Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,630, John Boultenhouse, Continental (N.J.)

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Service
Continental (N.J.)

Boultenhouse, John
Boltenhouse

Number
S 42,630

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19,339
Ohio
John Boltenhouse
of Miami Co. in the state of Ohio who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Thompson of the regiment commanded by Colonel Bland in the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years from 1777.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 20th of August 1824.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of December 1824 and sent to Hon. W. M. Lean, H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1824. $4.15
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 25.  $48.00
$52.15

{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.

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42630
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 42.630
John Boltenhouse
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 54
Arrangement of 18

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Certified copy of
John Boltenhouse
Application for
Pension. M. Cty.  [Miami County]
Wm. P. Thomas, Agent

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The State of Ohio
Miami County

Court of Common Pleas August, Seven, A.D. 1820. 

On this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight and twenty personally appeared in the open court (being a Court of common [crossed out] Record in and for the County of Miami aforesaid) John Boltenhouse aged fifty nine years resident in said county who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain [crossed out] a [crossed out] obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress of the eighteenth of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

That the said John Boltenhouse enlisted for the term of during the war about the first of September A.D. 1777 in Morris County New Jersey in the company commanded by Capt Thompson in a Regiment of Horse from Virginia in the service of the United States on the continental establishment commanded by Col. Bland.  I continued to serve in said company for some time, he does not recollect how long when he took sick at a place Ebenezer. Remained there about two months until he recovered.  When as he was returning home he came across a Regiment  of Horse under the command of Genl Sumter after made the Turkeyseedy [possibly Tuckeseegee?] Ford on the Catawba River which Regiment he joined in the company commanded by Capt Bluford in which Regiment and company he continued to serve until some time in the month of August in the year 1780 when he was made prisoner at Rocky Ford about eight miles from Camden by Col. Tarlton.  That he recvd on order from Tarlton to Boothe Boote [possibly Benjamin Boothe Boote?], Commisary of Prisoners, to give him a parole to whom he went and received it and returned home.  That he was in the battles of the Short Hills, of Brandywine and of Germantown and that he has no other evidence now in his powers of his said service except the deposition of John Ludlow Abraham Rool.

And in pursuance of the Act of the first of May1820 A.D.

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I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any other 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 eighteen day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen nor 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 here with annexed and by me subscribed.

Schedule of Applicants Property
One horse, one colt, one cow, one heifer, two calves, three hogs, twelve pigs, four sheep, one corn plough, one wooden harrow, two ___ [illegible], two hoes, one hand saw, two augers, four chisels, two plows, one drawing knife, two tea cups, four saucers, four tin cups, six iron spoons, six pewter plates, twelve earthen plates, three wooden pails, one stove kettle, one skillet, one coffee pot, five knives & forks, one churn, three earthen pots, three chairs, one table.  That he owes to William Ryan $14.17. to Asa Coleman 12 dollars. to Asaph Coleman $1.25. to J. Davis $5.00.

John Boultenhouse

This declarant further states that he is occupation a farmer.  That he has a ____ [illegible] in one of his legs and but one eye with which he can see and that affected with a continual soreness by which he will probably soon be  ___[illegible] the use of it also. and that he is not able to perform more than a half day's labour.  That his family consists of his wife age forty seven years that she has a Rhumatism so as a greater part of the time to deprive her  of her rest.  His son Henry aged 17 years that he has a failing in one of his legs which frequently renders him incapable of labouring for house or farm.

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days at a time, and sometimes for the space of a week or more.  His son Abraham aged twelve years that he has a weakness in one of his wrists which is permantly so and which renders him unable to hold any thing of any weights in that hand, not to handle an axe or hoe or any ting of the kind and [crossed out] so as to be of any service to this declarant.

Sworn to and declared in open court on this 7th day of August A.D. 1820 before the Honorable Joseph H. Cross President and John H. Crawford and John Wilson and John Widney _____[illegible] Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Miami aforesaid.

I John G. Telford Clerk of the Court of Common Please for Miami County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the Total Amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
 
[seal in lower left corner of the page obscures part of each following lines]

[obscured] is eighty dollars.
[obscured] The testimony where of I have hereto
[obscured] my hand and affixed the seal 
[obscured]  and said court of common please
[obscured] on this tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.

John G. Telford Clerk
Court Com. Pleas M. Cty. Ohio

Wm P. Thomas Agent

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The State of Ohio
Butler County

Before one John Rainey a Justice of the Peace of said county personally appeared Mathias Roll of lawful age who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith.  That he was acquainted with John Boltinghouse in the year 1776 in Morris County State of New Jersey.  Deponent and said John were raised from boyhood in the same neighborhood.  John Boltinghouse enlisted in the army of the United States on the continental establishment in the year 1776 as deponent believes in a Regiment of horse commanded by Col. Theodoric Bland.

This deponent well knows that said Boltinghouse served in the army of the Revolution on the continental establishment two years after his said enlistment namely during the year 1776 & 1777 as this deponent was in the service during those years and saw the said Boltinghouse frequently during that time.  After that time ________ [illegible] understood that the regiment to which said Boltinghouse belonged was sent to the Southwards and as the scene of his duty was far removed, deponent is not personally acquainted with the facts relative to said Boltinhouse's continuance in service.

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but deponent knows that Boltinghouse did not return to his native State until after the conclusion of peace in the year 1783.

[signed] Mathias Roll

In presents of 
Henry Fleming
Daniel [illegible]

Sworn to & subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid on this Eighteenth day of August A.D. 1824.  And I do hereby certify that the said Mathias Roll is a man of good moral character and a man of truth and veracity.  
[signed]  John Rainey
Justice of Peace in the township of Hamilton in the county above said.

The State of Ohio Butler County
I John Reily clerk of the court of common please of the county aforesaid certify that John Rainey Esq. before whom the [illegible] deposition was taken and whose name is subscribed thereto was at the time of the taking thereof a justice duly authorized to keep the peace in the said county of Butler.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Hamilton the eighteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.

[signed] John Reily

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The State of Ohio
Hamilton County

Before me Robert Merrie one of the Justices of the Peace i and fore the County, personally came Abram Roll of lawful age who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith.  That he was acquainted with John Boltinghouse  [illegible] in the year 1776 in Morris County state of New Jersey.  Deponent and said John were raised from boyhood  in the same neighborhood.  John Boltinghouse enlisted in the Army of the United States on the continental establishment in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six as deponent believes in a Regiment of Horse commanded by Col. Theodoric Bland.  Said deponent well knows that Boltinghouse 

[15 following lines faded and illegible]

[signed in bold black] Abraham Roll

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[all handwritten]

The within deposition of Abram Roll was sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace as afforesaid, this nineteenth day of Augt. one thousand and twenty four.

I do hereby certify that the E. Abram Roll is a man of good moral character and a Man of truth and veracity. Given under my hand & seal this 20th day of Aug. 1824.

Robert Merrie - Seal
Justice of the Peace [illegible]
Hamilton County, State of Ohio

State of Ohio
Hamilton County
I Daniel Gano Clerk of Court of Common pleas for the County of Hamilton in the State of Ohio, do certify that Robert Merrie Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, and whose certificate thereof is therewith annexed and was at that time an acting Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, duly elected, commissioned & sworn according to law and that all his acts as such due faith and credit are due and ought to be given as well in Court of Justice as theresaid.

In Testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court of Common pleas at Cincinnati this 20th day of August A.D. 1824
Danl Gano Clerk