Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,543, for Henry Reed, New Jersey

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New Jersey
Reed, Henry
S.33.543.

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17.305
New Jersey
R
Henry Reed
Monmouth Co. in the state of N. Jersey [illegible] was a Corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel Forman of the N. Jersey
line, for the term of 3 years.

Continued
Monmouth Co.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11th of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of June 1820 and send to Wm J Emley, Esq., New Egypt, N. J.

Arrears to 4th of March 1820          174.45
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820   48.00
                                                        $222.45
27 Ms. 25/31


Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818


Notification sent Sept 21, 1820 to [??] Ten Eyck, Clk. of Ct. Monmouth, N. Jersey

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515
Henry Reed
Corpl
Certificate
11 May 1818 - private
Forman's regt. New Jersey
77 Three years
Rou
Service Admithg

Admitted
Monmouth Co.

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State of New Jersey, Monmouth County ?? on the 11 day of May 1818 before me the subscriber on of the Judges of the inferior courts of common please in and for the county of Monmouth personally appeared Henry Reed aged between sixty-five and sixty-six years resident in the county of Monmouth aforesaid State of New Jersey who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, Doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entiled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navel service of the United States in Revolutionary War, that he the said Henry Reed enlisted on the sixteenth day of May 1777 in the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey under the command of Capt John Burrow in Col Furman Reg't for three years in the Jersey Line and were honorably discharged and were in the battle of Monmouth and other not recalled and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and has his discharge in support of his service sworn to and declared before me the days and years afforesaid.
Wm J Emley
Henry Reed

I William J Emley Judge as aforesaid do certify that is appears to my satisfaction the the said Henery Reed did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preeceeding declaration, against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Wm J Emley
May 11th 1818

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  I the subscriber Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Monmouth in the state of New Jersey do hereby certify that William J. Emley whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit as also to the within Certificate is and was at the date thereof duly enrolled in my office as a judge of the said court and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such.  And that the names Wm. J. Emley thereto subscribed are the genuine signatures of said Judge Emley.
  In testimony where of I have hereunto set my and and affixed the seal of the said Court at Freehold the third day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen.
J. Phillips Clerk

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Henry Reed
17905
Monmouth

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State of New Jersey }
Monmouth County ss }
On this twenty fifth day of July eighteen hundred twenty personally appeared in open court being a Court of Record and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Monmouth Henry Reed aged about sixty eight years, resident in the said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, does on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows in Captain John Burrows' company  and in Col. Oliver Spencer's Regiment, New Jersey line, and that his original Declaration is dated the 11th day of May eighteen [hundred] and eighteen and that the number of his certificate of Pension is 17,305. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due tot me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule
1 Bilsted Table, 6 chairs, one dough Trough, 1 crane, 2 hammers, shark and tongs 1 pair and irons, 2 pots, 1 spitter barrel, 2 Tubs, 2 axes, Beattle & wedges, 2 hoes, a small lot of crockery, and a little old lumber of no value.
Henry Reed

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This Declarant saith that his occupation is that of a laborer and that from bodily incapacity is unable to obtain a support, and that his family consist of his wife, Marey aged about sixty six years and is infirmed and unable to support herself, and his Daughter Mary aged about twenty six years and is capable of contributing to her support.
Henry Reed
Sworn to and Declared in open Court 25th day of July 1820 Before }
Wm. T. Bowne

I William Ten Eyck Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is sixteen dollars and eighty five cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this fourth day of August 1820.
Wm. Ten Eyck Clk

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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County SS
I the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Monmouth do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Harry Reed as above named and that he is in acry Indigent  circumstances and unable to perform much manual [labor] being much afflicted with a number of complaints brought on him by prior [labor]. Given under my hand this 31st day of December in the year of our Lord 1819
Wm. J. Emley

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Harry Reed
Discharge

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Harry Reed enlisted in Captain John Burrows Company on the 16th day of May 1777 at Toms River in New Jersey. Served in Col. David Forman's Regiment. Transferred from Col. Forman to Col. Oliver Spencer. Served under him & Forman three years.

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33543
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 33,543
Henry Reed
Corp Rev War
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Act: 18th March 1818
Index:--Vol. L, Page 337
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Rec'd my pay from Capt [illegible] Pay W. up to the 1st March 1780
X his mark Henry Reed

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Henry Reed late of my Regiment having served the United States the full term for which he was [enlisted] and received his arrears of pay and deficiencies of clothing as [illegible] receipt on the back is Discharged.
Given under my hand this 16th March 1780 at Camp
Oliver Spencer

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
FORM VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Reed, Hezekiah, GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4911 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 14, 1790 to -- not shown--

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*The information concerning the issuance of warrant 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.