Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2441, Aaron Crane, New Jersey

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(3 - 1776) 

SERVICE                                                                                                                                                  NUMBER

New Jersey                                                                    Crane, Aaron                                             R. 2441

                                                                                                     Tabitha


CONTENS

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.                                                                                          Declaration

State of New Jersey  Essex County  SS

On the Second day of December in the year of our Lord one

thousand eight hundreed & thirty from personally appeared in Open Court

before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions being a Court of Record now

Sitting Aaron Crane a resident of the Township of Bloomfield County of 

Essex of State of New Jersey aged eighty four year the 5th day of last March who

being first Soworn according to law doth on his oath make the following

declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed

the 7th of June 1832  That he entered the Service of the United States

under the following named officers & served as herein stated

1776 That in April in the 24th year of  aged he entered the service a 

private in Cap Caleb Dodd Company of Milita Saml Dodd Lieut

Joseph Crane Ensign marched to Long Island in the State of New York

Joined the Reg commanded by Col Thomas Cadmus worked at Fortificat 
 
= tion at Broolin billited at one Conover near Flat Bush with Joseph

Harrison served out his months duty & was dismissed

In June the 15th 1776 was warned to go in his class to Brooklin joined Cap

Abraham Speers Company Militia entered the Service marched to Brooklin

Long island joined the Reg commanded by Col Philip Van Courtland (Col)

Tho Cadmus having resigned his commission.  Caleb Dodd May worked

at fortification billited a Conover with Joseph Harrison other untill a

short time before their month expired the company marched to New York

remember seeing the British fleet at the narrow landing on Long Island

Served his months tour of duty was dimissed.

In October was wanred by Col Garner ? on a months tour of duty joint Cap

Amos Dodds Company John Crane Lieut entered the serivce & marched to Belodle

joined Col Van Courtland Reg Sam Hay kept guard bilitted at old Garland 

with Cors Jacoburg others at the exporation of his months duty was dismissed


In November had been home thee day was ordered on duty by Timy

Gould Sergant   Teh Brish was on way from the White Plains (New York)

to New Jersey entered the Service under Cpt Abrm Speer John Crane Lieut marchd

to Arquarchmonk Sound Col Van Cortland Regt Caleb Doddd Maj   Served a part of

the months duty & was ordered to Poverhun where the company continued scouting

& keeping guard Recollects Joseph Harrison with declarant in the same company

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at the expiration of the mont duty was dismissed

1777                             In January ? ? was on a month tour of duty with detachment

5                                     under Capn Elijah Squires, Company at Poverhun in the township of

                                        Acquackanonk  (The enemy at the time lay in Newark) were scouting sheep -

                                       ing guard together does not recollect that they joined the regiment was

                                       scouting to prevent the enemy from plundering the inhabitant at 

                                       expiration of the month was dismissed
billited

                                        In March recollects the British had left Newark was warned by Cor Carner

                                         to perform a months tour of duty enter the Service under Cap Amos Dodd

6                                      Leu John Crane marched to Belville joined Col Phillip Van Courtland Reg

                                         Samuel Hays may kep guard on the margin of the River Passaic billited

                                          at Old Garlands with Tim Gould & Others served out the months duty & was

                                          dimissed

                                              
                                          In June does not recollect the day was warned by Timothy Gould Serg to

7                                       perform a month duty under Cap Pierson  John Crane Lieut

                                           marched to Elis Town  joined Phil Van Courtland Reg kept guard and

                                           worked at fortification lay in tents Simeon Williams was on duty in

                                           the same company that mon& lay in the same tents as the expiration

                                            of the months duty were dismissed


                                           In October recollects it was intime of cradling buckwheat had to hire Caleb Martin

8                                         to cut his, was warned to do a month Tour of Duty intend the service

                                            under Cap Elijah Squire  Joh Crane Lieut marched to Eliz Town joined

                                            Col Phil Van Courtland Reg  Caleb Dodd Maj lay intents with Abijah Dodd

                                            worked at Fortifications keeping guard during the month was dismissed


                                            In December (recollect was dismissed on the week of New Year Holly day)

9                                          entered the Service under Capt Cornelius Speer  Josiah Quimby by Lieut marched

                                             to Belville joined Col Van Courtland reg billied at Old Garland with

                                             Moses Dodd kept guard was on a Scout with himto Seacancus & Pollyfly

                                             took some fat cattle from a a company of Loudon traders going to the enemcy

                                              also three men the name of one was Morrison served out his month

                                             Tour of duty was dismissed


1778                                    In January was substitute for Thomas Vanriper entered the service

                                              on New Years day joined Amos dodd   Joseph Crane Ensign marched

10                                         to Belville   Joined Col Van Courtland Reg   Caleb Dodd Maj kept guard

                                              Scouted billeted at Old Garlands with Timothy Gould Sergant continued on

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Duty to the end of the months I was dismissed.


                                    In Apri day of the month not recollected was ? to served a month

                                    Tour of duty entered the service under Cap John Ogden marched to Newark joined

11                                Col. Phil Van Courtland Reg  Sam Hays Maj kept guard at Camp dock Old Ferry

                                    neck gate billited at David Grances with TImothy Gould Sergant was on a Scout in
                                 
                                     the Sold Meadows at a creek called at Jasper Creek found canoe loaded with Salt

                                     & other articles brought to Newak & maded prose of it served out the month & was 

                                    dismissed.


                                    In June great distress was warned by Lewis Baldwin Sergant to turn out on a 

                                    month duty new that the British Army was coming from Philadelphia through

   12                            Jersey state entered the service made  under Capt Amos Dodd marched to Newark joined

                                    Col Phil Van Courtland by Caleb Dodd Maj in about a week the Reg was order                          

                                     to march Monmouth provided in far as 5 mile run or ? order countermanded

                                     I was ordered to return to Newark that thhe enemy was coming into Newark

                                     from New York served his month tour I was dismissed


                                     In Setpember was warned by Timothy Gould Seg to perform a month Long

13                                duty entered the service under Henry Jarolamon & marched to Belvill joined

                                     Col Phil Van Courtland Reg kept quard at the River & Scouted during the month

                                      with TImothy Gould billeted gogether of Old Garland at the expiration of the month

                                      was dismissed


                                       In November does not recollect the day warned by Col Garnder to perform

14                                  a months Tour of Duty entered the Sevrvice under Cap Abraham Speer  John Crane

                                       Lieut marched to Newark joined Col Phil Van Courtland Regt Sam Hayes Major recollects

                                       it was the time that the Refugees came over from Bergens took Saml Williams prisoner

                                        when on centry at Neck gate and one Bruin cows & hogg took away billited with

                                        Moses Dodd al David Cranes served outn three onths duty together was dismissed


1779                              In January 3rd recollect was warned in time of Holly day by Saml Williams Serg

                                         on a month duty entered the service under Capt Henry Jarolomon  John Crane

                                         Liu marched to Belville joined Col Phil Can Courtland Reg does not recollect the Major

15                                    kept guard & scouted during the month very cold suffered much that month from

                                         cold billeted in and old stone house with Cornelius ? was with him on a

                                         scouting party to Seacanius had a skirmish with the Refugees took from them

                                         cows belonging to one Doremus Cornelius ? was  wounded in his right leg from

                                         which wound 24 or 25 years aog it taken off served out the month duty were dismissed

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In April recollects the ? began to grown was warned to perform a month 

                                     duty entered the Service under Cap Zebulon Jones marched to Belvill joned CoL

15                                Van Courtland Regt Sam Hays  May remember the british firing a cross the Passaic

                                     River at our centinals billited with Cornelius Jacobus  Isaac Dodd at Old Garland

                                      served out three monts duty service dismissed


                                      In July in harvest time was ? by Timothy Gould ? on a months tour of 

17                                 duty enter the Service under Corl Speer marched to Acquachronk joined

                                       Col Phil Van Courtland Regt  Caleb Dodd Majr billited with Josiah Gould at ?

                                       Newlands kept guard at the expiration of teh mont was dismissed

                                       In October was warned to perform a month Tour of Duty entered the

18                                 service under Cap John Edwards & marched to Newark saw farmer as he went

                                      gathering fall crops joined Col Van Courtland Regt Sam Hays Maj kept guard

                                      at David Cramer served out three monts duty & was dismissed

                                       1780   In January was warned by Cornelius Jacobus Seg to preform a months duty

                                        entered the service entered the service under Cap Elijah Squire  John Crane
                                         
                                       ? Joseph Crane Ensign marked to Acquacknonk joined Col Van Courtland 

                                        Reg Caleb Dodd Maj kept guard was on scouting party with Josiah Gould

19                                   Isaac Dodd in Bergin County fell in with a copny of London Trader with
                                        
                                        cattles & horses driving to the ? took most of the horse & cattls with a  negro man

                                        that was wounded served out three monts duty I was dismissed.

      
                                                   his       ? day
                                        In March 5th  was arned by Timothy Gould on a month Tour of Duty

20                                    entered the servcie under Cap Thomas Williams Joseph Crane Ensign
                                 
                                         marched to Newark joined Col Phil Van Courtland Reg Samuel Hays Maj.

                                         billited at Wm Grants kept guard wen on a scoutng party with other into

                                          the great peace wwas called took a number of Lond traders & Tories also then

                                          cargo of butter  pork  eggs  Lived out the month was dismissed


                                          In June was ? out on a month duty entered the Service under

21                                    Capn Amos Marched Acquacknonk joined col Van Courtland Regt in

                                          a few days after was ordered to Springfield  The British had corssed over from

                                         Staten Island to Elis town & on their way to Connecticut Farm & from thence

                                          to Springfield declarant thinks about the 19th day of June he was in the battle

                                          saw Harmon Brown & Moses Smith killed by cannon ball after the battle followed the

                                          enemy to Elis town demlosjed their fort  Served out his monthy duty & was dismissed

                                          In September was warned to to perfprm a month Tour of Duty entered

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.                                   The Service  under Cap Zebulon Jones  Joseph Crane Ensign March to

22                                 Bellvile joined Col Phil Van Courtland Regt Caleb Dodd maay kep guard

                                      on the margin of the Passaic River billited at Old Garlands with Simeon 
 
                                      Williams at the expiration of his months duty was dismissed.


                                       In December about the 10th recollects hew was ond duty in the Holy days

23                                   was warned by TIm Gould Sergant to perform a months Tour of Duty

                                        entered the service under Captn Corneius Speer John Crane Lieu marched

                                        to Newark joined Col Phil Van Courtland Regt Sam Hays, Maj kept

                                        guard at camp dock Old Ferry & the places billited at David Cranes

                                        at the end of the month service was dismissed.


                                         1781 in march was warned to perform a month the Tour of Duty by Cors

24                                    Garner entered the service under Cap Elijah Squire  John Crane Lieut

                                          Joseph Crane Ensigh marched ot Newark joined Col Phil Van Courtland

                                          by Sam Hays may kept guard at Camp dock Bound Creek & Old Ferry

                                          billeted at Josepy Baldwin at the expiration of the month was dismissed


                                          In June was warned to do a months Tour of Duty entered the service

25                                     under Cap Amos Dodd marched to Eliz Town joined Col Courtland

                                          Regt Caleb Dodd Majr kep guard at the Old new Point nothing

                                          remarkable ? served out the month was dismissed.

                                               
                                          In Sept was warned on a months Tour of Duty entered the

26                                     Service under Capt Robert Nichols  Joseph Cran Ensign marched to

                                          Elish Town joined Col Van Courtland Regt kept guard ? in Barrack

                                          with Isaac Dod & then performed him on the duty & I was dimmissed


                                         1782 In Jnnauary was orderd on a months Tour of Duty entered the Service

27                                    under Cap John Odgen marched to Eliz Town kept guard ? in the 

                                         Barrack with Isaac Dodd performed the months duty was dismissed


                                          Declarant further saith that the was actively engaged in

                                           actual military service duing the whole time and not employed

                                           in any civil pursuit during the time he as stated in his declaration

                                           for which he claims a pension.


                                            He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annualy

                                            except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll

                                            of any agency in any State in the United States  Sworn & Subscribed the
                                              
                                             day and year aforesaid

                                             Eliphalet Hall                                                                  Aaron Crane

                                             Rufus Harrrison                    Court of Record

                                             William Gould

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We John Duryee a Clergyman residing in the  County of Essex & State

of New Jersay and Moses in the same hereby certify that we are

well acquainted with AAron Crane who hath Subscirbed and Sworn

to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty four years of age

That he is reported and believed int the neighborhood where hereunto to

have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion

sworn and subscribed

the day & year aforesaid

Elephalet Hall                                                                 John Duryee

Rufus Harrison      Court of Record

William Gould                                                                  Moses Dodd


                                                                                 Interrogatories

1.   When & in what year were your born

An was born in the Township of Bloomfield County of Essex & State of New Jersey

in the year 1750 March 5th


2   Have you any Record of you age if so where is it

The record of my age was in my Fathers family bible & that bible worn

out & the record lost but has not doubt about his age being correct


3    Where were you living when called into service

Was living when called into service in the Township of Bloomfied

County of Essex & have lived there untill the present time.


4    How were you called into Service or

Always took my turn in ? & turned out in alarm was wonce &

substitute for Thomas Vanripper one month


5  State the names of some of the regular officiers &c

Was never embodied with continental troop knew som continental

officers & men in the time of the war but have forgoton them


6  Never reviewed a writen discharge to my knowledge


7   An known to the Revd Gideon Judd  Revd As Hilyard D D Revd George Pearon

Moses Dodd  Abijah Dodd   Isreal Crane  Timothy Crane   Isaac ?   David

Harrison   Silas Condit   Theodore Frelinhauson

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And the court do hereby declare their opinion after the investiagetion of the

matter and often putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department

that the above name applicant wa a Soldier of the Revolution and served

as he states              And the court do further state that it appears to them that

John Duryee who was signed the proceeding certificate as clergyman

resident in the county and that Moses Dodd who has also signed the  the same

is a residen in they county is a credible person and that there statement is

entitled to credit.

                                                              Eliphalet Hall

                                                               Rufus Harrison            Court of Record

                                                               William Gould

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(Black Ink Stamp)
REJECTED

Acts of July14, 1862, and March 3, 1879,


2441

P. O.

Aaron Crane

Service:



Enlisted:                                , 18

Discharaged                        , 18

Printed Volume - Rejected Suspended

Pensions  - page 188 - shows


Application filed:  Reason for Suspensions, 18

No satisfactory proof of service - alleges

twenty - sevne tours in New Jersey Militia


Alleges:                                                              I. L. L.
                                                                              9/1/37


Re - enlisted:



Attorney:

P.  O.

                             Recognized.                                       Contract


                   Cert. of Dis.                            Searched for                             , 18


1937 - Sept 1   Hist. to Mrs F W Matterson. I L L

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.                                                          AFFIDAVIT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY


STATE OF New Jersey
                                              SS:
COUNTY OF Essex

Be it remember, That , on this 29th dayof December

A. D. 1852, I. Zenas I Crane of Bloomfield in the County & State  aforesaid

do make know and declare that i am the son

and here - at - law to Tabitha Crane

who was the                 wife of Aaron Crane

a Revolutionary soldier, who served a term of years, under the command of Colnl Van Cortland

and other officers in the forces raised by the State of

New Jersey and that he and his said wife were married about the month of

not known A. D.               that he died about the month of February

A. D. 1836 and that his said wife also died about the month of September

A. D. 1841 and that a pension of                                                    dollars a year was drawn by said

                                                                                                                     on account of said services,

and so continued until the year A. D. 18           , since which time nothing has been received by

either, or the heirs of either of said parties.



And that claimant is now 59 years of age; and it is understood and believed that there 

are arrearages of Pension, and other claims due for said services;  NOW, THEREFORE, the ture 

intent of all this is to qualify and irrevocably aooiubt and empower ALFRED J. WORKS,

of New Haven City and County, State of Connecticut,



as my Attorney, with power of substitution, to invetigate, substantiate, demand, and received

the avails of, said claim or claims, and to say and do all things relative thereto, as amply as I 

might do:  hereby ratifying every thing said or done by my said Attorney, or his substitute,

in virtue hereof;  ALSO, revoking all Powers of Attorney, or other authority previously given

for such purposes.


Attest                                 In witness whereof, I have herunto set my hand and 

David K Boyton             seal, day and date first above named.

M B Martin                       Zenas S. Cranes                                                                L. S.

 
Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above indicated

                                                                              Stephen R. Haines

                                                                               Judge Essrx County

                                                                               ? Pleas


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.                                                                                                                                         September 1, 1937.


                                                                                            BA - J/ILL  
Mrs. F. W. Matterson                                                   Aaron Crane
                                                                                            R. 2441
Wagontown, Pennsylvania


Dear Madam:


Reference is made to your letter in which you rquest hte 
Revolutionary War record, even though he did not
serve from Connecticut of Massachusetts, and is not the one described
in your former letter.

The data given herein were found in pension claim, R. 2441, 
based upon service of Aaron Crane in the Revolutionary War.

Aaron Crane was born March 5, 1750, in Bloomfield Township,
Essex County, New Jersey, lived there during the Revolutionary War
and was living there in December 1834.  The names of his parents are
not shown.

He applied December 2, 1834, for pension, might have
been due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.  He stated
then that he enlisted in April 1776, served on different tours until
January 1782, amounting in all of twenty - seven tours, as private under
Captains Caleb Dodd, Amos dodd, Abraham Speer, Elijah Squire, Josiah 
Pierson, John Ogden, Henry Jaroloman, Zebulon Jones, John Edwards,
Thomas Williams, Cornelius Speer and John Ogden, and Colonels Thomas
Cadmus and Philip Van Cortland, and that during his service he was in
a skirmish with the refugees, and in the battle of Springfield in 1780.

His claim for pensin was not allowed as he failed to furnish
proof of the alleged service as required as required by the pension law.

Aaron Crane died in February 1836, in New Jersey; he was sur - 
vived by a widow, Tabitha Crane, who died in September 1841.  The date
and place of their marriage, and her maiden name are not shown.  One of
the soldier's sons, Zenas S. Craen, was a resident of Bloomfield Township.

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Essex County, New Jersey, in 1865.  Thre are no further data per -

taining to the soldier's family.

                                                                      Very truly,


                                                                       A. D. HILLER
                                                                      Executive Assistant
                                                                      to the Administrator.











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Aaron Crane


REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIMS

ACT OF June 7, 182.

Suspended Claim

of 

Aaron Crane, dec

N. Jersey


POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO EXAMINE CLAIMS


CHAS C. TUCKER

ATTORNEY

            Present.

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.                                                                              POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all Men by thes Presents:  That I Zenas S Crane one of 

the sons of Aaron Crane decd.

do hereby constitute and appoint CHAS . C. TUCKER, of Washington, D. C. my true and lawful Agent and

Attorney to prosecute the Claim of the Heirs of Aaron Crane for any

amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase  of Pension that may be due under the provisions of the Act of

                                                               or any other Act of Resolution of Congress, and I hereby authorize my said

Attorney to examine all papers and couments in relation to said Claim on file in the Departments at Wash -

ington City or elsewhere , to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which

may be issued for  said Claim, and to appoint one or more substiutes under him for the purposes herein ex -

pressed:  and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and

confirming all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises.


Witness my hand and seal this 25th day of May 1855

In presence of E W Cobb             SS                                              Zenas S Crane


STATE OF New Jersey   Essex COUNTY - SS

On this 25 day of May 1855, before me a Justice of the Peace 

in and for the County and State above mentioned personally appeared Zenaz S Cran

                             and acknowledged the foregoin power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purpose

therein mentioned
                                                                                         Elias W. Cobb.


STATE OF New Jersey
                                            SS:
Essex COUNTY 

On this 25th day of May 1855, before me the undersigned a 

Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Zenas

S. Crane a resident of said County, and made oath according to the law that he is the ident -

ical person who executed the foregoing power of Attorney, and that he is

directly interested in said Claim, and makes this affidavit to be biled with such additional evidence or argu -

ments as my said attorney may use in prosecuting said Clam.

                                                                                         Zenas S Crane

E. W. Cobb


 STATE OF New Jersey

COUNTY OF Essex


I James J Terhune Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Count do

hereby certify that Elias W. Cobb, Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit and

acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice

of the Pece, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his 

official acts suchare entitled to full faith and credit.

 
                                                                                         In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed

                                                                                         my name affixed my official seal this 

                                                                                         25 day of May 1855


                                                                                                                            J J Terhune Clk

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I appoint N Leaker Esq

to act for me.

                    Arad Joy

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Hon J L Edwards     Comd of Pensions    Sir   in behalf

of the surviving children of Aaron Crane late of 

New Jersey, who applied for a pension,  I have 

appointed Arad Joy my ? agent to investigate

our claim to the pension due to our said father

New Jersey  Augt 18th 1846

                                                   Zenas Crane

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Aaron Crane  Declaration

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State of New Jersey        Essex County   SS:

                          On the second day of Decmeber             in the year of our lord one

                           thousand eight hundred & thirty four   Personally appeared in Open Court

                           before the Judge ot the Court of Quarter Session now Sitting being a Court

                           of Record Joseph Harrison of the County Essex aged eighty seven years who

                           being first worn according to Law on his oath saith that in the revolution -

                           ary was in the year 1776 April he did one one duty with of the Township of Bloomfield Aaron Crane on Long

                           Island in the State of of New York in Col Cadmin Regiment or Col Courtland does

                           not recollect which was in offices Capt Thos Will Company workat Fortification

                           at Brooklin battled together at one conovers.


1776                 In June did one month duty with Aaron Crane on Long island in 

                           Abraham Speers Company wokred at fortification except a fourt day that 

                           they were in New York befre the British landed then troops on the Island

                           & soon took our forts.


                           In November was on a month Tour of Duty with Aaron Crane at Acquack -

                            nock  under Capt Abraham Spee in Col Van Courtland Reg having that the

                           British Army were on their way to Acquacknonk they were oreder to march to

                           Poveshun in the Township of Bloomfield where they served out their month

                            together I was dismissed.


1778                  In June was on a month Tour of Duty at Newark in Capt Robert Nichols

                           Company recollects Aaron Crane was in Cap Amos dood company both company

                            in Col Van Courland Regt in about a week after they entered the service depon -

                            ants company was ordered to Elis Town to Relieve Capt Ely Squire Company

                            & the Reg marched on towards Monmouth after that he did not see Aaron

                            Crane in Service that month and further saith not

                
                            Sworn and Subscribed the

                            day & year aforesid                                                                      Joseph Harrison

                             William Gould

                             Eliphalet Hall            Court of Record

                              Rufus Harrison


                                                               State of New Jersey  Essex County SS


On the Second                         day of December in the year of our Lord one

Thousand eight hundred & thirty four personally appeared in Open Court before

the Judges of theh Court of Quarter Session now Sitting being a Court or Record

Cornelius Jacobus of the Township of Caldwell Count of Essex & State of New Jersey.

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.                                 age seventy five years who being firs sworn according to Law on his oath

                                   saith that in the Revolutionary War in the month of October 1776 was on a

                                   months Tour of Duty under Capn James Dodd  John Cran Lieut at Belville

                                   in the County of Essex Aaron Crane of the Township of Bloomfield they

                                   they did duty and billeted together at old Garlands.


1777 -                      In the Winter Season Newy Cold weather did a month Tour of Duty at Poveshun

                                   and other places with Aaron Crane was in the same company together

                                   under Cap Elijah Squire the company was continually scouting (The enemy lay

                                    in Newark about 3 miles ? recollect having while on duty the ?

                                    news of the capture of the Regiment of Trenton & Princeton


1779                           In ? recollect it was immediately after the Holly days was on  d

                                     months duty at Belville ? ?  Emry Lardamon with Aaron Crane

                                      was on a Scout with him under Capn Abrm Speer at Seacacus a ?

                                       with a party of Refugees where he was wounded of which wound he afterwards

                                       he lost his right leg thinks they battled together in an old Stone houuse


                                       In April deponent served ina  mont tour under Cap Zebulon Jones

                                       at Belville with Aaron Crane Capt guard & billeted together at Old 

                                        Garlands ? the Enemy firing across the Passaic River at our Contenats

                                        and further saith not

                                        Eliphalet Hall                                                                  Cornelius H Jacobus

                                        Rufus Harrison         County of Record

                                        William Gould



                                                                 State of New Jersey Essex County SS

                                       On the second               day of December in the year of our Lord one thous -

                                        - and eight hundred & thirty four personally apeared in Open Court before the

                                       Judge of the Court of the Court of Quarter Session noew sitting being a Court of

                                        Record TImothy Gould of the Township of Caldwell County of Essex of State

                                         of New Jersey aged Eighty three years  who being first sworn according to Law

                                         on his oath siath that in March 1777 Aaron Crane served one month Tour of

                                         duty with deponent under Capn Amos Dodd at Belville formerly called

                                         Second River kept guard and bittled at Old Garlnds recollects

                                          when they were dismissed deponent event home with said Aaron Crane & 

                                          stood with him all night.


1778                                In April deponent did one month of Tour of Duty with Aaron Crane at Newark

                                          undr Cap John Odgen kept guard at Old Ferry & Camp dock billeted together at

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David Crane recollects that took of salt and other articles from London

                                  traders as thewere called in Jasper Creek in the Salt Meadows.


                               In September deponent did a months Tour of duty with Aaron Cran

                               at Belville together  under Cap Henry Larolamon kept guard & billited 

                               together at Old Garlands


1790                      In March Aaron Crane did a months Tour of Duty with deponent

                               under Captn Thomas William were together on a Scout in the Great Peace

                                in the Township of Caldwell under Nathan Squire Lieut took a number of

                                of Torys & London Trasders & their cargo of Butter  eggs foles pork among the

                                prisoners was one byt the name Morrison


                                In December deponant did a months Tour of Duty with Aaron Crane

                                at Newark under Corneilus Seepr Cap kept guard at Camsp dock Old

                                Ferry & Neck gate billeted together at David Cranes & furhter saith not

                                Sworn & Subscribed the
                                                                                                                           Timothy GOuld
                                 day and year aforesaid

                                  Willaim Gould

                                 Eliphalet Hall             Court of Record

                                 Rufus Harrison



                                                                       State of New Jersey Essex County SS

                                  On the Second day of December in the yeaer of our Lord one thou
                                                
                                  said eight hundred & thirty four personally nappearedin Open Court before

                                  the Judge of the Court of Quarter Session now sitting beig a Court of Record

                                  Simeon WIllimas of the Township of Livingtson in the County of Essex andge

                                  Seventy four years who being first sworn according to Law on his oath saith

                                   that in March 1780 Aaron Crane of the Township of Bloomfiled wias iwth

                                  deponent on a monts Tour of Duty at Newark under Thomas Williams

                                   Capt keeping guard recollect theywere together on a scouting party at

                                   Great Peace in the Township of Caldwell took some Tory & London traders

                                   with this cargo of butter pork  eggs & fowls to Newark


                                    In June was on duty in the alram when the ? & Springfield was

                                   burnt recollect seeing Arron Crane frequently in the time of being on duty but

                                   was not in the company.


                                    In Septmeber deponant was on a month Tour of Duty with Aaron Crane

                                    under Cap Zebulon Jones   Sleph Crane Ensign at Belville kept guard &

                                    billited together at Old Garlands & further south not

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Sworn and Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid                                                    Simeon William

Eliphalet Hall
Rufus Harrison                          Court of Record
William Gould

                                                              State of New Jersy  Essex County SS

On the Second                       day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand

eight hundred thirty four personally appeared in Open Court beforethe

Judge of the Court of Quarter Session now sitting being a Court of Record Abijah

Dodd of the Township of Bloomfield COunty of Essex aged Seventy

years who being first sworn according to law on his oath saith that in 

October 1777 Aaron Crane of Bloomfield County of Essex was with deponent

on a months tour of duty at Elish Town under Capt Elijah Squire  John Crane

Lieu worked together at fortification on guard lay in tents in the same

mess and further saith not
                                                                                                Abijah Dodd



Sworn and subscribed

the day & year aforesaid


Eliphalet Hall
Rufus Harrison             Court Record
William Gould


State of New Jersey   Essex County   SS

On the Second            day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand

eight hundred thirty four personally appeared in Open Court before the Judge

of the Court of Quarter Session now setting being a Court of Record.  Moses Dodd

of the Township of Bloomfield County of Essex aged seventy nine  years

who bein first sworn according to law on his oath saith that  Aaron Crane

was with deponent on a months tour of duty at Belville County of Essex in

December 1777 was together at Seacancus on a Scout took a drave of Fat Cattle &

Lond trader billited together at old Garlands


In November 1778 Aaron Carne was with deponent on a month tour of 

duty at Newark under Capt Abraham Speer at the tiem Samuel William

was taken prisoner when on centery by a part of Refugees further south not

Sworn subscirbed at the day & year aforesaid.

Eliphalet Hall                                                                                        Moses Dodd
Rufus Harrison      Court of Record
William Gould

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State of New Jersey                     The Judge of the Court of Quarter Session now sitting

Essex County                                  being a Court of Record do hereby ceritfy that the foregoing

                                                               contains the original proceeding of the said court in the

                                                               matter of the application of Aaron Crane for a pension   And the said

matter of the application of Aaron Crane for a pension  And the said

court do further certify that the affidavits of Joseph Harrison  Cornelius

Jacobus  Timothy Gould  Simeon Williams  Abijah Dodd & Moses Dodd

attached to the declaration of Aaron Crane were taken before said court

and that they are respectable old men and their testimony entitled

to credit                                             In Witness whereof we  have hereunto to return

hand and affixed our seal this second

day of December in the year of our Lord one

thousand eight hundred thirty four 1834

 Eliphalet Hall

Rufus Harrison                Court of Record

William GOuld

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State of New Jersey
                                            SS:
County of Essex                                      I Elias Van Arsdale ? Clerk of the Court of 

                                            General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and fpr the County of Essex .  Do

hereby certify  That Eliphalet Hall, Rufus Harrison, & William Gould Esquire

before whom the foregoing proceedings in the matter of Aaron Cran

a pension were had; were for the time when said proceedings were so had as

aforesaid each of them Justies of the Peace for said County and memdoer of

said Court, duly commissioed and sworn; and that the several signatures

of said Justices. whenever they occur in the foregoing procedings are genuine


In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribe my

name, and affixed the seal of said Court at Newark

in the County of Essex aforesaid the Twenty second

day of April A. D. Eighteen hundred & thirty five

                                   E Van Ardsdale, Clk

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Sept 8 1846

Recd sof 

Barnet Hagerman


Com J. L Edwards

Com of Pensions

Present


2441

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.                          Washington       Sept 9 1846

Sir

I enclosed herewith power of

attorney in the case of Barnet Hagerman, an

Abijah Dodd decd & Aaron Crane decd the

two las t of New Jersey & the first an Ohio

applicant for pension in each of these

cases the claimants are now dead & the

agency having fallen int new hand 

the heirs are not able to give the true

condition of the cases & it is therefore

requested that copes of the last letters in

thoses cases may be furnished as for

a proper understanding of them, & that

the power of attorney may be file with

the rejection claims, as an early answer

will greatly oblige     Yours obt srvt

                         Very Respectivefully

             
                            Nathan Leake



Hon J L Edwards

Com of Pensions

Present

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Aaron Crane

NJ

in book concerning serveral cases

let A M Gould 24 June '35

regarding affidavits per cases

N "               M                 4 Sept 35

"       "          Arthur Leake

Sept 21 1846



Act 7 June 32

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COPY.


                                                                                                                   Pension Office
Natan Leake, Esq.                                                                              September 21, 1846


Sir:

In reply to your letter of the 9th instance - etc. (another case)

Aaron Craim set forth in his declaration some 27 tours in
the Essex County New Jersey Milita, principally under Captain Dodd and
Spear, Major Hays and Col. Van Cortland.  No satisfactory proof of 
the service was produced

It is not known etc. (another case).

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.  U. S. D                                                                NATIONAL SOCIETY
    1812                                                UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812

                 NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1451 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, N. W.  WASHINGTON, D. C.

            PRESIDENT NATIONAL:  MRS.  JOHN F WENMANN 2214 BATTERY STREET  LITTLE ROCK, ARK

                                                                          STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                                          PRESIDENT:   MRS PERCY YOUN SCHELLY

                                                          1020 SOUTH 60TH STREET PHILADELPHIA


                                                                                                                                                                   Aug 28/37


Veterans Administration



Dear Sir: ----

Referring to file reference

"BA - J/ILL" date Aug 2, 1937 in

? to service for an Aaron

Crane, would judge that you have

service record for an Aaron Crane

whose ? & service were different

from the man's record asked for.


Please send me the record

you have on file --- This man

who you have record for ? ? may have come from

Conn. or Mass.  The name is 

so unusual that wherever he 

served he must be the man

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I am searching for

Yours truly

Mrs. F. W. Mary Matteson

State Registrar Pa Society


(Black Ink Stamp)
MRS. F. W. MATTESON
WAGONTOWN, CHESTER COUNTY, PA.



(Black Ink Stamp)
RECEIVED
AUG 30 1937
MAIL SUB - DIV
VET ADM #2
READER

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August 2, 1937



Mrs. Frederick W. Matteson                                   BA - J/ILL

Wagontown, Pennsylvania



Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War record of Aaron Crane who was born May 8,
1756, married Mary Barber June 16, 1784 and died July 3, 1826.

A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made
in your behalf and there is no claim for pension or bounty land
on filed based upon service of the Aaron Crane cited by you.

It is  regretted that this office is unabe to aid you
in your records.

                               Very truly yours,


                                A. D. HILLER,
                                Executive Assistant
                                to the adminiter


- Mass. Service - given in letter

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Mrs. F. W. Matteson

Wagontown  --   Penna  8 - 2 - 37



Crane - Aaron

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



NAME    Crane, Abel                                                 GRADE    Private                                            LINE    Massachusetts



WARRANT
NUMMBER      3868                                                    ACRE AGE    100                                           ISSUED    July 22, 1789

                                                                                                                                                                      to ------- not shown -------



-----

* The information concerning the issuance of warants carded on this form is found in volume 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 subse -
quent dates.  Other recors relative to the appliation 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 Nation Archives.