Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6950, John Cullen, Del

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Service [typed]
Del [handwritten]

Cullen, John [handwritten]
Elizabeth

NUMBER [typed]
W. 6950 B.L.W. 8442-160-55. [handwritten]

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12 381 [handwritten]
New Jersey [handwritten]
John Cullen [handwritten]
of Cumberland [illegible] in the state of New Jersey [handwritten] who was a [typed] private [handwritten] in the regiment commanded by Colonel [typed] Hall [handwritten] of the [typed] Delaware [handwritten] line, for the term of [illegible] years 
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2nd of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of July 1819 and [illegible] to Joshua Brich [illegible] Elizabeth N. Jersey 
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819                80.77
Semi-anl. all's ending 4 Feb. 1819.   48.00
[Illegible crossed out]  =$128.77
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th Match, 1818}
[Illegible}

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4788
New Jersey 
Elizabeth Cullen [handwritten]
Widow of [typed[ John [handwritten]
who served in the Revolution war, as a [typed] private [handwritten]
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of [typed] 96. [handwritten] dollars [typed] 00 [handwritten] cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. [typed]
Certificate of Pension issued [typed[ 18th [handwritten] day of [typed] December 1854 [handwritten] and sent to [typed] S.M. Knight Present [handwritten]
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act [typed]

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71438
mch 3/55
April 3/55
Elizabeth Cullen [illegible]
John Cullen [illegible] Private 
Del. Contl. Line, 
[illegible] war a Pensionary 
Gely 53~ 4788
Clo:160 [illegible] 18"1855.
Boynton
S. M. Knight Present 
Vol. 62-150.

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John Cullen

2 May 1818 Private
No col nor line stated
[illegible] of [illegible] war
Wanted the judges certificate 
of the reduced [illegible]
[illegible] of the apple cart

Sent to the Secretary of State
for proof of Service
2 July 1819.
S

Joshua Brick
Port Elizabeth
N. Jersey

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John Cullen 
Private 
Hall Delaware 
Rept. 77 to 83
[illegible]

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State of New Jersey on the 2nd day of May
Cumberland County, Eighteen hundred and Eighteen

Personally appeared before me
The Subscriber one of the Judges of the [illegible] 
Court of Common Pleas in [illegible] for said County
John Guthrie who upon his solemn oath [illegible]
and saith that in the year Seventeen hundred
and Seventy Seven on the 14th day of March he enlisted
under Captain John Rhoades belonging to the
Col Vaughn inform dismissive, Delaware [illegible]
Delaware Regiment in the Revolutionary Army
[crosshatch]
for three years or during the War, and that he 
served all during the year and was discharged by
General Green in South Carolina at the conclusion
of the year, that he is near sixty three years
of age and requires support for his subsistence
from his Country.              John Cullen

Sworn to our Declaration
this day and for above
written.
[illegible signature]

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I, Ebenezer Luley Clerk of the Superior Court of Common 
Pleas, State of New Jersey, Do hereby certify
that Stephen Willis Esquire, who has attested the affidavit
of John Cullen hereunto [illegible] was at
the time of attesting the [illegible] or Judge of the
Superior Court of Common Pleas in said county
and that full faith and credit is and ought to
be given to his official attestations as such.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto just verified my name and
office my seal of office the
thirtieth day of June in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen.
Ebenezer Luley  Clerk

I Stephen Willis do hereby certify that from the acquaintances
I have of the within deceased John Cullen, have reason to
believe he served as a solder in the service of his country
as within states and will [illegible] that his circumstances
are such as requires the aid and assistance of this country for support.
May 1st 1819  Stephen Willis [signature]

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Personally appeared before me - John Cullen, and in
addition to his former affidavit states, that he enlisted
under Captain John Rhodes on the 19th of March  1777
that he was in the Delaware Regiment, first under
Captain Pope, that after Captain Pope left the service, he
was under Captain Hall, that when he was marching 
he was under Captain Joseph Vaughn, that Captain
Rhodes was wounded at the Battle of Monmouth
that afterward Peter Inquet was Captain - that
he served during the war - was under General Gates
till after his defeat - and was then under General
Green till discharge - that he sent a certificate from
[between two lines, text says who was state [illegible]]
a Mr. Banning of Dover in the State of Delaware
for the money due him as a Soldier - that he [illegible]
Service Certificate to Mr. Evan Sworden and John Pleasents
of Milford Delaware, that to the best of their [illegible]
[illegible] recollection the Certificate of Service amount
comes to Sixty three Pounds two Shillings and one farthing
that this [illegible] is remote from the State of 
Delaware, or he could provide satisfactory testimony
of his Service - he believes Peter Inquet is
still living in State of Delaware, and that
Lieutenant Roach was Paymaster of the Delaware
Regiment when he was released.
May 1st 1819     [Signature John Cullen]
Seventeen and Seventy [illegible]
before [illegible]
[Signature Stephen Willis]

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John Cullen
12.30[illegible]
Sept [illegible]19

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Schedule. 
State of New Jersey.
Cumberland County, Inferior Court of Common Pleas, of the Term of [typed] June in the year of our lord  eighteen hundred and twenty [handwritten]
On this [typed] twenty second [handwritten] day of [typed] June 1820, [handwritten] personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, [typed] John Cullen /labourer/ [handwritten] aged [typed] sixty six [handwritten] years, resident in [typed] Maurice River [handwritten] in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that served in the Revolutionary war as follows: [typed] That he enlisted in March 1780 with capt John Rhodes of the Delaware Regiment and remained in the service till he was honorably discharged at the close of the war, [illegible] in several skirmishes but in no general engagement his declaration to obtain a pension he believes is dated May 2nd 1818 and his pension certificate is dated July 19th 1819 [illegible] 12, 381 [handwritten]

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Inventory of [of] the goods and Chattles of John Cullen
[First?] one Mare & Colt .... 45.00
[one] Brindle Cow 5 years old .... 12.00
1 red heiffer 3 years old .... 11.00
one Bull in the woods 3 years old .... 12.00
one pair Bulls in the pasture .... 14.00
one 3 year old heiffer in Do .... 07.00
one 2 year old in Do .... 14.00
one Sow & pigs .... 11.00
5 shoats .... 10.00
3 Iron pots ....04.00
1 Bake Oven one Iron tea kittle/ [pans?] ....01.00
2 Coffee pots & consisting all the tin ware ... 01.25
a lot of queens ware on the Shelf .... 01.25
a lot of earthen ware and two stone Jars .... 01.00
one fire lock & equipments .... 01.75
1 Bible one prayer book 2 hymn books .... 1.50
2 Chests one fine table 3 Chairs .... 1.75
3 Chopping axes, beetle & wedges .... 4.00
1 Coffee Mill 1 set knives & forks ..... 02.00
1 set pewter spoons shovel & tongs .... 01.00
1 drawing knife & saw pair of [steelyards 123?] .... 01.00
1 Meat tub 1 pork Barrel 4 flour Barrels .... 04.00
plough & gears one cart whip & Harrow .... 08.50
1 grubbing hoe 2 weeding do 1 fork & spade .... 01.25
2 trammels two reap hooks 1 gross scythe .... 0125
1 Briar site 3 bridles one hog hook .... 1.50
one half Bushel and lot of Sundries .... 1.00
May the 28th 1820 the whole amount _____ 104.00

Appraised by [^ ordered] the Court by 
Daniel Robinson, prayser
Joseph Lord the other prayser

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and I do further swear that my family consists of
myself age as above specified, very infirm and unable to labour
being crippled in both arms and one leg.  My wife Elizabeth
aged about forty five unhealthy. My Daughter Larah aged
17 and a boy aged 8 years
John Cullen
Subscribed and Sworn
in Open Court June 22nd 1820
[Signature James Clark]
In the opinion of the Court, the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and Sixty four Dollars.
[Signature James Clark]

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71,436 
Elizabeth Cullen, 
Act 3d March 1855

S.M. Knight, 
Present. [handwritten]

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State of New Jersey
ss.
County of Cumberland
On this Fourth day of April
[illegible]
-
before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the county and
State aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Cullen, aged Eighty one years, a widow of
Ewings Neck-
County of Cumberland in the State of New Jersey
who made oath in due form of law that she is the identical Elizabeth Cullen to whom, under the provisions of the Act of 3rd February 1853, a pension of Ninety Six dollars
per annum has been allowed for the service of her late husband John Cullen a Private
of the Revolutionary war, and late of Cumberland County, State of New Jersey
She further states that her Pension Certificate
under the aforesaid Act of 3rd February 1853 is numbered 4788, bears date the Thirteenth day of December 1854, and is made payable at the New Jersey Agency.  She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act of 3d March, 1855, never having received or known herself entitled, or made application, under any previous act of Congress.  In evidence of her marriage and proof of service of her said husband, she respectfully refers to the proofs heretofore adduced, now on fie in the Pension Office, and upon which her annuity as aforesaid was granted.
That, since being placed on the list of Revolutionary Pensioners she has not intermarried, but continues the widow of
the said John Cullen.
She appoints as her attorney for the within specified purpose, and with power of substitution, S M. KNIGHT
Washington City, D. C.

[Signature Elizabeth Cullen]
Attest: [Signature Daniel Robinson]
[Signature Joshua Cosefori]

SWORN TO, SUBSCRIBED AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me, the day and year above written, and I hearby certify that I know
aforesaid Elizabeth Cullen to be the identical person she alleges herself to be - a Pensioner of the United States, and at the date of the execution of this declaration a widow; and that I am interested in her claim as Agent, Attorney, or otherwise.
[Signature Joel S. Robinson]

(For NOTES, see opposite page.)

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State of New Jersey
ss
County of Cumberland

On this Fourth day of April 1855, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Daniel Robinson and Joshua Carson residents of Ewings Neck County of Cumberland in the State of New Jersey known to me as credible persons who made oath in due form of law that Elizabeth Cullen who in their presence has sworn and subscribed to the forgoing declaration, is, to their personal knowledge, the identical person to whom under the provisions of the Act of 3rd February 1853 a pension of Ninety Six dollars per annum has been been provided for the service of her late husband John Cullen, deceased, a Private of the Revolutionary war.

That since being placed on the roll of Pensioners, she, the said Elizabeth Cullen has not intermarried, but remains, and now is, a widow: That they here known her for Fifty years and derive their knowledge of the facts herein named from the following circumstances to wit:  That she came to the County of Cumberland about Fifty years ago with her husband John Cullen from the State of Virginia, that they always after resided within said County until his death, that since his death she remained in Ewings Neck, We know her to receive a pension at this time.

They further state that they are disinterested witnesses.  [Signature Daniel Robinson]
[Signature Joshua Carson]

Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year above written.
[Signature Joel S. Robinson J.P.]

State of New Jersey
County of County

I hereby Certify, That Joel S Robinson Esq, before whom the foregoing Declaration, Power of Attorney and Affidavits were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing an authorized Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and that his signature thereto is genuine.  I further certify, that in the within application I am not interested as Agent, Attorney or otherwise.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Said Court this
Sixth of April 1855.
[Signature E. E. Sheppard] Clerk of

NOTES.
1. Insert the widow's full name. 2. Give the Post Office address
3. Insert the title of the Act under which her Revolutionary Pension was granted. 4. State the amount in dollars and cents.
5. Insert the full name of her late husband. 
6. State what rank he held.
7. Give the name of the County in which he lived at the time of his death
8. Insert the registry number of her Pension Certificate.
9. Give its date. 10. State where made payable. 
11. Widow's signature in full.  12. Magistrate's signature.
13. Insert the witnesses' full names. 14. Give their Post Office address.
15. Here give a statement of the facts and circumstances from which the foregoing testimony is adduced or from which the witnesses knowledge is derived.
16. Witnesses' signature.

Aug 20, 1773

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State of New Jersey
County of Cumberland
Ss
On this first day of September AD 1854 personally appeared before the Honorable
Israel Stratton Judge of Cumberland Common Pleas Court the same being a court of record Mrs Elizabeth Cullen aged eighty
three years, a resident of Maurice River Township in said County, who being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 29th 1848.

That she is the widow of the identical John Cullen who was a private in the Delaware line War of the Revolution and who was a pensioner of the United States on the Roll of Cumberland C N.J. Agency Act of 1818 at the rate of ninety six Dollars per annum.

She further declares that she was married to the said John Cullen at the City of Norfolk Va, on the September Month Seventeen hundred and ninety nine by out Parson Whitehead.  This a Clergyman of the old Episcopal Church.
That she was not married to the said John Cullen above named prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the Second of January Eighteen Hundred [illegible] at the time above stated: that she knows of the existence of no public record of her said marriage, and has in possession
a private record of same, neither is she able to furnish parol proof of that event, by the evidence of living witnesses who were present at the ceremony.

She further declares that John Cullen her said husband departed this life at Maurice River on the 12th day of April Eighteen Hundred and Thirty, that since that time she has not intermarried but remained and is now a widow
and that she has never before made any application for a Pension.

Attest
[Signature Joshua Brush]
[Signature Israel Stratton]

[Signature Elizabeth Cullen]
[ X showing as her mark]

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
[Signatuer Israel Stratton] judge of

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I hereby constitute and appoint J. M. Knight of 
Washington City my true and lawful attorney hereby authorizing him to prosecute this my claim to a pension and to receive the certificate to be issued thereon.
Dated this First day of September A.D. 1854

[signature Elizabeth Cullen]
[X her mark]
Attest
[Signature Joshua Brick]
[Signature Israel Stratton]

Acknowledged before me the day and year above I, Israel Stratton Judge above named hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney was sworn to and acknowledged before me by Mrs. Elizabeth Cullen and at Port Elizabeth, she being by reason of old age unable to appear in
open Court.
[Signature Israel Stratton]

late Judge of the Court of errors and Appeal of said State
an aged resident of said County known to me as a credible person who made oath in due form of law that he has been acquainted with Mrs Elizabeth Cullen the above named applicant for a Pension for nearly fifty years, that he has reason to believe and does believe that the facts set forth in her Declaration are substantially true. That he, deponent
about the year 1819 as the friend of the said John Cullen dec and named in the foregoing Declaration obtained from the War Department at Washington the original Pension Certificate of the said Soldier, and for some years thereafter assisted said decedent in obtaining from the Trenton N.J. Agency
his semi-annual stipend. That he knows from a
long and intimate acquaintance and from general repute and belief of the neighbourhood in which from 1803
up to the date of John Cullen's death; the said Cullen and his wife lived, and in which his widow yet lives, that they were universally reputed and believed to be lawfully
wedded man and wife.

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Israel Stratton Judge of Common Pleas

State of New Jersey
County of [null] } So.

On this First day of September 1854 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Joshua Breck late Judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals of said State & an aged resident of said County known to me as a credible person who made oath in [illegible] form of law that he has been acquainted with Elizabeth Cullen the above named applicant for a Pension for nearly fifty years, that he has [illegible] to believe and does believe that the facts set forth in her declaration are substantially true. That he, deponent about the year 1819 as the friend of the said John Cullen [illegible] married in the foregoing Declaration obtained from the War Department at Washington the original Pension Certificate of the said Soldier, and for some years thereafter assisted said decedent in obtaining from the Trenton N.J. Agency his semi-annual stipend. That he knows from a long and intimate acquaintance and from general repute and belief of the Neighborhood in which from 1808 until the date of John Cullen's death, the said Cullen and his wife lived, and in which his widow yet lives, that they were universally reputed and believed to be lawfully wedded Man and Wife.

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That he is cognizant of the fact that the said John Cullen and wife in the year 1808 moved from Norfolk Virginia, to Cumberland Co. New Jersey that he has understood and believe that they were married some four or five previous to leaving said State of Va that he has never heard the legality of their marriage questioned, and has no pecuniary interest in the result of the written application.

Joshua Breck

Sworn to an subscribed before me the day and year above written. 

Joel S. Robinson J.S.

State of New Jersey
County of Cumberland }So

On this First day of September 1854, before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Thomas Lee an ex member of Congress from this State a resident of Cumberland Co. and known to me as a person entitled to credit who made oath in due form of law that Mrs. Elizabeth Cullen who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration is the universally acknowledged and reputed widow of the identical John Cullen [illegible] who for service in the Delaware line, War of the Revolution was about the year 1819 pensioned under Act of March 18, 1919 at 96 dols per annum, and inscribed on the Trenton Roll, New Jersey Agency.

That the said John Cullen and Elizabeth his wife for some twenty six or twenty seven years previous to the death of the former (which occurred in the year 1830 and about the 12th of April) lived within [illegible] miles of this deponent that no doubt has existed or does exist of the legality of the marriage of said parties; that the date of said marriage is not known to this deponent, but from the fact that there is now living in this County a son of the said John and

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Elizabeth Cullen, evidently some fifty years old it is beyond question that the marriage occurred as early as the year Seventeen Hundred and Ninety.

Deponent further states that about the year 1808 the said John Cullen and Elizabeth his wife removed under the charge of one Captain Robinson now a resident of this County, from the State of Virginia to Cumberland Co. New Jersey, in which latter place they continued to reside uninterruptedly until the death of John Cullen as above stated, and that since that period the widow who had not intermarried continued to reside and yet resides at the same place, that deponents opportunities of knowing all the facts herein sworn to were good, having resided in their immediate neighborhood for over 50 years. And that he is not interested pecuniarily in the within asserted claim for a Pension.

Thomas Lee

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.

Joel S. Robinson J.P.

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No. 71436 
Act of March 3, 1855.
Received April 3 1855
John Cullen Revi War 
[illegible] 8442-160-55
S.M. Knight, Present

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check mark
30.692

[Signature Wes Amos]

check mark
8442
[Signature Wes Amos]

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No 18705279

Elizabeth Cullen
Widow of John  
NJ
S M Knight Sep 7 1854
To same Sept 16/54
Act 1853

Bible filed with case
July 29 1848

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Dec 9 1853

Elizabeth Cullen
Wife of
John
Cumberland NJ

Act/53
$96.00 per annum
Com:  February 3, 1853

[illegible]

SM Knight

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K
Elizabeth Cullen
NJ - Sep 29, 1848
[Signature M Cole]
transfer out 1853

[Diagonal Text]
Com L P Waldo
Court of Pensions
Present

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John Cullen
NJ - around 18 M 1818
K Cole

[Diagonal Text]
Hon L P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions Present

[Upside Down Text]
Revolutionary War

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[illegible] and provided family records of both of children filed by Family Bible.  Provided 12 April 30.  [Illegible]

[Signature Boynton]

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Pension Office
December 9th, 1854

Sir,

Please certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid on the date of his death.

Very Respectfully,

L P Waldo
Commissioner

12 April 5[illegible]

MC Randall
R J Atkinson, Esq.
[illegible] Auditor, Treasury

[Diagonal Text]

John Cullen died 12 April 1830 paid in full to the day of his death.
[Signature Robert J [illegible]]
Auditor

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Washington 
April 14, 1855

Hon L. P. Waldo
Court of Pensions

Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herewith the applications of Cleasey Gregory, Elizabeth Cullen & John Leefow for Bounty Land under Act 3 March 1855.
Very respectfully
[illegible]
S.M. Knight

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In the case of John Cullen of Cumberland County in the State of New Jersey, a petitioner for a pension under the act of Congress
after 18 March 1818, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War":

Office of the Secretary of the State of Delaware
Dover 10 July 1819-

There are in this office payrolls of Lieutenant John Rhodes' company of the Delaware Regiment commanded by Col. David Hall in the service of the United States over this continental establishment during the revolutionary war, for the months of February March April May June July and August
1778, from which it appears that a person of the name of John Cullen" served as a private soldier in the said company from the 17th March 1778 until the 21st June of the same year, there being in the payroll for June of this
year an entry made against his name in the following words "Supposed deserted 21st June", and his name not appearing in any of the said payrolls after that for June 1778.

Then also are in this office payrolls of Major Joseph Vaughan's company in the Delaware Regiment aforesaid (of which company John Rhodes was the first lieutenant) from September 1778 to March 1780 inclusive, from which it appears that a private soldier of the name of John Cullen "belonged to the
said company, that his pay in the said company commenced on the first of
June 1778, until in October 1778 he "returned from Hospital", and that he continued to serve in the said company until and during the month of March 1780, his name being mentioned in all the said payrolls from and including until for October 1778 and is not appearing from any after and  that he was
was absent from the said company after his return from the hospital in October 1778.

It appears from a "Muster roll of the non commissioned officers drum core and fife and rank and file of the late Delaware Regiment (then /the five company of the second battalion in Col. Williams' Regiment serving in the Southern army of the United States" dated Hillsbouro N. Carolina Sept 1780 and which muster roll is in this office that a private soldier
of the name of "John Cullen", then belonged to and was serving in the said last mentioned company.

There are also in this office payrolls of Captain Peter Jaquetts company, in the Delaware Regiment aforesaid under the command of the foresaid Colonel David Hale, from May 1777 till March 1780 inclusion, all of which I have
carefully

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carefully examined, and the name of "John Cullen" does not appear in any of them.

Certificate for the United States War Department

[Signature H.M. Ridgely]

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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County

Be it known that on the Ninth day of August A.D. 1854 before me the undersigned a Justice of Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Cullen, a resident of Maurice River Township in said County and made oath according to Law that she is the Widow of John Cullen whose name under the act of June has been placed on the Pension Rolls, as a Revolutionary Soldier, resident in New Jersey, at the rate of
ninety six Dollars per annum, payable half yearly at the Trenton Bank, the Pension Office, which was duly received until about one month before his death - That she is credibly informed that the said Pension is by law of U.S. of right since the death of her said Husband
coming to her as his Widow; that she is now about Eighty Three years of age was married to him said John Cullen at the City of
Norfolk Virginia before the year Eighteen hundred, and that they removed
to New Jersey in the year 1803, where she has since resided. That my said husband died the 12th day of April 1830. I hereby appoint
and constitute Samuel M. Knight of Washington City my true and lawful attorney
to prosecute my claim for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due, and I hereby entrust my said attorney to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources certified proofs of such service, in satisfaction of said claim
which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension office of this State and to do all things I might or could do was I personally present

[Signature Elizabeth Cullen]
[X her mark]

Sworn to and subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written-and I hereby certify that I believe the said Elizabeth Cullen to be directly interest in said claim set forth and to be the Identical party therein alleged in whose claim I am in no wise interested.

[Signature Samuel Wells, Justice of the Peace]

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State of New Jersey
County of Cumberland

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before one Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County State of New Jersey, that John Cullen Decd was a
Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety Six Dollars per annum at the Pension Office at Trenton, New Jersey and that he died April 12th 1830 leaving a Widow and one son and none other - To wit Elizabeth Cullen whose application is hereto annexed, and William Cullen a son.  It is further certified that Samuel Wills Esq before whom the proceeding affidavit and power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing a duly authorized Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine; and further that in the within claim for Pension, or increase of Pension I am in no degree interested.

[Seal is attached]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this tenth of August one thousand Eighteen hundred fifty four.

E E Sheppard Clerk

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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County  SS

personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County, Thomas Lee and Joshua Brick Esq two of our aged citizens of this place who being duly sworn, say that they have been acquainted with John Cullen and Elizabeth his wife for between forty and fifty years and believe the facts stated in the affidavit of said Elizabeth to be correct and the said Joshua Brick declares that he as John
Cullens friend obtained his Pension warrant from the war office, John C Calhoun being Secretary of War, and for some years aided said John Cullen in collecting his half yearly sum of forty eight Dollars from the Pension office at Trenton New Jersey.

Sworn and subscribed before me this
ninth day of August one thousand
eight hundred and fifty four

[Signature Thomas Lee]
[Signature Joshua Brick]
[Signature Samuel Wills Justice of the Peace]

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Washington
September 5th, 1854

Hon. L.P. Waldo

Sir
I have the honor herewith to submit the application of Mrs. Elizabeth Cullen, Widow of John for the benefits of the Act of July 29 1848.

Very Respectfully,
Your [illegible]
S.M. Knight

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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Cullen, widow of John
Cumberland County and State of New Jersey
act 3 February 1853
Claim "original"

Proof exhibited, (if original)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Husband was pensioner under the Act of 18 March, 1818.  I certify at the rate of $96 per an: Six witnesses testify to 27 years reputation of Marriage & Cohabitation, parties raise a family
of Children & file copy of record of their births taken from family Bible.  Pensioner died 12 April 1830, as per the affidavit of Six
witnesses & report of the Third Auditor.

Widowhood Identity
is establish by the affidavit of Six credible affidavits.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?

[Signature S. M. Knight Esqr]
Name and residence of Agent Present.
[Signatuer S.C. Boynton]
Examining Clerk

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Washington
December 4th 1854

Hon. Comm of Pensions
Sir

I have the honor to enclose herewith the amended papers in an application by Mrs.
Elizabeth Cullen for the benefits of the Act
of 29th July 1848 - I have not as yet
succeeded in finding such proof of the
Marriage having accused prior to 1 Jan 1800
so will meet the objections urged in your
communications of Sep 16th wit, but may
yet find proof of that event sufficiently
conclusive to admit the claimant to the
benefits of the act above named.  In the
meantime I desire respectfully share
the enclosed proofs with those previously
forwarded and now on file in the Depart
may be considered in support of the widow
Claim under Act of Feb 3d 1853.

Very Respectfully
Your [illegible]
[Signature S. M. Knight]

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1370 
Elizabeth Cullen
Widow of John NJ
S. M. Knight 
Present

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I hereby certify that the Hon Israel Stratton
whose genuine signature appears attached to the foregoing declaration and Power of Attorney was at the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas held in and for Said County, duly commissioned and sworn and I further certify that the Justices of
the Peace before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and acknowledged and who has thereunto subscribed their names were at the time of so doing duly authorized and commissioned and the signatures
purporting to be theirs I believe to be genuine.

[Seal affixed]

Witness my hand and official seal
this Second day of September AD 1854.
[Signature E.E. Sheppard Clerk]

I, Ephraim E. Sheppard Clerk, Cumberland
County, New Jersey, hereby certify that the Honorable Israel Stratton whose genuine signature appears to the within papers, and before whom the within Declaration
appears to have been made, was on the second day of the present month and year; and yet is, Judge of the Court of Common pleas held in and for the County of Cumberland, and State of New Jersey.

I further certify that Joel S. Robinson Esq. before whom the within affidavits of Joshua Brick, Thomas Lee, Daniel Robinson, & Judith Robinson appears to have been taken, was on the 1st day of September, year above named, a duly authorized Magistrate within and
for the County of Cumberland and State of
New Jersey, and that the several signatures
to the within papers purporting to be his I believe to be genuine.
(over)

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In testimony whereof I have hereunto with
my hand, and affixed my seal of
Office this 26th day of September, A.D.
Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Four -
[Signature Ephraim E Sheppard Clerk of Cumberland County State of New Jersey]

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State of New Jersey
County of Cumberland
S.S.
On this First day of September 1854, before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Daniel Robinson an aged resident of said County known to me as a
credible person who made oath in due form of law that he has been acquainted with Elizabeth Critten widow of John Cullen Late a Revolutionary pensioner soldier in Revolutionary war, since September 1803, and that she is the same Identical person that accompanied her said husband John Cullen from Norfolk, Virginia to the Township of Maurice River County of Cumberland, New Jersey that they always lived together as man & wife untill his death in April 1830, where
she has continued to reside until the present time; that she has not intermarried since his death; that they brought with them from Norfolk Virginia in Sept 1803 two Children named William & Sarah, and that Mrs.
Callen at that time told him she had lost her Oldest child named James.   William Cullen is still living in this County is married and has a family and is aged about 33 years, and that this John Cullen and Elizabeth, were universally reputed and believed to be lawfully wedded man and wife, and I have no doubt of the fact myself.  [Signature Daniel Robinson]

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
[Signature Joel T. Robinson Justice of the Peace]

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State of New Jersey
County of Cumberland
S.S.

On this First day of September 1854 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Judith Robinson wife of Daniel Robinson aged 78 years, an aged resident of Said County known to me as a credible person who made oath in due form of
law that she became acquainted with John Cullen and Elizabeth Cullen his wife in September 1803, that they came to the Township of Maurice River, County of
Cumberland N.J. from Norfolk Virginia at that time and settled near where she resided, that they then brought with them Two Children; William & Sarah always claimed as their lawful Children; that the said John Cullen and Elizabeth his wife always resided in this Township until his death which was in 1830. That the said Elizabeth Cullen widow of said John Cullen has never intermarried & still remains a widow and that the said Elizabeth Cullen, Widow above named is the same
Identical person that accompanied her said
husband from Norfolk in Virginia at that time,
and that they were universally reputed and believed to be lawfully wedded man and wife, and I have no doubt of the fact myself.

[Signature Judith Robinson]
[X her mark]

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written
[Signature Joel S. Robinson Justice of the Peace]

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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County
SS
On this First day of September 1854 before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Joel T. Robinson and David Cullen Two Credible
persons of the Township of Maurice River, Cumberland County, New Jersey, who made oath in due form of law that they have been acquainted with John Cullen & Elizabeth his wife for many years, beginning from
about the year 1810.  That they had at that time two Children William and Sarah That Sarah decd before her Father; that his death occurred in 1830, William Cullen is still living and handed us the Family bible of said John Cullen which we have frequently seen and are well satisfied and believe to be the family bible of the above named John Cullen, and husband of the above named Elizabeth Cullen Widow above named.  The record is as follows and we verily believe in the hand writing of said
John Cullen written on the first leaf of said bible beginning "John Cullen Senior was Born AD 1755 May 24th "
" Elizabeth Cullen his wife was Born August 20th AD 1773."
"James Cullen their son was born May 22d AD 1800"
" William Cullen their son was born November 22 1801"
" Sarah Cullen their daughter was born May 14th AD 1803"
We also do know the above to be the family record of John Cullen (Decd and that the above named Elizabeth Cullen is the Identical widow of said John Cullen, a pensioner of the United States.
[Signature Joel S. Robinson]
[Signature David Cullen]
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written
[Signature Israel Stratton]

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6950
Wid
John Cullen
Pvt Rev War
Act: Feb 3 1848
Index: ---Vol. H, Page 161
[Arrangement of 1870]