Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,344, Christian Welliver, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Welliver, Christian
NUMBER
S. 6344
CONTENTS
carded.

Pennsylvania Jan 20 4
Christian Welliver
of Columbia Co. in the State of Penn a . who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Miller of the Regt. commanded by Col. Thompson in the N. Jersey militia line for 8 months
ctf. 30,254
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Nov r 1835 and sent to E. F. Greenough Danville, Pa t
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 1835 120.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 36 13.33
$133.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E-2. Vol. 5 Page 68

32.949 Application for a pension by Chris- tian Williou
Pennsylvania

State of Pennsylvania } ✓ Columbia County } ✓
On this twenty fifth day of Jany. A.D. one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty four. Five persons duly apprehended in open Court before the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbia aforesaid, now sitting Christian Wilhoit a resident of Madison Township in said County aged Seventy Eight years who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ob- -tain the benefit of the provisions made by act of Congress passed Janu'y 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the militia of New Jersey in Greenwood Township Sussex County in said State and was drafted in June 1776 and marched to Bombay where he served one month under Capt. John Rutter that in August of the same year he was drafted in a company commanded by Col. W. Miller and marched to Amboy where served one month and during this service distinctly heard the cannon ade of the Battle of Long Island that he was drafted again in November in a company commanded by Andrew Melick and marched to Morristown where he served one month and during this service heard of the retreat of Genl Washington and his army through New Brun- swick from some of the New Ju- sey Militia belonging to the main

army, where time of service had ex- pired and who passed through Morris- town; that he drafted again in January and served one month in a company commanded by Capt John Petty and marched to Morris town where the Maine Army under Genl Washington was then stationed and joined Col. Thompson's regiment and Genl Stead brigade. That on the expiration of this month he volunteered in a company commanded by Capt. Mackay and Lieut Clifford and served two months in February and March and was in the battle of Elizabeth- town, where Cornwallis was defeated and obliged to retire to Amboy and the remainder of the time was sta- tioned near Amboy where the Bri- tish were closely invested during the winter, that he was drafted again in June and served one month in a company commanded by John Maxwell and marched to the neighborhood of Amboy and during this service the British left Amboy and the American troops took pos- session of it. That he was drafted and served one month in a com- pany commanded by John Mackay and marched to Elizabeth town in October of the same year where he was stationed during the month - That in April 1778

he was drafted and served one month at Ankeny in a company commanded by Capt. Benmond who died and we elected Lieut. Clifford in his place - in June 1879 he was drafted and served one month in a company commanded by Capt. Winters and served one month in Morris town where the company was stationed making in all ten months
he was drafted 8 months a volunteer 2 months
and the said opponent further states that he is now old and infirm and from loss of memory cannot state the particular dates of his entry and the time of his discharge from the service and that he has no hesitancy in disposing that he served under
  Capt. John Pettys  2 months    Low Miller  1    Andrew Melick  1    MacKay  3    Benmond  1    Winters  1    John Maxwell  1         10  
MacKay in all ten months, and that he has no documentary evidence of his services, and he knows of no other person, who can testify

his services except those whose deposition are here with transmitted, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency of any State
Testimony by the court —
2 When and in what year was you born?
A. I was born in Mansfield Township Sussex County New Jersey. on the 25 day of July A D 1757
2 Have you any record of your age and of so, when
A. He has no record of his age but remem- ber it for the tradition of his family — his father could not write —
2. When were you living when called into service other than your own when have you lived since and where do you now live
A I lived in Mansfield Township Sussex County New Jersey when called into service which I served until 1790 when
I removed to (Northumberland County) New Columbia, and Madison Township where I now live
2. How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were a substitute and if a substitute for whom?

1A- I was drafted for 8 months and volunteered for 2 months
2y- State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you had such combat at all military Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Gen Washington, Gen Meigs will Gen Shield, Col. Thompson Gen Lee. I have stated the general circumstances of my service in my general deposition
did you ever receive a discharge, if so by whom was it given? I received a discharge but I do not remember of receiving a written discharge
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for truth and veracity and their belief of your service in the revolution
 A Jacob Switzer Esq - Caleb Thomas  Esq - John McReynolds John Friel  William Patterson Samuel P. Rake  Adams William Albe C. Bant  Chandler Owens Christian William  Sworn & Subscribed to my Mark 
21 1835 before Jacob Eyerly Clerk

We William Kitchen of Malheur Township in said County of Columbia and State of Oregon of Madison Township in said County
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Christian Welliver who has sworn & subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion and we further state that is no clergyman in the neighborhood of the said Christian
Welliver
James Allen
Sworn & Subscribed before William Kitchen
21 1835 before Jacob Ely Rich
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the war depart- ment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and he vid as he states and the Court do further certify that it appears to them that the said William Kitchen of Malheur Town- ship aforesaid and John Robertson of Madison Township in said County are credible witnesses,
And that this statement is entitled to credence
Ellis Lewis & Judges of William Montgomery / the Com. Leonard Nesbitt / members of Columbia County

Columbia County Pa I Jacob Eyerly Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Columbia aforesaid do Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Christian Rothliever for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Danville the twenty sixth day of May in the Eighteen hundred & thirty five.
Jacob Eyerly Notary

Columbia County ss.
Personally came before the subscribers a justice of the Peace in and for said County. Adam Welliver of Madison Township, Columbia County & State of Pennsylvania and being sworn according to law, depose & say that he is well acquainted with Christian Welliver residing in the same place and was well acquainted with the said Christian Welliver in the time of Revolution war, and that he served five years in the militia of the State of Pennsylvania (in company with deponent) and further saith not.
Sworn and subscribed. before me the 20 day of May A.D. 1835.
his Adam O Welliver mark.
Caleb Thomas J.P.
I do Certify that Adam Welliver the above deponent is a man of good repute for truth and is entitled to credit. Witness my hand at Madison Township the 20 day of May A.D. 1835.
Caleb Thomas J.P.

Columbia County p.
I Jacob Eyerly Notary Public of the County of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that Caleb Thomas Esq before whom the within affidavit was taken was & still is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid & that the signature of Caleb Thomas as within written is the proper hand writing of the said Caleb Thomas Esq In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Danville the twenty sixth day of
position of
William
Adrian
Jacob Eyerly Notary
May 2nd 1835

Rev. War
6344
INVALID.
File No. 6344
Christian Welliver
Rev. War
Act: June 1st 32
Index:—Vol. M , Page 398
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Columbia County State of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared Peter Epley of Mount Pleasant Township in said County who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he knew Christian Williver in the revolutionary war and that he said one month near Ambay to deponent's person- al knowledge but he does not remember the captain he served under - he also saw the said Christian Williver at Morris town be- ing one month in the service of the New Jersey Militia - and that the said Christian was also on another tour of the Militia near Elizabethtown in New Jersey - these tours were during the years 1776 & 1777, he does not particularly remember the time or the names of his officers - said deponent says also that he thinks the said Christian was also out one or two other tours but he can not now from loss of memory tell the partic- ulars of the service
Peter his X Epley mark
Sworn and Subscribed October the 29 th 1855
Before me Isaac W. Musgrave Justice of the Peace
I do certify that the above deponent is a man of good repute for veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit
Isaac W. Musgrave J. P.

Columbia County, ss
I Jacob Eyerly Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County do certi- fy that Isaac W. Musgrove is a magistrate as above & that the within signature purport- ing to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Dan- ville this fourth day of November A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty five
Jacob Eyerly Proth

Aug 24
John
FREE
War Department Pension Office
Washington
D.C.

Darwin Columbia County Pa. Aug 19. 1855
Dear Sir
Since my removal from Wayne County to this place I have had no cases of Pensions until the one since your letter to Mr Greenough of the 3 rd inst. now before me that no application has been forwarded and that the services were not stated distinctly - I spent the most of yesterday with him and am convinced he is a very honest deserving man what I myself saw and information from those who have long known him - It appears his former application was drawn up in a great haste and that Mr Greenough misunderstood him in some points, as stated in the copy before me - I never have or mean will suffer a thing of this kind done in haste - After the application was drawn was read in back and the old man being a little hard of hearing did not understand fully its contents, if they are the same as in the copy retained. What I forwarded to you was taken in a room between us alone in a slow deliberate manner & I have no doubt is correct - as he cannot recollect - As I have just commenced the practice of Law it may have frequent calls to make out applications, you will confer an additional favor upon me by forwarding a set of forms as I have left those you gave me when last at your office in Wayne County my former place of residence - Please present my compliments, to Maj.obbie (H. P. Green) should you see him -
With extreme respect
I am truly Yours
Hon. J. S. Edwards Esq. S. C. Lewis Esq.
The little confers upon you by longings I do not recollect - Please inform me - Oblige S. C. Lewis

11.17.48
Mr Allen
(2 October 1835.
Pension Office

Canville Sept. 29 th 1835-
To the Secretary of the War Department,
I forward the amended declaration of Christian Williver in which I have endeavoured to meet the objections of Department - The present applicant is an aged man whose memory has failed in some particulars but of the services mentioned he has a clear recollection - The claim for two months was a voluntary service which I had supposed was often for a longer period than even two months, but in this amended declaration he claims but once for that service although he still intimates that he thinks it was two months. The whole case is now before the Department and if the pension should be granted, information will reach him soonest through the Canville Post Office, or if objection should still exist
Yours truly
E. H. Armstrong

FREE
To The Secretary of the War Department. Washington City District of Columbia

Christian Welliver
$26.66 per ann.
Penn. roll - act 7 June 1832
cert: to E. F. Greenough Danville, Pa.
FREE
J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington City District of Columbia

1009
Ch. Norlina Pa roll

Canville Nov. 5 th 1835-
H. S. Coward, Dear Sir,
I send you the deposi- tion of Peter Evclade retaken, He is a pension- er now on the roll, of the Department — He is very old and infirm and wont state more particularly the circumstances of the Service of Christine Welliver & will not probably survive long. I have now sent all the evidence which will be obtained in support of of the claim of this applicant If the pension is granted send the papers to this office
Yours Truly E. H. Prentiss

Pa
May 29.
29 May 1835 Pension Office
FREE
To. The Secretary of the War Department Washington City Dist. of Columbia

Recd 29 May
Danville May 26 1835
I herewith send an application for a pension for Christian Willson, if any thing further is necessary or a pension is obtained send the paper to Mr in Greenwood Township there is no post office very near to the applicant or to Danville to the applicant Yours Truly, E. A. Greenough

State of Pennsylvania } County of Columbia }
On this nineteenth day of September A.D. 1835 personally appeared Christian W. Nelson William Montgomery Biddle of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Columbia aforesaid who after being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that he was born in 1757 in Sussex County State of New Jersey and is now seventy eight years of age and that he was drafted while living there in the volunteer & elapsed Militia of said State & in June 1776 and marched to Brookbrook where he was stationed during this month under the command of Capt John Petty & Col. Mark Thompson when they were trained in military manoeuvres, in company with three or four other companies - that he was drafted in August of the same year and marched to Perth Amboy in a company commanded by Col. Miller and under the command of the same Col. and his company was stationed there this month for the purpose of helping in the defence of the fortifications then expected to be attacked by some of the British forces and distinctly heard the word of the Battle of Long Island - that he was drafted in November of the same year and served one month in a company commanded by Andrew Melick and Col. Thompson and marched to Monmouth, and when they had

of the defeat of Genl Washington, they retreated to Bambrook and broke down the bridge over Bam- brook Creek and retired into Superl County When they served until discharged, that he was drafted some time January of the next year and served in a Company commanded by John Pettys and marched to Morristown and joined Genl Heard Brigade Col. Thompson regiment - and during this month there were no active operations in which he was engaged, but they were engaged in train- ing - that he volunteered in February or March & served one month in a Company commanded by Capt. Mackay & Lieut Clifford and marched to Brunswick and from there to where the main army under Washington was stationed & when he arrived the army was engaged with the British at Elizabethtown. his company took no part in the battle having arrived too late The British retired to Amboy. he cannot state positively when this service commenced but knows it was in the winter, and thinks he served two months, as the report must - but is positive he served one month - his company had charge of burying the dead while the remainder of the army pursued the enemy - that he was drafted again in June and served in a company commanded by

John Neapville one month and marched to Amboy where the army lay besieging the place when he arrived and was again in Col Thompson Regiment - Second when they took place between small parties during this an outpost the British soon left by water and the American army entered in Thompson's place and I served one month at Elizabeth town sometime in October in a company commanded by Capt Miller where he remained this month with three other companies of the militia under Col. Thompson and when engaged in exercising, and for the defense of the place - That he was drafted and served one month in a company commanded by Capt. Osmund (or DeMun) and marched to Amboy where he remain- ed this month and was engaged in strengthening the works - the Capt. died & the Lieutenant was elected in his place by the company - in April 1779 was drafted and served one month at Elizabeth town where he was stationed during the month under Capt. Winter and that from old age and loss of memory cannot state more particularly the circumstances of his service and thinks he served two months & knows he served since under Seven Stars in the same Colonel - his  19 th Sept. 1835 William Montgomery  Christian Glassco made

Twenty fs I Jacob Eyerly Prothonotary of the court of common Pleas of Columbia County do certify that Isaac W. Maysgrove is an acting Justice of the Peace & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court at Danville this twenty-ninth day of September A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty five.
Jacob Eyerly

When I was with you one month and marched to Amboy where the army lay besieging the place when he arrived and was separated in Col Thompson Regiment - Second Jersey Rifles took place between small parties during this time at the British soon left by water and the American army entered - That he was drafted & served one month at Elizabeth town some time in October in a company now commanded by Capt Miller where he remained this month with three other companies of the militia under Col. Thompson and when engaged in skirmishing, and for the defense of the place - That he was drafted and served one month in a company commanded by Capt Osmund (or DeMunn) and marched to Amboy where he remain- ed this month and was engaged in strengthening the works - the Capt died & the Lieutenant was elected in his place by the company - in April 1779 was drafted and served one month at Elizabeth town where he was stationed during the month under Capt Winter and that from Staten and Col of memory cannot state more particularly the circumstances of his service and thinks he served two months I know he served nine under Seven Subscribed the same Colonel - his
19 th Sept. 1835
William Montgomery
Christian X Wood mark
Columbia County, ss
Personally appeared Peter Covland before Isaac W. Musgrave a justice of the peace in and for said County and on his solemn oath doth depose and say that Christian Wollaver was not in the Revolutionary war in the Militia of the United States one month at a time for four or five times in the State of New Jersey
Sworn & Subscribed the 21 st day of September 1835
Peter his X Covland mark
before Isaac W. Musgrave

Columbia County Pa.
William Montgomery Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbia hereby certify, that after examination he believes that said applicant to have been a soldier of the revolution and that he is a man of good character and what he states is entitled to credit that William Ritchie and William Bennett are credible persons
Sept 22 1835
William Montgomery
Columbia County Pa.
We William De Mott of Madison Township in said County & William Ritchie of Mahoning Township in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Christian Willion who has since his death and sworn to the within declaration; that we have known him to be twenty eight years of age; that he was respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
sworn & subscribed Sept. 16. 22. A.D. 1835 before
Jacob Ely Jr. Prothonotary
William De Mott
William Ritchie
Columbia County Pa.
I Jacob Ely Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that William Montgomery is an acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Columbia that the above signatures are the proper hand writing of the said William Montgomery that the above named John De Mott & William Ritchie are credible persons, & that their testimony is entitled to credit
Jacob Ely Jr. Prothonotary
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