Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,927, Isaac Williams, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Williams, Isaac
S 33927
CONTENTS

13,497
New Jersey
Isaac Williams
of Orange in the state of New Jersey who was a private in the regiment commanded by Capt Neale of the New Jersey line, for the term of 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of $8 — Dollars per month, to commence the 21 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of July 1819 and sent to William Pennington
Esq r New Ark N Jersey
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 83..69
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819 48..
10 mos 10/ / 30/  4/ / 31/
$131..69
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Application sent to William Pennington Esq r 21 Sep: 1820 New Ark N J

Isaac Williams-
18495 Orange
$370
not entitled
July 19
Sep 19

Schedule
At a Special District Court of the United States held at New Ark in the County of Essex, in & for the New Jersey District.
PRESENT the Honorable William S. Punnington  Judge District Judge District of New Jersey - ss. Be it Remembered, That on the thirteenth day of July - in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the said District Court of the United States
in open court, the said court being a court of record for the District of New Jersey in the County of Essex held
Saac Williams aged sixty three - years, resident in the Township of Orange in the said County of Essex . who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted in Captain Meals Company . This was a company of Artillery by itself in the Jersey line . That he served in said Company one year - And that his original declaration is dated the twenty first day of April one thousand eight hundred & eighteen . & that his pension Certificate is No. 13. 493 .
and that his original declaration is dated the Twenty first day of April , one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 13. 493 .

AND I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
No real Estate
Isaac X Williams mark
No personal estate except one Bond given by William Garthwaite Jun r & Stephen Crane to this deponent. for four hundred Dollars. dated 1 st May 1818. on which there is paid one hundred Dollars as appears by indorsement of one Note from said William Garthwaite for twenty eight Dollars: Dated 1 st May 1820. Necessary clothing excepted, That he is a maver by trade, but too infirm to work - no family living with him - And has no other income -
Sworn to & declared.
before me July 13 th 1820
William S. Pennington District Judge
his Isaac X Williams mark

I, William Pennycuick, Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District. Do hereby certify, That the foregoing Part — and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Three hundred & twenty Dollars —
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 27 th — day of July — 1820
Wm Pennycuick

Isaac Williams Declaration -
not found on record
But here show that he served the 9 months required by the law of the 18th March 1818 on the Continental establishment. From the evidence of some State au- thority or of two witnesses (certified by the Judge to be credible) having personal knowledge of the fact.
War Dept
Pens a Off ce
19 May 1818

District of New Jersey ss.
On this Twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Before me the subscriber one of the circuit judges of the circuit court of the United States for the said District personally appeared Isaac Williams aged sixty years resident in the Township of Orange in said District, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" the revolutionary war" That he the said Isaac Williams enlisted at Elizabeth port of the Point in the State of New Jersey about the month of April in the year 1776. in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Hale of United States Artillery raised in the State of New Jersey not attached to any particular regiment or line but was on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps in the service of the United States until some time in the month of January in the year 1777. when he was taken sick at Morristown in the State of New Jersey and was disabled from continuing with said company in consequence of said sickness that he continued sick and unable to join his company until after the term of his enlistment had expired (he having enlisted for one year) that he was in the battle of Princeton, that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to & declared before me } the day and year aforesaid }
Isaac Williams
William Pennington
Circuit Judge

I William Pennington Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Williams did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and heard before me, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress.
Newark April 21. 1818.
William Pennington District Judge
I William Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey do certify that the signature to this instrument is the proper hand writing of William S. Pennington Esq Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
In witness my hand and the seal of the said District Court at Newark this 21 st April 1818. Wm Pennington

Thomas Lawrence being Duly Sworn according to law on his oath saith that he served in Captain Daniel Reel's Company of Artillery one year commencing in the month of March 1776, That the applicant before named Isaac Williams enlisted in the same Company about the same time with the Deponent, and served in said Company until some time in January 1777 after the Battle of Princeton, that that he was in the Battle of Princeton, and marched with the Company to Morris Town after the Battle of Prince- ton but he does not recollect the said Isaac Williams being with the Company after then thinks it probable he was sick at Morris Town until the time of service expired, That Capt Reel was killed at the Battle of Princeton, The Company was afterwards command- ed by Capt Thomas Clarke — Thomas Lawrence
Sworn before me the 29 th July 1819 William Pennington District Judge
Cornelius Williams being Duly Sworn according to law on his oath saith that he is an Elder brother of the before named Isaac Williams, That he well recollects that the said Isaac Williams served in the Company of Artil- lery commanded by Capt Daniel Reel, he will re- members his listing and also being in the Camp and seeing the said Isaac Williams in the service in said Company. The Deponent remembers that after the Battle of Princeton, the said Isaac Williams was taken sick at Morris Town, and continued sick until his time of service expired — Sworn before me the 29 th July 1819 William Pennington District Judge

I William Pennington District Judge of the United States in and for the New Jersey District do certify, that the before named witnesses Thomas Lawrence and Cornelius Williams are men entitled to credit, and that I have no doubt of the truth of the facts to which they attest, I also certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the oath of two creditable witnesses that the said applicant Isaac Williams is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Newark 27 th July 1819
William Pennington District Judge

33927 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33927
Isaac Williams
Rev Rev 1840
Act: 18 th March 1840
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 85p
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Newark, N.J.
July 27, 1819
Free.
John C. Calhoun
The Honorable John C. Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of War Washington City