Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,868, for Isaac Reed, New Jersey

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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Reed, Isaac
Rebecca

NUMBER
W. 3.868

CONTENTS
Vet died 31 July 1844

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147
Virginia
Isaac Reed
of Monongalia (in the State of Virga.
who was a Private in the Compy. commanded
by Captain Mott, of the Regt. commanded 
by Col. Phillips, in the New Jersey
line for seven months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May
1833 and sent to Thos P. Ray, Morgantown Va.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 46.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 33.  11.67
$58.33

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk
Book E. Vol. Six, Page 24

Lit 23 March 1835  Pen Agt
____________ T. P. Ray
Continued.

Order to Pay 26th Sept. 1837

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2491
Virginia, Wheeling
Rebecca Reed
widow of Isaac Reed
N J
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
23 Dollars  33
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
19 day of Decr. 1848
and sent to
Hon. Wm. G. Brown
H of R

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 181 Vol. 3. 

ac to P. Agt July 31, 49
To: Wheeling fr 4 Mch 1849,
August 6, 1849

Repaid

Dec. 19/48

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Isaac Reed
22013

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State of Virginia
County of Monongalia Ss⎬

On this 19 day of November, in the year 1832, personally appeared before the County court of Monongalia, Isaac Reed, a resident of said
County, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on
his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress passed on the 7th of June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States within three miles of Trenton in the State of New Jersey, in the year1776 as a volunteer under Capt. John Mott, in a regiment of New Jersey Militia commanded by Col. Joseph Phillips, who resided in Maiden head township 
near Trenton _ from near Trenton he marched in Capt Motts company to Amboy- that whilst at Amboy we were guarding the inhabitants from the enemy who were on Staten Island_
from Amboy we marched to Elizabeth town, where he remained untill the end of two months the term of his engagement, when he was discharged by a general discharge_

That in the fall of 1776 the whole of Capt. Motts company marched in the service of the United States, from Trenton, across the Delaware into Pennsylvania, where we remained along the river untill the capture of the Hessians at Trenton in December of that year_ that Capt. Motts company was kept on guard, on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware, at the battle of Princeton, after the battle of Princeton the enemy retreated to Brunswick, and Genl Washington established his headquarters at Morristown, leaving our regiment through the whole winter to guard the Rariton and was releived in the spring of 1777- that he was discharge by a general discharge, and believes he served this tour three months.

That in June 1777 Capt Motts company was called out to repel the advance of the enemy who came out from Brunswick, and burnt Gibble town and Sowerland courthouse. The enemy encamped in a rye field, and thence to the short hills, where they made a stand, where we had a skirmish in which Major Anderson a
regular was killed-- that we retreated to Schuylers mines, near which we were
discharged. after an absence of one month, by a general discharge-

That upon the enemy evacuating Philadelphia in 1778 Col Philips whole regiment was 
ordered to march, that he marched in Capt. Motts company, that from Trenton we marched to Monmouth, where we joined the main army, soon after which the battle of Monmouth took place, Capt Motts company guarding the baggage waggons, soon after the battle the enemy retreated to Staten Island, soon after our regiment was discharged after an absence of one month, by a general discharge. 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present,  and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid 
Isaac Reed

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And at the same time personally appeared before the said court Benjamin Titus aged
seventy three years, who being solemnly sworn doth depose and say. That he has
known Isaac Reed, who subscribed the foregoing declaration in his presence, ever
since they were boys, that they were both raised in Huntington County New Jersey, and both belonged to Capt Motts company- that he was a soldier at the same time the said Reed served as described in his declaration, and he knows of his own knowledge that the said declaration of the services of the said
Reed in the war of the Revolution is correct and true_ that he said Reed is a man of good character, and a very respectable citizen of said county
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Benjamin Titus

And the said Isaac Reed, doth further depose and say, that he cannot recollet the month of the year 1776, that he first entered the service, but believes it was in the summer_ that he is confident, upon further reflection, that in
his second tour, ending in the spring of 1777 he served at least three months_ that
he was born in Huntington County New Jersey- that his father died when he was about three years old, and he knows not where the record if any of his age is_ that from New Jersey he removed to Fayette County Pennsylvania
about forty four years ago, where he resided about four years, and from thence into Monongalia County Virginia, where he still resides_ that he recollects Major Ephraim Anderson, who was a militia officer from New Jersey, and was afterwards made a major in the Regular service, he was afterwards killed_ 
that he cannot recollect the names of any other regular officers - that he is personally
known to Col. Thomas S. Haymond, Col. Dudley Evans, Major John Carothers and a large number of the respectable citizens of the latter named county_ that he knows of no person by whom he can prove his services except the above named Benjamin Titus__
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid_
Isaac Reed
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 to the Department of war, that Benjamin Titus

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who made oath to, and subscribed the foregoing statement of his knowledge of the services of Isaac Reed, in the war of the Revolution, is a man of good character, and his statement entitled to the fullest credit_

Virginia,

I Thomas P Ray, clerk of the County court of Mononongalia aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Isaac Reed, for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said court, to be hereunto affixed, the 29th of December A. D. 1832, and 57th year of the Commonwealth.
Thos. P. Ray

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13,144.
R Reed
404...
application for a 
Pension
Act 7 July '38.
Rejected
Act 17 June '44
Admitted
7 months private
$23.33 per ann.
from 31 July, 1844, when husband died.

Hm W.G. Brown
H02

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State of Virginia
Monongalia County⎬ss:
Be it remembered that on the 6th day of October 1846, personally appeared Rebecca Reed widow of Isaac Reed before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid the said Rebecca resident of said County aged 83 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838, March 3, 1843 and July 17th 1844, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war, that she is the widow of the said Isaac Reed, who was a soldier of the revolution war, and was a pensioner of the United States upon the Virginia agency, and resided in Monongalia County when he drew his pension. For the proof of his services as a soldier, she begs leave to refer to his declaration and other papers now on the files of the pension office. She also declares that she was married to the said Reed to the best of her knowledge and belief on the 9th day of June in the year 1781_ that her marriage took place in the County of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey, that her maiden name before marriage was Rebecca Titus; that she has no record of her marriage, that she was not married to the said Isaac Reed prior to his leaving the service, and the marriage took place on the said 9th day of June in the year 1781, viz at the time above stated.
She further declares that her husband the aforesaid Isaac Reed died on the 31st day of July, 1844, and that she has remained his widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by refference to the proof hereto annexed
her
Rebecca  X  Reed
mark

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day & year first above mentioned before me
Elijah Tarleton J. P.

I certify that Rebecca Reed is unable to appear in court as consequence of old age and bodily infirmity especially in bad weather  
Elijah Tarleton J. P.

State of Virginia
Monongalia County⎬ Ss

Be it known that before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Benjamin Titus aged 87 years and made oath in due form of law that he is the brother of the said Rebecca Reed widow of Isaac Reed decd. that the said Isaac and Rebecca Reed was married sometime in the year 1781 in the County of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey and that they lived together as man and wife until the death of said Isaac Reed and that said Isaac Reed drew a pension for a number of years before his death and that the said Rebecca Reed still continues his widow he further testifies that the bible produced before the Justice

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contains the register of the births of the children of the said Isaac Reed & Rebecca Reed __ and that the said Isaac Reed died on the 31 day of July 1844
his
B  X  Titus
mark

Sworn to and subscribed on this 23 day of October 1846
Daniel Miller J. P. 

I certify that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Titus subscriber to the above affidavit and he is entitled to full faith & credit & confidence
Daniel Miller J. P.

State of Virginia SS
I Waitman T Willey, clerk of the county court of Monongalia do certify that Elijah Tarleton and Daniel Miller are Justices of the peace in and for said County and that their signatures are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Morgan Town, the 28th day of November in the year 1846
W. T. Willey

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At a quarterly tour of the County court of Monongalia County, held in and for said County, at the court house of the said county on the Monday the 23 of November in the year 1846.

The declaration of Rebecca Reed widow of Isaac Reed deceased a soldier of the Revolutionary war and a Pensioner of the United States under the provisions of the acts of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838 = March 3rd, 1843 and July 17th 1844, granting pensions to widows of persons who
served during the revolutionary war, together with certificates of Elijah Tarleton and Daniel Miller Justices of the peace in and for this county, was this day produced to the court: And thereupon came Nathaniel Reed and being duly sworn in open court deposeth and saith: That he is a resident of this county, that he is now in his sixtieth year of age, that he
is the son of said Isaac Reed deceased, that said  Isaac departed this life 31st July 1844, that he had a pension from the United States for a number of years, and that Rebecca the wife of said Isaac Reed deceased still continues a widow. Also came George S Dering who being duly sworn in open court deposeth and saith that he knows that said Isaac Reed was prior to his death for many years a pensioner of the United States: In consideration whereof
it is ordered to be certified to the War department that said declaration certificates and depositions made in open court as aforesaid are approved of by the court; And the court doth further certify that said Nathaniel Reed and George S Dering are residents of this county and that they are
creditable witnesses whose statements are entitled to full faith and credit.

State of Virginia ss:

I Waitman T Willey Clerk of the
County Court of Monongalia County
in the state aforesaid, do certify
that the foregoing is a true copy
of the record thereof in my office

In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said
Court the 28th day of November AD 1840
W. T. Willey

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No 22013.
Isaac Reed
Va.
13.147

Adm for 7. Months
from 1776. __
$23_33.

Thomas P Ray
Morgantown
Va.

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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim. 
______________________________________________
A Statement, showing the Service of Isaac Reed Mongalia County Va
_______________________________________________
Period when the |
service was |
rendered.|
1776 |
Vol |
1776 |
Fall of 1777 |
June 1778 |
_________________________________
Duration of the |
claimant's service. |
Years. |
Months. |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Days. |
_____________________________
Rank of the Claimant. |
Private |
_____________________________
Names and Rank of the |
Company officers under |
whom he served. |
Capt. Mott.
 "  "
 "  "
 "  "
____________________________
Names and Rank of the |
General and Field officers. |
Col Phillips
Genl Washington
Col Phillips
____________________________
Battles in which the |
applicant was engaged. |
None
___________________________
Country through |
which he marched. |
N. J.
N. J.  Pa.
Pa.
N. J.
________________________
Place of abode when he |
entered the service, and age |
at the present period. |
Aged 74
_________________________
Evidence by which the |
declaration is supported. |
Living Witness
_________________________
 I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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2
[Form: REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.]
[Standard printed form. No handwriting on this page.]

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3
[Standard printed form. No handwriting on form.]
[Signature at bottom of page: Dyer Castor Exam Clerk]

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13.144
Rebecca Reed
Va.

Act '38.

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Isaac Reed 23.88  Va. act 32 last pd ?
GW

Paid the 4th March 1844
BLB

This man is on Wheeling Roll.
BLB

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Virginia. 315.
Rebecca Reed
widow of Isaac Reed
who was a Private _ 
in the Revolution.

Husbd. died 31 July 1844.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
23 Dollars 33 
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 31st July, 1844.

Certificate of Pension issued the 
18th day of Decr. 1846.
and sent to 
Hon. W. G. Brown
House of Reps.

[Act of June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2.  Page 146.

Repd.

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Geo L. Dering
Morgantown, 
Va.

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Monongalia County State of Virginia, SS
On this 23 day of July 1849 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Monongalia personally appeared Rebeca Reed who on her oath declares that she is the same person that is subscribed on the Pension roll of the State of Virginia and that she now resides in Monongalia in the State of Virginia where she intends to remain
and wishes her pension to made payable at Wheeling in e at Wheeling in Ohio county and
State of Virginia instead Richmond in the State of Virginia. The following are her responses for removing the payment of her Pension from Richmond to Wheeling viz The great distance from Monongalia county to Richmond and 
the expence of employing an agent at Richmond which [Illegible] a considerable sum from so small a Pension
her
Rebecca  X   Reed
mark

Sworn and subscribed to before me
the day and year aforesaid
John G. J. Smith JP

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WIDOW, &c.
Revy
File No. 3868
Rebecca Reed
Wid.
Isaac Reed
Pvt. Rev: War

Act: Feby. 2nd/48

Index: - Vol. M, Page 153

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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28 Nov

R. Reed
Pension
application

Honl. W. G. Brown

Kingwood
Preston county
Va.

Application for a pension

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Morgantown Nov 28 1846

Sir

Inclosed you have Mr. Reed Pension papers. I would wish you to request Mr. Brown to direct the Pension certificate to me if obtained together with a Blank copy of a Power of Attorney and form for obtaining the Pension. I have just received a printed copy of Instructions from Mr. Brown agent of Pensions verging all forms from what has been heretofore used after the 6 January 1847

Yours
Geo Dering

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Richmond, 2d day of August 1849.

Sir

The last payment to Rebecca Reed, widow of Isaac Reed, a Pensioner under the Act of the 2d. February 1848, at twenty three 33/100 dollars per annum was to the 4 day of March 1849.

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servt
Anty. Robinson, Pens. Agent.

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Pension Agency
N. W. Bank of Va
September 20th 1837

Dear Sir

I enclose herewith for your inspection vouchers of Isaac Reed of Monongalia County Va Pensioner under Act 7th June 1832 at $23 33/00 per annum, claiming for one year from 4th September 1836_

I take this occasion to ask of you an explanation of the first section of the circular from the Treasury Department of September 29 1836, which says, that "the execution
of the Power must be in the Presence of at least one witness, other than the magistrate before whom it is acknowledged".

I wish to know whether the magistrates name is required imediately under the words in the Power of Attorney, "Signed Sealed, and acknowledged &c as well as to his certificate of
its acknowledgement before him. Or whether the name of one witness alone is required at the first place above mentioned, and
the magistrates, only at the latter-- I refer you to the enclosed voucher of Isaac Reed as one in which the above mentioned difficulty arises.
Is it in its presents form Correct?

I am Yours &c
A Woods Pen Agt
Geo P Brown

Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Son

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[Postal Stamp: MORGANTOWN Va. DEC 30]
Jany. 4.

free

Revolutionary Pension office
War Department
Washington city

Va.
22013

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Morgantown 29 Dec 1832_

Dear Sir

In consequence of my absence from home, I have not sent the enclosed application of Isaac Reed, untill today_ I have known him for several years and he bears the character of a respectable man, for a man of his age. I discovered in writing his declaration that his memory has very much failed-

I must trouble you to inform me whether the persons for whom you have sent me certificates can draw their money
before the fourth of March next- it is only important for them to draw now as the members of the Legislature are now at Richmond, and will leave there before March_
Will the power of attorney be the same form as required for those claiming under the law of 1818-

I am very respty.
Your ob Sert
Thos. P. Ray

J L Edwards esq

If you should still desire to have the certificate of the credible persons as to the belief of Reeds services, he can easily obtain it_
I deemed it unnecessary as he has obtained Titus testimony-

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Reply 12/48.
Rebecca Reed


Hon Wm G Brown

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State of Virginia
Monongalia County SS

On this 31st day of August personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Monongalia county and State aforesaid Rebecca Reed, a resident of Virginia in the county of Monongalia aged 85 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefirs of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2nd. February, 1848, granting pensions to widows who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the Widow of Isaac Reed who was a private in the Army, and belonged to _____________________ Regiment of ______________ and received twenty three dollars thirty two cents pension under the act of 17th June 1844 and she furhter declares she is still a widow

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written, and I do hereby certify that the said Rebecca Reed is personally known to me

Elijah Tarleton J. P.

State of Virginia, Monongalia county Ss

I George S Dering deputy of Waitman T Willey clerk of the County court of Monongalia county in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Elijah Tarleton esq whose name is attached to the above certificate was at the date of the above certificate a Justice and still is one duly commissioned and qualified as such, and the above certificate [Illegible] name attached thereto are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Morgantown this 7th day of September AD 1848

Geo S Dering

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Isaac Reed - Pen

Monongalia Cty.

Entitled

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Isaac Reed  draw $23.33/100

I the undersigned Isaac Reed at the requisition of the Secretary of War, give the following Naration of my age and Services as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution to Wit - I am 77 years old the 18th of Ocober last -

In my 17th year of age I volunteered under Capt Mott at Trenton New Jersey, & marched to Elizabeth town & remained there for two (2) months. Was attached to Col. Phillip Regt. Cant tell on what year this was.

I was in Service a nother month under Philips
Captain, at Raratan river,

the third tour of one month I served under my first Captain Mott, at the Battle of _Monmouth_

the fourth tour of one month, I Served at the Battle of Trenton under same Capt. Mott.

the fifth tour of one month, I Served Under Capt Parker at East Jersey.

the Sixt tour of one month I Served under Ensign Brach.

the Seventh tour of one month I Served under Lieut Jones - cant recollect any of the years in which any of the foregoing Service was done. My Services were proved by Benj. Titus. he was in Service with me, & belonged to the same Regt. Thos P. Ray sent my Declaration.

In witness of all which I hereto Subscribe my name Nov 3 1834
Isaac Reed

Witness
Isaac Cooper

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Reed, Isaiah   GRADE  Private
LINE  New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER  8679
ACREAGE  100
ISSUED  July 2, 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.