Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1334, Samuel Tumey, New Jersey
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New Jersey   Tumey, Samuel   W1334
Rebecca  B.L. WT. 149-60-55
B.L.WT. 8794-100
Issued Sept 6 1798
No papers
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10.686
New Jersey - R
Samuel Tumey
of Burlington Couty in the state of New Jersey who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel of the New Jersey line, for the term of Nine months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 25th day of May 1818


Certificate of Pension issued the 17th of May 1819 and sent to General Joseph Bloomfield Burlington N. Jersey

Arrears to the 4th of March 1819. April 11/31 74.83
[illegible] all'cc ending 4th Sept 1819  40
$122.83

Revolutionary claim Act 18th March 1818

Dead Paid at the Treasury under the Act of this 6th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1831. to 25th Oct 1831

Agt notified 22 April 1841
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V 2848
New Jersey
Rebecca Tumey widow of Samuel Tumey who served in the Revolutionary War as a private New Jersey line Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Nov. 1833 and sent to Elias G. McChesney Trenton, NJ

Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, page 99 Vol. a
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Service  Number
New Jersey.   Tunney, Samuel.    W1334
Rebecca              B.L.Wt. 149-60-55
                             B.L.Wt. 8794-100
Issued Sept. 6, 1798
No papers
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Memorandum of Marriages  Solemnized by the Subscriber according to the dates thereto annexed as follows Geo: Anderson

1813 August 26th

Samuel Toomy to Rebekah Dennis

State of New Jersey Ss on this 20th day of August AD 1858, before the Subscriber a Master in the court of Chancery of said state personally appeared James Anderson Esq who being duly affirmed according to the law on his affirmation saith, that the foregoing is a true copy made by him from his fathers docket as taken from legible figures - "1813" Eighteen hundred and thirteen August 26th" (twenty sixth) That his father Geo. Anderson was at the date above a Justice of the Peace and that his docket remains in affirmed possession - all of which is in his fathers handwriting - who has a Justice of the peace upwards of Sixty years who died AD 1834 affirmed and subscribed this day and year above written before me 
[signatures]
James Charles McChesney M. C.C.

James Anderson

In presence of
E.P. McChesney Sarah B. Smith             over
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I certify that James Anderson Esq is a resident of Hamilton Township in the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey has been personally known to me for upwards of Eighteen years  and is a person of the highest respectability and integrity of character.

Charles G. McChesney
M.C.C
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106.802
Rebecca Tumey   wid of Samuel of N.J. Rev Pensioner

Charles G. McChesney
Trenton N. Jersey
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Bounty Land Claim
Declaration For Widow of a Deceased Officer or Soldier, who has not had a land warrant

State of New Jersey

On this second day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, Master in Chancery within and for the State aforesaid Rebecca Tumey aged sixty two years, a resident of Windsor Mercer Co., in the States of New jersey who being duly sworn according to the law declares, that she is the widow of  Samuel Tumey deceased, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain in the New Jersey Regiment of the continental line commanded by ____ in the war of the American Revolution of 1776. That she knows receives a pension of $14 annum - Act Feb 3, 1853. That her husband Samuel Tumey enlisted in New Jersey on or about the ___ day of ___ A.D.   for the term of ___ and continued in actual service in said war for the term of during the Revolution and was honorably discharged at the close of the Rev on the ___ day of ___ A.D. Seventeen hundred and eighty three. She further states, that she was married to the said Samuel Tumey in Nottingham, N.J. Hunterdon Co. on the ____ day of ___ A.D. ____ by one George Anderson Esq a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Rebecca Dennis that her said husband died at Nottingham NJ on the ___ day of ____ A.D. and she is now a widow. Refers to her declaration on file at Washington for the proof of her marriage, Act of February 3, 1853. She makes this declaration for the purpose obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitles under the act approved March 3d, 1855.  x her mark Rebecca 

We, A. Jackson Smith and E. Parr McChesney
 residents of Mercer County in the State of New jersey upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mrs. Rebecca Tumey in or presence and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.

AJ Smith
E. Parr McChesney
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed, before me, on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. 
Charles G. McChesney M.C.C.

I certify that Rebecca Tumey above named, is on the Pension Roll of this agency at $96 per annum under Act of February 3, 1853. Trenton, NJ April 19, 1855. Phil. Dickinson as S.P. Agent

* I hereby certify that processed a copy of the marriage of Samuel Tumey and Rebecca Dennis duly certified from the docket of George Anderson Esq which has attached to her application for a pension in 1853. Charles McChesney U.S.P. Agent
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State of New Jersey
I, Thomas S. Allison, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Charles G McChesney Esquire, before whom the within affidavits were taken, waas at the time of the doing thereof, a Master in Chancery duly authorized to administer oaths in and for the State of New Jersey, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said Charles G McChesney Esq.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my had, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this nineteenth day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.
Thomas S Allison
Secretary of State
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State of New jersey Burlington County

District of [crossed out]  ---- , ss
On this 25th day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, personally appears Samuel Tumey aged fifty five years, resident in New  Jersey, wo being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to prove for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Samuel Timey enlisted in the army of the state of New jersey--in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Patterson of the third New Jersey Regiment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the war was ended. when he was discharged from service in New [Hindrop?] state of New York, that he was in the battle of Monmouth Springfield and Short Hills and taking Cornwallis.
and that he is reduced circumstances, and stands in need of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid,
Wm W. Cubberly Judge
x his mark Samuel Tumey

I, Wm W. Cubberly- Judge &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Samuel Tumey did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony take and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, and I do further certify that he is a poor, labouring Man 1818 Wm. W. Cubberly
Seal of the Court

This is to certify that I knew the above named Samuel Tumey while a soldier in the service of the United Stated in the revolutionary war. as above stated
[signature]
Wessel T Stout
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I Joseph Mc Ilvaine clerk of the Inferior court of  common Pleas of the county of Burlington in the state of New Jersey do herby certify that Wm W Cubberly who hatte [hath] subscribed his name to the within certificate is one of the Judges of the said court duly commissioned and sworn according to the law and that full faith and credit to his official acts as I act.
set my hand and affixed the seal of  the said court, this twenty fifty day in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
[signature]
J McIlvaine

On examination of the foregoing Samuel Tumy I do certify that he was a soldier to my recollection in the Jersey line of the Continental army in the revolutionary war in the year 1777 and until the end of that war.

I certify that the name "Aaron Ogden" is his signature of the late Governor of New Jersey-
The name of Lt Wessel T Stout is the signature of the Wessel T. Stout of the revolutionary army lately deceased-
J McIlvain
May 5: 1819

[signatures]
Aaron Ogden
late Captain in the New Jersey regt
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Nottingham
10086
cmv
May 19
Sept 1819
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The court is of opinion that the value of the property within mentiioned is thirty dollars.
Joseph Budol President of the court
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New-Jersey District 88. On this Tenth day of August 1820, personally
appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Burlington
, in the state of New Jersey, being a Court of record, proceeding according to the course of the
Common Law having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings
. Samuel Turney
aged fifty six
years, resident in Nottingham
in the said County, who, being first duly
sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary
war as follows:-- I enlisted under Captain Thomas Patterson
of the third Jersey Regiment for during the war and served of
the whole of the time-- I cannot recollect the time of my
enlistment, but it was after taking the Hessians at Benth
and whilst the army lay at Valley Forge which I suppose
in 1778- Francis Barber was colonel of the Regiment John
Newcastle was Lieutenant of the company-- and after
Patterson left the Regiment the company was commanded
by Captain Mitchell - was in the Battle of Monmouth-
Springfield West farms, Mansfield. Short hills and with
Sullivan and afterwards at taking of Cornwallis. I was in the
corps of Lafayette
And I do solemnly swear
that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th
day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of
my property, or any part thereof, with intent 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; and 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 following
and by me subscribed toil 1 cupboard chest 1 1 [illegable] pott
1 tea Kettle 1 frying Pan 1 Grid iron 8 earthen plates Plates 1 dish
6 cups and sanders, 1 tea pot 6 Teaspoons,  [illegilble] 1 dozen knives with forks, 1 hatchet 3 hoes 1 scythe. 1 Sickle 1 pail Shovel
tongs - 1 pair Andirons 1 pair flat Irons. 1 hog- 3 barrels 1.
one wheel shovel, shall bear hook. I his
one gun sweeping Benth-- I have a wife but no other
in my family-- my children are all dead. I am old a
disabled by a sore leg from working
---
Sworn to and to this 10th
day of August 1820 before
Joseph Budd President
of the said Court
his
Samuel Turner
mark
to
1820.
I, JOSEPH MILVAINE, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Burling
ton, in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing deposition and the schedule
thereunder written, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and 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 settle is thirty
dollars and cents. In testimony whereof,
I have here
set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth day of August 1820
Milvaine
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the second
Section of the act of 3d February 1853
State of New Jersey
Mercer County
On this Seventh day
of May A.D. One thousand Eight hundred
and fifty three, Personally appeared before
the subscribed in open Court being the
Court of Common Pleas now holden at
Nottingham in and for said County and State
aforesaid Rebecca Turney a resident of
East Windsor in the County and State aforesaid
aged Seventy three years who first being 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
. February 1853 granting pensions to
widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary War
That she is the widow
of Samuel Turney who was a private in
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the war of the Revolution in the New Jersey
line, and as she always understood him to say
he served all the war in active service to
close, that her husband the said Samuel
Tumey was at the time of his death a
pensioner of the United States under act of
March 1818 on the New Jersey Roll at the
rate of Ninety six dollars per annum
she would respectfully refer the commissioner of Pensions to her husbands papers
on file in the Pension department.
The further declare that she
was married to the said Samuel Tumey
on the twenty sixth day of August, Eighteen
hundred and thirteen by George Anderson
Esqr a Justice of the Peace and that her name
before marriage was Rebecca Dennis
That her said husband died on
the eleventh day of September A.D. One
thousand eight hundred and thirty
one1831. That she was not married to him prior
to the second of January Eighteen hundred but at the time above stated. 
she further declares
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that she is now a widow 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written before me May 7th 1853. 
Rebecca her Turrney
Mark
Sam {W} Clunq  Judge 
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant and believe her statements to be correct as therein set forth. Sam {W} Clunq Judge
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The National Archives
Form Van-51
12-9-41

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Turney, Samuel Grade Private Line New Jersey

Warrant Number 8794  Acreage 100 Issued September 6, 1798 to not shown

Also, BLHt 149.60.55

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 surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Offices records in The National Archives.
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February 12, 1934

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Mrs. C. M. Simons 
1987 Baltimore Avenue 
Cincinnati, Ohio 

BA-J/ady
Samuel Tumey, W. 1334 and
John Teumey, S. 16551

Dear Madam: 
 Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Samuel Tumy and John Tumey, soldiers of the Revolutionary War. 

Their records are furnished you herewith as found in the respective claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War. 

Samuel Tumey, W. 1334 
Samuel Tumey, also shown as Toomy, enlisted in 1778, place and exact date not stated, served as private in Captains Thomas Patterson's and Mitchell's Companies, Colonel Francis Barber's New Jersey Regiment; was in the battles of Springfield, West Farms, Mansfield, Short Hills, Monmouth, in Sullivan's Expedition, at the taking of Cornwallis and served to the end of the war. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 25, 1818. 
In 1820 he was aged about fifty-six years and a resident of Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Soldier married a second time on August 26, 1813 in Nottingham, New Jersey, Rebecca or Rebekah Dennis. The name of first wife not shown. 
Solder stated in 1820 that his children were all dead, names not stated. There are no further family data. 
He died September 11, 1831 or October 29, 1831 in Nottingham, New Jersey. 
Soldier's widow was allowed pension on her application executed May 7, 1853 while a resident of East Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey, at which time she stated she was aged seventy-three years. However, in April 1855 she stated she was sixty-two years old.
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She died May 12, 1871, place not stated. 

This is the history of the only Samuel Tumey, all spellings of the surname searched, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. 

John Teumey
 S. 16551
John Tenney was born in Somerset County, New Jersey, date not stated. No reference is made to his parents. 

While a resident of Somerset County, New Jersey, John Teumey enlisted in June 1776, served at various times, until the taking of Cornwallis, more than two and one half years in all, as private under Captains Rynear Staats, William Verbryck, Lock, Quick, Tunison, David Smalley and Colonels Crick, Vandike and Taylor, in the New Jersey troops. He was in the battle of Springfield. 

In 1807 he moved from New Jersey, to Mercer County, Kentucky. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832 at which time he was aged eighty-three years and a resident of Mercer County, Kentucky. He was then called John Teumey, Sr. 

Date death not on A.B

There are no family data. 

This is the history of the only John Tenney, all spellings of the surname searched, of New Jersey, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. 

Said records fail to afford any information in regard to pension having been claimed on account of the services of John Hankins as described by you, or of William Hankins, Zachariah, Jonathan, Richard, or Daniel Hankins or Henry Tumy, all spellings of the surnames searched. The War of 1812 records fail to show that pension was ever claimed on account of the services of John Barnes and Solomon Simons as described by you, all spellings of the surnames searched. 

Very truly yours,
 A. D. HILLER
 Assistant to Administrator.
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N.Jersey - Claim of Samuel Tumey

Decision of the Secretary of War to be transmitted to J.Bloomfield
Burlington NJersey

[on other side of page, upside down] 
Tumey Samuel
NJ W1334
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James Ogden wrote the Certificate which is signed in my presence 4 July 1818 at Trenton-
It was left with the Tavern Keeper was
mislaid, & lately found
Reed this 5 May 1819 S. Turney.
J Bloomfield
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Pension Office
October 10/53

Sir,
Please certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid; and, if in your power, the date of his death
Very respectfully your obt. Servt
S. Cole
For Commissioner

F. Burt Esqr
3d Auditor
Present
Samuel Turney, Oct. 1818.-
$8.00-p.m.-Died 29th Oct 1831
Paid to his death.
F. Burt
Auditor
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No. 3092
Rebecca Tumey [written above] Turney, widow of Samuel Tumey -
let to Chas. G. McChesney
[illegible] Oct 12/53
[illegible] 
Act 3rd February 1853
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Appl. of Rebecca Tumey [written over crossed out name], widow of Saml Tumey,
Mercer Co
N.J.

Act 3d Feb. 53.
Adm'd  $96 per annum
commencing 3rdd Feby 1853

Chas. G. McChesney
Trenton, N.J.

[typewritten sideways along right edge]
Pension Office, Official Business
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New Jersey Tumey, Samuel W1334
Rebecca B. L. WT. 149-60-55
B.L. WT. 8794-100
Issued Sept. 6, 1798
No papers
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[illegible handwritten notations}
Department of the Interior
Pension Office,
Finance Division,

October 23d, 1871

Respectfully returned to Geo. R. Robbins Esq., Windsor, Mercer Co. N.J. with the information that the numbers of the pension certificate within referred to should be stated in order to identify the case.
Enclosure to be returned.

By order of Commissioner:
Geo. W. Johnas
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[written sideways along left edge]
106.802

Hon. L.P. Waldo [stamp} Trenton NJ Apr 26
Comm. of Pensio
Washington
D.C.
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Rebecca Tumey, Samuel '13 Mercer County, NJ
Married 26 August '13
died 11 September 1831
was proved by verified copy
of Ins. Docket who married 
them.
S.C. of dates agree
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Windsor October 16 1871
General J. F. Rusling
Dear Sir
Rebecca Tumey
an old pensioner formerly residing in this place died on the 12th of May last and there being a small sum due her from you I now write to make application that the money be paid to Mrs. Catherine Pullen a poor woman with whom Mrs. Tumey boarded and to whom she was indebted for board at the time of her death. The Brothers of the deceased were applied to but they refused to have anything to do with her, not so much as attending her funeral, although notified to do so.





Wilson 11th 171
Genl Kinley
Six
Rebecca Turney
in old pensioned formerly residing
in this place did on the 12th of
May last and there being a
small sum due her from you
I now write to make application
that the money be paid to Mrs
Cathrine Pullen a poor woman
with whom his Turney borded
and to whom she was indebted
for board at the time of her
death. The Brothers of the deceased
were applied to, but they refused
to have anything to do with her
not so much as attending her
funeral although notified to do
to
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Consequently the town was forced to bear the expense of the funeral. 
Mrs. Pullen is in very limited circumstances and can illy afford to sustain the loss of even this small sum which is due her. Her charge for board of the deceased was bu $1.25 per week previos to being confined to her bed. I was sent for just before Mrs. Tumey's death when she requested me to see that Mrs. Pullen was paid. She also said that she had been well cared for being provided with everything necessary for her comfort. Under these circumstances I think there can be no [illegible] wrong in granting the application. 
Yours truly
George R Robbins
collector of town
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Respectfully forwarded to Hon. Com. of Pensioners, there are about 2 months arrears due in this case -- I know the facts alleged to be true and would respectfully recommend that the award be paid to Mrs. Pullen as requested if not forbidden by [illegible] regulations.
Jas J Cherley
Trenton NJ
Oct. 17, 1871
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Windsor Oct. 26th '71
J W Baker
Dear Sir
Below please find copy of certificate of pension of Rebecca Tumey.
I certify that in conformity with the 2nd section of the act of February 3rd, 1853 Rebecca Tumey widow of Samuel Tumey who was a private in the revolutionary war is [illegible] on the pension list at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum commencing on the 3rd of February 1853 and continuing for life unless she should again marry in which care the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage. 
Given at the Department of
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the Interior this tenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.
R McClelland
Secretary of the Interior

No. 2848
Recorded in the Pension Offices on the Roll of Pensioners under act of July 3rd 1833 Page 99 Vol A
Geo R Robbins
Collector of town
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Treasury Department,

Second Comptroller's Office,

April 14th, 1841

Sir: 

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and 
authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, " The widow of Samuel Turney, dec" a Pensioneron the Roll of the New Jersey Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and __________Cents per month, under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1831, to the 29th Oct. 1831.

Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 

Present.
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Tumey
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[typed text] Brief in the case of [handwritten text] Rebecca Tumey, widow of Samuel
Mercer County and State of New Jersey
act 3d February 1853
Claim, ("original," [wording crossed out])
Proof exhibits, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of 18th March, 1818
Marriage proved by verified copy of Docket of Justice of Peace who married the parties
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Charles g McChesney Esq
Trenton,
Name and residence of Agent New Jersey
R Giddes
Examining Clerk.
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Trenton New Jersey Pension Agency
November 3 1853

I certify that the name of Samuel Tumey was inscribed on the roll of this agency under act of Mar 18 1818, residence County of Burlington, at the rate of Eight dollars per month & that the last payment made to him on his attorney John Whittaker of forth-Eight dollars was up to the 4th Sepr 1831. After which there appears no further payments to have been made.
Phil Dickinson Pension Agency
N. Jersey
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See letter attached Pension Office
Oct 12th 1833,

Sir, 
In the case of Mrs. Rebecca Tumey, proof is required fixing the exact date of the death of her husband, in right of whose services in the revolutionary war, she claims pension. The witness must state the facts and circumstances which enable them to be precise. There is no pensioner on our rolls of the name of Teumey, who died as stated in the declaration and proofs filed in the present application.
Very respectfully,
LP Waldo
Commissioner

CG McChesney, Esq
Trenton, N.J.
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Trenton N. J.
Novr 5, 1888.
Sir
The department have entirely mistaken the name of the applicant for a pension - Rebecca Tumey, - widow of Samuel Tumey not Turney as stated in your letter.
Mrs. Tumey cannot fix the date any more accurately - he died in September 1831. The person who made the coffin is deceased - they were poor and lived in a small rented house -. I have known Mrs. Tumey ever since her husbands death attended him in his last sickness with - ulcerated leg - the facts have been clearly stated - additional evidence of death and the parties is now made by Hon Joshua Wright also the certificate of P. Dickinson Esqu Pension agent of the U. S. for [illegible] Jr and I trust I am too personally well known to the Hon L P. Waldo and the Dept. to think I would present a spurious or improper claim. 
Very respectfully
Your Abt Servt
Charles G. Mc Chesney
Hon L P. Waldo.
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149 [checkmark]
[underlined]
[illegible]
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Additional Evidence
Rebecca Tumey
widow of Samuel Tumey.
No. 106.802
Act March 3, 1855

Johnson

Charles G. McChesney
Trenton
N. Jersey
[illegible]
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State of New Jersey Ss
On this 4th day of September A.D. 1855, before me a Master in Chancery in and for said state personally appeared - Zebulon Brown of Mercer County and state aforesaid to me well known as a person of credibility and truth who being duly sworn - according to law on his oath saith. That he was well acquainted with Samuel Tumey more than Thirty years ago. he was a pensioner of the U. States and lived a short distance from dept. He died more than twenty years ago. his widow Rebecca Tumey is now a widow at this present time. She has not married since the death of said- Samuel Tumey and has resided near dept. ever since. Rebecca Tumey is now a pensioner of the United States.
Sworn to and subscribed this day | Zebulon Brown
and year above written.
Charles G. McChesney
M.C.C.
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State of New Jersey Ss
On this 4th day of September AD 1855 before me a Master in Chancery in and for said state personally appeared Eli Brown a resident of East Windsor in the County of Mercer and state aforesaid to well known as a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Mrs. Rebecca Tumey, who he knows to be the widow of Samuel Tumey deceased a pensioner of the U.S. That she has always resided near to department and has not married since the death of the said Samuel Tumey- and is a widow at this present time and is now personally present herself.
Sworn to and subscribed this day | Eli Brown
and year aforewritten
Charles G. McChesney
M.C.C.
I certify that I was called professionally to bed Samuel Tumey in 1830. he died in 1831, Since which time I have known his widow, Rebecca Tumey and procured her pension under act Feb 3, 1853. for the
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Services of her husband the said Samuel Tumey decd, she remains his widow to the present time
Charles G. McChesney
M.C.C.
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State of New-Jersey.

I, Thomas S. Allison, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Charles G. McChesney Esquire, before whom the within affidavits were taken,
was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Master in Chancery duly authprized to administer oaths in and for the county [crossed out] State of New Jersey in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signatures thereto were in the proper handwriting of the said Charles G. McChesney Esq.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this eleventh day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.
Thos. S. Allison
Secretary of State.
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State of New Jersey Ss
On this 7th day of May A.D. 1853 before the Subscribed a Master in the Court of Chancery of Said State personally appeared John Whittaker Esquire of Trenton N.J. to me personally known who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith. That he was well acquainted with Samuel Tumey deceased late a pensioner of the U. States act of March 18, 1818. deponent was a merchant and said Tumey and his wife Rebecca traded a number of years with deponent. Said Tumey deposited his Certificate of Pension with deponent as colatteral [sic] for trust in obtaining necessaries for himself and his wife.
The said Samuel Tumey died sometime in the year 1831 leaving the said Rebecca Tumey his widow.
Sworn and subscribed this day and year above written | John Whittaker
before me
Charles G. McChesney
M.C.C.
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Charles G. M.cChesney
Trenton
N.Jersey
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State of New Jersey to
Mercer County
On the 7th day of May
A.D. 1853. before the Subscriber a Justice of
the Peace within and for the County and State
aforesaid, personally appeared Charles G.
McChesney, Physician, of the City of Trenton
in the County aforesaid to me personally
known who being duly sworn according to law
on his oath saith. That he is well acquainted with
Rebecca Turney the widow of Samuel
Turney that he attended the said Samuel
Turney as Physician in the year Eighteen hundred
and thirty as appears by my Books of accounts and
that he well recollects he the said Turney died
in the autumn of Eighteen hundred and thirty one
The widow afterwards became a town charge he
acted as her attorney in drawing the balance
of pay due her husband the said Samuel Turney
at the time of his death, have known Mrs Rebecca
Turney ever since and before her husbands death
she still remains his widow
Sworn to and subscribed the ⎬ Charles G. McChesney
day and year above written
before me
Bailey A West J.P.
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State of New Jersey
I Thomas S Allison Secretary
of State of the State of New Jersey
do certify that Samuel
Mc Clurg before whom the
foregoing declaration was taken
was at the doing thereof one ┃ of the
Judges of the Court of
Common pleas in and for Mercer County; that
Charles G. McChesney Esqr before whom the affidavit
of James Anderson and affidavit of John Whitaker
were taken was at the time thereof a Master in the
Court of Chancery of said State, that Bailey N. West
before whom the affidavit of C. M. Chesney has taken
was at the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County of Mercer all of whom are duly com
missioned and sworn, that full faith is to be given to
their official attestations, and that the signatures
thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said
Samuel McClung Charles J. Bailey
N. West
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of
office at Trenton in said State this twenty third day
August one thousand eight hundred [illegible]
Thomas S Allison
Secretary of State
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County
On the 4th day of November
A.D. 1853 personally appeared before the Subscri
her a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County and State aforesaid, Joshua
Wright Esq a resident of Hamilton, in the
County and State aforesaid (formerly Nottingham
in the County of Burlington, a person of the
highest credibility to me personally known for
thirty years, who being duly affirmed according to law on his affirmation saith. That
he was well acquainted with Samuel Turney, who was a provisioner of the United States, and who
resided at the time of his death in the same
neighborhood with this affirmant, that he
married a second wife many years before his
death, whose name was Rebecca Denis
before her marriage with said Turney. The
said Turney died some time in the Autumn
of 1801, to the best of affirmants recollection
affirmed and subscribed the
day and year above Miller & Joshua Wright
before Chas Burrough Judge ⎬
I am not concerned in the prosecution
of the above claim nor have any interest
therein, Chas Burroughs
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State of New-Jersy.
I, THOMAS S. ALLISON, Secretary of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Charles Burroughs Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Judge of the Court of Common Please in and for the county of Mercer in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Charles Burroughs Esq
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this fourth day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Hon. S Allison
Secretary of State.
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[upside down] FREE
[Stamp] TRENTON Nov 5 N.J.
 Hon L P. Waldo [illegible crossing]
Commt. of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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[Faded] Read to [illegible] 12/91
C & N WIDOW, &c

File no. 1334
Rebecca Tumey,
Widow
Samuel Tumey,
Priv. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 3 1853
Index:--Vol. M, Page 285
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nov 17
Form '0
a cert
attiu o
last

Geo R Robbins (In closing + oath of allegiance + requiring fees till for care of all [illegible, cut off] upon decedent during
1934 Feb 12 Hist. to Mrs. C.M. Simons A.N.Y.
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[Seal of the Institute of Genealogy: Member]

Cincinnati, Ohio
January 20, 1934

Veteran's Administration Burea,
Pension Division,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
I am tracing the ancestry of several of our family lines. I am most interested in a William Hankins who was in the Revolutionary War with his five sons, John, Zachariah, Jonathan, Richard (who was elected Commissioner of Appeals of Hopewell, N.J. in 1796 and served for 8 years) and Daniel Hankins.They were from Hunterdon, Middlesex,&Monmouth Counties New Jersy. I am also interested in A John Tumy(Tumey), Henry, and Samuel Tumy. All these names are mentioned in Stryker's "Jerseymen in the Revolution."

Would your records give any information as to their services, parentage etc.? A John Barnes was in the War of 1812. He was from Harrison County, Kentucky. A Solomon Simons or his father was in the War of 1812, and his father in the Revolutionary War. He was from New York and settled in Campbell County, Kentucky. Can you throw any light on their services? Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.

Very truly yours,
[signature] Corine M. Simons
Mrs. C.M.Simons, 1987 Baltimore Ave.,
Cincinnati, Ohio

[stamp] RECEIVED Jan 25 1934 
Mail SUS-DIV
VETS. ADN
PENSION
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Tummey, Henry
Grade Private
Line New Jersey
Warrant 8797
Acreage 100
Issued July 17, 179? (torn) to Abraham Bell, 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 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
Form VAN-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Tumy, John
Grade Private
Line New Jersey

Warrant Number 8798
Acreage 100
Issued September 6, 179? (torn) to Samuel Tumy, heir--

* 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 surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.
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Name Tumy, Samuel
Grade Pvt
Line New Jersey
Warrant Number 8794
Acreage 100
Issued Sept 6, 1798 to -- not shown -- also BJWt 149-60-55

* 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 surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.
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Name Jamison, Anthony 
Grade Sergeant
Line Pennsylvania
Warrant Number 10497
Acreage 100
Issued August 7, 1789 to Richard Platt, assignee

* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volunes 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 surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.