Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 971-100, Isaac Williams, Continental New Jersey Residence In 1799

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Williams, Isaac
P.L.W. 971-100
New Jersey residence in 1799.
CONTENTS

To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come.
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KNOW YE, That I, Isaac Williams late soldier in Lord Howe's Regiment New York Line and now of the County of Morris and State of New Jersey  by occupation in the service of the United States of America, for and in consideration of the sum of
ten Dollars
to me in hand paid, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these Presents by
Abraham Bell of the City of New York
Have sold, remised, released, quit-claimed, transfered, and assigned, and by these Presents, do sell, remise, release, quit-claim, transfer, and assign, to the said Abraham Bell — his heirs and assigns for ever, all the right, title, interest, claim
and demand, which I now have, and all right and title, interest, claim and demand, which I, my heirs, executors, or administrators, at any time hereafter may have, to all the
land which I am intitled to, and to all the land which I or either of them may at any time hereafter be intitled to, from Congress of the united states
for my services as a soldier in the Army of the United States of America, for during the War with Great Britain, and to every part and parcel thereof: And I the said
Isaac Williams — do, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, hereby covenant and agree, to and with the said Abraham
Bell — his heirs, and assigns, that I the said Isaac Williams my heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, shall and will at any time or
times hereafter, at the request, cost and charges of the said Abraham Bell his heirs, or assigns, do make, seal, and execute, or cause or procure to be made, done,
sealed and executed, all and every such reasonable act and acts, thing and things, conveyance and conveyances, assurance and assurances in the law whatsoever, for the perfect
granting, conveying, remising, releasing, transfering, and assigning, all and singular the right, title, interest, claim and demand, which I the said Isaac Williams
my heirs, executors, or administrators have, or may at any time hereafter have, of, in and to the land aforesaid; and of, in and to every part and parcel thereof, unto the
said Abraham Bell — his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said Abraham Bell his heirs and assigns for ever, as by
his or their counsel, learned in the law, shall be reasonably advised or devised or required: And I the said Isaac Williams do hereby appoint the said Abraham
Bell my true and lawful Attorney, or otherwise one or more Attorneys under him, irrevocably, to ask, demand, solicit, and obtain in my name, or otherwise; but for the
sole use and behoof of the said Abraham Bell — his heirs and assigns, for ever, from the executive office of the united states
a grant or grants, patent or patents, for the land aforesaid; hereby ratifying and confirming, all and whatsoever my said Attorney, or his substitute or substitutes may do respecting
the same. And I the said Isaac Williams — for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant, promise and agree with the said Abraham
Bell — his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that I will not revoke or annul the Power of Attorney herein contained; or do any act, which shall impede the said Abraham Bell — in soliciting or obtaining a grant or
grants, patent or patents, for the land aforesaid.
IN WITNESS whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, this thirteenth day of october One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety- nine
Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Godfrey Mienchman
John Hankey
Isaac Williams
Isaac Williams
The above named Soldier residing in the Township of Boxburg County of morris and State of New Jersey  Blacksmith by occupation, personally appeared and acknowledged the above instrument by him subscribed, to be his true act and deed, before me, this 30
th day of october 1799
John Hankey

and I do more over certify that I have been personally acquainted with the within named Isaac Williams for this five years past and have reason to believe that he is the identical soldier that he represents himself to be in the within Power of Attorney given under my hand this 31 Day of October 1899 John Starkz Knudsen

State of New Jersey Morris County
Personally appeared before me John Donohue Esq. one of the Judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Morris and one of the Justices of the Peace of said County, John Stark Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace and for said County of Morris before whom the annexed powers of Attorney were acknowledged and being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God did depose and say that from his knowledge and acquaintance of and with the within mentioned John Mellony and Isaac Williams the respective grantors of the power of Attorney annexed hereto he verily believes that each of them is the very John Stark as is represented by himself in his respective power of Attorney. And this deponent further saith that John Mellony within mentioned is very infirm and a pauper supported by the Township of Chester, and that he (this deponent) doth not know that any of the officers of the regiment to which either the within named John Mellony or Isaac Williams belonged live in the County of Morris or State of New Jersey.
John Stark
no corroboration evidence
Sworn before me this 9 th day of March April 1800 John Donohue

State of New Jersey County of Morris V s .
I Caleb Russell clerk of the county of Morris in the State of New Jersey do certify that John Doughty Esquire before whom the within affidavit is taken is one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of common Pleas in and for the county of Morris aforesaid and one of the Justices of the peace of said county and that due faith and credence and ought to be given to his acts as such —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county this ninth day of April in one eighteen hundred
Caleb Russell

Isaac Williams
B. L. Wt. 971-100.
Jacket with claim of
Joseph Johnson,
B. L. Wt. 969-100.
Jan. 27, 1912.
F.W.