Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,933, Daniel Williams, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Williams Daniel
S 33933
CONTENTS

19.024
New Jersey
Daniel Williams
of Exer 68 in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Brewer of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Baldwin in the Main th line, for the term of 1776. War on Roll 1
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of June 1823
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of July 1823. and sent to Mrs Whitehead Esq rs Newark. N.J.
Arrears to 4th of Semi anl. all'ce ending Sept 1823 17. 86    2 mo 4/  $  17. 86    8 1/30      16.      1. 86      $17. 86      { Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. } March 1. 1823

33 933 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33,933
Daniel Williams
Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 456
[Arrangement of 1870.]

18,900
Daniel Williams Essex Co. N.J. Asa Whitehead Newark N Jersey
Recd 12 July 82
admitted on
The Hambleton
John B. Colborne Secretant at War D.R. B. a

Declaration of Daniel Williams a prisoner

At a court of common Pleas in and for the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey.
New Jersey Essex County ss: Be it rem- embred that on the twenty eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one tho- usand eight hundred and twenty three personally appeared in the said court being a court of Record. Daniel Wil- iams aged seventy nine years resident in Union Township in said County 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 the com- pany commanded by Captain Caleb Brien a company of artificers. That he enlisted in the month of March 1776. That he enlisted first for one year & served that out: About the time when his ser- vice expired he enlisted again with Ca- ptain Jeremiah Brien for three years in the Regiment of artificers comman- ded by Col: Baldwin: and that just before his time expired he enlisted for the war in the same Regiment in the company commanded by Captain

Peter served until the close of the war That he was at the siege of York & was with the army at Brandywine, Ger- mantown & Monmouth Battles. That the company he belonged to bore arms during the war & that on his dischar- ge at the close of the war his arms were given to him. That he received a regular discharge and that when he sold his right to his lands, he gave his discharge to the man who bought the land and that he has not seen it since. That his company were frequently disarmed & made arms.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a united citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. 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 to diminish it as to bring myself wi- thin the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for citizens persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed the 18 th day of March 1818. 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 in some other than what is contained in the sched- ule hereto annexed by me subscribed to wit - That he has no real Estate That he has a claim upon a man for about fifty dollars which he is to take out in Board. That this is all he has got except his clothes, that he has no personal estate whatever - That unless he receives his pension he must be thrown upon the char- ity of his friend
Sworn in open Court his Daniel X Williams mark
28 th June 1823
Witness to making mark
A. Pennington
Sworn 28 th June 1823.
D. D. Crane -
Benjamin Mulford being duly sworn according to law saith that he enlisted the same day with Mr Daniel Williams that this Department continued in the army six ten months; That during that time Daniel Williams served with him That the company commanded by Captain Caleb Brim carried arms and that Captain Brim left the army a little after New Years & after that time the company was commanded

by other officers: and that during the whole time the company carried arms That before the enemy took New York the artificers were drawn up under arms above Kings bridge to oppose the enemy and that Daniel Williams was there with them under arms.
Sworn in open court } Benjamin Mulford. 20 th June 1823 } D.D. Crane
Jonathan Mulford being duly sworn according to law saith that he is acquainted with the circumstances of Mr Daniel Williams; and that he knows that he has no property except the fifty dollars mentioned in the declaration of Daniel Williams. Sworn in open court 20 th June 1823 } Jonathan Mulford D.D. Crane
The court assess the value of the property contained in the foregoing schedule at fifty dollars June 20 th 1823.
D.D. Crane.
State of New Jersey Essex County ss: I Asa Twitchell clerk of the court of common pleas for said County do hereby certify

that the foregoing declaration and proceedings are truly copied from the records of said Court in my office; and that it is the opinion of the said Court that the value of the property contained in the foregoing schedule is fifty dollars -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court this seventh day of July Eighteen hundred and twenty three.
Ade Whitehead
Subscribed before me this 7th day of July 1823