Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20179, for James Jenkins, New Jersey
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SERVICE NUMBER

[Handwritten]
New Jersey     Jenkins, James     W20179
                        Hannah     B.L. Wt. 8444-100 acres
                                          
Issued June 29, 1789
No papers
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I hereby certify, That the accompanying page s numbered form one to thirteen, inclusive, are truly copied from the original s in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions, Department of War.

JL. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Be it remembered, that James L. Edwards, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is Commissioner of Pensions; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name,  and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty [crossed out] forty-one [handwritten]
[illegible signature]
Secretary of War
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State of New York
City and County of New York. fs: 
                                                    I, Robert H. Morris,
Recorder of the City of New York, and one of the judges
of the court of Common Pleas in and for the City and
county of New York, do hereby certify, that on the fourth 
day of December, one thousand eight hundred and
thirty eight, before me personally appeared Hannah
Jenkins, a resident of the said city of New York who
being by me 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 the seventh day of July 1838.    [????]
That she is seventy three years of age, and is the 
widow of James Jenkins who was a soldier in the New 
Jersey continental line, of the rank of Corporal as she 
is informed by her husband the said James Jenkins, and 
was regularly discharged at the end of the war -War which 
discharge she saw in his possession:- that some time
after the Revolutionary war, her said husband sold
his land to one Captain Baldwin of the New Jersey Line;
which land as wife appear by reference to the records at the
war office was patented to Mathias [xxxx]man of New Jersey;
that the marriage took place on the nineteenth day of May
in the year 1784, as will appear by the marriage certificate
which has been examined by me and appears to be well authen-
ticated; that she had by her said husband James Jenkins six 
children as follows:  Susannah Jenkins born August 1st, 1785, James 
Jenkins born January 13th, 1787, John Jenkins born July 1st, 1790, 
William Jenkins born July 1st, 1792, Joseph Jenkins born November
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23d 1794, and Sarah Jenkins born December 6th 1796. that the said James Jenkins her husband died the 29th day of October 1801 aged forty two years and that she has never been married since that she had no knowledge of her husband before he entered the service and cannot state the Regiment to which he was attached - that she was informed frequently by him and by others of his situation in the army and of what transpired at sundry times, but her memory does not save her to relate the particulars that after his discharge and return home to New York. he lived with his father a mason, and learned
his trade, which was his occupation afterward, that while an apprentice she became acquainted with and married him; that her husband's family before the Revolutionary war lived in paramus in the State of
New Jersey whence they removed to New York; thats when the War broke out her husband left his fathers house, went to New Jersey and enlisted without the knowlege or consent of his parents, and served to the end of the
war, that about 10 years after her marriage her
husbands family, his father, mother, sisters and brothers went to reside in Orange County in this State, and that she has heard of the death of all of them except one, her sister in Law, Hannah Miller, who went to the western Country with her husband of whose residence she is ignorant not having heard from her since. Taken and sworn before me this 4th day (signed) Hannah Jenkins of December 1838. and I do also certify that said Hannah Jenkins is a person worthy of belief- Robert F. Morris, Recorder of the City of New York
and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas therein.
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State of New York City and County of New York
I, Joseph Hoxie, Clerk of the City and County of New York, and also clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, do hereby certify that Robert H Morris Esq before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same. Recorder of the City of New York in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I believe the signature of said Recorder thereto subscribed is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 
my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court and County, the fifth day of December
eighteen hundred and thirty eight.
(Signed) Joseph Hoxie  
Clerk  [Seal mark to left of testimony]

State of New York City and County of New York for I. Robert H. Morris, Recorder of the City of New York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the City and County of New York, do hereby certify that on the tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, before me personally appeared Hannah Jenkins, a resident of the said City of New York; who being by me
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duly sworn, according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in addition to a Declaration heretofore made, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed the
Seventh day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight viz. That her late husband James Jenkins, shortly after his marriage to her, disposed of his right to Land, (which Land was due to him from the United States in his own right, and not by assignment from any other person). to Daniel Baldwin who was a Captain in the New Jersey Continental Line as she understood. that from the intimacy which subsisted between the said Captain Daniel Baldwin and her said Husband, and also from the fact that, her said Husband always addressed the said Daniel Baldwin as "Captain" she believes he was the officer under whose commands her said husband served. that her marriage did not take place until some time
after the war, and although she occasionally heard her said husband relating in conversation with his friends, what had been done and suffered by him and those with whom he served, yet his services were very seldom the subject of conversation with her;
and indeed all references to them was rather discouraged by her, in as much as it was a story of dreadful suffering. the recollection of which she was anxious her husband would as much as possible lose, or as little as possible dwell upon, and fix his attention exclusively to the repairing of his worldly prospects and the support of his dependent family: which
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objects, she could not but perceive were very injuriously affected by the loss of time and the habit of mind acquired by her said husband during the War.
(signed) Hannah Jenkins
Sworn and subscribed to on the day and year above written before me.
(signed) Robert H. Morris, Recorder of the City of New York and Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas therein. This Declaration was
taken in open Court.

State of New York and City and County of New York 
I, Joseph Hoxie, Clerk of the City and County
of New York, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, do hereby certify, that Robert H. Morris Esqr. before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Recorder of the City of New York in and for the said city and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same;
and that I believe the signature of said Recorder thereto subscribed, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
said Court and County the tenth day of
December 1839.
(signed) Joseph Hoxie
Clerk
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State of New York City and County of New York ss.  I, Robert H Morris, Recorder of the City of New York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and County of New York, do hereby certify that on the fourth day of december one
thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, before me personally appeared Margaret Ashby of the said City of New York, who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration to wit. that she is sixty three years of age and that she is the half sister of Hannah Jenkins whose husband was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; that she was well acquainted with
the said James Jenkins, and also with his
family, father, mother, sister and brothers before her sister married him. that she has heard of the death of all of them except one, viz. Hannah Miller, who went with her husband to the Western Country, and of whom she has not heard since: that she understood both from the said James Jenkins and from others that he was a soldier in the New Jersey Continental Line, that after her sister Hannah Jenkins married the said James Jenkins, she lived with them at sundry lines; that she has been intimate with the concerns of her said sister ever since, and according to the best
of her knowledge information or belief her said
sister has never been married a second time, that she has heard read the statement of her said
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Sister and from her own memory knows the truth of the said statement with the exception of the dates of Marriage and Birth.
(signed Margaret her x mark Ashby
Taken and sworn before me this fourth day of December 1838, and I do also certify that said Margaret Ashby is a person worthy of credit-
(signed Robert H. Morris - Recorder of
the city of New York, and Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas therein.

State of New York City
and County of New York
I Joseph Hoxie, Clerk of the City
and County of New York, and also clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, do Hereby certify, That Robert H. Morris Esqr. before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Recorder of the City of New York, in and for said City and County duly commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same, and that I beleive the signature of said Recorder thereto subscribed is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court and County, the fifth day of December, 1838-
(signed) Joseph Hoxie
Clerk
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Bergen County ss.  Daniel Ryckman of the village of Hoboken in the County of Bergen
and State of New Jersey. Shoemaker, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is seventy four years of age, that he is acquainted will Hannah Jenkins of the City of New York, that she is the widow of James Jenkins who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that the said James Jenkins was for some time Billetter at Hackensack with other soldiers, as a Gearsman in the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Blanch and in the company commanded either by Captain Outwater or Captain Ward, and afterward as this deponent has been informed the said James Jenkins enlisted in the Continental line- that he was well acquainted with the said James Jenkins and knew him as an active intelligent man,
and this deponent saw him after the war and
further saith not.
(signed) Daniel Ryckman
Sworn and subscribed to this 2nd day of November A.D. 1839 before me
(signed) Chandler Dayton, Justice of the Peace
in and for the County of Bergen.

This is to Certify that Daniel Ryckman the person who has made the above affidavit, is personally known to me and that he is a person of respectibility and worthy credit. Dated at Hoboken this 2nd day of November A.D. 1839.
{Signed) Chandler Dayton, Justice of the peace in and for the County of Bergen.
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State of New Jersey
County of Bergen ss.
I, Samuel H. Berry Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and clerk of said County, Do hereby certify, That Chandler Dayton, before whom the within affidavit was taken, was at the time of the taking thereof and still is a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Bergen, duly commissioned and sworn as such Justice, and the Signature, Chandler Dayton ^to the Trust of the same is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at New Barbadoes in the County of Bergen this nineteenth day of November A.D. eighteen
hundred and thirty nine.
Seal   (Signed) Samuel H. Berry
Clerk

State of New Jersey
Bergen County} ss.
Personally appeared before me Robert S. Gould one of the Justice of the Peace in and for said County Simon Simonson of the village of Hackensack in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey. Coppersmith who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he
eighty eight years of age. that he is acquainted with Hannah Jenkins of the City of New York, that
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she is the widow of James Jenkins who he well knows was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that the said James Jenkins was for some time stationed at least six months at Hackensack with other soldiers of the Revolution, but who commanded the Regiment deponent cannot say, but was in the Company commanded either by Captain Outwater or Ward, and deponent has seen him after the War in the City of New York and knew him to be and
active and good soldier, this deponent knows well and further Saith not.
(signed) Simon Simonson
Sworn and subscribed to this 18th day of November A.D. 1839 before me
(signed) Robert S. Gould Justice of the peace
in and for said County of Bergen.

This is to certify that Simon Simonson
the person who has made the above affidavit
is personally known to me, and that he is a person of respectibility and worthy of the
confidence of all who know him.
dated at Hackensack November 18th A.D. 1839
(signed) Robert S Gould
Justice of the Peace
in and for said County of Bergen.
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State of New Jersey
County of Bergen} ss.
I, Samuel H. Berry Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, That Robert S. Gould before
whom the within affidavit was taken, was at the time of the taking thereof, and still is a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Bergen, duly commissioned and sworn as such Justice, and that the Signature Robert S. Gould to the 
Jurat of the same is genuine.
Seal.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my name, and affixed
the seal of said Court at New
Barbados in the County of Bergen
the nineteenth day of November
A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty nine.
(signed) Samuel H. Berry
Clerk.
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These certify that in the Record of Baptism
of the First Presbyterian Church in the City of
New York and which are now in my possession
are the following Records. namely-
under date of April 1787. [sentence underlined]
1st James son of James Jenkins and Hannah Van gelder his wife born January 13th 1787.
under date of August 19th 1792. [sentence underlined]
William son of James Jenkins and Hannah
Van gelder his wife, born July 1st 1792.
under date of December 21st 1794. [sentence underlined] Joseph Stevens son of James Jenkins and Hannah Van gelder his wife, born Nov 23rd 1794.
Under date of January 12th 1797. [sentence underlined]
Sarah daughter of James Jenkins and Hannah Van gelder his wife born December 6th 1796.
December 3rd 1838.
(signed) W. W. Phillip Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York.

To all whom it may concern:
I hereby certify that Hannah, the widow of James Jenkins, has been known to me for more than twenty years, as an industrious, sober, virtuous and christian woman. She has long been a member of the Church of which I am pastor and sustain an irreproachable character
(signed) Gardiner Spring New York. December 4. 1838.
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I do certify that upon examining the
Records of Marriages of the Minister, Elders,
and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant
Dutch Church of the City of New York in
LiberT I find that on the nineteenth day of
May in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty four, James Jenkins
was married to Hannah Van Gelder. that the
said marriage is entered in the book in the
regular order with other marriage this
1784. May 19th James Jenkins and Hannah
Van Gelder.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
affixed the Common Seal of said Religious
Corporation and Subscribed my name
as the Clerk of the same this fourth
day of December one thousand eight
hundred and thirty eight
Seal.
(signed) Cornelius Bogert
Clerk of the above named Corporation
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J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir,
Please return the Documents sent by me to support the
claim of Hannah Jenkins to a pension
under the Act of July 7. 1838.
That my Grandfather was a Soldier in the N. J. Continental line. I have not the least doubt from the fact
that he had a warrant for 100 Acres of land. We have been unable to discover any of his Comrads or Officers in that
service, although in the Militia we have the payrolls and can identify her fully-but he must have joined or been transferred to the Continental line to have to the End of the war._If you can give us the names of his Comrads or Officers she may remember some of them who can identify her_but does it appear there was more than one
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& that line
James Jenkins in the service? if not, I should think that we present a sufficently strong case.- 
I am dear Sir_
Very respectfully
Robt. Sr [unsure]
John Jay Jenkins
13 Pinck.
N.Y.
[illegible) June 11, 1841___
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Jenkins, James GRADE Private LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8444 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 29, 1789
to not shown--

*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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March 31, 1936.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/ady
James Jenkins
W.20179
Mr. William P. Jenkins
R.F.D. 2
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
The data contained herein are obtained from the
papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for
pension, W.30179, based upon the military service of
James Jenkins in that war.
James Jenkins and his father and family moved
from Paramus, New Jersey, to New York, before the
Revolution.
James Jenkins married May 19, 1784, Hannah Van
Gelder. Their marriage was recorded on the records of
the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New York City.
James Jenkins died October 29, 1801, place not
stated, aged forty-two years.
His widow, Hannah Jenkins, was allowed pension on
a certificate which was issued March 29, 1843 on
account of eleven months service of James Jenkins as
private in the Third New Jersey Regiment, War of the
Revolution. In 1843 she was aged seventy-eight years
and a resident of New York, New York County, New York.

Soldier and Hannah had six children:
Susannah Jenkins born August 1, 1785.
James Jenkins " January 13, 1787.
John Jenkins " July 1, 1790.
William Jenkins " July 1, 1792.
Joseph Stevens or Stephens Jenkins " November 23, 1794.
Sarah Jenkins " December 6, 1796.

In 1841 John Jay Jenkins, an attorney, a grandson
of soldier and Hannah, was living in New York City, his
age not shown. The names of his parents not designated.
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About ten years after soldier's marriage, his
father, mother, sisters and brothers went to reside in Orange County, New York. They were all dead in 1838, except soldier's sister, Hannah Miller, who went to the "western country" with her husband some time prior to 1838, no names are given, except said Hannah Miller.
In 1838 Margaret Ashby, aged sixty-three years, a
half sister of soldier's widow, Hannah Jenkins, was living in New York City. There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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March 31, 1936
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BA-J/EEL
Mr. William P. Jenkins
R.F.D.2
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Jenkins, John Jenkins and Jacobus (James) Van Gelder, of New York and New Jersey.
Thereis no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of a John Jenkins, who served from New York or New Jersey, or who applied for pension while residing in one of those states or of a Jacobus or James Van Gelder, or similar spelling. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office.
It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of those soldiers, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city, who is custodian of military records.
The record of James Jenkins, who served from New Jersey, is furnished herewith.
No charge is made for this service and your stamped, self addressed envelope is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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June 19, 1935.
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BA-J/ady
James Jenkins
W. 20179
Miss Mattie M. Bowman
28 Buena Vista Avenue
Hawthorne, New Jersey
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to James
Jenkins, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the
papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.20179, based upon the military service of James Jenkins in that war. 
James Jenkins and his father and family moved from Paramus, New Jersey, to New York, before the Revolution. 
James Jenkins married May 19, 1784 Hannah Van Gelder. Their marriage was recorded on the records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New York City. 
James Jenkins died October 29, 1801, place not stated,
aged forty-two years.
His widow, Hannah Jenkins, was allowed pension on a
certificate which was issued March 29, 1843 on account of eleven months service of James Jenkins as a private in the Third New Jersey Regiment, War of the Revolution. In 1843 she was aged seventy-eight years and a resident of New York, New York County, New York.
Soldier and Hannah had six children:
Susannah Jenkins born August 1, 1785.
James Jenkins " January 13, 1787.
John Jenkins " July 1, 1790.
William Jenkins " July 1, 1792
Joseph Stevens or Stephens Jenkins " November 23, 1794.
Sarah Jenkins " December 6, 1796.
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In 1841 John Jay Jenkins, an attorney, a grandson of soldier and Hannah, was living in New York City, his age not shown. The names of his parents not designated.
About ten years after soldier's marriage, his
father, mother, sisters and brothers went to reside in Orange County, New York. They were all dead in 1838 except soldier's sister, Hannah Miller, who went to the "western country" with her husband some time prior to 1838, no names are given, except said Hannah Miller.
In 1838 Margaret Ashby, aged sixty-three years, a
half sister of soldier's widow, Hannah Jenkins, was living in New York City. There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
[Handwritten]Date of widow's death not on aB.
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of 1812, Wars Section.

Mrs. W. F. Hayden,
830 Washington St.
Denver, Col.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 20179, it appears that James Jenkins moved from Paramus, N. J. to New York City, before the Revolution. He married there on May 18, 1784, Hannah Van Gelder and he died October 29, 1801, aged forty-two years. 
They had six children:
Susannah born August 1, 1785.
John " January 13, 1737.
William " July 1, 1790.
Joseph " July 1, 1792.
Sarah " December 6, 1796.
A grandchild, John Jay Jenkins also lived in New York City. Name of parents not stated.
The widow Hannah was allowed pension on a certificate which issued March 29, 1843, on account of eleven months service of James Jenkins as a private in the Third New Jersey Regiment, War of the Revolution. She was
in 1843 a resident of New York City, aged seventy-eight years.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

[Handwritten on side of letter] As this never was a deserter from his first term of service and was not allowed under the regular pension laws, but by a special act of [illegible]. I did not give details of service, only allowance. A W
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3635
Declaration under oath of Hannah Jenkins
widow of James. N. York. 
A. obtain a Pension 
Oct 7 July, 1838.

3 Reg N.J. 77 to 80 -
1 Reg. in 1783-
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State of New York City and County of New York ss. 
I Robert C. Morris, Recorder of the City of
New York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and county of New York, do hereby certify that on the Fourth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, before me personally appeared Hannah Jenkins, a resident of the said City of New York, who being by me 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 the Seventh day of July 1838. viz
that she is seventy three years of age
and is the widow of James Jenkins
who was a soldier in the New Jersey
Continental line of the rank of Corporal
as she was informed by her husband the
said James Jenkins and was regularly
discharged at the end of the war - which
discharge she saw in his possession - that
some time after the Revolutionary War
her said husband sold his land to one Captain Baldwin of the New Jersey line, which land as will appear by reference to the records at the War Office, was patented to Mathias Denman of New Jersey; that her marriage took place on the Nineteenth day of May in the year 1784, as will appear by the marriage Certificate which has been examined by me and appears to be well authenticated; that she had by her
said Husband James
Jenkins six children as follows: Susannah Jenkins born August 1, 1785. James Jenkins born January 13, 1787, John Jenkins born July 1, 1790. William Jenkins born July 1 1792.
Joseph Jenkins born November 23. 1794.
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and Sarah Jenkins born December 6, 1796.
that the said James Jenkins her husband
died the 29th day of October 1801. aged
forty two years and that she has never been
married since. that she had no knowledge
of her husband before he entered the service
and cannot state the Regiment to which
he was attached that she was informed
frequently by him and by others of his
situation in the army and of what transpired
at sundry times, but her memory
does not serve her to relate the particulars
that after his discharge and return home
to New York, he lived with his father a Mason, and learned his trade,-which
was his occupation afterward;-that
while an apprentice she became acquainted with and married him: that
her husbands family before the Revolutionary
War lived in Paramus in the State of
New Jersey whence they removed to New York
that when the War broke out her husband
left his fathers house, went to New Jersey
and enlisted without the knowledge or
consent of his parents, and served to
the end of the war; that about 10 years
after her marriage her husband's family
his father mother, sisters and brothers
went to reside in Orange County in this
State and that she has heard of the death
all of them except one her sister in law, Hannah Miller, who went to the Western Country with her husband of whose evidence she is ignorant not having heard from her since--Hannah Jenkins
Taken and [illegible] before me this 4th day of December 1838. and [illegible signature]
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I Do certify that upon examining the Records of Marriages of the Minister, Elders, and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York" in Liber F I find that on the nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four,
James Jenkins was married to Hannah Van
Gelder. that the said marriage is entered in
the Book in the regular order with other marriages this "1784. May 19. James Jenkins
and Hannah Van Gilder"
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed
the Common seal of said religious
Corporation and subscribed my name as the
Clerk of the same this Fourth day of De
cember one thousand eight hundred and
thirty eight -
Ernelius Bogert
Clerk of the above
named Corporation
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Certify that said Hannah Jenkins is a person worthy of belief_____}
Robt Morris. Recorder of the
City of New York and Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas therein____}

[another document placed on above document and copied]
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK } ss.
I, Joseph Hoxie, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That
Robert H Morris, Esqr. before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Recorder of the
City of New York in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I believe the signature of said Recorder thereto subscribed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court and County, the 5th day of Decr 1838
[Illegible signature] Clerk.
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[Left side of folded document-handwritten]
Hist. to Kins. N. Y. City
Hist her Inv
W. R. Gellette M. B.
----
[Middle of document-title]
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20179
Hannah Jenkins
widow of James Jenkins
Pri Rev War
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Act: Feb 2d 48
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 374
[Arrangement of 1870.}

[Right side of folded document-handwritten]
Jan. 8. 1897
Mr. L. W. Jr.
----
Dec. 16. 1903
Miss M.E. Pits
Madison
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Jan 23,45 N.
Copy inside C,
1925 Jan 7. Hist.
Mrs N. F. Hayden
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1935 June 19. Hist to Mattie M. Bowman. A.D.Y.
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1936 Mar. 31. Hist to Wm. P. Jenkins. A.D.Y.
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THE COLONIAL CLUB
New York.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly inform me what I will have to
do to get certified Copies of the papers regarding the pension granted to Hannah
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Jenkins wife of James Jenkins who
fought in the Revolutionary War in some New Jersey Regiment?
I think the pension was granted between
1830-40.
Yours Truly
L. W. Jenkins
240 West 72 St
New York
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(James Jenkins) who served in Revolutionary war and was pensioned & died in 1801 in New York City.
Very sincerely.
Mrs. W. F. Hayden
830 Washington St Denver

[Stamped] PENSION OFFICE L DEC 18 1924 U. S.
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Dec. 13, 1924
U. S. Pension Office
Washington, D. C
Dear Sirs.-
Please supply me with any date you might have in reference to James Jenkins.
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(James Jenkins) who served in Revolutionary war and was pensioned & died in 1801 in New York City.
Very Sincerely.
Mrs. W. F. Hayden
830 Washington St Denver
[Stamped} U.S. PENSION OFFICE DEC 18 1924
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These certify that in the Record of Baptisms
of the First Presbyterian Church in the city of
New York & which are now in my possession one
the following Records viz. 
[Underlined] under date of april 1787-
1st James son of James Jenkins & Hannah Vangelder his wife born January 13th 1787.
[Underlined]under date of August 19th 1792-
William son of James Jenkins & Hannah Vangelder his wife born July 1st 1792-
[Underlined] under date of December 21st 1794-
Joseph Stephens son of James Jenkins &
and Hannah Vangelder his wife. born Nov. 23rd 1794.
[Underlined] under state of January 12th 1797-
Sarah daughter of James Jenkins & Hannah Vangelder his wife born December 6th 1796.
Dec. 3rd 1838
W. W. Phillips Gastan of the First Pres. Ch. in the City of New York
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4688. [Part of left margin is missing]
New York City
Hannah Jenkins
dow of James
served in the Revolutionary
,as a private
ents per annum, to commence on
4th day of March, 1848.
scribed on the Roll at the rate of
36 Dollars 66
nts per annum, to commence on 4th day of March, 1848.
rtificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Apr 1849
d sent to Irving Paris
J. Massan ss.
New York
----
corded on Roll of Pensioners under act ruary 2, 1848, Page 103 Vol. 4.

[Right side of folded document] Reported
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State of New York City and County of New York ss. I. Robert H. Morris, Recorder of the City of New York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the City and County of New York, do hereby certify, that on the Tenth--day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine, before
me personally appeared Hannah Jenkins.
a resident of the said City of New York
who being by me duly sworn, according to
Law, doth on her oath, make the following
Declaration in addition to a Declaration 
heretofore made, in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the act of
Congress, passed the seventh day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty eight,
viz: That her late husband James Jenkins,
shortly after his marriage to her, disposed
of his right to Land, (which land was due to
him from the United States in his own right
and not by assignment from any other
person) to Daniel Baldwin who was a
Captain in the New Jersey Continental Line
as she understood, that from the intimacy
which subsisted between the said Captain
Daniel Baldwin and her said Husband
and also from the fact that her said husband
always addressed the said Daniel Balwin
as "Captain", she believes he was the officer
under whose command her said husband
served; that her marriage did not take place
until some time after the War, and
although she occasionally heard her said
husband relating, in conversation with his
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friends, what had been done and suffered by him and those with whom he served, yet his services were very seldom the subject of conversation with her, and indeed, all reference to them was rather discouraged by her, in as much as it was a Story of dreadful suffering, the recollection of which she was anxious her husband should as much as possible lose, or a little as possible dwell upon, and fix his attention exclusively to the repairing of his worldly prospects and the support of his dependent family; which objects, she could not but perceive were very injuriously affected
by the loss of time and the habit of mind
acquired by her said husband during the
War.
Sworn and subscribed to
on the day and year above
Hannah Jenkins

written, before me
Robt H. Morris
Recorder of the City of New York and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas {illegible due to another document being placed on top of this document.]

[Document placed on top of above document]
STATE OF NEW YORK,
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, } ss.┃
I, Joseph Hoxie, Clerk of the City and County of New York, and also Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That
Robert H. Moses Esq--before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Recorder of the City of New York--in and for the said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I believe the signature of said Recorder thereto subscribed, in genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, the 10 day of Decr 1839
Joseph Hoxie Clerk.
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friends, what had been done and suffered by him and those with whom he served, yet his services were very seldom the subject of conversation with her and indeed, all reference to them was rather discouraged by her, in as much as it was a Story of dreadful suffering, the recollection of which she was anxious her husband should as much as possible lose, or as little as possible dwell upon, and fix his attention exclusively to the repairing of his worldly prospects and the support of his dependent family; which objects, she could not but perceive were very injuriously affected by the loss of time and the habit of mind acquired by her said husband during the
war.
Hannah Jenkins
Sworn and subscribed to on the day and year above written, before me} Robt. H. Morris
Recorder of the City of New York and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas there. This Declaration was taken in open Court.
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To all whom it may concern:
I hereby certify that Hannah, the widow of James Jenkins, has been known to me for more than twenty years, as an industrious, [illegible], valuous & christian woman. She has long
been a member of the Church of which
I am Pastor & [illegible] an unpeachable
character.
Gardner Spring
New York
Dec: 4: 1838
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State of New York City and County of New York ss. I, Robert H. Morris, Recorder of the City of New York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and County of New York do hereby certify that in the Tenth day of December one thousand
eight hundred and thirty eight, before
me personally appeared Margaret
Ashby of the said City of New York,
who being by me duly sworn according to
Law doth on her oath make the
following Declaration, to wit, that she
is sixty three years of age and that
she is the half sister of Hannah Jenkins
whose husband was a soldier in the
Revolutionary War; that she was
well acquainted with the said
James Jenkins and also with us
family father mother sisters and
brothers before her sister married
him: that she has heard of the death
of all of them except one viz Hannah
Miller who went with her husband
to the Western Country and of whom
she has not heard since: that she
understood both from the said James
Jenkins and from others that he was a
soldier in the New Jersey Continental
Line. that after her sister Hannah
Jenkins married the said James
Jenkins, she lived with them at
sundry times; that she has been intimate
with the concerns of her said sister
ever since, and according to the best
of her knowledge information or belief
her said sister has never been married
a second time, that she has heard
read the statement of her said sister
and from her own memory knows the
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truth of the said statement with the exception
of the dates of Marriage and Births.
Margaret her x mark Ashby
Taken and seen before me this Fourth day of December 1838 and I do also certify that said Margaret Ashby is [illegible as another document placed over this document]

[Following document was placed over above document and copied] STATE OF NEW-YORK.
AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK } ss.
I, Joseph Hoxie, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That
Robert H Morris, Esq ----before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Recorder of the City of
New York ---- in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I believe the signature of said Recorder thereto subscribed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court and County, the 5th day of Dec 1838.
Joseph Hoxie Clerk.
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truth of the said statement with the exception
of the dates of Marriage and Births:
Margaret her x mark Ashby
Taken and seen before me this Fourth day of December 1838 and I do also certify that said Margaret Ashby is a person [illegible] of credit__}
Robt. H. Morris. Recorder of the City of New York and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas herewithin----
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New York December 4, 1838-
James L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
I herewith send you Sundry Documents, which
relate to Mrs. Hannah Jenkins who applies for a pension on account of the services of her ^late husband James Jenkins who was a soldier in the New Jersey Continental Line. I trust you
will have no difficulty in her case as by reference to the war office you will be satisfied that there was a person of that name enlisted and a land warrant issued upon which a patent was granted to Mathias Derman of New Jersey; and I am informed that as documentary evidence that will be sufficient-- We have endeavored to give
the best proof possible and believe that it
in the best that can be obtained at this late
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hour, James Jenkins has been dead a great
many years and those with whom he was
acquainted have ^for the most part either deceased or been forgotten by this Jenkins
one or two indeed have been found who could testify of having understood that James Jenkins was a soldier of the Continetal line in New Jersey but could not state the company or Regiment to which he was attached, as to that point at least
there is abundant testimony in the documents
herewith sent.
I am the Grandson of Hannah Jenkins, and if required could testify to having heard as long ago as I can remember of my grandfather services in the revolutionary war: I have the honor to subscribe myself
Your obt & humble Servant
John Jay Jenkins
Attorney at Law
No 26 Wall St.
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Bergen County ss. Daniel Ryckman of the Village of Hoboken in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey. Shoemaker being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is seventy four years of age, that he is acquainted with Hannah Jenkins of the city of New York, that she is the widow of James Jenkins who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that the said James Jenkins was for some time Billitted at Hackensack with other soldiers, as a Gearsman in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Blanch and in the Company commanded either by Captain Outwater or Captain Ward, and afterward as this deponent has been informed the said James Jenkins enlisted in the Continental line, that he was
well acquainted with the said James Jenkins and knew him as an active intelligent man and this deponent saw him after the war and further saith not
Daniel Ryckman
Sworn and Subscribed to this 2nd day of November A.D. 1839 before me Chandler Dayton Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Bergen

This is to Certify that Daniel Ryckman the
person who has made the above affidavit, is personally known to me and that he is a person of respectability and worthy of credit. Dated at Hoboken this 2d day of November
AD. 1839-
Chandler Dayton Justice of the Peace in
and for the County of Bergen.
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State of New Jersey
County of Bergen ss.
I Samuel H Berry Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and Clerk of said County. Do hereby Certify, That Chandler Dayton before whom the within affidavit was taken, was at the time of the taking thereof and will is a Justice of the peace in & for the said County of Bergen, duly commissioned & sworn as such Justice; and the signature Chandler Dayton to the Jurat of the same is genuine 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of said Court at New Barbados in the County of Bergen this nineteenth day of November A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty nine.
Saml .H Berry Clerk
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State of New Jersey
Bergen County
Robt. S. Gould
one of
Personally appeared before me
the Justices of the Peace in and for
and County Simon Simonson of the Village of Hackensack
in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey Copper Smith
with who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is
Eighty Eight years of age that he is aqainted
 with Hannah Jenkins of the City of New York
that she is the Widdow of James Jenkins who he
well knows was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War
that the said James Jenkins was for some time stationed
at least six months at Hackensack with other soldiers
 of the Revolution but who commanded the Regiment
deponent cannot say but was in the Company Commander
Either by Capt Situate or Ward, and deponent
of has seen him after the was in the City of New York
and knew him to be an active and good soldier this
deponent knows well and further saith not
Simon Simonson
Sworn and Subscribed
to this
18th day of November
A.D. 1839 Before me
Robt. S. Gould Justice of
the Peace in and for said Court of Bergen
This is to Certify that Simon Simonson the person
who has made the above affidavit is
office is personally
known to me, and that he is a person of respectabiity
and worthy of
the confidence of all to know him
dated at Hackensack November 18th A.D. 1839
Robert T. Gould Justice of the peace
in and for said County of Bergen
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State of New Jersey
County of Bergen ss: I Samuel H Berry
Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, &
Clerk of said County, Do hereby that Certify
That Robert S. Gould, before whom the within
affidavit was taken, was at the time of the taking
thereof, and still is a Justice of the Peace in & for the
said County of Bergen, duly commissioned and sworn
as such Justice; and that the signature Robt S.
Gould to the Jurat of the same is genuine-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto sett
my name & affixed the seal of said Court
at New Barbadoes in the County of Bergen
this nineteenth day of November AD
Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
of
Saml H. Berry  Clerk
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New York Oct. 22, 1837

Dear Sir

Nearly one year having elapsed since the papers in relation to the application of Mrs. Hannah Jenkins for a pension were sent; and having heard of the return of subsequent applications, I beg leave to trouble you with a note of inquiry, when an answer may be expected? Not wishing to seem impertinent we have waited a great while without writing __ and now do so fearing we may have been passed by mistake.
With great respect dear sir
Your obt & humble Servant
John Jay Jenkins
11 Pine Street
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New York December 12th 1839

Dear Sir,
Mr. Hannah Jenkins is the widow James Jenkins, who was a soldier of the Revolution attached to the N. J. Continental Line and regularly discharged at the end of the War, upon filing which is patent for 100 Acres of Land was issued to Mathias Duncan __ The evidence of these and other facts will be derived from papers heretofore and now sent.
If, upon a consideration of all [underlined all ] the evidence before you, of the identity of Hannah Jenkins , and the service of James Jenkins, you should not find as much weight as some others have furnished, let me ask whether, under all the circumstances if it not as much as could have been expected, and quite as much as the nature of this case demanded, the good character of the applicant should give weight to her declarations, and should turn the scales in her favour, if only slight causes of hesitation should exist and be felt by you.
I consider that there is a difference between the cases of an Officer of high rank and of a mere
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Corporal; the reminiscences of the Military Career of the former will be carefully collected and preserved by his family __ and sometimes even in his case great difficulty from lapse of time in experienced and the severity of proof should be somewhat in proportion to the Rank of the person whose widow makes application.
With regards to the case now submitted to you, I would remark, that although it appears by the paper, that Mr. Jenkins, was in the service during most of the War, it will also appear that he was not during the whole time attached to the Continental Line, this will give an explanation of the greater difficulty we experience in sending proof.
With these remarks, I submit Mrs. Jenkins' Case and rely upon your willingness to do justice to the claims of those poor women whose early life was clouded by the injury their families, and patriotic husbands received in maintaining our National independence. 
With great respect, I have the honor to subscribe myself truly.
Your obt, St,
John Jay Jenkins 
Attorney at Law
11 Pine St.
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(Copy)
War Department
Pension Office
May 30, 1839

Sir

The papers of Mrs. Hannah Jenkins, widow of James Jenkins, have been examined and filed. It is alleged that the claimant's husband was a soldier in the New Jersey line, and served until the end of the War. In order to a further investigation, the names of the officers should be given. If the name of James Jenkins were to be found on the rolls of one of the New Jersey regiments of the line, there would be no way of identifying it as the name of the claimant's husband without the name of his Captain or Colonel. 

I am very respectfully,
Your Obt Servt
(signed) J. L. Edwards

John J. Jenkins, Esq
No. 26 Wall Street,
New York
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Adrich private $30.00
New York City [illegible]

Send to David Pye
Clarboham
N.Y.
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State of New York City
& County of New York
on this Seventh day of Jul 1843
personally appeared before me Peter Snikin one of the
Commissioner of Deeds in and for said City Hannah
Jenkins, a resident of the Fourteenth ward in said City aged
Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn according to
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 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of
persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is
the widow of James Jenkins who was a private and served
under Cap John Outwater in Col Deys Regiment and in the
Continental line. That the annual amount of the pension which
she received by an act of Congress placing her claim under the act
of the 7 July 1838 was thirty six dollars and sixty six cents
she further
low.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK,}
the City and County of New York, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
Peter Nin King whose name is subscribed to the Certificate
of the proof or aacknowlegement of the annexed imstrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of
taking such proof or acknowledgement a Commissioner of Deeds  for said City and County, dwelling
in the said City, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the air. And further than
am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Commissioner, and verily believe that the signnature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.


IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said
8th day of April
in 1843
Vat he {illegiable]Clerk.
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State of New York City
& County of New York
on this Seventh day of April 1843.
personally appeared before me Peter Perkins one of the
Commissioner of Deeds in and for said City Hannah
Jenkins, a resident of the Fourteenth ward in said City, aged
Seventy Eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of
persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is
the widow of James Jenkins who was a private and served
under Capt John Outwater in Col Deys Regiment and in the
Continental line. That the annual amount of the pension which
she recieved by an act of Congress placing her claim under the act
of the 7th July 1838 was thirty six dollars and sixty six cents
she further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed, on the
day and year above written.
before after satisfactory
the of was duly given and
Hannah Jenkins
exhibited before me
---
Peter Perkins Commissioner
of deeds
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Capt Outwater Ca roll
James Jenkins on from 1st April 1st June for 61 days

June to  for not July  30 days
from July 1st to Sept  62 days 
from 15th Sep to 16th Oct  31 days
                                              -----------------
                                                184
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Report

Advise Report
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The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions to whose
were refered the petition & papers of Hannah Jenkins
praying for a pension for the services
of her husband James Jenkins in the War of the
Revolution; report

That by a certified copy of the
Declaration of the said Hannah Jenkins it does not
appear what length of time the said James Jenkins
was in the service, & no specific time its proves. It also
appears by the declaration & Depositions that the marriage
of the said James Perkins & Hannah Jenkins took
place some time after the close of the war
---
the Committee
For these reason of the opinion that the power of
the petition ought not to be granted-
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War Department
Pension Office
Feb 11, 1840

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 12th December last enclosing additional evidence in the case of Mrs Hannah Jenkins, I have to state that there is no proof identifying the soldier who obtained bounty lands for service rendered in the New Jersey line under the name of James Jenkins as the claimant's husband.  It is alleged that his claim to land was sold to Capt. Baldwin or to Matthias Denman; but it is evident from the records of the Department that a patent was not issued to either Baldwin or Denman.
I am respect
Your obt servant
J L Edwards
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Hannah Jenkins

Free

Hon.
Aaron Ward
Representative in Congress
Washington City
D.C.
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Clarkstown Dec 25 1841
Hon Sir
Your letter of the fifteenth Inst was received yesterday, and an
thankful that you, as soon as your convenience will permit attend to
the case of Mrs Jenkins - You no doubt have seen the reason of a
Edwards rejecting her claim which as I stated in a former letter I believe
not warranted by the act of Congress of June 7. 1832 to which act the
one of under which she claims a pension refers to that act gives pension
to every person who has served at one or more enlistment for 6 months
and increases the amount of pay according to his pay in the line provided
his services does not exceed two years and not one word about those that
deserted (See Act pass 1st Session of 22 Congress page 7. See also the
opinion of R B Turney Esqr attorney General Doc No 126 page 44 first Session
of 26 Congress-
At Edwards is not willing to and allow the pension
I think it advisable to take the opinion of the Hon the Secretary of War and
if not favourable that of the present at Gent and if unsuccessful then
to lay it by Resolution before the Committe of Pensions I do but sugest
your better oppinion will direct you-
Proof has been obtained from record as to his enlistment
the length of time he served before and after desertion in the regiment
and exclusive of that there are some pay rolls of Capt John Outwater
that has been sent to the commissioner of pension on which some
of his service during the time of his absence from duty under his
first enlistment is set forth but how many pay rolls or how much
duty I cannot say as I never see said rolls and no copy has been kept
But I have lately in the case of Margaret Ireland sent to the pension
office 7 pay rolls which I lately got from the old papers of Capt Outwater
on which I have written (One) (Two & on (One) you will find James
Jenkins first colum 12.13 - in (Two) James Jenkins (as private
9.3.0 - (Three) James Jenkins - 30 - (Five) James Jenkins
18.4.7 - (six) James Jenkins - which added together is 5, 1410
the halper 2.1.532. 1900 which added to the time he served in the Continental
the widow ought to receive which if you can get
the Secretary of War to allow or order the cont of pensions to allow will be but
but if not and her claim must be refered to Congress you can show that if
he did leave his first engagement for reasons best known to M Jenkins which
cannot now be stained, it was not to join the enemy but that he did actually
serve his country under Capt John Outwater in Col Tunis Deys Regiment
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of New Jersey Militia nearly the whole of the time from Desertion until
Rejoined-
The case of John Sidmon under the act of June 7, 1832 and the case
of Leah Tenure widow of Michael Tenure was favourably reported
by the Committe on Pensions of the House of Representative, I think
at the first session of last Congress but since that time I have not
been able to get any information thereof James D. Hantang
our last representative not willing for he was often requested) to give
me any information thereof at the he promised me he would attend
to them and all my information is from the Congressional Globe
you will much oblige me and them by seeing in what situation they
stand and give me information thereof, and if possible have them
again presented and allow and if sucsessent you will not be forgotten
I should like to see the report of M Edwards the Comp of Pensions
if you have one to spare you will much oblige me by sending me
no
There is a few other claims which I will in my next
State to you their respective claims with the objections for your opinion
and if yours shall be that they may be all to get them presented
the applicants any amount of the pay that will be asked if they can but got
a little for present use when I will also give an abstract of former on
sons all &
I wish you to write to me as often as it can suit your convenient
for how the different claims are progressing
Hon  Aaron Ward

I remain Hon Sir
your Hum Servt
David Page
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New York July 21. 1841
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Sir,

In the case of Mrs. Hannah
Jenkins and in reply to your favour of the 29th All permit
me to State, that in relinquishing her claim to a Pension
as the Widow of a Soldier in the New Jersey Continental line
supposed that according to your decision she had
failed to establish her Identity. Your last letter however
assumes that her husband was enlisted for the war in the
New Jersey Continental line a fact, which we were anxious
at first to prove, and which if you admit we will be
contented to fall back on our original Claim - but if you
Will deny we respectfully claim, that the service in the
Militia should avail us.
In you favour of the 19th all you state that it
appears by the Rolls that James Jenkins enlisted into
Captain Sharp's Company of the Regiment
on the 7th of January 1777 directed on the 21 Jan
of the same year and joined on the first of January 1785
and you and "This is the only James Jenkins upon the Roll
of the New Jersey Line and is the individual to whom
County Land was issued in 1779. I think on papers
dantly show that the Husband of Hannah Jenkins was the same
individual. But if Mrs Jenkins were not satisfied that
her husband, notwithstanding his direction of which she was not
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aware until informed by you had served his country with
zeal and effect, she would not trouble you further in relation
to her claim.
from the Consultations I have had with, and from
the inquiries I have made, in relation to the ground you
take in her case, I have been led to a different conclusion
and with your leave, will are few considerations touching
the same.
I contend sir, that James Jenkins being
received back into the ranks, and his offense overlooked
he was restored to all his rights and privileges and his pay
was not forfeited that where, a man described and after
returning voluntarily, was received his officer being over
looked or where being pardoned, he returned to his duty
where he returned under a geneal amnesty, or where, being
Captered head and punished, he returned to his duly and
served out his enlistment, in either case, the time previous
to his desertion would be taken into account upon an application by him or his widow for a pension. In support
of this position I beg leave to refer to the following cases as
Authority
Colonel Proctor's Regiment of Artillery in the Pennsylvania Line. The whole of that Regiment except the officers revolted and refused to do duty in consequence of there not receiving
their  pay. They were all ordinal and restored to the right
there can be no question that many of them and then widows
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have received Pensions, or that if applying at the time, by
would obtain it, although they might not have served
six months after then return to duty, was not their pardon
complete oblivion of their crime.
2. Daniel Davis a Soldier in the 1st New York
Regiment commanded by Colonel Goose Van Schaid
in Captain Tibberts Company received Furlogh to
visit his friends, for 30 days in the winter of 1783 he lapp'd
his furlough, and did not return until day he then
returned to the Camp Voluntarily was tried by a Court
martial flogged and Cashiered he returned to his duty
and received a regular discharge signed by Gen. Washington
at the End of the war. He applied for his land at the
Land Office in New York, and the Secretary of State refused
to grant him his Patent, on account of his having been
afterwards in 1793 or 4, he went to Philadelphia with
an old Gentleman now present, and presented his discharge
the War Office and General Washington ordered the
Warrant to issue for his Land and also a final settlement
Certificate for his County and pay
for the we refer your
this Warrant now on file at the War Office
3. The widow of John Stake a Cornel or
tenant in the Cavalry Corner Stake, it appears, shot in a
duel, an officer by the:  name of Livingston, and the
left the Country, without leave he went to the west
indies and remained there some months was afterwards
inted back by Great Washington, and restored to his Ray
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and duties, his widow received, about years ago
Pension for his services. M. Edwards acknowleding her
claim
---
According to the rule of these cases admitting
the Identity of Hannah Jenkins, Sam
on
how her claim can be disported Suppose James
Junkins had served in the N.J. Sine Six years faithfully
then deserted, afterwards returned and served five months and
or applied for a pension would he be denied and
made to suffer a Penalty now, which was remitted at the
time? can any paralty be suffered until there is an initial conviction  and sentence. If he had not returned and been  received back, I grant he would still be subject
to the Penalty, but having been proved as it were, his
crime was hence in Oblivion
But in conclusion, supposing that go dont
admit the Identity of Hannah Jenkins this fourth Regular
Since, how you allege that identity to
defeat her application for a Pension as the widow of
a Soldier in the Militia?
All which with deference is Submitted
by S
Your Obt.
& any he

John Day Perkins
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Pension Office
June 29 1841
Sir
In answer to yours of the 25 instant
in the case of Mrs Hannah Jenkins and encloney
some rolls of Captain Oatwater on which the
name of her late husband is borne in 1781,
I have to inform you that she cannot avail
herself of that service. He was enlisted for the War, deserted in 1777, rejoined January 1783 and
served out his enlistment to 6 of June 1783 and
service however meritorious prior to his return
to his duty under his enlistment was forfieted
by his desertion. He was at the very time of
this allege service a deserter from his part
and would not plead his service in the local
militia of his neighborhood in bar of the forfetied use and penalties incurred by abandoning his
enlistment in the regular army. From the morment he took the County and subscribed the articles
under an enlistment for the War, he would ren
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render no meritorious service entitling him to the
County of the public except in conformity to that
enlistment
-
I am very respectfully
Your Obed Sert
JL Edwards

John Jay Jenkins Esqr
13 Pine Street
New York,
J L Edwards
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J. L. Edwards
June 19, 1841
with papers
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Pension Office
June 19th 1841
Sir:
You will receive herewith copies
in the case of Mrs Hannah Jenkins agreeably
to your request
It appears by the rolls that James Jenkins enlisted into Capt Sharps company
of the 3d New Jersey Regiment on the 7th of Sam
May 1777 deserted in the 28th of April of the same
year and joined on the 1st of January
1783.
This is the only James Jenkins upon the
rolls of the New Jersey Line and is the individual
to whom bounty Land was issued in
1789. The whole of his service was from the 7th of
January to the 28th of April 1777 which was for
filed by section and & on January 1st 1780
to June 6th 1783 is less than a months
I am, very respectfully
Mo Obt St
JL Edwards


John Jay Jenkins esq.
18 Pine Street
new york City
NY
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Washington Augt 2nd 1840
Sir:
May I request information
on the
points referred to in the
enclosed letter
from John Jay Jenkins
Esqr from June
office, as I am informed by the Asst. Adjutant General
that the documents containing
the required evidence and not in
then
charge -
Your obt Servant
John Willet
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Perry

JL Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions
P.S. Please send the answer to the Adj Genrls office
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L. Edwards Esq

Dear Sir
Your favour of the
19th inst. accompanying a copy of the documents in
the case of Hannah Jenkins receiving
by the affidavits of Daniel Ryckman and
Simon Simson Mrs Surkins is clearly idetified as the widow of James Jenkins who served in the year Service, that is the militia
in Col. Blanch and Captain Outwater-
by Daniel Ryan affidavit that he
was informed that he afterwards enlisted in
the Continental line, in as much as there
was but one James Jenkins in the N.J.  Continental
line I think it sufficiently appears that
Mrs Jenkins husband was that person but
objections as to the service performed, and
his direction and consequent forfeiture of pay
a bar to any expectation of a pension
may be
the widow of the Soldier in the Continental line
if so we must relinquish that claim and content
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with the pension for the widow of a Soldier in the
Militia Service which the two affidavit clear
then and which the other affidavit will support
If any more proof is necessary as to his service in
the militia it can be procured. I obtain some
time since the pay rolls of some of them of Captain
Outwater in which the name of James Jenkins
appears there are others which I can procure of the same
captain whose son reside in Hackensack
New Jersey. My Grand father was probably
the militia during the whole war, except the
time in which he was in the Continental
Service and was an active and useful
Very respectfully
Your obt serv

John Jay Jenkins
13 Pine Street
New York June 23, 1811
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New York
J. Edwards Esq.
Oct. 2, 1841
Dear Sir
In the
Case of Mrs Hannah Jenkins I sent
you some original pay Rolls of Captain
Outwater I wish them or copies of them
in order to ascertain the time of service
of Morris Earle, John Demarest and
Peter Vreeland will you have the forwarded to favor me with such copies and all

Your obt serv
John Jay Jenkins
13 Pine St.
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(6)

J.L. Edwards
July 26, 1841
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Pension Office
July 26, 1841
Sir:
In answer to your remarks in the case of
Mrs Hannah Jenkins maintaining that desertion
is so far cured by a return to the ranks as to exempt the Delinquent from forfeiture of pay &c.
I have to inform you that the ground taken in
my letter to you of 29 met has at all times seen
sustained and acted upon by this Department
The pardon or amnesty under proclamation in
lands alone to the remission of the punishment
of his person by the penalties of Military law
time no forfectures of pay or emolument and
is an act of mercy witholding punishment;
not one of restoration to all rights which an
honorable and faithful discharge of his duly
agreeably to his enlistment could confor

In the case cited, Proctor's regiment was guilty
of insubordination in demanding and ultimately
acquiring the pay secured to them by the terms of their enlistment.
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a very different offence from desertion which subjects the delinquent to corporal punishment only
and never to perfecture of pay
The claim to Bounty land in Daniel Davis
case did not depend upon the service which he
undered previous to his desertion as does the case
in hand. He was entitled to it under an enlistment for the War and being in service under that
enlistment when the war closed and receiving the
discharge of a Wars man ( which could not have
been refused him of his desertion had been for a
much longer term than 60 days there could be no reason
to withold his County land and hence to James
Jenkins having betwent in 1783 received Bounty
land although he was a deserter for nearly six
years. In the other case John Stakes widow no
reference can be made to his papers unless the
name, State and act are furnished
It is not competent for you to assume his argument
that her late husband was a militia man
different from one of the same name who served
in the Line, the claim under oath for service
in the Line and in the militia
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The Department decided that admitting her
statement to be true, she has no claim for service
in the Line because it was life than six months
and none for the alleged service in the militia
because he was a Deserter at the time of its
undition
I am very respectfully
Your Obed Serv.
J L Edwards

John Jay Jenkins Esqr
New York,
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J. L Edwards Esq
Dear sir,
Some time
since last October I received the
promise of copies of Captain Outwaters pay
rolls on file with the papers of Mrs
Hannah Jenkins," which were applied for
some time before. supposing that the application has been overlooked or may have
been forgotten, I venture to trouble you
again in relation to them and request that
if possible they may be furnished very
soon, as parties are waiting for them-
●
I remain

respectfully
Your obt Svt
John Jay Jenkins
13 Pine St.

New York Jan. 7. 1842-
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House of Rep.
January 13 1843

J L Edwards Esqr.

Sir

We come of Rev.  Pension before
be petition of Hannah Jenkins widow of James
Jenkins. The case has been before you & for a letter
of yours 29 June 1841 to John Jay Jenkins Sent you mention 
in the receipt of Pay Rolls of Capt Outwater in
the militia service. I desire to know whether it
appear from the rolls that J Jenkins was in
service 6 months, independent of the time he served
in the continental army which you have decided
was all perported by his desertion
Yoursm R
GM Rodney
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Sing Sing March 21. 1843

Dear Sir
A Private Bill passed on last her
granting pension to Hannah Jenkins, Will you please send to the Clerk
of the H of  R for the papers & at your earliest convenience having the certificate
to the afflicant of smallest rended in dollars in my[illegible]
& the papers were of to day if by I will to
it from it will be pleased to let on a set of paper & instuctions to obtain an acted pension.

I am truly
A Ward
Hon. J. L. Edwards
commisioner of pensions
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State of New York City
and County of New York ⎬ Be it known that on the Sixth day
of April in the year one thousand
Eight hundred and forty nine before me a Commissioner of
Deeds for said City and County duly authorized to administer
oaths personally appeared Hannah Jenkins, a resident
of the City of New York in the County of New York aged Eighty five
years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed
in the second of February 1848 granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the revolutionary War that
she is the widow of James Jenkins who was a
private in the war of the revolution, and that the
received a pension at the New York City Agency of Thirty six
dollars and sixty six cents under the Act of 17th June 1844
she further declares that she is still the widow of
the said James Jenkins
-
Subscribed and sworn before me Hannah Jenkins
this sixth day of April AD. 1849
Irving Paris

Compare of Deeds
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, ss.
I, James Conner, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas for the said City and County, being a Court of record, DO HEREBY CERTIFY,
That Irving Paris  the Commissioner of Deeds before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Commissioner duly things
to administer oaths for said City and County, duly appointed and sworn, and that his signature
thereto are genuine, as I verily believe.
the said Court and County, the
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
 6th day of April 1849
James Conner Clerk
the City and
the oath do
tion stated
by by me
that the
the same
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State of New York City
and County of New York
Subscribed
this sixth
ss. Be it known that on the Sixth day
of April in the year one thousand
Eight hundred and forty nine before me a Commissioner of
┃ Deeds for said City and County duly authorized to administer
oaths personally appeared Hannah Jenkins, a resident
of the City of New York in the County of New York aged Eighty five
years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed
in the second of February 1848 granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the revolutionary War
that she is the widow of James Jenkins who was a
private in the war of the revolution, and that she
received a pension at the New York City Agency of Thirty six
dollars and sixty six cents under the Act of 17th June 1844
she further declares that she is still the widow
of the said James Jenkins
and sworn before me
6th day of April AD. 1849
Irving Paris
commision of Deeds
I, Irving Paris a Commissioner of Deed for the City and
┃ County of New York duly authorized to administer oath do
hereby certify that on the day in the above depostion stated
appeared before me appeared Hannah Jenkins, who being by me
duly sworn did depose to the truth thereof; and that the
┃ said declarant is personally known to me to be the same
┃ person who drew a pension as therein stated-
Irving Paris
Commissioner of Deeds
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Pension Office,
January 24th 1845
Sir
In reply to your enquiry, I have the honor to inform you that six months and 4 days service is credited to the name of James Jenkins, in Capt Outwater rolls this service was rendered while he was a deserter from the
New Jersey Line.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
your obt Servant
J. Lewants


Hon R. Rodney
House of Representatives
Page 87

Clarkstown April 15th 1843.

Hon.

It is near three months since I sent by mail directed to
you the Declaration & of Mrs Hopper widow of Andrew
Hopper of the township of Franklin in the State of New Jersey
and as yet not having received any communication respecting
her claim I am apprehensive that her papers have been mislaid I therefore beg live to solicit your attention to her claim
if not already attended to
I also enclose to you the Declaration of Hannah
Jenkins widow of James Jenkins under the act of
March 3d 1843
James L Edwards
I remain Hon Sir
your Obt Servt
David Pye
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27th CONGRESS,
3d SESSION.
H. R. 754.
(Rep. No. 132.
Pri 103
FEBRUARY 3, 1843.
Read twice, and committed to
a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. RODNEY from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions,
reported the following bill:
A Bill
For the relief of Hannah Jenkins, widow James Jenkins, de
ceased.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place
the name of Hannah Jenkins, widow of James Jenkins, on
the pension roll, and that she be paid out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a pension for eleven
months' service of her husband in the revolutionary war, under
the act of seventh July, one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-eight.
Approved March 3rd 1843.

A true Copy fdrom the roll in this Office
Dept of State
Patton Rector clerk
March 28 1843
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New York April 7. 1849
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I enclose the application of Mrs
Hannah Jenkins, the widow of James Jenkins
for a renewal of her pension under the act
of
Feb. 2d 1848
I shall be pleased
to receive the Pension certificate to my
Address

I remain Respectfully yr
Irving Paris
&
No 9 Nassau St.
Page 90

NYR
Let to Jh Jay Jenkins enclosing
copies of Capt Outwater 
March 25 1842  Let to YB
Rodrig Jany 24 43


Act July 7.1
1838
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3635.
Hannah Jenkins,
N. York
let to John J. Jenkins
May 30, 1839
Same Oct 24 1839.
to same 11. Feb. 1840
Same June 19th 1841
same
29. 1841
same July 26. 1841 do to Major
P. Kearny Aug. 3d 1841-
Act July 1838
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574
New York
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Hannah Jenkins
widow of James Jenkins
who was a Private
in the New Jersey Reg. line
for 11 months
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
36 Dollars & 66
Certificate
of Pension issued the 26th 
day of June 1843
and sent to
David Pye
Charlestown
New York
(Act of March 3, 1843.)
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1
Page 107
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New York 7117
Hannah Jenkins
widow of James Jenkins
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 29. October 1801
of New York in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company
commanded by Captain Sharp
regt. commanded by
3d New Jersey regt, line for 11 months
of the
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of
36 Dollars & 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the
March 1843.
29th day of
and sent to Hon. A. Ward
Sing Sing N.Y.
as to the 4th of March 1841 $183.30
ing
Act July 7 18201
3 March 1863
D. Brown   Clerk,
Vol. 2 Page 85.
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(2)
Hannah Jenkins
Application for Pension
Hannah Jenkins
Copies papers in
the case of Mrs
Hannah Jenkins
Decr 29. 1841
Ref to formar Rev. Pensions
May 24. 1842
Report advise - No 784
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Dec. 28 1842
Ref to the comon
Revd Pensions
Feb. 3. 1843. Will 1754
Ward - Rev. Pen
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Thomas P. Morgan, Esq.,
1333 F St.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Morgan, -
I am indebted to you for looking up some information concerning my family history, and I am again going to trouble you if you will so permit me.
My great grandmother was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War - her maiden name was Hannah Van Gelder and she married James Jenkins who was the Revolutionary War soldier.  She must have died some time about 1840-50.
I have ascertained that there was a James Jenkins in Lord Sterling's Battalion, 1st establishment and in Oglen's Batallion, 2nd establishment; I think he must have been the great grandfather on my mother's side and the party I am after.
If at your convenience you will kindly ascertain at the pension office something concerning my great grandmother, Hannah Van Gelder Jenkins who married James Jenkins, I will be obliged to you.
Yours very truly,

Walter  {illegible signature}
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{Logo of the Daughters of the American Revolution} 
{Date stamped} Received Jun 7 1935 

Garret A. Hobart Chapter
D.A.R.
Paterson N.J.

28 Buena Vista Ave Hawthorne, N.J.
June 4, 1935

Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Dept of Revolutionary Pensions,

I am enclosing the record of James Jenkins taken from the records of the Adjutant General at Trenton, N. J.  Did his widow draw a pension?  If so may I have the pension records?  I do not know her name.  I think James Jenkins was born 1758.  His son William is the line I am tracing.
Very truly yours,
Mattie M. Bowman
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From records of Adjutant General
Trenton, N.J.

James Jenkins, Private, Capt. Anthony Sharp's Co. 3rd Regiment, New Jersey Continental Line.  Enlisted Jan 7, 1777.
deserted April 24, 1777 at Ticonderoga, NY
Private Capt. Wm Piatt's Col Matthias Ogden's Regiment N.J. Continental Line January 1, 1783 served to June 26, 1783.
Resident of Bergen Co.  died in N.Y.C. Oct. 29, 1801 leaving his widow Hannah Jenkins
Widow No. 20179

{Date stamped} Received Jun 7, 1935
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Halcyon Farm
Malvern
Penna
March 15, 1936

U.S. Dept Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
I am writing this to ask you if you have any records of of {sic} the service in the Revolutionary War of James Jenkins, John Jenkins, and Jacob (James) Van Gelder.  These three people resided both in New York and New Jersey at different times.  Have you any records of their wives or

{Date stamped}  Received Mar 16, 1936
Page 99

of their children, or any other relations.  I do not know if there is a fee exacted for this information.  I am enclosing a return envelope for your use in advising me the amount if any.

Sincerely yours,
William P Jenkins