Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3583, Matthias Williams, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Williams, Matthias
S. 3583
CONTENTS
carded

No 536.4 New Jersey
Matthias Williams
of Morris Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Drummond of the Troops commanded by Genl. Lee — in the N. Jersey line for Militia
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey, at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Feby. 1833 and sent to Hon. L. Condick, N. R.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r . 1832 39.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th March 1833 13.33
$53.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown — Clerk Book D. Vol. 4 Page 183

Adkins
3583 INVALID.
File No. 3583
Matthias Williams Print Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 407
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mathias W. Williams No 6123
New Jersey
8. Jan. 33
Obj. 4, 5, 11, 12
Hon. L. Conditt
Scritter
8 mos -
30.00
$ 26.66
Respecting a clergyman's affidavit - see letter of Hon. L. Conditt - 7 Feb 33 p 199
2

BRIEF in the case of Mathias Williams of Morris County of Morris in the State of New Jersey (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge ? Court 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is he ? 77 4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
5. In what battles was he engaged?
Wenonah & Siyeh
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
County, New Jersey. Orange. April
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Tradition
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Period of time not stated
Defective
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jas C. Wilson Examining Clerk.

Appleton
Matthias F XXXX Williams
No 6123.
Alarms for 2 years Specific Duty 8 mo.

DECLARATION, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-JERSEY, } ss. County of Morris }
On this thirty first day of July 1832 personally appeared, in open court, before the Judges of the Superior Court the court of Common Pleas now sitting in the William — a resident of the Township of Morris in the County of Morris — and State of New-Jersey, aged Seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated:
That in the Spring (think the month of March), of the year 1776, this Applicant Volunteered — as a private Soldier at the Township of Orange in the County of Essex State of New-Jersey, under Capt. Drummond & marched to Newark — & from there to Long Island & served one month, my Company I think belonged to the 2 Regiment of the Essex County Militia, served another month in June 1776, at Long Island under Capt. Dodd, served one other month at Elizabeth Town under Capt. Dodd and also one month at Bellville under Capt. Dodd served one month at Newark under Capt. Nicholson, served at New-Ark under Capt. Lyon and from there marched to Elizabeth Town. New Brunswick & then Monmouth and was in the Battle of Monmouth Genl. Washington & Lee there at this time was not in service one month served one month at Aquackunack does not recollect the name of the Captain while at Aquackunack Genl. Washington passed through on his march to the Delaware, served one month at Princeton, acted as guard to prisoners sent from New-Ark to that place —

This applicant says that from the time he first entered into the Service until the close of the war he was almost continually on duty in the militia and. Besides, the whole time of his Service in actual duty was two ————— years. The only battles or skirmishes he was in were at Manassas & near Manassas. —
Generals Washington & Lee are the only regular officers that were with the troops when I was that I can now recollect, I do not recollect the names of any of the continental or militia regiments. —
I never had any written discharge from the Service. —
I was born at Orange in the County of Essex & State of New Jersey in 1753 where I lived when I entered the Service after the war I continued to reside at Orange until about 20 years ago when I removed to the Township of Manass in the County of Manass and have lived there ever since.
I have no record of my age in my papers. —
I have no documentary evidence of my Service and know of no persons whose testimony I can procure to testify to my Service. Timothy Allen and Grace Huggins will testify to my character & their belief of my Service as a Soldier of the Revolution. —

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, is only on that of the Agency of the State of New Jersey.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
William Britton  Matthias X Williams Simothy Allen & Ebenezer Riggs - residing in the Township of Wood & County of Morris hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Matthias Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
William Britton
Simothy Allen Ebenezer Riggs
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Simothy Allen
who has signed the preceding certificate,
resident in the Township of Morris in the County — aforesaid, and that Ebenezer Riggs who has also signed the same, is a resident in the Township of Morris & County aforesaid and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Simothy Allen William Britton Stephen Dail Jesse Upson
David Day Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Matthias Williams for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
David Day Clk