Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 774, Aaron F Walker, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Walker, Aaron F.
S. 774
carded
CONTENTS

9774 New Jersey Aaron H. Walker
of Monmouth - in the State of N. Jersey - who was a Sergeant - in the Company commanded by Captain Waddell of the Regt. commanded by Col. _____ in the New Jersey line for 2 Years _____
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey _____ at the rate of 100 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of June 1839 _____ and Rev. Mr. (Mumford) (Monmouth)
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: '39 $ 200 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep: '39 50 $ 250
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Col. Miles Clerk Book C. Vol. 3. Page 35.

2104
As F. Walker's Selection
PO
Admitted Private of Dragoon 2 years Lufkin

State of New Jersey } On this third part - day of Monmouth County } July — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, Personally appeared an open court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for said County, now sitting Aaron F Walker — a resident of Freehold in the said County & state aforesaid, aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law dath on his oath make the following declaration as a due to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers served as herein to stated viz. He was born March 29 th 1759. at Freehold where he has always lived — about the month of April or May 1775 he joined the Infantry under Capt Henry Waddell, as a volunteer, being then about sixteen years old, continued in said company until about two or three weeks when it broke up, he then served in different companies of infantry, principally as drummer, until about the year 1776, in the summer, when Capt Wm Ransom raised a troop of light horse which he joined, & continued attached to said company till the end of the Revolution, except about three months he was attached to a troop of horse commanded by Capt Vixen, stationed at Cranberry — He was principally stationed in different parts of the County of Monmouth, the company being seldom taken out of it — he was a volunteer & served the whole time he states being consider- ably more than two years — he was in the battle of Monmouth, & the night before in com- pany with David Craig captured a British Lieutenant & took him to Genl. Washington — was also at a skirmish at Sandy hook, when the guard was cut off & taken

by the British - he had a horse shot under him, in a skirmish with the Tories between Cane & Jones River -
We hereby certify in soles every claim whatever 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 & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court John Patterson
Aaron F Walker
We James Craig, Job Muckmorton & Burns J Smock & Thomas West - Serving soldiers of the Revolution do hereby certify under oath that we are well acquainted with the within-named Aaron F Walker and were acquainted with him in the time of the Revolution and do hereby certify that the said Aaron F Walker was to our knowl- -edge a soldier in the militia of New Jersey in the time of the Revolution and we believe that the preceding declaration which he has made under oath as to his services is entitled to full credit.
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court John Patterson
Job Muckmorton Thomas West James Craig Burns & Smock

We Thomas C Throckmorton Esq & William Lloyd Esq residing in the township of Freehold in the neighbor- hood of the above named Aaron F Walker do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Aaron F Walker who has sub- scribed to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and as man whose declaration made with or without oath is entitled to implicit credit, & that we concur in that opinion
Spouse subscribed the day & year aforesaid in presence John Patterson
Tho: C Throckmorton William Lloyd
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories proposed by the new department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states, & the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas C Throckmorton Esq who has signed the pre- ceding certificate is as resident in the township of Freehold & that William Lloyd Esq who has also signed the same is as resident in the township of Freehold - & is a creditable person & that their statements as well as the statement of the military services of the Revolution herein contained are entitled to credit
John Patterson John Mull W. J. Brown

I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of common Pleas in & for the county of Monmouth. Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Aaron Flacher for a pension —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this twenty ninth day of December A.D. 1832 —
D. H. Ellis Clerk

C. F. Walker
newspapers

New Jersey } Aaron F. Walker the individual Monmouth Co. } named in pension papers No. 2104 being only sworn on his oath says that his declaration & the amendment thereto & the proof thereto annexed are the best evidence of his services that he can produce, that he cannot state his terms of service more particularly than he has, & he knows of no other subscribing witnesses by whom "the several terms of his service" may be proved than those who have testified to his services, & that the means of their knowledge was the fact of their & deponents being engaged together in the service of the revolution & that they are men of respect- -ability & veracity.
Shown & subscribed this { 27 th day of May 1832 } Aaron F. Walker before me — }
The word "together" interlined to William Lloyd Justice
New Jersey Monmouth Co. ss. Maj James Craig being duly sworn on his oath says, that he is a surviving Officer of the Revolutionary Militia of New Jersey, that he knows Aaron F. Walker. Knows that he served as a soldier in the Militia of New Jersey in the time of the Revolution, he knows this from having frequently seen him serving as a sol- -dier on actual duty in the time of the Revolution - he cannot state the times but from witnesses knowledge of the facts & the character of Aaron F. Walker, he has no doubt but he served as long as he states in his papers & that what he states there is true & entitled to full confidence — Sworn & subscribed this { James Craig 27 th of May 1832 before me } William Lloyd Justice

I certify that I am acquainted with the within named James Craig, a witness in the application of Aaron D. Walker, that he is entitled to full faith & credit in what he says in respect of said application.
June 11, 1833
J. P. Randolph

The Subscriber Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Plymouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that William Lloyd before whom the foregoing affidavit was proved to have been taken is & was at the time of signing thereof an Justice of the Pleas in & for the County & State aforesaid duly sworn =miniserved & knows that full faith & credit are due & ought to be given to all his official acts as such - and that the names "William Lloyd" annexed to the said affidavit are the proper hands & writing of the said Justice -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 10th day of June A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty three -
H. H. Ellis Clerk

Simon F. Walker

New Jersey Monmouth County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a brother of the above named for the County and State aforesaid Aaron F Walker — the person named in pension papers No 2014 who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and other consequence loss of memory he cannot speak 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 in the following grades. — For two weeks in April or May 1775, I served as a drummer in Capt H Waddell's company — For fourteen months serving as a drummer from May 1 st 1775 — to July 1 st 1776 which I served under Capt Benj m Paine eleven months, Capt Hendrick Smock three months, Capt Thos Cook one month — Capt John Henderson two months — Capt David Forster three months, Capt Garet Wilhoff three  two months For three months I served as a private dragoon under Capt Nix on at Cranbury, Midd Co. N.J. For one year I served as a private dragoon under Capt Wm Ransom till he died — then in his company for one year I served as a pri- vate dragoon under Capt Jacob Conover the successor of Capt Ransom till Capt Conover then for one year as a private dragoon under his successor Capt. Ralph Conover being in all four years & five months during which time I recollect distinctly being on constant service — also as a private dragoon from the death of Capt Ransom till the end of the Revolution —
Sworn & subscribed this 18 th of Dec r 1832 before me William Lloyd
Aaron F Walker

I Daniels H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Mounmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that William Lloyd before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken is a at the time therein mentioned a Justice of the peace in for the County and State of said and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such and that the name "William Lloyd" is the proper hand writing of the said Justice In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this twenty ninth day of Dec. A D 1832
W. H. Ellis Clk

New War
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File No. 774 Harold F. Walker Pro. N. J. Linn
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 390
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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