Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7093, for Abner Meek, New Jersey
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(3 - 1770
SERVICE
New Jersey
Penn
CONTENTS
Meek, Abner
NUMBER
R. 7093.
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State of Maryland County of Frederick
On this the 8th day of February 1836, before me this [illegible] a Justice of the Peace for the county and state named, personally appeared Abner Meek of the county and state aforesaid and made oaths in due form of the law that he did serve in the army of United States during the war of the revolution as stated in his declaration forwarded to the war department in December last, and the he continues in service with the army under his last enlistment (for the war) until after the close of the war when he rec. his discharge in Philadelphia as stated in his declaration above alluded to. He further states
that he did make application for a pension under the act of congress of 1818. Through W. Kenneda or Canada of Hagerstown, but he did not succeed as he was informed by W. Thomas Keneday owing to his not knowing where to find persons by whom he could prove his service positively, he having removed from his native state soon after the
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war, and for several years was closely eemployed under The Potomac Company in making the river navigable, and on leaving that service he was employed as long as he was able to attend to business as an overseer on the farm of M. Garrott, near Berlin Frederick County, MD where he still resides and where he has resided upwards of Twenty nine years, and never has been to his native state, PA, since he first came to this state, except once in the 1778 when he  only remained two or three days, and consequently  has not been able to find any person by whom he could prove his services during the war of the revolution, which is the reason why he has not urged his claim to a pension being under the impression it could not be obtained without direct-positive testimony- He states that his memory is now so defective that he cannot state the time he made application through W. Kinaday, but tt has been several years ago, and about which time W, Kinaday succeeded in procuring a pension fir David Grove of Washintong county Maryland . He states that in order to [illegible] his evidence, that his sergeants names were John McCartney and James Lamb, both of whom were in service before his last
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enlistment and continued in service until after 
the close of the war.
Given under my hand the
day and date above. IG. Morrison
J. P
I,Henry Schley - Clerk of the Court of the
County of Frederick State of Maryland, Certify,
that Jeremiah G. Morrison, who has signed the above,
is an acting Magistrate in and for said County,
duly commissioned and qualified. In testimony
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of Office this ninth day of February in the year
of Our Lord, One thousand ,Eight
hundred and thirty Five.
Henry Schley, Clk
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1
Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed, passed June 7th 1832-
On this the 7th day of December 1835 before me two Justice
of the Peace in and for the County of Frederick State
 of Maryland, Personally appeared Abner Meek of
the County and State aforesaid, aged Seventy five or six
years, who being first duly sworn according to law,
doth on his oath make the following declaration,
in order to obtain the provision of the act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832 _ That he served
the United States during the Revolutionary War
under two engagements or enlistments. He first
enlisted at (Amboy, near Staten Island) for the
term of three months, under Capt Campbell and
Lieut Holaday of the flying Camp, he does not
recollect the precise time he enlisted nor the date
of his discharge from this enlistment, but he knows
that he served the full tour (three months) and
received a written discharge at Trenton in the
winter of 1776 or 7, which (discharge) he thinks was
Signed by Genl Potter, when he returned home,
near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where he remained
until sometime in the following summer or very
early in the fall of the year 1777, when
he enlisted for during the War under Capt
Harden, or Harding of the Rifle corps, and
continued under this enlistment in the service
under the said Capt Harden ^ as a Private until after the
close of the war when he was discharged
in Philadelphia, when all Washington's
Army was discharged, and recd (he thinks)
a printed discharge, which (he thinks) was
Signed by Genl Washington. For which
service he claims a Pension --
Under his first engagement, he marched from
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Amboy, under Capt Thos Campbell and Lt Holaday
to fort Lee, on North of Hudson River, where he
joined the command of Genl Potter, under this
engement he was in the Battles of the White
Plains, Trenton, and Princeton, and was sometimes
encamped at Fort Washington, Fort Lee, and
Morristown, his station was at Fort Washington
at the time it was taken by the enemy, but
had gone on furlow to fort Lee the day previous
to the fort being taken for some clothes he had
left there at fort Lee, and was on his way back
the fort was captured and his Capt and
the greater part of the Company were taken
Prisoners, he could not cross the river or he
would have been captured also. He then went
on to Morristown where he again joined the
and that it had been driven from fort
Lee He recollects seeing Genl Washington
Wayne, Lee, Sullivan and many others whose
names he cannot now recollect. He states that
he recollects that the Americans took a number
of Prisoners at the Battle of Trenton and Prince
ton. He was recollects that Gen Mercer was
killed at one of these engagementsunder the
second engagement for during the
war, as before stated, he marched from Chambers
burg, Pa. where he enlisted as above stated to
the encampment near Brandywine, under his
Capt Harding or Harden (his name he
has forgotten where he joined the Reg
Commanded by Col James Chalmers and
Major James Grear, and the Army Comman
did by Genl Washington, a few days before
the Battle of that place, which was in
Sept 77, where he recd a ball in the calf
of his left leg which is still there, and has maimed
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him for life. He was also in the engagements
at Monmouth and Stoney Point - On acct of his
wound he recd at Brandywine, he was left with
the guard who guarded the Prisoners which
prevented his being at the Battle of German Town
at some of these battles if not all of them, he
recollects seeing Lafayette and a Polish officer
and also Genl Washington, Green, Sulivan,
Wayne and a number of others and also
Col Mills or Miles, Steward and many others
whose names he cannot recollect. He
recollects the americans retreated for the
Battle of Brandywine with the loss of a
number of men - He states that the American
Army lay on the battle ground the night
after the Battle of Monmouth and that the
American army took some prisoners both
at Monmouth and stony point-- He related
that an unfortunate altercation took place
between Genl Washington and Lee, he
(See having retreated contrary to Washingtons
orders or expectations when about to attack
the enemy at Monmouth-- He further
States that he recollects the Jersey Militia
fought well at Monmouth - Time old
age, and infirmity covered from his mind
the dates of the battles in which he was
engaged and the names of many officers
he knew, and the particulars of the engagements
he was in further than he has here stated
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He has no documentary evidence of his service,
Having lost both his discharges, and he knows
of no person whose testimony he can procure
who can testify as to the personal knowledge
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of his service. He rests his claim upon the testimony
of Mr Everhart and his neighbours-
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The reason he never applied for a Pension under the act
of June 1832, before, is, that he was under the impression
that he could not claim it without positive proof
of his service, which he could not obtain
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to
a Pension or annuity, except the present, and
he declares that his name is not on the Pension
Roll of any agency in any state-
Abner Meek
Sworn and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid before us
J. G. Morrison J.P.
Lloyd Luckett J. P.

We the undersigned Ezrmus West and John Thomas residing in the County of Frederick and State of
Maryland, hereby certify that we have
known Abner Meek who has subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration for many
years and are well acquainted with him,
and we believe him to be Seventy five or
seventy six years of age; and we further believe
have to be a man of veracity and truth
and that he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides to have
been a good and faithful soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion
  and we further believe no doubt
exists in the neighbourhood of his good
having been soldier
of the war of the revolution and
we further believe that owing to old age and
extreme debility that he is not able to get
to Court without injury.
Ezra West
John Thomas

Sworn and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid before us
J. G. Morrison J.P.
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 Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me  JG Morrison JP  Lloyd Luckett JP

We Edward Garrott  residing in Washington and Wm Garrott residing in Frederick County and State aforesaid do
certify that we are well acquainted with
Abner Meek, who has subscribed to the
above declaration and have no doubt that
he was a faithful soldier of the Revolution
and we believe that, that is the opinion of
neighbourhood where he resides, and I, Edward
Garrott, do certify that I have heard Joshua
Harley (who was reputed to have been a
soldier of the Revolution under Washington
in the Troop of Cavalry)
speak of the Applicant
Abner Meek having served with him
during the war, and
as having been a very brave soldier and I
W Garrott heard Lawrence Everhart who
has given affidavit as will be seen with this
declaration, say that he heard said Meek
relate a circumstance in relation to the
Company or part of the company to which he
the said Everhat then belonged that he, the
Applicant Meek, could not have possibly
known unless he had been in the battle he
alluded to-- Sworn and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid before me
Edward Garrott
Wm Garrott
JG Morrison JP
Lloyd Luckett

 

State of Maryland
County of Frederick ss
Personally appeared before me
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JG Morrison JP
Lloyd Luckett

State of Maryland
County of Frederick SS

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Lawrence Everhart of the county and state above named and made oath in due form of law has [illegble] with Abner Meek of the county and state above, and is satisfied that he served in the United States army under Gen'l Wane for several years, and that he ws during the service, in several engagements with the enemy, he (Everhart) is convinced if this fact from the knowledge said Meek has of [illegible] to which he the said Everhart then belonged and that he further believes that no doubt is intertained in the neighbourhood where Meek resides of his having been a good and faithful soldier of the revolution
Given under my hand this 3rd day of December 1835  Jacob Baer
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And we J. G. Morrison and Lloyd Luckett
Justices of the Peace in and for the County
aforesaid, do hereby declare our opinion after
the investigation of the matter that the above
named applicant was a Revolutionary solder,
and served as he states. And we do further
certify that it appears to us, that Ezra West,
J. Thomas, and Wm Garrott
who have signed the preceeding certificates
are residents of the County and State aforesaid
and are credible persons, and their statement
is entitled to credit. And we do further
certify that the above named Applicant does
not appear to be able to attend Court
and we further certify that the words, and we
concur in that opinion, in the certificate
and other interlining &
of West and I Thomas was interlined before
cause of the
sworn to and that the erasure of Edward Garrott
, that he does not reside in Frederick as stated,
but in Washington County, which was not known by
the writer of the declaration-

Given under hands this
7th day of December 1835
Lloyd Luckett
J G Morrison
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State of Maryland
County of Frederick
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State of Maryland
County of Frederick
Personally appeared before me a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County
aforesaid Doctr John D. Garrott of the County
and state above named and made oath in
due form of law that he has examined
Abner Meek's leg where he (Meek) states that he
was wounded during the war of the Revolution
and that he is satisfied that the lead is still
there in the flesh part of his left leg, and
believes that it produced his lameness -
Given under my hand this 7 day of Decr
Emanuel Slifer
1835-

I a Justice of the Peace in and for the County
of Frederick, State of Maryland, do certify that
that Doct. John D. Garrett who has deposed
as above, is a regular bred Physician and
a practioner of this County. Given under my
hand the day and date as above written
Emanuel Slifer

State of Maryland Frederick County Set
I Henry Schley Clerk of Frederick Ann
the State of Maryland do hereby certify that I Morrison
and Lloyd Luckett who have taken the deposition ┃
of Abner Meek for a pension, and also the depositions of Exas
us west, I Thomas Edward Garrott & Wm Garrott in relation
thereto are Justices of the peace & are now acting as such, in
and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that
Jacob Barn and Emanuel Slifer who have taken the
depositions of Law Everhart, & of Dr John D Garrot
are also Justices of the peace, and are now acting as such
in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my seal of
office, this 8th December 1835
Frederick County Court
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REJECTED

7093
P.O.  Abner Meek

Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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No. 33471

Abner Meek
Maryland
7093
Act 4th June 1832
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In W. R. File No. 7093
NAME OF SOLDIER.
Meek, Abner

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[stamp] Old War and Navy
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