Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,342, James Evritt, Del.

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Del.

Evritt or Evrit or Everitt, James

S. 34,342

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18,824
New Jersey
James Everitt
of Hunterdon (initialed JE) in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel Hartley (initialed JE) of the Delaware
line, for the term of 76, three years

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 19 of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Nov. 1822
and k own to J.T. Blackwell
Flemington, N. Jersey

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1822 
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1823
{404.26
48
____
$452.26}
50, one Haf                                                 
8            130                                        $452:26
...
4.26

                                         {Revolutionary claim,} 
                                      {Act 18th March, 1818.}
                                                      May 1 .182_

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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County 
fw: Be it known that on the Nineteenth
day of June Anno Domini, 1818
before me Elnathan Stevenson one of the
Judges of the Court of Common plead in and for said County personally appeared James Everit (aka Everitt, Evritt) of the Township of Amwell in the said County of Hunterdon aged about sixty years who being duly sworn according to law did declare that sometime in the month of March in the year of one Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six he inlisted in the American army for three years in Captain George Bush' Company in the Eleventh Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Hartely, afterwards by Col. Adam Hubiley in the Pennsylvania line, says he served in the army two years and about nine months when
he was discharged on account of his having the Rheumatism,  says he has since had his house burnt in Amwell afore  & when his discharge was confirmed, says he was at the massacre at Pasli(?) and also at the battle of Germantown
where he was wounded but never made application for a pension on account of his wound, says he has resided in the County of Hunterdon ever since he left the army excepting
about one year and says he is now in such reduced and necessitious circumstances that he needs the assistance of his Country for support and further saith not

James Evrit

Sworn and subscribed the day
and year above before me
Elnan Stevenson

 I Elnathan Stevenson one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hunterdon afores do certify that I have long known the above named James Everit and have always understood that he was in the Revolutionary army a long time he is now very poor and I am fully satisfied that the facts set forth in his declaration are true, and I now transmit the proceedings had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War.

Amwell June 19th 1818
Elnan Stevenson

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New Jersey Hunterdon ss:

I John T. Blackwell Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas, do Certify that Elnathan Stevenson, Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken then was and
yet is one of the Judges of the Court of Common
pleas in and for said County duly commissioned & Sworn.

Witness my hand and Seal of Office
the 23rd June  A.D. 1818.


T Blackwell CLK

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James Everit (aka Evritt, Everitt)

19 June 1818 - private

Hartley's regt. Pennsylvania
76 Three years

Further evidence of the applicant having served
in the Continental & Establish (next word illegible)  informally(?)


Two witnesses are required & the credibility
of each attested -  whether transferred
one regt. to the other & commencement  & ending of service in each is not stated - the
name of the second Col' is not sufficiently
plain to be understood neither in the declaration nor the affidavit

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Original claim of James Everitt__

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Original Claim

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County 

On this twenty fifth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty two personable appearance in open council of Common pleas, being a council of peace in and for the said county James Everett a [illegible] sixty five [illegible], who being first [illegible] according to law, [illegible] make the following declaration, in [illegible] to [illegible] made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and 1st May 1820, that be the said James Everitt [illegible] for the time of three [illegible] on the 17th and 18th day of March in the year 1776 in the State of Delaware are in the company commanded by Captain George Bush in the general command of Colonel Thomas Hartley [illegible] by Adam Hubley in the line of the Peace of Pennsylvania on the are the continental establishment; [illegible] to serve in the said [illegible] December 1778 where the war discharged from the said service in [illegible] in the said State of New Jersey. - That he was in the battle of [illegible] hills [illegible] from [illegible] Del. Pa ale and Germantown Pa. - and that he has no other evidence, now in his [illegible] except that which is here with [illegible] . -  And in [illegible] of the act of the first of may and thousand eight hundred and thirty. [illegible]

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swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States. on the 18th 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 so to diminish it as to bring myself withing 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, passes 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 to me; nor have I any income other that what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.
One big wheel             $00.40
One clock real               00.10     That he owes 
One axe                        00.75      about fifty 
Amount                        $1,25      dollars

Acquired by
Dick Hogeland Jur.
Amos Smith

Sworn to and declared, on the twenty fifth day of October 1822.
Before
Elnath(an) Stevenson   }  James Evritt

I John T. Blackwell, clerk of Hunterdan Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing claim and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copyed from the record of 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

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exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is one
dollars and twenty fife (sic five) cents.
---
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court at Flemington the twenty fifth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty two.-

J.T. Blackwell
CLK of Hunterdon & pleas

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State of New Jersey}
Hunterdon County}SS

Be it known that on this Seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two before me Elnathan Stevenson Esquire, one of the Judges of the pleas in and for the County of Hunterdon , herefor (illegible word) appears William Barney who being duly sworn deposeth and said that his was sixty four years of age the
fourteenth day of September last, that he
served in the Regiment commanded by
Col. Thomas Hartley and afterwards by Col.
Adam Hubley in the Pennsylvania line
on the Continental establishment, that he Joined the Regiment in the month of May 1777 and when this Deponent joined the
Regiment, he found James Everitt (aka Evrit, Evritt)  mentioned in the annexed declaration as soldier in Captain Bush's Company in said Regiment and then said Everitt served
with this deponent in the said Regiment
until the month of June or July 1778 
when the Regiment was distributed to severe
different posts they were separated
and did not meet again until after the
war, they met in Amwell in the County
of Hunterdon. -

W.M BARNEY (SIGNATURE)

Sworn and Subscribed      }
The date above before me }SS.

Elnan Stevenson (signature)

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 I the within named Elnathan Stevenson do hereby Certify that I have long known the within named William Barney and have no doubt as to his veracity and have every reason to believe the within deposition to be true

Elna Stevenson


State of New Jersey}
Hunterdon County  }ss.

I John T. Blackwell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said
County do certify that Elnathan Stevenson
Esquire, , before whom the foregoing affidavit
was taken then was and yet is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & foresaid County duly commissioned & Sworn -

In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court this 25th
day of October
AD 1822

J. T Blackwell
CLK / Pleas

(side note)

Affidavit of William Barney as to the services of James Everitt.

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Free

J.C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary at War
Washington City Co

To Examine Case

Old case/ 18.628
James Everitt
Hunterdon Co N.J.
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J.T Blackwell
Flemington, N.J.
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Rec 16 Nov. 1822

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Flemington Nov. 8 1822
Honoured Sir
Herewith I transmit the Pention (pension) papers of James Everitt and also an affidavit of William Barney testifying to service of John Forgey, by [    ] whose papers ware (were) transmitted to you in month of August last. Mr. Barney is a resident of the State of New York and therefore Mr. Forgey [  ] not obtain his affidavit until this fall.
I am with due [  ] yours [ ] J H Blackwell J.C. Calhoun Esq.

J.H.B/ I would thank you to send an answer to John T. Blackwell at Flemington New Jersey

J.H.B.

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34.342
Revy 
INVALID.
File No. 34,342
James Everitt
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 127
{Arrangement of 1870.}

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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County

Before me Ednathan Stevenson one of the judges of the Court of Common Please= in and for said county personally appeared John Fergus of Amwell in said county who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he himself served with James Everet named in the declaration hereunto annexed in the Eleventh regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Hertley and afterwards by Col. Adam Hubeley in the Pennsylvania line, says that  he knows the said James Everet served as a private two years or upwards in the said regiment. Says he was at the massacre at Paoli with the said James Everit and that he has been acquainted with the said James Evirit (sic) ever since he left the army and that he has no interest in said Everet application further saith not.

Sworn and subscribed the 15th day of May A.D. 1819. Before me,

John Fergus his mark

Elnath(an) Stevenson

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I the within named Elnathan Stevenson do hereby certify that I have long known the within named John Fergus, and have no doubt as to his veracity, and have every reason to believe the within deposition to be true.

Elna(tha)n Stevenson