Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,732, David Carrol, New Jersey

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(8-1776)

[column headings:
Service
Number]

Service:  New Jersey

Carrol,
David

Number:
R1732

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34848
David Carrol
Illinois

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State of Illinois
Peoria County
 In the Circuit Court for Peoria County 
April  Second[?] AD 1839

On this ninth day of April AD 1839 personally appeared in open court before the circuit court of Peoria County now sitting, Daris Carrol, a resident in the County of Peoria and State of Illinois, aged seventy six years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June seventh AD 1832.
That he joined the United States army as a messenger under the command of Captain William Abbot at Trenton and took a load from thence to Steels mountain for General Washington's army in the first of January AD 1778 as nearly as he can now recollect that he then served as a waggoner under said Abbot in Washington's army. That he was then dismissed for two weeks; that he then went as waggoner under the orders of Captain William Brodice with the Pennsylvania troops, carrying provisions and other articles for the troops from Trenton to Steels Mountain; that he stood ready for muster as a militia man. The next autumn he was called on by his captain Cornelius Nephew to go to Trenton and take a load of forage and clothing to Morristown for the army under General Washington; that he also carried several loads of provisions to Paramus and to a place called Severens for the Pennsylvania troops, that he was then helped in readiness for muster under the command of Captain John Beard until an [illegible] at Elizabethtown when he was called on by Beard to march to Newark; that he enlisted for three months 
near Princeton in New Jersey under Colonel John Froam, that John Beard was his captain. That they marched to Elizabethtown as advanced

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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Carrol, David R.1,732
CONTENTS

guard, and then on to Princeton; and he then went with the army to Brunswick , and was then discharged till the next summer. That he was then called on by Major Bean to join the army to march to Monmouth under the command of Brigadier General Mayfield and was employed about two weeks. That he was then discharged as a militia man about one month after he was again called out on an alarm and marched to Elizabethtown about three or four days. In a few weeks after he was called out again and continued in the service of the army as a militia man under Colonel Bean and Captain Nephew(Nevius) until the peace. He states that he was not engaged in any battle during the time he was in service. That he resided at the time he was enlisted in the army for three months near Princeton in Sommerset County in the State of New Jersey; that he entered the service as a volunteer, that he has lived since the war in New Jersey in Ohio and that he now resides in the State of Illinois that he served under the command of Colonel Froam but does not remember the names of the captain of the company, not the name of the company, that he remembers the names of the following regular officers whom he knew, Capt. John Polemus, Commander of the yearling troops who marched to Quebec, General Finley and Colonel Beattie; then name of the quarter master was Colonel McKissic, Lieutenant Colonel Striker, Major Striker and Major Piatt belonged to the same regiment. He further states that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim about to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. He also states that he was born in the County of Sommerset in the State of New Jersey

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and that he has no record of his age and that
he has never received any discharge from the 
service.
s/ David Carrol (x his mark)

Subscribed and sworn to the day and year afore
after me
s/ Willam Mitchell
Clk

Minney Rynearson and Francis Feris (the said
Carrel not being acquainted with any clergyman, residing
in the County of Peoria in the State of Illinois herby
certify that we are well acquainted with David
Carrol to has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration; that we believe him to be seventy
six years of age; that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been
a soldier of the Revolution, and these we concur
in that opinion.
s/ Minney Rynearson
s/ Francis Foris

Sorwn to and Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
s/ William Mitchell

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the war department, that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
Minney Rynearson and Francis Foris who have signed the
preceding certificate are residents in the County Peoria
and that they are credible persons, and that their statements
are entitled to credit
s/ Thomas Ford Judge of the Circuit
Court of Peana County

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William Mitchell Clerk of the Circuit Court within
and for the County of Peoria do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original process of the
said Court in the matter of the application of
David Carrol for a pension. In Testimony
whereof have hereunto set my hand
and seal of office this ninth day
of April AD 1839.
s/ William Mitchell
Clerk

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 - 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19[blank]
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of David Carrol
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau. R. 1732.

[Table Headings]
| DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. |
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. COLONEL. | STATE. |

[Table Rowss]
| Jan. 1 1778 | 2 | Wagoner | William Abbott, William Bodice, Cornelius Nephew | [blank] | N.J. |
| " | " | Pvt. | John Baird, Nevius | [Vroom, Baird] |[blank] |

Battles engaged in, None
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Princeton, Somerset Co. NJ.
Date of application for pension, Apr 9, 1839
Residence at date of application, Peoria Co. Ill.
Age at date of application, 76 yrs; born in Somerset Co. NJ.
Remarks: There is no family data on file
The only D. C of New Jersey troops found on the Rev War records of this Bureau.
The claim was rejected on the ground of lack of proof of 6 mos service in a
military capacity as required by the act of June, 1832 under which he
applied
Respectfully,
[Blank]
Commissioner.

6-2856

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1916 Apr 7: History to Mrs Anna
B. Crooke   MBR

1732
REJECTED
P.O. David Carrol
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank], 18 [blank].
Discharged: [blank], 18 [blank].
Application filed: [blank], 18 [blank].
All Files: List of rejected claims
printed in 1852 shows cause
Re-Enlistment: [crossed out] of rejection as follows:
"not military service."
Attorney: [blank]
P.O.: [blank]
Recognized. [blank] Contract.
Cert. of Dis. [blank]
Searched for [blank], 18 [blank].

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David Carroll
Illinois
Rejected
See let 22 Aug-
1839 Frisby & Metcalf
do 9th Sept: 1839 
1732
did not serve
six months in a
military capacity
Act 7 June 1832
not found in letter books

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Frisby & Metcalf
Septa 9 ‘39
OC

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137
War Dept. Pen Office
Sep 9, 1839
Gentlemen

In reply to your letter
of the 26th ult in the case
of David Carroll, I have
to inform you that his claim
was acted on the 22d ult, and
a letter showing the state of the
claim addressed to you at
Peoria, Ill, which you have no
doubt received by this time.
Messrs Frisby & Metcalfe
Peoria Ill

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Frisby & Metcalf
Aug. 22, 1839
O.C

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439
War Dept. Pen Office
Augt 22, 1839

Gentlemen
The declaration of Willam
Abbot [crossed out] David Carrol has been examined he
alleges to have been employed
at several different time as a Wagoner
for the army, and that he served
several short tours as a militiaman
The employment as a Wagoner does not
entitle him to the benefits of the act
of 7 June 1832, and his militia serving
was less there six months. That act
provide for none who did not
perform at least six months service
in a military capacity. The claim has
therefore been rejected and the
papers filed in this office.
Messrs Frisby & Metcalfe
Peoria Ill

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[stamp]
Peoria Il Aug 27 

Sept 6.

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.

From 
Frisby & Metcalfe
And Sep 6 1839

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Peoria August 26th 1839
To the Hon. Comm of Pensions
for the U. States,
Sir,  early in May of the
present year a communication containing the application
of David Carrol of this County (Peoria) for a pension,
was sent by mail addressed to Hon. J. L. Edwards Court.
at Washington.
The applicant, who is old and [illegible], is desireous 
to know the result of that application, if it has
been acted in; and if it has not been acted on to know
when a decision in the matter will be made
Please address
Respectfully yr. Obt. Servts.
Frisby & Metcalfe
Peoria, Illinois.

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[stamp]
PEORIA IL MAY 21
May 31
Dav. Carrol
Act 7832

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

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Peroria May 21. 1839.
[missing]Edwards Esq
Sir. Enclosed we forward
the application of David Carrol for
a pension. We have prepared the papers
as correctly and accurately, as the very
[missing]fective memory of the applicant
[missing] permit. His recollection of
[missing] is very imperfect, yet we
hope those which he has furnished
are sufficiently definite to enable
the Department to ascertain the length
of time during which he served.
His residence in this state, at a distance
and all his early friends, and his
extreme poverty have prevented
him from making an earlier
application. If the papers and informal
Will you be kind enough to advise 
us, that the errors may be corrected.
Respectfully your
Obt Ser
Frisby & Metcalfe

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1916 April 7 1916
3 -- 871
RECORD DIVISION
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Briefed by M. B. H.
Claim No. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant. [blank]
Soldier David Carroll
Service Pensioned for case of [illegible]
Additional Sevice N.J. Rev. War
No [blank] claim, State records [blank], 191[blank]
No claim, combination records [blank], 191[blank]
REMARKS:
No claim as above
1835 List, Ills Agency and census
1840 searched

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[stamp]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
MAR 29 1916

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Rev Sec

US Pension Office
Washington DC
Revolutionary Dept
Dear Sir
I understand
David Carroll Private 1st Battalion
2nd Establishment, 1st Regiment found
in (Official Register of the Officers and
Men of New Jersey - page 13

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was pensioned for the loss of a limit.
He died in Peoria Ill, with his
daughter as I am trying to go into
the D. H.  Ron my Great Grand Father
[missing] and if it is not David please let
me know the other name. There
was Jeremiah, William & Adrian
named in the same book.  Saw
the Grand daughter of David Carroll
who emigrated to Cincinnati Ohio
in 1806 was born in Elizabeth New Jersey

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Dec 4-1800 - He told me about his
father many times but I cannot
remember his first name.
Please tell me what you
know and oblige
Mrs Anna Brookfield Crook
Needles
Calif