.
Spring 1776
Performed later three other 1 mo tours in same year & one in 1777
Dec 1777 in Quater Master Department - First trip was to Boston, then transporting provisions to the army at Valley Forge

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 Mo
War
RANK.
Pri
Teamster
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Groendyke
Benjamin Yeomans

COLONEL
Thompson
Jacob West

STATE
N J
N. J.
Battles engaged in, None Stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment Bethlehem, Hunterdon County
Date of application for pension, Augt 1833
Residence at date of application, Greenwich, Warren County N.J.
Age at date of application, Bethlehem where born Dec 25 1760
Remarks: Mard in Greenwich N J May 10. 1780 to Elizabeth Frome daughter of Henry & Jane Wife born Dec. 1761 - Soldier Son of William & Catharine Gardner & he died June 5 1838
Very respectfully,

Mr. W S. Ruckman actg Commissioner
Finance Division
Pension Office
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This Bureau can furnish the military
record of only such Revolutionary soldiers
as were pensioned or whose widows were
pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary
War may also be found on file in the
archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L. W. B.
W. 267.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,

May 19th, 1899.
Sir: --
In response to your recent communication you are advised that Elizabeth, widow of James Gardner, made an application for pension on
December 31, 1846, at which time she was 85 years of age and residing in Warren County, N. J., and her pension was allowed for the actual
service of her husband as a teamster in the New Jersey troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of two years. He enlisted at Bethlehem,
Hunterdon County, N. J., and served under Capt. Hazlett and Col. Bonnell.
.James Gardner, son of William and Catharine Gardner, was born in December 1758. Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Jane Froome, was born December 10th, 1761.
This Bureau knows of no publication containing a list of the soldiers
of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Mr. E. K. Adams,
Cranford, N. J.
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were
pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary
War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L. W. B.
W. 267,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,

March 11, 1899.
Madam:
In compliance with your recent request you are advised that Elizabeth, widow of James Gardner, made an application for pension on
December 31, 1846, at which time she was 85 years of age and residing in Warren County, N. J., and her pension was allowed for the actual
service of her husband as a teamster in the New Jersey troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of two years. He enlisted at Bethlehem,
Hunterdon County, N. J., and served under Capt. Hazlett and Col. Bennell.
James Gardner, son of William and Catharine Gardner, was born in December 1758.
Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Jane Froome, was born December 10th, 1761.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Miss C. L. Adams,
3932 Locust Street,
Philadelphia, Penna.
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF ADJUTANT GENERAL

C W
Trenton, June 13, 1907.

Honorable James L. Davenport,
First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:
Will you please favor me with a full transcript from the widow's claim file No. 267, of James Gardner of the Hunterdon County New Jersey Militia, during the Revolutionary War period?
A transcript from this pension claim has been on the files of this office but is mislaid; a careful search has been made but we fail to discover it.
Thanking you for the courtesy, I am
Jane Kiger
Deputy Adjutant General.
FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
Jul 14 1907
U.S. PENSION OFFICE.
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OFFICE AND SALLESROOMS
C W Smith & Co Shoes
Bell and Keystone Telephones
507 Market St
Philadelphia, Pa.
April 26, 1906.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: -- Owing to information
given me wrong I made request in my letter of 23rd inst. for the record of Jas. Loder but would change my request to accord with
information and ask for the Revolutionary War record of JAMES (Probably of N.J. but possibly of Pa.) whose widow ELIZABETH received a widow's pension.
Requesting this information and asking pardon for trouble occasioned by other inquiry, I remain,
Yours respectfully,
Franklin H. Reeder
Colwyn, Del. Co., Penna.

U.S. PENSION OFFICE
Apr 27 1906
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EMIL OELBERMANN.
PRESIDENT.
ERNEST L. ALLEN.
VICE-PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM S. NEWELL,
SECRETARY.
JAMES M. FORBUSH.
EDWIN M. CRAGIN,
ASST SACRETARIES.
E. R. ADAMS, AGENT
AGENCY GERMAN AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK.
Assets June 30th, 1895.
Total Assets ...............$6, 267,363 21
Reserve for Insurance in Force. $2, 745,957-75
Reserve for Losses.....304,877.35
Reserve for all other Claims....98,913.44
CASH CAPITAL.... 1.000,000.004149,748.58
Surplus beyond all Liabilities... $2,117,61467

Crantoro, R.I.
 March 24th 1899
Hon Commissioner of Pensionsup

Dear Sir:- 
In the case of one James Garner, whom I wrote to you about recently, I find that I have made a mis take in spelling the name -I spelled it as
it used to be pronounced - the correct name
is James Gardner and he enlisted at Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co. New Jersey in 1775 and served in different companies during the Revolutionary war to the close. his wifes name was Elizabeth & she lived at Belvidere, N. J. when she received a pension about 1854 -
If possible I would like to procure a certified
copy of the facts or records of the same
and desire to know if there are any pamphlets
or book forms printed with the names of the soldiers of both the Revolutionary & War of 1812, and where I can procure them-
Thanking you in advance for the
Rec further comm with E.K. Adams inadvertently placed in clm. S.34363 of james Garner or Gardner
MLB 6/2/36
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trouble and annoyance I am putting your
office to & will esteem it a very great favor
to get the desired information,
I am
Very Respectfully
Yours etc
E. K. Adams

U.S. Pension Office  Mar 25, 1899
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send reply to W. S.Ruckman
Finance Director
Pension Office
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
James Gardner
Served as private in Sussex County, N.J.
Militia during Revolutionary War and his Widow Elizabeth Gardner received either
pay or pension for such service. His residence
was new Harmony, Sussex Co. N.J.

Ralph Runyan
Served in War of 1812, at that time his
resdence was at Harmony, Sussex Co. No. (now
Warren Co.) He drew pension for service at time of his death in 1872 or 1873
His address at time of death was Utica, Macomb Co. (or Troy, Oakland Co.) Mich.
Also do Revolutionary records show anything in regard to service of Vincent (or Vincen)
Runyan of N.J
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267
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 267
Elizabeth Gardner
Widow
James Gardner,
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: Feb 2. 1848
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 262
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mch. 11
Miss. C.
Philadel
history
May 1999
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1906 May 5 Histon
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Ruckman history
567
New Jersey
Elizabeth Gardner widow of James Gardner
Colo Thompson
who served in the N.J. Revolutionary war, as a teamster
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
26th day of May 1850,
and sent to
H. Hazel Esq
Baltimore
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under
February 2, 1848, Page 294 Vol
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presented by Alex. Ray
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State of New Jersey
Warren County ss Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Gardner of the County of Warren and State of New Jersey, do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Hazel of the City of Baltimore my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, to prosecute my claim for a pension, now pending before the Commissioner of Pensions, for services
rendered by my late husband James Gardner
as a wagoner in the war of the Revolution; (see my papers on file in the Pension Office) and an
appointment of my present attorney the said Hazel with full power to prosecute my claim to
recovery, I do further by these present, hereby revoke all and every power heretofore given to any person whomsoever for the purposes herein expressed, and thereby vest in my present attorney, with irrevocable power to act for me; and all his acts in the premises of these presents I do lawfully confirm
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this twenty fifth day of September A D 1850
her
Elizabeth X Gardner
mark
Signed sealed & deliv and in presence of
J. H. Norton

State of New Jersey
Warren County SS Before me on this 26 day of September AD 1850 personally appeared, Elizabeth Gardner, who I am satisfied as
the person who signed the above power of attorney, to whom I first made known the contents thereof, and who acknowledged
that she signed sealed & delivers the same, as her voluntary act & deed for the uses & purposes therein mentioned
J.H. Norton
Master in Chancery
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State of Jersey. I, John F Randolph Clerk of
the inferior Court of Common Pleas
in and for said County of Warren do hereby certify, that J H Norton is a master in the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, and is authorized to take the acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments of writing in this County of Warren in the state aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Belvidere this 25th day of September AD 1850
John F Randolph
Clk
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Baltimore 25th May 1851
James E. Heath Esq. 
Com of Pensions

Sir,
In compliance with your letter of the 19th Inst. in the case of Elizabeth Gardner of New Jersey I herewith enclose your evidence of the death of her husband and respectfully request the favor of you to cause a certificate of
pension to issue as early as possible in her, and in her husbands case
I am very respectfully
Your most Obt Sert.
Henry Hazel
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Washington, March 20/47

Sir
I have the honor to enclose herewith an additional Declaration of Mrs Elizabeth
Gardner, widow of James Gardner, for pension
under the Act of 7th July 1838, as required by
your letter in the case of 5th Nov 1846, as also
proof of her marriage, and am
With great respect
Yr obt servt
Geo M Phillips

Col J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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A D 1836
Oct. 22
opposite Easton, Pennsylvania

Sir
James Gardner of Warren County New Jersey made application for a pension.  His claim was examined the 25th of October 1833 and his "paper" placed on file for further explanation.
I enclose you the application of his widow
Elizabeth Gardner, who is poor and needs the
bounty of her Country. I presume that the evidence will be satisfactory, taken in connection with the papers of her husband as above stated now on file in your office which papers you will please to examine as part of the evidence to make out her claim
No one here who knew James Gardner can
doubt his veracity
very respectfully
Charles Sitgreaves

J L Edwards Esq
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Washington City Augt. 1850
Dear Sir
I called upon you about five weeks again to examine in the case of James Gardner who served as a waggoner in the war of the revolution. he lived in New Jersey
The evidence you told me showed that he had served I think four months when I was home this summer Henry Gardner, a son of James Gardner said that there was evidence taken and sent to your office which showed that his father had served over two years
it was sent here a few years ago it was the
evidence of Mr Kennedy I think he said
Taken some time after the first application 
I wish you would examine and see if there is such evidence in your office and let me know as soon you can
your Respectfully
J. Wildrich, M.C.

Hon J. L. Edwards
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A D 1836
May 29
opposite Easton, Northampton Co
Pennsylvania
Dear Sir

about fifteen years since James Gardner of Greenwich, Warren County, New Jersey
made application to the pension office for a pension as a soldier of the Revolution - he
died some time since. His widow desires to know what action was had on the application -
whether or not a pension was granted?
and if not. she wishes to have the papers
forwarded with the petition, in order that she may renew the application
will you be good enough to give
me an early answer
Very respectfully
Chas. Sitgreaves
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State of
New Jersey County of Hunterdon Ss J
I Jesse C. Reed Surrogate of the County
of Hunterdon do Certify that on the 14th
day of October A.D. 1851 Administration
of all & singular the goods Chattles rights
& credits which were of John Cole Senr
late of the County of Hunterdon Decd was granted by me to John Cole Jr. of said County, who is duly authorised to administer the same agreeably to law
Witness my hand & seal of office the 6th day of November A.D. eighteen hundred & fifty one
Jesse C. Reed
Surrogate
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No 13088
Elizabeth Gardner
NJ
Let. to Chas Sitgreaves
Nov. 5th '46
Let. to G M Phillips Apl 8. '47
Let. to Hon. M. M. Dimmock
Feb 23/.50
Hon J Wildrich 7 Augt 1850
Let. to H. Hazel 20 may 1851
Act 7 July 1838
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New Jersey
Revol
James Gardner
Suspended
See letter
Hon. Lewis Condict
25 Oct 1833
let to C. Sitgreaves June 1, 1846
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No 27.369
James Gardner, decd
N. J.
Act 7 June 1832,
Adm 2ys teamster
$80 per annum,
Comig 4 Mch 1831
& End 5 June 1838,
payable to Elizabeth Gardner, his Widow,

Adinl acts
38
43 & 44
48, at proper annum, comg 5 June 1838
H. Hazel
Present
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State of New Jersey
Warren County SS
I, Lewis C. Reese Surrogate of the County of
Warren do certify that on the twenty Eighth
day of June in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty Eight
administration of the goods chattels rights
and credits which were of James Gardner
late of the County of Warren deceased were
granted by George Ribble, then Surrogate of said County of Warren to Henry Gardner and William Gardner of said County as
appears of record in my office
Witness my hand and seal of office this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one
Lewis C. Reese Surrogate
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I do certify that I have on this 23 day of May AD 1851 Examined the family record of the within named James Gardner decd, and find recorded therein the date of his death as having taken place on the fifth day of June AD Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight
Lewis C Reese
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32.877
New Jersey
James Gardner decd of Warren Co. in the State of N. J who was a teamster in the compy
commanded by Captain Hazlett of the Regt
commanded by Col Bonnell in the N. J.
line for two years
Inscribed on the Roll of Trenton at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & Endg 5th June when he died
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of
May 1851 and sent to H. Hazel Esq
Arrears to the 4th of Present

Semi-annual allowance ending
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
H R Weightman Clerk
Book E.2 Vol. 3 Page 732
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11.110
New Jersey

Elizebeth Gardner widow of James Gardner
who died on the 5th June 1838 of Warren Co. in the State of N.J. who was a teamster in the Compy commanded by Captain Hazlett of the Regt commanded by Col Bonnell in the N. J.
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Trenton at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 5th day of June 1838
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of
May 17 1837 and Sent to H. Hazel Esq
Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi-annual allowance ending
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 7, 1838.}
H R Weightman Clerk
Recorded Book D Vol. 1 page 197
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State of New Jersey
County of Warren ss
On this thirty first-- day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred forty six personally appeared before the Same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for said County, Elizabeth Gardner a resident of the Township of Mansfield in the County of Warren aforesaid aged eighty five years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting
half pay of pensions to certain widows", that
she is the widow of James Garden late of
said County deceased who was an enlisted private teamster in the army of the Revolution in the service of the United States and served for some time as such, that she has no documentary evidence of said service
---
She further declares that she was married to the said James Gardner on the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty that she knows of no record of said marriage in existence. She had a family record of said marriage which was worn out lost about more than twenty years since. Said record was on a sheet of paper, that before said record was lot she had an exact copy thereof made by one Jeremy Britton now living at Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, That the paper marked A hereunto annexed is that copy and has been in her possession ever since. That she supposed said copy was lost until the 20th of this Instant  when by
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searching she found it among her papers. That
she knows said copy of the record to be correct and that she was married to said James
Gardner on the tenth day of May seventeen
hundred & eighty - that her husband the aforesaid James Gardner died on the fifth
day of June ---
in the year thousand eight hundred & thirty-eight- that she has not married since but
remains his widow. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving his service, but
the marriage took place previous to the
first of January seventeen hundred and
ninety four at the time above stated
her
Elisabeth X Gardner
mark
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year above
written before
Robert S Kennedy Judge

A D 1826
Dec 31
State of New Jersey
County of Warren
I Robert Kennedy Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of of said County, before whom the above declaration was made, do certify that the above applicant
Elizabeth Gardener cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court, in consequence of Rheumatism, weakness and infirmities of old age as witness my hand
Robert S Kennedy Judge
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A D 1836
Dec. 31-
State of New Jersey
County of Warren ss
 Henry Gardner of said County aged sixty years being duly sworn on his oath saith that he is a son of the within named James Gardner, that said James Gardner died on the fifth day
of June --- in the year one thousand eight hundred thirty eight and that said Elizabeth Gardner is the widow of said James Gardner and that she was never afterward married
Henry Gardner

Sworn & Subscribed this 31st
day of December 1846 before me
Robert Kennedy
Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas for said County
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AD 1847
March 2
State of New Jersey
County of Warren ss
I James J Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Isle of said County do certify that Robert D Kenned before whom the within affidavits of Elizabeth Gardner and Henry Gardner was at the time thereof a Judge the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid
duly commissioned, and that the signatures
purporting to be his are in his own proper
handwriting and that Joseph Karr before
whom the within affidavit of Henry Frome
was taken was at the time thereof a Justice
of the peace in and for said County duly
commissioned and duly authorized and that the signature purporting to be his is in his handwriting
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at
Belvidere this second day of March of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty seven
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13088
Elizabeth Gardner
widow of James
N J
act 7 July 1838
Married 1780
Hus died 5 June 1838,
2 yrs teamster
$80 per annum
Comg 5 June 1838.
Acts
38
43 & 44
48,
H. Hazel
Present
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AD 1836
July 27
State of New Jersey
County of Warren ss.
Thomas Kennedy of the Township of Greenwich in said County aged eighty two years being duly sworn on his oath saith
that he entered the service of the United States as a Teamster in the  war of the Revolution and remained in said service as a teamster for about five years untill the army was disbanded after the close of the war
That he served first under waggon Master Robert Kennedy next under
Wagon Master James Kennedy,  next under
waggon Master William M Cullough of said County a pensioner now deceased & went under waggon master John Gardner untill the close of the war.
These Brigades were 
under the command of Colonel Jacob West of the United States service - that he was
was acquainted with James Gardner late of the
County of Warren now deceased whose application for a pension under the act of June 7, 1832 is now in the Pension office of the United States, that when deponent entered the service under John Gardner as aforesaid said James Gardner was in the service of the United States as as a Teamster under waggon Master John Gardner.
When deponent entered the service as aforesaid he reentered in Union County (then Dupree)  New Jersey, and when said James Gardner entered the service as aforesaid
said James Gardner resided in the County of
Hunterdon, New Jersey- that said James Gardner remained in the service of the United States in the Brigade of teams commanded by John Gardner for three years or thereabouts until the close of the war
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that said Brigade together with the others were under the command of Colonel Jacob West and as commissioned officers of the United States - said James Gardner was employed during the whole of that time in handing military stores, wounded, sick
soldiers and prisoners whenever ordered
by the waggon master, who he believes received their orders from Col Jacob West. Deponent and said James Gardiner and the Brigade to which they were attached hauled to and from New Windsor, State of New York. Poughkeepsie where leather and other
articles for the use of the army was handed and in sleds on the ice to the teams -also to Kingsbridge, Morristown, Reading, Lancaster, Schuykill and Valley Forge. They carted military stores to the army on the ? frequently, the last
time they were met by an express ordering them to hurry over as the British were expected and the army had crossed over to the Valley Forge - said James Gardner performed his duty & served during said three years in heat cold day and night as faithfully as any member of the Brigade, as far as deponent knows and believes was a quiet peacable man and never knows him to be absent from duty during said service of three years, Deponent is too weak and feeble to attend court as a witness.
Thomas Kennedy
Sworn & Subscribed this twenty seventh day of July A D 1846 before me
Robert S Kennedy a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County New Jersey
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A D1836
Oct 19
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County New Jersey
The Court certifies that Gardner A Hunt and
Isaac Parson who have signed the foregoing certificate both resident in the Township  of Harmony in said County are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit
by order of Court
W P Robeson Prs Judge

I James J Brown Clerk of the Court of Court of
Pleas of the County of Warren in the State of New Jersey do certify that Joseph Karr Esq and Joseph Hines Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits purport to be taken were at the time thereof and now are Justices of the peace in
and for said County and that Robert J Kennedy
before when one of the foregoing affidavits was taken was at the time thereof and now is a Judge of said Court and that Wm P Robeson Esq who certifies to the credibility of Gardner A Hunt and Isaac Parson was at the 
time thereof and now is a Judge of said Court
Presiding over the same, that the above is the only proceeding of said Court in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Gardner for a pension - and that the signatures of said Joseph Karr, Joseph Hines Robert F Kennedy and William P Robeson are in their own proper hand writing.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the seal of said Court this
19th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six
James J Brown Clerk
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We Thomas Kennedy residing in the township of Greenwich in said County and Samuel Loder
residing in township of Oxford in said County and State of New Jersey certify that we are well acquainted with James Gardner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be 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
Thomas Kennedy
Samuel Loder
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court the day &
year aforesaid
Wm P Robeson

And the said Court do hereby declare that opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Kennedy & Samuel Lodor who have signed the preceding certificate as residents of the said township of Greenwich & Oxford-- in the County and State aforesaid; and are credible persons and their statement
entitled to credit. Also that there is no clergyman living in the neighborhood of Deponent
Wm Kennedy
Charles Carter
W. P. Robeson
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application of
James Gardner of Warren New Jersey for a
Pension
27369

?

Lewis Condict, Morristown N Jersey
D. A. Hall, Washington
J M Sherrard
Belvidere
Warren Co.
N J
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Application of James Gardner of Warren Co. New Jersey for a pension.
J. M. Sherrard - Agent
Belvidere
Warren Co
N. Jersey
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State of New Jersey  ss 
Warren County
on the 8th day of October 1832 personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the said County of Warren John Cole of the Township of Bethlehem County of Hunterdon and State aforesaid aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according Law doth on his oath say that he is well acquainted with James Gardner and he believes him to be Seventy two years old and was out with him in the service of the United States in what was called the Revolutionary war and that he entered into the service and drove a teem of horses and that he entered some time in december in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven and that Benjamin Numen was his Captain and Robert Craig was Lieutenant and that they entered the service during the war we first started from Rockburg in the township of Oxford in the County of Sussex at that time now County of Warren and State aforesaid on or about Christmas in same year to go to Boston by order of Col Jacob West, on that tower we met with a great deal of dificulty, traveling first to Newton in Sussex County here we drew provisions from thence to Newcovinser? in the State of York
from thence to Newburgh before we could cross the North River crossing was bad and dangerous on account of the ice we wished to return home but as we were lated ? for during the war had to go on and obey our officers after crossing the north river we arived at the fish kiln and there drew horse feed and provisions to last us to Hartford and
there be drew provisions again to last us to Boston and when we arive at Boston we unloaded and Remaind there untill we
loaded again we then returned on the same Road back to as far as to hachettown in Sussex County and from thence to Parton in
Pensylvania there we unloaded Captain Benjamin Numan then resigned we then come under the command of Captain John
Gardner we then went to deferent places first to the valey forge from thence Reding and from thence philadelphia we was allso in Trenton and Princeton and New Brunswick in New Jersey from thence to Elizabethtown and from that to a place called Crumpound in the State of New York and a number of other places I dont Recolect the names of tub recolect he served during the war and further saith not
John Cole
Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th day of October A.D. 1832
Garret Vliet
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I Garret Vliet Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Cole was made, certify that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit-
Witness my hand & seal the 5th day of August 1833
Garret Vliet
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State of New Jersey
Warren County ss. Before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for said County, on the 13th August 1833 Personally appeared Colonel William McCullough of said County aged Seventy four years and upwards, whom I certify is a credible person and his statement entitled to credit, who being duly sworn according to law saith
that he is well acquainted with James Gardner of Greenwich said county who is applying for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832. that he knew said Garner performed
regular service as a Waggoner in the Quarter Master department in the Revolutionary war under Colonels West & Hooper in the years
1178 & 1779, 1780, and further saith not.
Wm McCullough

Sworn & Subscribed the date above before me
Garret Lacey

.
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State of New Jersey
Warren County ss. Before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for said County personally appeared Jacob Petty of said County aged seventy three years and upwards, whom I certify is a
credible person and his statement entitled to credit, who being duly sworn according to law Saith, that he knew James Gardner of Greenwich in said county who is applying for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832 in the Revolutionary War.
that I know he was engaged as a waggoner,
under Colonel West and Captain Benjamin Youmans at least six months, during which time I served with him in the years 1777 & 8 and recollect seeing him out as a
Waggoner at different times until the end of the war
Sworn & subscribed the date above
before me viz 13 August 1833
Garret Lacey
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State of New Jersey
Warren County ss. Before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, on the 29th day of August
A.D. 1833. personally appeared John Willson of said County aged seventy eight years and upward, who being duly sworn according to law saith that he is well acquainted with James Gardner of Greenwich in said County, who is applying for a pension under the act of
Congress of June 7. 1832 that he knew said Gardner in the time of the Revolution and that he was an enlisted waggoner, and served from winter of 1777 until the end of the war - that deponent was out with him six months in fall -winter and spring be cant say what year that deponent after saw him out at other different times and knows that he continued to the end of the war under Captain Youmans
and Gardner under Colonels West and Hooper
and further saith not
John Willson

Sworn & subscribed the date above before me
Wm. P Robeson
I William P. Robeson before whom the above
affidavit of John Wilson was made certify that he is a credible person this statement entitled to credit-
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State of New Jersey
Warren County ss

I Phineas B Kennedy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the forgoing contains  the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the
application of James Garden for a pension
that the signatures of Garret Vliet Garret Lacey
and William T Robeson Esquires to the annexed affidavits are genuine and that at the doing thereof they were Judge of said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal of office this 14th day of September 1833
P B Kennedy clk
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Warren County State of New Jersey
Personly appeared before me Joseph Karr one of The Justices of the peace in and for said County Henner from who after being sworn according to Law Deposeth and saith that that he himself is Eighty four years old and saits that he well Recollects being at a wedding i(n Greerwitch Township and County of Sussex then) where he saw James Gardner Married to Elisabeth Frome and was married by a Mr Treet a minister of the gospel  and he this
Deponent thinks he was something like Eighteen of Ninteen years of age himself at that time also sais That James Gardner has been dead something like Eight years and that Elizabeth Gardner the Widdo of James Gardner is yet living and further sayeth not
his
Henery Frome
mark
Sworn and subscribed this 31st day of December in the year of our Lord 1846
Joseph Karr Justes of the peas