Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,327, Richard Dempsey, Del.

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SERVICE
Del.
Dempsey, Richard
NUMBER
S. 34,327

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S4.111
New Jersey (4)
Richard Dempsey
of Gloucester Cy in the state of New Jersey who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hazlett

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State of New Jersey
Gloucester County ss
Personally appeared before me John Hirth one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and Justices of the peace in & for the County aforesaid ^[insert] [illegible] & being duly sworn saith that he is a Natour of Ireland that he came to America before the Revolution that he landed at New Castle on the Delaware that he is seventy fours [sic] of age that he has resided in America ever since he landed. that in the Revolution he enlisted in Joseph Steddan Caompany in the Delaware Regiment commanded he thinks by Col J Paglet that he was wounded in the battle of Long Island & had a leg broke and received a wound in the other leg that he lay in the hospital near four months; when the the [duplicate] surgeon attending: reported him unfit for for [duplicate] duty & he received a discharge from the Hospital Doctor as unfit for duty

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The Hospital where he was kept was at Bethlehem in the State of Pennsylvania that he never received any other discharge his Enlistment being expired which was for one year. the doctors reputed him unfit for duty. he never enlisted again [?] nor in the service being unfit for duty. That he never received any pension nor applied for any that he has reside [sic] about twenty years last past in the State of New Jersey where he as present resides - Taken subscribed and sworn before me this sixth day of April A. D. Eighteen hundred & eighteen
Richard his X mark Dempsey
In testimony whereof I have [?] to set my hand & seal
John Hirth

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And the [illegible[ Richard Dempsey further saith that his discharge is lost & that his reduced circumstances age & infirmities are such that he needs the assistance of his country for support & further saith not
John Flirth
Richard his X mark Dempsey

I John Hirth Judge do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Richard Dempsey did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the proceedings & testimony stated & had before me to the Secretary of War pursuant to an Act to provide for certain persons engaged on in the Land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war
John Flirth

State of New Jersey
I Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Gloucester do certify that John Flirth Esq is in Commission as one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County and that the signature of said Judge is truly such - Witness my hand & seal of office at Woodbury this twenty first day of July AD. Eighteen Hundred & Eighteen
Hendry Clk

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Gloucester County ss
I John Flirth Judge as aforesaid do certify to the War Department that I am well acquainted with Richard Dempsey the with ^[insert] in applicant & his circumstance & know that he needs the assistance of his country for his support. witness my hand June 24th 1819
John Flirth [signature]

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Richard Dempsey
Private Hazletts Delaware
Regiment April 1, 1818
Further proof of service, & [illegible] certificate of Indgt. [indigent] circumstances
[illegible]
[written upside down at bottom]
State of New Jersey
Richard Dempsey
April 6th 1818
[written upside down right side]
Capt Faquet
near Wilmington Bridge

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Capt Faquet
near Wilmington Bridge
State of New Jersey
Richard Dempsey
April 6th 1818
[written upside down at bottom]
Richard Dempsey
Private Hazletts Delaware
Regiment April 1, 1818
Further proof of service, & [illegible] certificate of Indgt. [indigent] circumstances
[illegible]

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Mifflin County s-s- Pennsylvania
seal [hand circled]
Personally appeared before David Beale Esq A Judge of the Court in and for the County of Mifflin - and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Enoch Anderson who being affirmed as Law Directs deposeth and saith that Richard Dempsey (Inlisted [sic] into Captain Joseph Hedhams Company in the Delaware Regiment in which company deponent was a Lieutenant at that time) in January 1776 for one year that he was wounded at the Battle of Long Island by a Ball that broke his leg - and to the test of the remembrance of deponent - said Richard Dempsey served out his term that he was engaged for -
Affirmed and subscribed this 31st May 1819
Enoch Anderson [signature]
Affirmed & Subscribed this 31st day of May 1819 Before David Beale

I do hereby Certify that Enoch Anderson the above deponent is a disinterested Witness & that he was well acquainted with the above named Richard Dempsey as he has declared on his Solemn affirmation & that the aforesaid Enoch Anderson is a Man of Veracity & truth as Witness my hand Date above
David Beale

Pennsylvania
Mifflin County ss. 
I David Milliken Recorder of deeds in and for the county of Mifflin do certify that David Beale Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was taken is one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for said county of Mifflin and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such as well in courts of Justice as thereout. Given under my hand and seal of office at Lewistown the 2d June AD 1819
David Milliken, Recorder

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Enoch Anderson
Deposition
favor of
Richard Dempsey

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Philadelphia County s.s.
seal [hand circled]
personally appeared before Jacob Rush Esqr. A Judge of the County in and for the County of Philadelphia and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Thomas Anderson who being sworn as the law Directs Deposeth and Saith that Richard Dempsey Inlisted [sic] into Captain Joseph Hidhams in the Delaware Regiment in which company deponent was a noncomisd. [noncommissioned] officer at that time in January for one year 1776 that he was wounded at the Battle of Long Island by a Ball that Broke his leg and to the best of the Remembrance of Deponent said Richard Dempsey served out his time that he was engaged for -
Thos. Anderson

Jacob Rush President of the first law district Pennsa. I do Certify that Thomas Anderson the above deponent is a disinterested witness and that he was well acquainted with the above named Richard Dempsey as he had declared on his solemn oath and that the aforesaid Thos. Anderson is a Man of Veracity and truth as witness my hand date above 
Jacob Rush

Philadelphia County ss
To all whom it may concern I William Runkel Jun? Clerk of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the peace of the County aforesaid
Certify that the above named Jacob Rush Esquire is President of the first law district of Pennsylvania President of the Court of Common Pleas & of the County aforesaid and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as well in all courts as out of the same. Witness my hand & seal of the said Court Philadelphia June 9th AD 1819
W Runkel Clerk

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4588
Certificate of Richard Dempsey
Hazletts [illegible lined out]
Delaware Regt. 1776 one year
Apr 6 1818

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District of New Jersey ss
On this seventh day of August 1819 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Gloucester in the said District personally appeared Richard Dempsey aged Seventy five years a resident in Gloucester County in the said District who being by me first duly sworn according to law on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War". That he the said Richard Dempsey enlisted for the term of one year in the month of January 1776 in Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania in the commanded by Capt Joseph Hedham in the Delaware Regiment commanded by Colonel Hazlet on the Continental establishment & that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the Unted States until the last of January 1777 when he was discharged from the service in Bethlehem in the State of Pennsylvania by the Doctor as unfit for duty -

and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his service
Richard his X mark Dempsey
Sworn to and declared before me the day & year above
John Flirth

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I John Flirth Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Richard Dempsey did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time on the Continental establishment: & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to direction taken & had before me. to the Secretary for the Department of War. pursuant to the Directive of the aforesaid act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support -- And I also certify that the first application was made on the sixth of April 1818
John Flirth

I have thought it best to return all the papers as the County Seal is annexed to the forms - I hope sir you will attend to the business - & return the pension [?] - in time to [?] - on the 4th of September
J Flirth

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P. J. GRAY, Printer, Woodbury, N. J.
District of New Jersey, ss.
On this third day of July, 1820, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Gloucester -, in the state of New Jersey, being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law - having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings. Richard Dempsey aged Seventy six years, resident in Waterford Township - in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath - declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: in the Company commanded by Captain Joseph Stedem, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Hazlet, in the Pennsylvania Line upon declaration made on Oath the 6th day of April 1818 I obtained a pension Certificate numbered 14111.~
[written in left margin]
$20.
8.-
6.-
10.-
2.-
10.-
5.- [underlined]
$61.00 [underlined]
And I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the Unted States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any other manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so 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 to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. to wit one cow $2.00 - one yearling $8.00 3 old tables, 10 old chairs $6.00 Iron ware $10.00, crockery ware $2.00, an old watch $10.00 the /2 of shoats $5.00 amounting to $61.00 I am by occupation a Labourer [sic], and unable without assistance to procure a lively hood, I have no family except wife Catharine aged about 65 - ['to, and declared, on the' lined out] years, who is ['day of' lined out] feeble and unable to aid in the support of the ['before' lined out] Family, there is no Debts due to me but I am indebted to William Rice in the sum of $450.00 -
Sworn and Subscribed before me the third day of July 1820
John Clement Prest. of sd. Court} Richard his X mark Dempsey

I, Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Gloucester in the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 sixty one dollars and - cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of July, 1820.
Hendry Clk.

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The court are of Opinion that the total or value of the property exhibited in the within Schedule is Sixty one Dollars
$61.00
John Clements
Charles Ogden}
Joseph Rogers

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Richard Dempsey
copy
14,111
(March 1820)
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34 327
Revy
INVALID.
File No. 34,327
Richard Dempsey
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 107
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Dempsey Sampson
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9274
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED July 18, 1793 to William Ripton, assignee