Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7731, Hendrick Hier, New Jersey
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       I the subscriber, Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth in the State of
New Jersey.   Do hereby certify that John Patterson, whose
name is subscribed to the within affidavit.  As also to
the within certificate is and was at the date thereof.
Duly enrolled in my office as a Judge of the said Court
and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be
given to all his official acts as such.

        In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed my seal of Office
at Freehold the 13th day of May, 1818.

                                             J. Phillips  Clk.
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County

Personally appeared before me the
subscriber, one of the Judges of the
Inferior Court of Common pleas in and
for the said County. Hendrick Higher, aged about sixty five
years, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty
God.  Depose and says that he, this deponent enlisted a private
solider in the army of the United States of America in the
Revolutionary war with Great Britain.  In November, 1775
for one year in the Company commanded by Capt. Longstreet
in the first Regiment of the New Jersey line.  That
he was discharged at my centerage [ill] after his time was expired.
This deponent further sayeth that from his reduced circumstances 
he needs the assistance of his Country for support
and further sayeth not.

Subscribed and sworn to before me                             Hendrick Hier
this 13th day of April 1818
John Patterson


I, John Patterson Judge &c. as aforesaid, do certify that
it appears to my satisfaction that the said Hendrick Hier
did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding
declaration, against the common enemy.  I must
transmit the proceedings and testimony taking and had
before me to the Secretary for the Department of war.
Pursuant to the directions of the act entitled an act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of
the United States in the Revolutionary War.
                                                                                  John Patterson

I do further certify that I am well antiquated with the
of the said Hendrick Hier and that he is in indigent
circumstances and nedeth assistance from his Country for
despondent.

John Patterson.  Judge as afore said
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County

On this eleventh day of September,
eighteen hundred and twenty.
Personally appeared in open Court being a Court of
record and a special Inferior Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth.  Hendrick
Heir, aged about sixty six years.  A resident in the
said County, who being first duly sworn according to
law. Does on his own declare, that he served in
the Revolutionary war as follows in Capt. Elias Longstreets
Company and in the 1st Jersey Regiment commanded
by Col. Wines as 1 and by Col. Ogdon as 2nd. and
That his original declaration is dated the thirteenth
day of April eighteen hundred and eighteen.
That the number of his certificate of Pension
is (5311). I do solemnly swear that I was a
resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th
day of March, 1818.   That I have not since that
time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of
my property or any part thereof with interest thereby
so to diminish it as to bring myself within the
provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
and naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary war. " Passed on the 18th day of March
1818.  That I have not, nor has any person in
trust for me any property or securities, contracts
or debts due to me. Nor have I any income other 
than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed
and by me subscribed.
Schedule

1 Lot of ground and house thereon - Let 40 feet front,
1000 in rear, 9 chairs, writing desk & tables. 1 small,
looking glass, pair andirons shovel & tongs. 2 iron kettle,
1 iron tea kettle tubs, 2 pails. Trammels,  1 pair 
kitchen andirons. 1 horse fourteen years old, 2 hogs, 1 ax
1 spade, dung fork, 1 hay fork, lot of old trumpery.
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Knives & forks, crockery and dresser.  I am indebted
on my real estate, One hundred and eighty dollars.
                                           Hendrick Her

      And further this declarant saith that his family
consists of his wife Sarah, aged about sixty three years
Infirm & not capable of supporting herself.  His daughter
Ellen, aged about twenty nine years.  Capable of supporting
herself.  2 grand children towit, one boy named John,
aged six years not capable of supporting himself.
One girl named Sarah West, about eight years of age.
Not capable of earning a living & lastly himself.  Who
has no occupation, but is capable of supporting himself
alone.

Sworn to and Declared
in Open Court on this 11th
day of September, 1820.                                   Hendrick Hier
Before Wm J. Bowne one
of the Judges
said Court


          I William Ten Eyck, Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath
and the Schedules
thereto annexed are truly copied from the files
of said Court.   I do further certify that it is
the opinion of the said Court that the total amount
in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedule is eighty five dollars and twenty five cents.

           In Testimony whereof I have here
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court at Freehold
This fifteenth day of September
A.D. 1820.-
Wm Ten Eyck Clk
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Sarah Heir
widow of Hendrick


Married 15 Oct, '78

Service ended in 76
according to statement under the
act of 18 Mar. 1818
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Declaration
 
   In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of
   Congress of the 4th, July 1836

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County.
 
      On this eighteenth day of November
eighteen hundred and thirty six, personally appeared
before me one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas in and for said County, Sarah Hier.  A
resident of the Township of Middletown in the County of
Monmouth and State of New Jersey aged seventy seven years.
Who cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court.  And
who 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 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Hendrick Hier,
who was a private soldier in the army of the United States.
And a pensioner under the act of Congress of 1818.
As will appear by reference to files of the pension office.
She further declares that she was married to the said
Hendrick Hier on the fifteenth day of October, one
thousand seven hundred and seventy eight.  That her
husband the aforesaid Hendrick Hier, died on the
thirteenth day of July Eighteen hundred and thirty two.
And that she has remained a widow ever since that
period as will more appear by reference to the proof
hereto annexed.

Sworn to & subscribed before     Sarah Hier
me, Judge as aforesaid
John Hull

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
    Personally appeared before me one of the
Judges aforesaid Garret Hier, who being duly 
sworn deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with
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Hendrick Hier, in his life time.  That the said Hendrick
Heir died on the thirteenth day of July Eighteen hundred
and thirty two, and that Sarah Hier, the within named
applicant has remained his widow ever since that period.
Sworn to & subscribed before me
Nov. 18th, 1836 - as aforesaid                Garret Hier
                        John Hull

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County.
                    Personally appeared before me one of the
Judges of the Court aforesaid the Reverend James
Otterson, Pastor of the first Dutch Reformed Congregation
of Freehold in said County.  Who being duly sworn saith
that he has in his possession the register of the said
Church containing among other things a record of the
marriages solemnized by the respective ministers of
the said Congregation.  That he finds recorded therein
the marriage of Hendrick Hier and Sarah Witlock, in
the hand writing of the Revd. Benjamin Dubois, who was then
pastor of said church, of which the following is a true
copy to wit: October the 15th, 1778.  Hendrick Hyer
met Sarah Witlock getrouwt."
    Sworn to and subscribed
before me Judge as aforesaid             Jas Otterson
Nov. 18th 1834.   John Hull

      And I the said Judge do hereby certify that I have
examined the said Church register, which has been produced
before me, from which the marriage set forth in
the affidavit of the Rev. Mr. Otterson, is truly copied.  And 
I am perfectly satisfied of its truth and antiquity
and I am also satisfied that the said Hendrick and 
Sarah Hier mentioned in the said Marriage record are
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the same identical persons named in the foregoing declaration
For I have known them personally for thirty
years, and have heard of no other persons of the same
names, except their children.  That Garret Hier
and James Otterson, who have signed & sworn to the foregoing
affidavits respectively are credible persons and
their statements are entitled to credit.
                                           John Hull

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County 
       I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of
Monmouth aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of John Hull one of the
Judges of the said Court.  In the matter of the
application of Sarah Hier, for a pension.  That
John Hall is now and was at the date thereof a Judge
of the Court aforesaid.  Duly commissioned and sworn
into office, and that his signatures to the foregoing
are genuine.
        In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
of office this twenty eighth day of November,
Eighteen hundred and thirty six.
D. H. Ellis Clk.
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
        Be it remembered that on
this third day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred
and thirty seven. Personally appeared before
me the subscribed, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for
said County, Sarah Hier.  Who being duly sworn
saith that she is the widow of Hendrick Hier.  That
she has heard her husband say, that he enlisted in
the Continental Army and went to Canada in
the beginning of the war.  That after his return
from the army he entered the militia of Monmonth
County under Captain Thomas Hunn in the
latter part of the year 1776 or the beginning of the year 1777.
Served therein at least every other month alternately
in tours of one month each during the years 1777 and
1778 in guarding the shores of the Township of Middletown.
Which were continually overrun and plundered 
by the British & Tories.  That she thinks Captain
Samuel Carhart had command of the Company in 1778,
instead of Captain Hunn, who became a Major.  That
in 1778, she was married to the said Hendrick Hier.  And
after that time she knows that he was absent from
home & out in the service of his country a great portion
of his time.  Which as she believes, and as she has been
informed by her husband, was at least half his time until
the latter part of the war, when he was not out to
often.  That he continued in Captain Carhart's company
of Col. Holmes Regiment of said militia-- that the head
quarters of the company were at Mount Pleasant in said
Township of Middletown.  All which I have been informed by
the said Hendrick Hier, and verily believe to be true, and
for which service I claim a pension- she further states that ┃

Pensioner: Sarah Hier
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David Forman was the General.  That after her
marriage to the said Hendrick Hier. She knows that he
was absent from home on such service at least
every other month until the year 1780.  And after
that period, she thinks he was in the service to
frequent, but at least three months in each of
the years 1780, 1781, and 1782. As she knows from the
fact that he was absent from home on such service
and as her said husband often informed her.
       N.B. "Justice of the peace" erased on first
       page and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
       interlined before the execution hereof.

Sworn to & Subscribed before                      Sarah Hier
me Judge as aforesaid
this third day of April A.D. 1857
Francis Murphy

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County 

        I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby
certify that Francis Murply before whom the foregoing
affidavit was sworn.  Is a Judge at the said Court
duly commissioned and sworn into office as such. That
full faith and credit are due to all his official acts and
that his signature above is genuine.
    In witness, I have here unto set my 
    hand and seal of Office this forth day
    of April, A.D. 1837     D.H. Ellis Clk.
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
                        Personally appeared before me
Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said
James M. Hartshome.  Who being duly sworn
deposeth and said that he has examined the mar-give
of Thomas Henderson Esquire, Commissioner
appointed by the Legislature of New Jersey to compute
and ascertain the balance due to the militia of
the County of Monmouth.  Now deposited in the
office of the Treasurer of New Jersey at Trenton.
That the following extract are truly made and
copied from the said Margin, to wit:

No 54                                                  No. 350.                                       No. 797
Hendrick Hyer                                Hendrick Van Pett,                          Jacb. Allen
   $3.10.0                                              $16. 15.0                                         $2.0.0
May 1st 1784                                   May 1st 1784.                           May 10th 1784"

And this Deponent further saith that the margin
above mentioned is the identical margin of Thomas
Henderson, mentioned in the affidavit of the Hon:
Garret D Wall, attached to the papers of David
Baird and further saith not. 

Sworn & subscribed before me
J. M. Hartshorne
Judge as aforesaid this 12th day of
June A.D. 1837 by the said James
M Hartshorne.  Who is a credible
person & whose statement is entitled
to credit. Thos. C. Throckmorton
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County.
               Personally appeared before me
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the
said County, William J. Bowne.  Who being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he was the agent of Jacob
Allen and Hendrick Hier in obtaining their pensions
under the act of Congress of 1818.  That he drew
their declarations and papers together with some twenty
others, and that he does not recollect a single instance, 
where he set forth in the declaration any services 
performed in the Militia, but only such service
as was performed under the regular enlistments in the
Continental Army.   That it was not his custom to state
in the declaration such service in the Militia, even
of the applicant mentioned it at the time, because
he considered it useless to set forth or prove any militia
service in, applications under that act, as no
pension could be allowed for any such service. 

Sworn Subscribed before me
Judge as aforesaid.  This 10th day
of June,1837. by the said William
J. Bowne who is a credible
person & whose statement is
entitled to credit.
Thos. C. Throckmorton
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Sir,  

    I herewith enclose the applications 
of Sarah Hier & Sarah Van Pelt
for Pensions.  Please to inform me of
the result.
                                                 Yours truly,
                                                  Garret D. Wall

The humble,
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
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                                                                                Freehold,  Nov 28th 1836
Sir,
     I herewith enclose papers on the applications 
of Sarah Hier and Margaret Allen, for pensions.
Their husbands were pensioners under the act of
1818.  And I refer you to their paper for evidence
of service.

                                                                   Yours Respectfully,
J. L. Edwards Esq.                                          J. M. Hartshorne
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Middletown Point County of Monmouth State of New Jersey, Sept 13, 1836.

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of July last, passed for the relief of the widows and children of the decd.  soldiers of the Revolution. I have enclosed and send you the claims of Mrs. Allen with the fact of Jacob Allen and Hendrick Hier, being pensioners under the act of 1818 for services in the regular army which may be seen on referring to the pension role at your office.  Induces me to believe it useless to introduce any other evidence than that they served after their discharge from that seven and return home.  In the militia of the County of Monmouth, at different times.  After their marriage, to the present claimant up to the close of the war, which is testified to by Capt Wm Van Pelt who is
a pension under the act of 1832.
Being to infirmity and the extremely reluctance, of those old ladies to attend court a distance of fourteen miles.
I have adopted this mode of presenting their claims thinking where there is documentary evidence on record they will be sufficient.
Yours Respectfully,
                             Garret Hiers

Lewis Class, Esq.
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County 
                 Be it remembered that on this twenty third
day of January A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty seven.
Personally appeared before me, the subscriber a justice
of the peace in and for the said County, Matthias Smith.
Who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and
saith that he is a surviving soldier of the Revolution
aged seventy nine years, that he was well acquainted with
Hendrick Hier the husband of Sarah Hier.
In the Revolutionary war, and knows that the said
Hendrick Hier entered a company of Militia
commanded by Captain Thomas Hunt, of the said County.
In January, 1777, a short time after he returned from his
enlistment in the Continental Army in the expedition
against Canada, and he knows that the said Hendrick
Hier served in said company in actual service at
least every other month during the whole of the years
1777 & 1778 and part of the year 1779.  In towns of
one month each, making at least six months actual
service in the year 1777, and at least six months
actual service in the year 1778.   For this deponent belonged
to & served in the same company with the said Hendrick
Hier during the said time.  That in the beginning
of the year 1778, Samuel Carhart was made Captain
of the said Thomas Hunn who was promoted to a Major,
and the said Carhart remained the captain thereof during ┃ the
whole was that Samuel Carhart was Lieutenant
under Captain Hunn, and John Schenck or Peter Vanderhoof
was Lieutenant under Captain Carhart, and Jacob Allen
was Sergeant.  Col. Asher Holmes commanded the regiment
& General David Forman, the brigade.  That he cannot
at this recollect the particular beginning & ending of
each monthly tour of duty, but he knows that the
above service was performed in guarding and defending
the shores of Middletown which were much exposed
and much frequented by the enemy.   That the head quarters
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of the said company were held at Mount Pleasant
in said Township.  This deponent residing in Freehold
close by. This deponent states further that there was a
constant guard kept up on said shore by the
Militia, and that one half of them were called
out at a time for a month.  Then they were relieved
by the other half, and so on alternately
during the time above mentioned.  In addition to
that the whole militia were called out whenever
a party of the enemy landed for the purpose of
plundering & carrying off what provisions they could
find to their army, which happened very frequently.
He further states that the said Hendrick Hier served
much more after the period above mentioned, which
it is not deemed necessary to state particularly to
& subscribed before.

Justice as aforesaid the
year above written by the                                          Matthias Smith
Mattias Smith who is
A credible person & whose statement
titled to credit.
Nicholas Disbrow  Justice.

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
                             Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify
that Nicholas M. Disbrow, before whom the foregoing
affidavit & amended declaration were sworn to & subscriber
is & was at the dates thereof a Justice of the peace in & for said
County duly commissioned and sworn into office as such.
That his signatures thereto are genuine
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal office this twenty eighth day of January
A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty seven.
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County.

    Be it remembered that on this
third day of December, eighteen hundred and
thirty six, personally appeared before me one of the
Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in
and for said County. William Van Pelt.  Who being
duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is a surviving
soldier of the Revolution.  Aged Seventy six years, that
he was well acquainted with Hendrick Hier, in the
Revolutionary war.  
     The husband of Sarah Hier, who
has applied for a pension.  That he knows that the
said Hendrick Hier.  Served in Captain Samuel 
Carhart's company of militia belonging to Col. Asher
Holmes regiment of Monmouth County. Every other month
in tours of one month each, from March 1778 until
June, 1779 in guarding the shores and frontier of Middletown.
    That he cannot tell the particular time
of beginning and ending of each tour of service, but
he knows that the head quarters of said company
were at Mount Pleasant in the Township of Middletown.
And that the above service was performed
in guarding the shores of the said Township for
this deponent belonged to.  And served in the same
company with the said Hendrick Hier, during the
period above mentioned.   That this deponent both
before and after the above period was enlisted in
other companies, and did not serve with the said
Hendrick Hier any more than is above stated.  Except
one month commencing in December, latter part 
1779 & ending in January, 1780.  He recollects this last
months service from the fact.  That a British Brig
called the Britannia, come on shore at Wakake in
Middletown, and was captured by the militia and
her crew made prisoners.  That the said Hendrick
Hier and this deponent were out in the service at that
time under Captain Samuel Carhart in the militia
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and helped to capture the said Brig. at Wakake on said shore.
    The said Hendrick Hier, was always reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where believed to
have been a good soldier in the Revolutionary War.
    This deponent fully concurs in that opinion, and
from his knowledge of the services of the said Hendrick
Hier, and from the good character which he sustained
of being a soldier.  This Deponent verily believe that the
said Hendrick Hier, served in the said Militia
whenever and as often as it was called out which
was at least every other month during the years 1777,
1778 and 1779.   At least three months in each
of the years 1780. 1781 & 1782, and further saith not.

Sworn to and Subscribed before
me Judge as aforesaid                                               William Van Pelt
William Lloyd


            I the said Judge do hereby certify
that William Van Pelt, who has signed sworn to this
foregoing affidavit, is a surviving soldier of the Revolution.
He is a credible person & that his statement
is entitled to credit.

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County                            William Lloyd

    I, Daniel H. Ellis, clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
in & for said County, do hereby certify that Nicholas M. Disbrow.
Before whom the annexed affidavit was sworn & subscribed
is & was at the date thereof a justice of the peace in & for said
County.  Duly commissioned & sworn into office as such, and
that his signature thereto is genuine. And also that William
Lloyd, before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to is a
Judge of the said Court was at the date thereof duly commissioned
and sworn in office & that his signatures above are genuine.
      In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal
of Office this 28th day of January A.D. 1837,                 D.H. Ellis