Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,481, Anthony Weaver, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Weaver, Anthony
NUMBER _____
S. 23.481
CONTENTS

11473 Pennsylvania
Anthony Weaver
of Luzerne in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Mott of the Body of troops commanded by Genl. Marmell in the New Jersey line for Militia 15 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 50. Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of May 1833 and sent to S. Harnan Mifflinville Pa.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1833 $100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep t 1 st 1833 25.00 $125.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo B. Whiting Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 64.

State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County
On the fourth day of April Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty, three personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County Anthony Weaver a resident of Luzerne Township in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in addition to the declaration dated the 10th of January 1833 and returned by the War Department.
That he is the same Anthony Weaver who appeared in open Court of Common Pleas in Luzerne County on the tenth day of January A.D. 1833 and swore to the declaration returned by the War Department for further information.
That he has no documentary evidence of his Service, and that he knows of no persons whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his Service.
Sworn & subscribed in open Court the day aforesaid
H. Patten Prob.
his Anthony Weaver Mark

Luzern County ss:
I Henry Pettibone Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Do Certify That the foregoing is the original proceedings, supplementary to the Declaration of Anthony Meaun, dated the tenth day of January 1833. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Wilkesbarre this 5th day April A.D. 1833
Henry Pettibone Proth.

State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County
on this tenth day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas Now William Anthony Peave a Resident of Luzerne County in the said County of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania aged Eighty two years who being 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following names officers & served as herein stated
He entered the service in May 1778 & enlisted in Salem, Salem County New Jersey under Captain Mott (do not remember the given name) for the term of Nine Months - all of which term he served one company was attached to Genl Mayhew's Brigade - We marched from Salem to Mount Holly - from Mount Holly to English Town at this time the British Army was at Monmouth to which place we marched and was in the Battle of Monmouth - from there we went to Elizabeth Town, & continued there until the end of the Nine Months - I received a regular discharge which is lost - I then went to Pine - near Coopers Creek New Jersey & volunteered in the Militia for two Months under Captain John Burdow all of which term I served - I was present at the taking of the Hessians at Red Bank & Red Bank which is also lost -
I afterwards went to Pennsylvania Northampton County & enlisted under Captain William Moyer - I went on to the Blue Mountains to guard against the Indians and remained in the service two Months at this time

I received a discharge from Captain Myers which is lost,
I afterwards joined the company of Captain Wagoner & was mustered to Haverburg but continued in the service at this time for two months at this time I received a discharge which is lost & then I joined the Brigade of Col. Rains as a Trooper & continued Nine Months. - I served as above in the army as a soldier the full term of fifteen Months,
I was born in Germany & came to this Country at the age of Nineteen, I was here in the year 1957 - I have no record of my age at present in my possession
I was living at Salem New Jersey since the War I have resided since in Schuylkill & Luzerne County & now resides in Sugarloaf in the said County of Luzerne
I was called into the service as above stated,
I have stated the names of my officers & the circumstances above - I received a discharge at the end of each term of my service all of which discharges are lost as above stated
For evidence of my character for veracity & true belief of my service I would refer to Col Jacob Dreyer Moss S. Brunklage Esq - Abraham Koloty Philip Rooder & Samuel Oport H Patrick Brach Esq -
There is no clergyman in my neighborhood & my residence is 25 Miles from the place of the sitting of the Court,

I hereby Relinquish my Claim whatever Claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that the name is not is not on the pension list of the Agency of any State Given & subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid H. Pittbone Prob. his Anthony & Weaver Mott
We Anthony Fisher and Jacob Spade Residing in the Town of Farnsworth hereby Certify that We are well acquainted with Anthony Weaver who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration & that we believe him to be eighty two years that he is the person believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we con- cur in that opinion. Given & subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid H. Pittbone Prob. Nathan Fisher Jacob Spade
Col. Nathan Brash of Salem-Lyme Certify that I have been well acquainted with Anthony Weaver the above Applicant for the term of forty years that We believe him to be a person of excellent character for truth & veracity, and although I was not in the service with him in the same company - yet I have all ways understood and believed him to have been a soldier of the Revolution Given & subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid H. Pittbone Prob. N. Brash

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 within named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And the Court further Certify that it appears to them that Anthony Fisher and Jacob Spain of the township of Sugarloaf and Nathan Beach of Salem who have signed the preceding Certificate, are Credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to Credit.
I Henry Pettibone Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Anthony Waver for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this tenth day of January A.D. 1833
Henry Pettibone Pro.

Production
23481. INVALID.
File No. 23,481
Anthony Weaver
Pr. Per War
Act: June 7 th 89 00
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 442
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

Anthony Brown
$50.00 15 M o Private
Same Harman age Difficult P.O. Columbia Pa
Hon. L. Sewent

Anthony Weaver B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? No
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.