Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 6361, Henry Veghte, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Veghte, Henry Dorothy
W 6361
CONTENTS

17.374 173741 New York
Henry Keight of Vermont in the State of N. Jersey who was a private in the Corp commanded by Captain William of the Reg commanded by Col in the N. Jersey line for 15 Mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Aug. 1831 and Supt H. New York N. Jersey
Arrears to the 4th Mo. $ 100 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1st Mo. 25 $ 125
Recorded by P. Collins Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 134 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

New Jersey 595 th
Dorothy Veghte widow of Henry Veghte
who died on the 5. Sept. 1855 of Middlesex Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Williams of the by in the N. Jersey line for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 5 Dollars 25 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of March and sent to James F. Randolph, N. Brunswick, N.J.
Arrears to the 14th of March '37 322.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. " 25.00
$325.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book : Vol. 1. — Page 155

See letter to P. Agt. 24 March 1837
Notification to the Agent corrected & returned 29. March 1837
Order to pay 14 Sept 1838.

No 4550
New Jersey

BRIEF in the case of Henry Veghte of Franklin  county of Somerset in the State of New Jersey  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
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2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
It does
3. How old is he?
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers   Years, Months, Days. under whom he served.     In 17 th War in actual Service above 2 Years Private Gen. Capt. William & John Baird  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Montgomery, Somerset County, New Jersey.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Defective Periods of Service not stated, as required
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jas. Corbin Examining Clerk.

Dedication
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d section of the act of Congress of the 4 th of July, 1836.
State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. On this Twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, before the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County, non attin g , personally appeared Dorothy Wright, of the County of Somerset, aged eighty seven years, on the 13 th of August last, who being duly sworn, on her oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Henry Wright, late of said County of Somerset who was a private soldier in the militia of the Revolution, and drew a pension as such under the act of the 7 th day of June 1832. And that to his papers now in file in the Pension office she respectfully refers for an account of his services, and the proofs by which those services were ascertained & sustained.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Henry Wright on the seven by the Rev. Mr. Freisinger, deceased, tenth day of November seventeen hundred & sixty eight, as appears by a bible record of the marriage made near the time, now in her possession; that her husband, the aforesaid Henry Wright died on the 5 th day of September 1833, and that she has remained a widow since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year aforesaid.
Peter P. Armstrong Judge
Dorothy his Wright mark

I Peter P. Runyon. Judge of the Inferior Court of Camden Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex, New Jersey, do hereby certify, that I have inspected the family Bible read referred to in the foregoing declaration of Dorothy Wright, and have no doubt from its appearance, that it is the true original family record of said family. I also certify, that it is therein stated that Dorothy Wright's age is eighty seven and upwards, and that she was married to Henry Wright on the 17 th day of November, 1768. It is also within my per- sonal knowledge that Mrs. Wright is the widow of Henry Wright a soldier of the Revolution, and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Henry in September 1833.
Peter P. Runyon
Whereupon, the said Court do declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the foregoing applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of July 4, 1836, is the widow and legal representative of Henry Wright, a revolutionary soldier, late of the County of Somerset, deceased; that she was married to the said Henry on the 17 th day of November 1768, as she states, and as the Bible record proves; that the said Henry died on the 5 th day of September, 1833, and that she has remained a widow ever since.
I Nicholas Voorhies, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex, New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of Dorothy Wright, an applicant for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twenty fourth day of September eighteen hundred & thirty six.
1836.
N. Voorhies W.E.

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County 31: On this twenty second day of September, 1834, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Elizabeth Williamson, known to me as a credible person, whose testimony may be fully relied upon, who being duly sworn, on her oath, saith, that she is the daughter of Henry Leghte, dec. and of Dorothy Leghte, of the County of Somerset; that it is within her personal knowledge that the said Henry Leghte departed this life on the 5 th day of September 1833, that the said Dorothy Leghte is now a widow, and has been a widow ever since the death of the said Henry Leghte.
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year
aforsaid, before me
Note the death of Henry Leghte as intended to be stated in the foregoing oath was on the 5 th of Sept. 1833. The blindness caused by accident, & before the execution hereof.
Elizabeth Williamson
Peter P. Murray Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County 31: On this 22 d day of September, 1834, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of said, known to me as a credible person, whose testimony may be fully credited, who being duly sworn, on his oath saith, that he is Seventy two years of age, is a brother in-law to Dorothy Leghte, widow of Henry Leghte, dec. late of the County of Somerset - That he is too young to have any recollection of the marriage of his brother Henry Leghte to the said Dorothy Leghte, but that he has a distinct recollection of the Revolution and many of the events of it, & knows that his brother was married at that time to the said Dorothy, and did serve
personally appeared Nicholas Leghte

vice as a soldier in that war after his marriage. He is also acquainted with the existence of the family record spoken of by Dorothy Veghte, and has always and believed it to contain a record of the marriage of his brother Henry to the said Dorothy. He further says, that his brother Henry died on the 5 th of September 1833, leaving his wife Dorothy, & that she is now, & has been ever since the death of the said Henry, a midwife.
Nicholas Veghte
From & subscribed the say Dorothy a fore said, before me Peter P. Remyon Justice of the Peace
I, Nicholas Borrem, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex, New Jersey do hereby certify, that Peter P. Remyon, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Elizabeth Williamson and Nicholas Veghte were taken, is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned & sworn, and that his signature thereon is in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this twenty fourth day of September, Eighteen hundred & thirty five.
N. Borrem Clerk

New Jersey Supplemental papers in the case of Dorothy Seabrook.
James H. Randolph A. Brumil.

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County } ss: On this seventh day of December, 1836, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Dorothy Right, known to me as a credi- ble person, whose testimony is to be implicitly relied upon, who being duly sworn, on her oath saith, that she is an appli- cant, in right of her late husband, Henry Right, for a pension under the Law of July 1836 - that having referred, in her original declaration, to the a record of her marriage with said Henry Right, she is informed it is necessary to produce said record in order to substantiate the fact and date of said marriage - that, yielding to what she understands to be indispensable to the success of her application, she has consented to have the leaf of her old and precious family Bible, containing said record, to be detached; and she sends it herewith. The record was made by her late husband about the date of the birth of their last child Mary Right, in Aug. 1778. There is no other record of the kind in existence, so far as she knows and believes. The Bible being an ancient Dutch one, and highly esteemed as that account, as well as invaluable for its contents, she hopes and prays that the leaf which is now to be taken, may be restored to her, after it shall have fulfilled the purposes of its present mission.
Subscribed upon the day } or near aforesaid, before me }
Dorothy her K. Right mark
Peter P. Remyon } State of New Jersey } Justice of the Peace } Middlesex County } I, Nicholas Boorsem Clerk of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Peter P. Remyon, before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace, duly com- missioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is in his own hand- writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.
N Boorsem

49 Dit is de laetste Verzegelinghe van de Goddelichheyt des Boecks / geboert met een Oezgement CHRISTI tegen de gene / die tot dit Boeck pet soude toe-doem ofte af-doem. Ende is dit niet alleen een Verzegelinghe van dit Boeck / maer is een Blot van de geheele Heilige Schrijfture / alsoo Joannes de laetste der Apostelen gewest is / ende geschreven heeft : gelijck in sijn Euangelio oock dergelycke Besluyt te sien is / Joan. 20. 30 / 31. ende 21. 24. ende te horen oock Moyses in sijn laetste Boeck dergelyck Verbodt van niet toe ofte af te doen / namelick / doo eenige menscheliche Authoriteyt / hadde gestelt / Deut. 13. 1. ende 12. 32. t Deut. 4. 2. ende 12. 32. Proverb. 30. 6. 50 Namelick / dat hy soude menen te hebben. Want dat geen van die in het Boeck des Leuens waerlick geschreven zyn / en worden uyt-gedaen / blycht hier horen Cap. 13. 8. ende 21. 27. v Apoc. 13. 8. ende 17. 8.
18 49 Want ick betuyge aen een iegelic die de Woorden der Prophetie deses Boecks hoort / indien yemant tot dese Dingen toe-doet / Godt sal over hem toe-doem de Plagen die in dit Boeck geschreven zyn :
19 50 Ende indien yemant af-doet van de Woorden des Boecks deser Prophetie / Godt sal sijn Deel af-doem uyt het Boeck des Leuens / ende uyt de heylige Stadt / ende [uyt] het gene in dit Boeck geschreven is.
20 51 Die dese Dingen getuygt / seyt / Ja ick kome haestelick ! Amen. 52 Ja kome Heere Jesu !
21 53 De Genade onses Heeren Jesu Christi [zy] met u allen ! Amen.
die nu tot den uitersten Ouderdom gekomen zyn / oock sijn Verlangen betuygt na de Woonste CHRISTI, ende na de Verlossinge ende Verheerlichinge aller Gelovige. 54 Dit Besluyt komt over een met het Besluyt van meest alle de Sendt-brieven der Apostelen / om dese Prophetie by forme van eenen Sendt-brief aen de Gemeenten woert gericht. 55 Dit Woort is oock een Blot / niet alleen van de Gebeden / maer oock van de Sendt-brieven Joannis / ende der andere Apostelen / om de Vastigheyt ende Bekeerheyt van alles / wat te horen geschreven ende behandelt is / te kennen te geven : gelijck het voorgaende Vers hier oock soodanige Betrekknisse vereyscht van dit Woort Amen.
51 Namelick / des hemelschen Jerusalems / gelijck hier horen Vers 14.
52 Namelick. JESUS CHRISTUS, gelijck hier horen uyt het 16. Vers blycht / ende uyt de Woorden selue / die niet den Engel / maer CHRISTO toe-horen.
53 Dit zyn de Woorden Joannis / die nu tot den uitersten Ouderdom gekomen zyn / oock sijn Verlangen betuygt na de Woonste CHRISTI, ende na de Verlossinge ende Verheerlichinge aller Gelovige. 54 Dit Besluyt komt over een met het Besluyt van meest alle de Sendt-brieven der Apostelen / om dese Prophetie by forme van eenen Sendt-brief aen de Gemeenten woert gericht. 55 Dit Woort is oock een Blot / niet alleen van de Gebeden / maer oock van de Sendt-brieven Joannis / ende der andere Apostelen / om de Vastigheyt ende Bekeerheyt van alles / wat te horen geschreven ende behandelt is / te kennen te geven : gelijck het voorgaende Vers hier oock soodanige Betrekknisse vereyscht van dit Woort Amen.
Eynde der Openbaringe JOANNIS, ende oock des geheelen NIEUWEN TESTAMENTS.

An Account of my age & wifes age Dorothy & I and my Wife Joined Together in Matrimony November the 17 th 1768 and Likewise of My Children Names and Age &c Henry Veghte was Born March 6 th Anno Dom i 1745 Dorothy Veghte was Born August 13 th 1749 Garrat Veghte Was Born July 9 th 1769 & Deceased June 22 nd 1776 Martha Veghte was Born June 12 th 1771 Martha Deceased Elisebeth Veghte Was Born October 15 th 1773 November 16 th 1829 Dorothy Veghte Was Born February 24 th 1776 Mary Veghte was Born August 20 th 1778 Deceased October 14 th 1831 Henry Veghte departed this life September 5 th 1833 Martha Dehamus Deceased June 3 rd 1784

4550
Henry Leghte
James Macdough A. Buckingham N.Y.

State of New Jersey
Somerset County ss:
On this Fourteenth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty two per- sonally appeared before me
Wm. J. Rodier — one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Somerset in the State of New Jersey; Henry Vought a resident of the township of Franklin in the said county of Somerset, who from bo- dily infirmity is unable to appear in court and who being duly sworn ac- cording to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Cor- rupts, June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the Uni- ted States under the following named officer and served as herein stated.
He was born in the year 1745 — and in the township of Franklin in the county of Somerset
I was living in the township of Wood- bury township Somerset County at the time he entered the service
and he has lived in the county of Somerset since the revolutionary war and I now live in the township of Franklin in the county of Somerset. I was a volunteer in the militia under Cap- tain William Baird and entered the service in 1776 and marched in that year to New York. In the month of October in the same year I marched to Newark. In December 1777 I march- ed to Elizabethtown. I marched once

to Pennsylvanias - I was quartered at the bridge at Griggstown in the County of Somerset one whole winter. In con- sequence of my increased years and infirmity I am unable to state the names of the officers of the conti- nental army - I have no recollec- tion of being under any other cap- tains than Captain William Baird and Captain John Baird - the testi- mony of Captain John Baird I am in hopes of procuring - I am well known to Captain Abraham Van Meter
who resides in my neighbourhood and who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my ser- vices as a soldier of the revolution - and I can truly say, that I was during the revolutionary war in actual service above two years -
I do hereby relinquish every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn and subscribed before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset
H. J. Morris
Henry K. White

We Peter Labagh — a clergyman residing in the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey and Abraham Van Note — residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Freights who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a sol- dier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
W. J. Rodgers
Peter Labagh
Abraham Van Note
And the said W. J. Rodgers, does hereby declare his 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 said W. J. Rodgers also certifies that the applicant is unable and cannot from bodily infirmity attend the said court. And he further certifies that it appears to him that Peter Labagh who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergy- man residing in this county and state and that
Abraham Van Note who has also signed the same statement is entitled to credit —
W. J. Rodgers
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of County of Somerset.

State of New Jersey Somerset County ss I John M: Mann Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that William T. Rodgers before whom the foregoing proceedings were had was at the time thereof a judge of said Court of Common Pleas in full commission and that due faith and credit ought to be given to his Official Acts -
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office This fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two - J. M. Mann
No. 550 L. 550
No

On this eighteenth day of May A.D. 1833 Personally appeared before me W. H. Rodgers one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Somerset State of New Jersey Henry Kight The applicant named in the foregoing annexed papers who being by me duly sworn both before & after that his increasing infirmities render him unable to state with any more particularity the period of Service in which he was engaged during the War of the Revolution than those already stated - he remembers however having served with Col. John Stilwell late of New Brunswick - he was at the Skirmish at Middlesex since then only a number of days, but does not recollect the time - was serving at Cranberry, N.J. at the period of the Battle of Monmouth but did not go to Monmouth - he is very full after the other deponent's facts not
Sworn & Subscribed before me } the day & year above named
W. H. Rodgers B
Henry Kight

I, Wm Rodgers do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department with especial reference to the preceding declaration of the before named applicant that he was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states & the said Wm Rodgers also certifies that the applicant is unable & cannot from bodily infirmity attend in open court —
Wm Rodgers
June 28th
State of New Jersey } I John M Mann Clerk of the Somerset County ss } Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Somerset do hereby certify that William T. Rodgers before whom the amended certificate affidavit of Henry Bechtel was made and by whom the above certificate was made was at the time thereof and now is a Judge of said Court in full commission & In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bridgewater this twenty first day of May Eighteen hundred & thirty three
J. M. Mann

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Henry Keight wid file 6361
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1776 2 years at various times during the war. Pvt. William Baird John Baird John Neilson N.J.                                                   
Battles engaged in, Millstone Residence of soldier at enlistment, Montgomery Twp. Somerset Co. Date of application for pension, Aug. 14, 1832. His ch. was ab. Residence at date of application, Twp of Franklin Somerset Co. N.J. Age at date of application, Born Mar 10 1745 in Twp of Franklin, Somerset Co. born Aug 13, 1749 and was Remarks: Soldier married Nov. 17, 1768 Dorothy. She was allowed pension on an application of Sept. 20, 1836. Children: Sarah b. July 9, 1769 died June 22, 1776; Martha b. June 12, 1771, died June 3, 1784; Elizabeth b. Oct. 13, 1773; Dorothy b. Feb. 24, 1776. Mary b. Aug. 28, 1778 died Oct. 14, 1831.
Very respectfully,
If cannot be determined who "Martha Kelham" was so she is not included Commissioner. Date of Martha's death is omitted as that cannot be determined either. V.L.M.
AK

Henry Leghte 4550
James F. Randolph

Supplemental Declaration of Henry Bright an applicant for a pension named in papers numbered No 4550 —
State of New Jersey
Homerit County ss Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in the said county and one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the said county Henry Bright very inform I unable to appear in Court who being duly sworn deposes & states that he has been confined to his house for the last two years & that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of all his services but to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods & in the manner men- tioned below I always in the grade of a private — In stead the service of the United States in the year 1776 I was ordered out & served in June 1776 he will remember from its being a few days after the death of one of his children which was on the twenty second day of June 1776 and served one month as a volunteer under Captain William Brice I was marched to Pauls Hook New York — The Asia man of war then laid in York Bay. In the month of October of the same year he was ordered out & served one month under Capt- Brice as before I was marched to Newark in New Jersey I was under the command of John Neilson I engaged in that vicinity. Immediately afterwards in November of the same year he was ordered out & served one month under Capt- Brice I was marched to Pennsylvania & up above Philadelphia. Directly afterwards in the winter of '76 and '77 he was ordered out & served three months in succession under Capt- Brice in stations at the Bridge at Griggstown — The enemy under Corn- wallis then lay in Brunswick He was engaged in guarding the section of the state in that neighborhood,

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and in scouts and watching the foraging parties of the enemy & harassing them along the lines. In the year 1777 he was ordered out again & served three tours of a month each under Capt. Baird & he cannot now recollect the name of the Colonel. Was stationed at Elizabeth Town & recollects going over on Staten Island after the enemy. His business was chiefly engaged in guarding the lines & shielding the defenceless from the ravages of the plundering parties of the enemy. Afterwards in the same year he was ordered out and served one month under Capt. Baird at Elizabeth town engaged guarding as before in the middle section of East-New Jersey. In the winter of '77 and '78 he thinks in Dec r he was ordered out & served one month under Capt. Baird & was marched to Elizabeth town & then engaged in the discharge of similar duties. In the year 1778 he was ordered out & served four tours of a month each under Capt. Baird & was stationed in the eastern part of the State on the east side of the Raritan engaged in guarding that portion of New Jersey in shielding the defenceless families & property of his fellow citizens. He has not heard of never received any written discharge from the service. And after this service in 1778 he em- ployed a substitute for the residue of the war & paid him for his services & does not remember to have been out for himself after this year. In addition to this regular service he was frequently out on alarms, which recollects being out for several days, at the time the British went up from Brunswick to Somerset Court House which they was at Millstone for a day or two on the occasion but cannot at this time more particularly specify his services. He repeats what he intended to say

in his original paper that for two years of the war he served regularly & faithfully - and for these services honestly performed during which he was not engaged in any civil pursuit he claims a pension from Subscribed this 22 nd July 1843 and
I hereby certify that Henry Beyte is old & infirm & unable to appear in open court
Henry Beyte
The Honorable Judge of the Court of Common Pleas & Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Somerset.
Forasmuch as Personally appeared before me the Subscribed one of the Justices of the Peace & one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, John Baird who being duly sworn deponeth & saith that he is & has been well acquainted with Henry Beyte who has signed affidavit to the above declaration from early life - knows that said Beyte served in the war of the Revolution, knew him to be out at Elizabeth Town in 1777 as he believes and at various other times but not being always under him cannot say how often or how long. Has confidence in the statement of said Beyte & believes him to be entitled to full credit. His statement from to Subscribed
John Baird
the day & year aforesaid John Pitkane Justice of the Peace & Judge of the Court I hereby certify that John Baird is a credible person & his statement entitled to full credence
John Pitkane Judge of Common Pleas

State of New Jersey Somerset county ss. Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said county & one of the Justices of the Peace in the said county, Dorothy Beight who being duly sworn, deposes & states that she is in the 84 th year of her age. I is well acquainted with Henry Beight the applicant named in the foregoing paper. I have well known him from early life - that said Henry was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & well recollects that he was out in actual service one month in the year 1776 under Col. Bairs & was marched to New York & well knows that he was frequently out on monthly tours afterwards in '76 & also in the years '77 & '78 & that she firmly believes that said Henry Beight served as he has stated in his original declaration & also in his amended declaration.
Given & subscribed this 22 nd day of July, A.D. 1835
Before me & I hereby certify, Dorothy Beight That said Dorothy Beight is Mark a credible person & that her statement is entitled to credit
John Parsons Justice of the Peace

I John M Mann Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Somerset Taunton, do hereby certify that the foregoing are the supplemental pro- ceedings in the case of Henry Leight, an applicant for a Pension - That John De- hane, before whom they were had is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn, That the signature John De- hane is in her own proper hand writing in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this Twenty eighth day of July one Thousand eight hundred Thirty Three J. M. Mann

Rev Sessy .
Application of Dorothy Leight, Widow of Henry Leight for the benefit of the 3 d section Act 4 th July 1836. N o 263
original record
Admitted Paid at 15 months
James W. Randolph N. Brummit, Agt.

New Jersey Dorothy Veghte Widow of Henry Veghte Suspended Letter J. F. Randolph Oct. 21. 1836 to same 1. Dec. 1836

Minton Bank
Pension Office
Sep 10 1838
Sir
Enclosed is the Coucher of Dorothy Veyghts account, your special direction for payment
I am respectfully
Your Obedient
W. Pettit
for T. Duckworth Pres.
L Edwards Esq

Henry Veghte, New- York Jersey, adu-act- 7 June 1832, at $50 per Annum.
Be pleased to say up to what time his stipend was last paid.
Phila Offce } Mar 29. 1837 }
Decr 4 Sep 1833 paid to that period JH

4550
for
Henry Veghle
d.e.c.l.m.
Admitted
Private 15 months
Hand T. F. Randolph
Indiana

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
June 18 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjóined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Henry Highlee
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers ; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ; ) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service ; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] (The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.)
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

1907 Dec. 14. Hied to Alice B. Mile 1940. Mch. 11. Hiram E. Dault inf copy photo. 11/15/40
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6361
Dorothy Beight Wid. of Henry Beight Brk New Jersey line
Act: July 11/86, sec. 29
Index:—Vol. 66 , Page 299
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Tarryville DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.
W 6361
3 mean of Pensions. Washington D. C.
Will you kindly give me the name of the widow of Henry Yeight who was a Private in the Revolution? She drew a pension and her claim number was - 6361 -
Sincerely, Alice B. Wile.
December Sixth.

HUNTERDON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1 MAPLE AVENUE
HIRAM E. DEATS SECRETARY AND LIBRARIAN
FLEMINGTON, N. J., Feb. 3, 1940
U.S. Pension Office (Rev. War) Washington, D.C.,
Gentlemen:
We have a fragment of an old Dutch bible, with an entry showing the family record page was sent to your office for the purpose of verifying the claim of Dorothy, widow of Henry Veghte for a pension, Dec. 7, 1836. She died in January 1842. I have nothing to show that she received it.
If you find the bible record, please advise me of cost of photostats of it. We do not need any other part of the application.
My thanks.
Very truly,
Secretary.

March 11, 1940
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Mr. Hiram E. Deats Secretary, Hunter County Historical Society 1 Maple Avenue Flemington, New Jersey
HENRY VEGHTE W. 6361 BA-J/MHF:MLB am
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request a photostatic copy of the Bible record which Dorothy Veghte submitted in support of her claim for pension based upon service of her husband, Henry Veghte, in the Revolutionary War. You state that you have nothing to show that she received her pension.
A photostatic copy of the family record to which you refer will be furnished you for twenty-five cents, there being just one page.
Remittance should be made by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States and mailed to the Veterans Administration, Arlington Building, this city, when the copy will be prepared and mailed to you.
Dorothy Veghte's claim for pension was granted.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator