Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2724, for William Marts, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTS
Marts, William
NUMBER
1794
S.
carded
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Ohio
13245
William Marts
of Warren in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Snook of the Regt commanded
by Col Houghton in the N.J. Militia
line for 9 months 18 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 31
Dollars 98 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May
1833
and sent claimant
Warren Co Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $63.96
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33
15.99
$79.95

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by  Geo. B. Whiting Clerk,
Cook E Vol. 8 Page 6
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State of Ohio Warren County Court of Common Pleas from of September eighteen hundred and thirty two Warren County 
On this 3d day of October eighteen hundred and thirty two  personally appeared
in open Court before the honorable the Judges of the
Court of Common pleas now sitting within and
for the County of Warren aforesaid, William Marts a resident of the township of Hamilton in the County
and State aforesaid, aged sixty years and ten
months, who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth, on his oath, make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered
the service of the United States as a militia
man, in Amwell township, Hunterdon County New Jersey
sometime in the month of May 1780, being at that time
about sixteen years of age, and has marched from
said township of Amence, under the command of Captain
Philip Snook and Lieut. Philip Sarvis, through Somerset
County to Westfield in Essex County and State aforesaid; that
he served under said Captain Snook, for the period
of Eighteen days, alternately at said Westfield and the
Village of Springfield; that Col Joab Houghton Regiment
of Militia from Hunterdon County of served at the same
time and place; that said Col. Houghton Regt. and Capt
Philip Snook Company (this applicant being of the Compy.
from Westfield, in order to cooperate with the regular troop
then in full march to the relief of Springfield, but that
before said Militia Regiment and Company arrived,
sent William Mart well and Col Dayton of the Saline
had rested the enemy from said Village of Spring
and being reinforced, if my memory & correct, by Genl Greene
drove them to Elizabethtown point, from whence
they embarked for the City of New York; that when Col
Houghton with his Regiment. Captain Snooks company
being with it, arrived at Springfield they
the enemy had burned the meeting hall that
place consuming therein two or three wounded the
being officially announced, that the enemy had left
New Jersey, both said Hongtons Regiment and Captain
Book company were dismissed at said Springfield
but no discharges were given. He further states that
he reentered the service of the United States in the
township, County & state about the 20 June 1780 under Ensign
Peter Rockefeller, and receive as a County, $2000 continental
currency at the depreciated value of $65 for one dollar in
specie that the Abner Hilson, Peter Brook, William Harder
John Ruchman, John Bordine or Bodine, Samuel Corwine Amos
Sutton, Samuel Danbury, and one William Bell a foreign
engaged at the same place, in the form an Ensign
Rockafellow, but what county they received on for what
term of service they engaged this applicant cannot
State, as he was not present when they enlisted
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That this applicant with the before mentioned recruits, were
marched from the township of Amwell aforesaid, under the
command of the said Ensign, Rockefellow, through Somerset &
Essex County to Newbridge over a branch of the river Hackensack
in the County of Bergen and State aforesaid, where
we were told we might elect to serve for the term of six
months, in the Continental or Jersey line, to end the first day of
January 1781 or for the same period in the Battalion of six month
men (as they were called commanded by Major Gutcher
of said Battalion Both Major Gutchy and Capt
and to be enrolled in Captain David Smallys Company
David Smalley, being desirous that this applicant and
in said
the other before mentioned recruits should
Battalion assured us that the service of said Battalion was
the same as that of the Continental or every line, and
that David Battalion would be equally honorable with
that of said line and would intitle us to the same
advantages with this assurance, all of the before
named recruits except Samuel Corwine who joined the
Tennyline) were mustered and enrolled into said
Captain David Smalleys Company his Lieutenant
being-Vandore of said Major Gates, Battalion
some eight or ten days after our enrollment, Major-
Gutchman the Batalion to dislodge the ever
who had collected in a small fortress a depot for plunder,
a short distance above and fort Lee one ever drawn of
in a line before this fortress and exchanged a few
That when we were ordered to retire: we understood
Genl Wayne had, about one week before, attacked the
fortress and failed. Four or five days after our
attempt upon this place the enemy evacuated it to
the great joy of the neighboring inhabitants, who had
by this banditti; been severely harrassed for
a considerable time. From the aforesaid four or five returned
to New Bridge from whence said Botalion was
marched the Clouston in Bergen County  at which
place Count Pulaski with his region of Cavalry, lay
a short time with us and the aforesaid William Bell
was permitted to enlist in said Legion, Col Milanor
Maryland Regiment also lay here -
From Gloucester Major
Gutches marched the battalion up on the heights
of
Hudson river, to a place called the new dock, here
lay a small detachment of New England regular
troops, which left on our arrival, some two or three
weeks thereafter our Batalion returned to Gloucester
sometime in the month of September 1780 a requisition was
made upon said battalion for a number of men, which
was furnished myself being of the number, we were put
under the command of Captain Randolph of the Virginia
line as well as I now recollect, who marched to any
the night on the lengths of Hudson with the regiment not
to speak above our breath, and in the morning he order
as to return to Gloucester we had been in search of [illegible]
From Gloucester, the battalion marched to Hackensack
where the aforesaid Abner Hilson procured a substitute
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to serve the residue of his term, said substitute was George
Reed and is the same person I offer to proove my
service of six months in 1780. by. We lay at Hackensack till about the middle of November, when the aforesd
batation was ordered to Elizabeth town, and the foresaid eight [illegible] and myself were ordered back to
Glaucester, on which two of said recruits, to wit.
Amas Sutton and Samuel Danburry deserted &
made their escape from Hackensack. We the six
remaining hunted one boy (as we were called, ) namely
George Reed the afs Substitute Peter Snook
John Kingman, John Bordine or Bodine, and myself
returned to Glouster,, where a short time before the
expiration of our term of service, I was taken sick
and a furlough was granted me to go home where
remained untill the expiration of any term of
service. on the 1st day of January 1787 we went
discharged at said Clarister, being the present. 
I received a discharge but I have long since lost
After my distory still being sick, I returned
home where I remain untill about the 15 July 1780
was, by order of Captain
A
Philip Snook, my militia Capt
at home at the town of Amwill aforesaid attached
to Captain Paper Guild Court of three months
sumington, in
men then lying at ┃
the
the commanded by Col
George William Hanington was with
William Hay was Ensign of said Court
said Company was att to Major Cousesbattalion
of to Col. Duly Regiment said
through the town of Peramus in Bergen
I
Regiment & battalion march from Morristown
County of
to Dobbs ferry on the north or Hudson upon and exam
on the wings of said river at a for
we performed duty in common
with the resolu
troops there encamped
This applicant remembers that regular
 Lieut. Jacob Hyer & sergeant, Plan
of the Jersey line, were
among and
troops from Dobbs the regiment marched (3 living among them) to connecticut [illegible] in Speck County New Jersey while at place tis applicant was in a skirmish with the enemy 
Essek
ing among them to bring this and this appli
County New Jersey while at the place this applicant was in a skirmish with the enemy on
the Salt meadows, near the town of Newark, which skirmish I was commanded by Juit Burnett
of said Col Seely's Regiment being reinforced
by a part of Col Jaques Regiment of Militia
we drove the enemy
back to New York, in this skirmish
 this applicant took one of the enemy [illegible]
Immediately the the capture of the British at Yorktown
Virginia
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and about the last of October 1781 this applicant was discharged from the service at said Connecticut favings in Essex County by Col Suly from whom he received a discharge which he supposes he lost on the 4th of November 1791 in St. Clainz [illegible[ at which place llost everything he had in the world except one dollar & the clothing then upon him. From the manner this applicant entered the service under the aforesaid Ensn Rockafellow who promised him he shared service in the continental a July line, the bouny [illegible]with the allowances of said [illegible] & Captain David Smally before spoken of, and the part of his having done duty in common with the regular troops even made an impression on his mind that himself and the before names ten recruits were a part of the regular troops in said six month service, in consequence of which conviction he heretofore applies for a pension but failed to obtain one. That he knows of no clergymen in his neighborhood who can testify as to his [illegible] as a solder of the revolution that he has no evidence of his services except the testimony of S stant & george Reed whose affidavits are herewith now fixed.
Wm Mart
Sworn & subscribed in open court 3 Oct 1832 JK Wilds Clk

State of Ohio Waren County ss Personally appeared in open court David Sutton & Col John Hopkins who being sworn say that they reside in Warren Co Ohio & are well acquainted with Col Wm Marts who has subscribed the foregoing decoration, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution & they concur in their opinion.
John Hopkins
David Sutton
Sworn & subscribed in open court 3 Oct 1832
J.K. Wilks Clerk

And the said court declares their opinion in 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 John Hopkins & David Sutton who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the same neighborhood of the above named applicant and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Jonathon K Wilds clerk of the court of Common Pleas in the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of said court in the matter of the application of William Mart for a pension and I further certify that Mason Seraid Esq who took the attached affidavit of David Stoub was at the time of the taking thereof an acting Justice of the peace for said county duly commissioned and qualified that has two signature to said affidavit are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Lebanon this 8th October A.D. 1832
J.K. Wilds Clk
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2724
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 2724
William Marts
Privt Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 235 -
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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Col W Marts petition
for pension be
17906
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State of Ohio, Butler County
Before me, A. F. Darr one of the Justices of the peace
within and for the County aforesaid, Personally came
George Reed who being duly sworn according to law
deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with Willliam Marks, and that he served with the said William Marts in the Militia service during the Revolutionary Wa
in the State of New Jersey, and remembers that the said
Marts was under age when he was in said service, and
that he served with him in the Company of Captain Philip Snook
one tour of duty, and to the best of this deponents knowledge
he was in service of the Militia aforesaid at Several differ
at times, and that this deponent served as a substitute for
Abner Hixon, in the Company of Capt David Smalley the latter
part of a six months four together with the aforesaid William
Marts in the Battallion commanded by Major
Guthries
& they were discharged by the said Majors together with others
supposing that they belonged to the Jersey line, and that he
believes that the said William Marks was out a tour of duty
for three months in the year 1781; and further this deponent
saith not

George his x mark Reed

Sworn to and subscribed before me, at Darrtown, the 15th day
of August, A.D. 1832
J. F. Darr J.P.
.
I do also certify that from personal knowledge, I believe
that the aforesaid deponent, would not be able to travel to
any considerable distance to give his testimony, in consequence of
infirmity and old age, Given under my hand the 15th day of
[illegible]
A. Darr
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The
State of Ohio Butler County ss
I John Reily Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of this County aforesaid certify that be
Abraham F Dan Esq above within named before
whom the Deposition of George Reed within
stated was taken was at the taking thereof a
Justice duly assigned to keep the peace in
the said County of
Butler
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and official seal at
Hamilton the Seventeenth day of
August one thousand eight hundred
 and thirty two
John Reily
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State of Ohio Warren County ss
Before me Mayor Seward one of the Justices of the peace within
and for the County aforesaid, Personally came Daniel Stout, were
being duly sworn according to Law, deposeth and saith that he
is acquainted with William Marts, and that he served with him
in the Revolutionary War, three months in the year 1781 under Capt Guild that during said service said William Marts was in a fight
with the enemy on the Salt Meadows near the town of Newark, under
command of a Lieut Burnet of the Regiment commanded by colonel Sealy & Lieut Col 
 George Ely, and that William Marts took one of the
enemy prisoner, that he was considered a soldier destitute of fear &
and that I at Ralf Guild and his company belonged to said
Colonel Seely George Ely, Regt before named, and that they were
discharged at the alteration of three months service about the last
of October 1881, at Connecticut Havens in Essex County New Jersey
by the said Colonel Seely and further this deponent saith not in
Dan Stout

Sworn to and subscribed before me, at Palmyra the 11th day of September AD 1832
Mason Seward JP.

I do also certify that from personal knowledge, I believe that the
aforesaid Daniel Stout, the deponent above named, would not be able
to travel to any considerable to give his testimony, in consequence 
of age & his present bodily infirmities, Given under my hand
the 11th day of September AD 1832
Mason Seward J.P
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William Marts
17906


9 months Private $30
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
William Marts Warren Ohio
further proof or explanation.
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
which require
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled?
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain
ing it? yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's services
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; Foryear
-
months, and --- days, I served as a-
-- Formonths

and --- days, I served as aand
for such service I claim a pension.
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3
It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about the or four months is too indefinite
, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their
in the service. This form of a declaration is highly objection
able. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers then
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
the applicant served; the duration
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not em-
QUERE XIV she
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
+QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate
must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
attached to the certificate.
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.