Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 795, James Young, New Jersey

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New Jersey
Young, James
S. 795
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New Jersey 9984 Connecticut
James Young of Roxbury in the State of New Jersey who was a Surgeon in the Compt. commanded by Captain Lacey of the Brig commanded by Col. Hense in the New Jersey Art. time for 22 mo $ 110.00
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 110 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of July and put to Hand L. Candler Morristown N. Jersey
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 — $220.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept — " — 35.00 $255.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by Viral Luce Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 138

Letter to 3 d Auditor and Secy Conducting Morristown N Jersey Dec 9 th 1842
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 9 th 23 rd Aug 1842 from 1 st March to 30 June 1836. Agt notified 23 rd Dec 1842
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James Young, of Morris Co. New Jersey. May 27 th 1833. Amendatory Declaration.
Admitted 22 mo Sargant $110- ad 22 mo Ord Sargt
M c Namee self

State of New Jersey Morris County
Be it known, that on this 21 st day of May, 1833, before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for the County aforesaid, personally came, James Young of said County, aged 79 years, & well known to me to be a man of good standing for veracity, & being duly sworn saith, that he is the same James Young, who in July or August last, 1832, made his Declaration under oath, before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of this County, to enable him to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of Jan. 7 th 1832 for services performed in the war of the Revolution, which Declaration he under- stands has been postponed or suspended at the War Department, because his services were not stated so definitely & specifically, as to enable the Department to determine what amount of pension he is entitled to receive. He was himself, no judge of the manner in which a statement of his services should be submitted, & his Counsel who prepared his narrative, was probably in too great haste to ask many questions, or to take down in writing, his various services in detail. — He has lately bestowed much reflection & thought upon the subject, & respectfully requests, that this, his amended Declaration may be rec d . as giving a more full & detailed account of his Revolutionary services. — He never belonged to the Continental Army, but his duties were performed in the Militia of New Jersey. — He was young & lived in Morris County, where the Militia was almost constantly in requisition, one half of those who were fit for Militia duty going upon the frontier or lines of the enemy for one month, when they were relieved by their neighbours for a month & went home — being thus out in alternate tours of monthly service from the time when the British took possession of New York & the neigh- bouring Islands, until near the close of the war. Those parts of New Jersey bordering upon New York & Staten Island, were often in possession of the enemy & often held for months. The town of New Brunswick was the quarters of a portion of the British Army for several months, & Hack- ensack, Newark, Elizabeth town Rahway & Amboy were often in the alternate possession of the contending armies. — Scouting & foraging & plundering parties of the British & Hessian, piloted & guided by Tories & refugees, were sent out to scour the Country in all directions & to annoy

the inhabitants. The Militia of all the neighbouring Counties were therefor kept almost in constant service, to guard the frontier, & protect the people from plunder. — The station to which this deponent, & his immediate neighbours were for the most part assigned, was in & near Elizabeth town, & that part of the Jersey shore which is opposite Staten Island, between Elizabeth town point & Perth Amboy. In this line, there are several ferries & landing places at which some of the Militia were almost continually stationed, relieved by their neighbours at intervals of a month, & when the enemy sometimes sent over large bodies, or by their movements in New York & Staten Island, assumed a more alarming attitude, the whole body of Militia would be kept in service upon these lines, performing guard duty, & throwing up breast works for defence, in monthly tours of duty, from early in 1776, to the termination of hostilities in 1781 & 1782. — He was an orderly sergeant when he first went into service, & always did Militia duty in that capacity. He never had a commission, nor ever received a written discharge as he believes. — From the length of time, & frailty of his memory, it is impossible for him to particularise & specify, each, & every monthly tour of duty he performed, or to name in every instance, the officers under whom he served. But so far as he can give his services in detail, he will, according to the best of his remembrance. — At home, he belonged to the Militia company commanded by Captain James P. Losy, & his first monthly tour was under his command & that of Col. Jacob Ford. It was in the month of April, as he thinks, & in the year 1776. They were stationed at Elizabeth town point, & employed in erecting a breast work for defence at the old point, continued there one month, were discharged & went home. — He served another monthly tour in June following, under Captain Losy, & Col: Jacob Drake & Major Layn of Newark. In the course of this month Col: Drake was relieved by Colonel Hathaway, & in July, Congress declared Independence, & the British landed at Staten Island & Long Island, under Lord Howe. The company was stationed at Elizabeth town point, to guard & defend the shores & landing places, & remained out two months at this time, viz: through June & July. — Military stores of various kinds,

was sent out from New York city during this time, under Col. Windes, as this Dept. believes, - the enemy not having as yet occupied the city. This Dept. was placed at the head of a guard, to take charge of their stores on their arrival, & when not thus occupied, was employed in throwing up Breast works for defence across the points. - At the expiration of these two months, his company was relieved & he went home early in August, as he thinks, having been dismissed verbally. - Early in September following, he was again called out on duty, & was stationed at the same place as before, performing guard duty & erecting breast works for defence - where he continued on duty for two months - the first of which he thinks he was commanded by Captain Losey, & the 2 nd by Capt. Ezek. Crane & Lieut. William Young. - At the expiration of these 2 months, the company being relieved, was dismissed & went home. The urgency of the service, & the great force of the enemy, rendered it necessary to keep out a large body of Militia in continued service. - He thinks Genl. Livingston, afterward Governor Livingston, & Genl. Williamson, commanded the whole - & Col. Ford, Col. Drake, & Col. Hathaway commanding regiments. -
Late in the fall of that year, after the taking of Fort Lee, he was again ordered out, under Captain Crane, as he believes, (Losey having resigned as he thinks) - was marched towards Tappan, in the vicinity of Genl. Washington's Army, under Colonel Windes. Sometime in the night, orders were given to retreat to Elizabethtown, to guard the lines there, & thence along the shore to Sumbly's point. - Whilst here, Genl. Washington, with his main Army, retreated through New Jersey, the Militia following in his rear, & the British pursuing. This march was distinguished from all others & was called, the "Mud rounds". The Militia followed as far as New Brunswick, & filed off to the West by Bound Brook & Pluckemin, whilst Genl. Washington crossed the Delaware into Pennsylvania. - After Genl. Lee was taken prisoner at Baskingridge, the Deponants company was ordered to underground at Red Bank, at the Widow White's tavern, & thence was marched to Van Munchie's, at the foot of the mountain, near Dreibel town, to watch the movements of the enemy then in force

in New Brunswick. There was a considerable Militia force stationed at Van Nu: lins, under command of Colonel Martin Hol. Windes, for the defense & protection of the inhabitants against foraging & plundering parties of the enemy. — He was out upon this tour & excursion, two months — & the company was dismissed & went home in the winter, late in December, or in January. — The rest of the winter, he was at home, & early in May following, 1777, was called out under Captain Cram — was marched to Eliz th town, & stationed there one month, on guard duty — was then dismissed & went home. In July following, was called out under Captain Robert Young — stationed again Eliz th town, to guard the landing places & shores, & protect the inhabitants. Continued in service one month — was dismissed & went home. In the two last tours, as thinks Col. Drake & Major Lacy commanded the Regiment. — In August following, (1777) he was ordered out, & commanded by Capt. Bayley, of Morris town, & Col. Windes — was marched again to Eliz th town, & stationed there one month, to perform guard duty. — In Octo: ber & November following, he performed another monthly tour, under Capt. Cram, was stationed at Eliz th town & Trembley's point, performing guard duty as before. — In April 1778, he was out one month, on guard duty under Capt. Young & Major Baily, & was stationed near Trembley's point, opposite Staten Island. In June 1778, he & his company were ordered out by Colonel Drake, under Capt. Young as he thinks, & was marched into Monmouth County, & fell into the rear of the American Army be: tween Princeton & English town, just before the battle began. — His company was stationed on a hill near the Church, & did not partake in the engagement. The remainder of this month was spent on guard duty, along the shore opposite Staten Island & near to Eliz th town. — In August of the same year, his company, or rather half of his company, was ordered by Col. Drake, under Captain Thomas Larason, to guard the public stores then at Succasunna plains, for one month, which was accordingly done. — In the fall of this year, he performed two other monthly service, in guarding stores at Succasunna plain

by order of Col. Drake, part of the time commanded by Capt. Larson, & part of the time, this Deponent himself, as senior sergeant having command of the guard. — Col. Drake being entrusted principally with the stores collected at Succasunney plains, paying the troops stationed here, & the teams engaged in transporting stores, munitions of war, clothing &c: this Deponent was directed by Colonel Drake, to aid him, in making out abstracts for the Regiment, & in cutting up, in readiness for disbursement, the sheets of bills of credit, or continental money. — In this service, he was engaged as he believes, about 10 days. —
In one of his former tours, he remembers to have been stationed near Amboy, & upon one occasion the company entered into the dwelling house which had just been evacuated by Colonel Skinner Esq. the King's Attorney General for the then Province of New Jersey, & rifled it of some of its valuable effects. — He well remembers finding a supply of very good wine, which was liberally distributed among his associates. — In the summer & fall of 1779, he performed 3 or 4 months Militia duty, along the lines & shores opposite Staten Island, guarding the landing places & shores, & protecting the inhabitants from incursions of the enemy. — On these occasions, he was under the Regimental orders of Colonel Martin & Felighayes. — In 1780, he was called to perform Militia duty on two monthly tours — under Captain Samuel Vaux — was stationed one month along the salt marsh near the mouth of the Raritan, to watch the movements of the enemy's gun boats lying in the sound between Staten Island & New Jersey. This was in the spring — probably in April. — And in the summer, probably in June, he was again called, on an alarm, when Springfield & Connecticut farms were burnt & was out a month, under command of Col. Hathaway, July, & General Winder. — In September following, 1780, he performed one month's duty under Capt. Robt. Young & Lieut. Elisha Drake — was stationed at the Blazing Star ferry on the sound, to watch the movements of the London traders.
When the British lay at Boundbrook & New Brunswick, he was stationed another

mouth at Van Mulinis at the foot of the mountain, under Genl. Winds & Col Felinghuysen. We marched to Bonane town & Samptown & then back to Van Mulinis & then to Leible town, where there was a skirmish with a British party, sent out on a foraging expedition. — This was his 2 d . tour at Van Mulinis, but he cannot state the year nor the month. He performed one month's duty at Newark, guarding the lines of frontiers, & remembers Morris also being with him under Capt. Robt. Young, but cannot tell the year nor the month. He served many months of Militia duty with said Morris also in different years, sometimes in the same company, & at other times in different companies, but in the same Regiment. He also performed many months' tours of Militia service, with Robert Young (not Captain Robert) & oftentimes in the same company & Regiment, being then all young men in the same neighbourhood, well acquainted with each other at that time, & up to the present day, having ever since the war of the revolution, lived as neighbours, & intimately ac- quainted. — He is well satisfied that he performed much other Militia duty which he cannot now specify. — The lapse of 50 years since these services were rendered, has banished many particulars from his remembrance, & the infirmities of old age have greatly impaired his memory. — He may have mistaken in some instances, the names of his commanding officers, & perhaps also in some, the months & the years, in which particular duties were performed — but as regards the facts, & events, he is satisfied they are true. For his errors of dates & names, he desires a charitable indulgence & allowance may be made. He is confident, in a review of his services, that he faithfully devoted at least, 24 months to the service of his Country, & always in the character of an Voluntary Sergeant, whose duties he understood & discharged. For these services, he now asks a pension from his government, being now a cripple, unable to walk without assistance, & altogether dependent both for clothing & subsistence, upon the charity of the Township of Randolph, where he lives. —

He has been able to find but two living witnesses of his Revolutionary services, viz: Morris Aber & Robert Young , both before named, & he respectfully refers the Secretary of War & Commissioners of Pensions to their depositions accompanying this his amending Declaration, in confirmation of his own statement, so far as their memory enables them to do. — He has not the certificate of any Claggman in support of his claim. — The Reverend Mr. Melham, the former Pastor of the Church at Succasunna, who knew this Deponent, has been dead several years, & the present Pastor, the Rev. Mr. Osborn, has been settled there but a few months, & of course, knows nothing of his Militia service, nor of his general character.
This Deponent does not know, that he ever rec d . a Sergeants warrant or Commission; & he rather believes, that at that day, it was not customary to give such commissions in any form, either to Sergeants or corporals. — He was chosen in the usual mode, by the company to which he belonged, & by the officers he was selected as orderly, because they may perhaps have considered him more perfect in the manual exercise of the Musket, than the other Subalterns. He always performed the duty of orderly Sergeant, in all his monthly tours.
Sworn & Subscribed before me at Roxbury. } the date first above written.
Nathaniel Brown, Justice of the Peace } James Young
I hereby certify to the Secretary of War, & to the Commissioners of Pensions, that Nathaniel Brown Esq r . the Magistrate before whom the above amended Declaration of James Young, was taken, is a Justice of peace in & for the County of Morris, duly authorized to take Depositions, & that the signature of his name thereto is genuine.
Morris town, N. Jersey, Mar. 22. 1833. —
Lewis Condict, late a Rep r . from New Jersey. —
22 Mrs. [?]

Morris County New Jersey } Be it remembered that on this 27 th day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty Three Personally appeared before me Silas C. Clark Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Morris Robert Young and after being duly sworn according to law upon his oath saith that he this deponent served in the revolutionary war in the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Six during the whole of the month of May of said year and was knowing that James Young done and performed the duties of an orderly sergeant (guarding the lines receiving works &c.) in the company of Capt. James P. Doye and in the regiment of Col. Jacob Drake during the whole of the said month of May and further he this deponent  has served during the whole of the month of June following in the company of Capt. Robert Young and the regiment of Col. Jacob Drake and that James Young served with him the whole of said month doing the duties of orderly Sgt. guarding the lines &c. and further this deponent saith that in the month of Augt. same year he regularly performed military duty in said revolutionary war as a private soldier and that the said James Young performed duty with him under arms since as orderly sergeant in the company of Capt. Dechid Crane and Regt. of Col. Joel Huxben and was quartered at Amboy Elizabeth Town and other places and this deponent further saith that in the year Seventy Seven during the months of May June & July he the deponent served as a private soldier in the revolution and was quartered at Van Muliners in the regt. of Col. Jacob Drake and that James Young done duty with him the whole of the said three months of May June and July as orderly sergeant and further this deponent saith that he served with the s d James Young in the revolution on Succasunny Plains in the year Eighty two months July & Augt and further this deponent saith not. Sworn and subscribed { Robert Young before me the day and year } above written Silas C. Clark }

Robert Young perth
I hereby certify to the Secretary of War, that Robert Young, the within Deponent, has been well known to me for 20 or 30 years past, as a citizen of Morris County, & is estimated to be a credible witness in the County.
Silas C. Clark, the Magistrate before whom the deposition was taken, is known to me to be a Justice of the peace in said County, & the signature of his name thereto, is genuine.
Lewis Condict, late a
Morris town, May 21 st 1833. Rep d from New Jersey

Morris County New Jersey Be it remembered that on this 27 th day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three Personally appeared before me Silas C. Clark Esq one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County of Morris: Morris Aber of full age and after being duly sworn according to law upon his oath saith that he this deponent served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hun- dred and Seventy Seven and during the full month of September of said year he the said deponent was knowing and upon his oath saith that James Young served and performed military duty with him as an orderly Sergeant in the company of Capt James R. Potts and in the regiment commanded by Col Jacob Drake and were quartered at Dehart point near Elizabeth Town and this deponent upon his oath further saith that in the year Seventeen Hundred and eighty he this deponent served as a private soldier in said revolution in the company commanded by Capt (not recollected) and in the regiment commanded by Col Jacob Drake and that James Young done and performed the duties of orderly Sergeant in said Regt during the whole month of December of said year and that we were quartered at Succasunna Plains and this deponent further saith that he was knowing to the said James Young serving and performing the duties of orderly Sgt one month (Sept) (year not recollected) in the company of Capt Robert Young and the regiment of Col Feilenghuber and were quartered at Newark Elizabeth Town and other places and were in the battle of Warrenton and further this deponent saith not sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
S. C. Clark
Morris Aber

Morris County New Jersey Be it remembered that on this 27 th day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three Personally appeared before me Silas C. Clark Esq one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County of Morris: Morris Abn. of full age and after being duly sworn according to law upon his oath saith that he this deponent served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hun- dred and Seventy Seven and during the full month of September of said year he the said deponent was knowing and upon his oath saith that James Young served and performed military duty with him as an orderly Sergeant in the company of Capt d James R. Potts and in the regiment commanded by Col d Jacob Drake and were quartered at Dehart's point near Elizabeth Town and this deponent upon his oath further saith that in the year Seventeen Hundred and eighty he this deponent served as a private soldier in said revolution in the company commanded by Capt d (not recollected) and in the regiment commanded by Col d Jacob Drake and that James Young done and performed the duties of orderly Sergeant in said Reg t during the whole month of December of said year and that we were quartered at Succasunna Plains and this deponent further saith that he was knowing to the said James Young serving and performing the duties of orderly Sergeant one month (Sept r ) (year not recollected) in the company of Capt d Robert Young and the regiment of Col d Klinghoffer and were quartered at Newark Elizabeth Town and other places and were in the battle of Warrenton and further this deponent saith not sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
S. C. Clark
Morris Abn

James Young of Morris Co.: New Jersey. May 21 st 1833. Amendatory Declaration.
Admitted 22 mo. January 1833 ad. 22 mo. B. L. Lacy
Wm. Aber per his
I hereby certify to the Secretary of War, & Commissioners of Pensions, that Morris Aber, the within Deponent, has been known to me as a citizen of Morris County for 20 years past & more, & is returned to be a credible witness. — Silas G. Clark, the Magistrate before whom the deposition was taken, is also known to me to be a Justice of peace in said County, & the signature of his name thereto is genuine. Lewis Condict, late a Rep re from New Jersey. Morris town, N. J. May 21 st 1833.

Morris town N. J. Nov. 30 th 1842
Sir,
Enclosed are the papers, which are believed to be necessary, to obtain the arrears of Pension due James Young, formerly a pensioner under the act of June 1832, & who died in 1836.
The dispersed condition & poverty of his children, have prevented till now, the attempt to collect it. Till within a year, I learn that Mrs. Chapman (one of the daughters) has lived in the Lake Country. But our brother (Abraham) resides in this County, & his health for years has been so infirm, as to disable him for much effort. Since Mrs. Chapman's return, they have concluded to ask for the arrears, & Abraham has just returned from Somerset & Hunterdon Counties, having obtained the signatures of his 2 sisters & brother Solomon Young. I expect the Secy. of State (Doctor McShane) will certify to the official character of Justice Lane & Bayhart. The original Certificate is enclosed. — If the papers are found correct, payment probably must be made at the Treasury.
Will you be good enough so to arrange the affair, as to remit to me what may be found due?
Very respectfully
Your obt. servt. &c.
Lewis Condick
Col: James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
P. S. Secy. of State having missed an opportunity to send the papers to Treasr. for Dr. McShane's certificate, they have been detained till this date, & an extra here.
L Condick

Col. James L. Edwards Commission of Pensions War Department. Washington.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec - 16 th 1842.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The child ren of James Young, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the New Jersey Agency, at the rate of one hundred & ten - Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 30 th June 1836,
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

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