Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,419, for Ambrose Markham, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Markham, Ambrose
NUMBER
S. 34419
CONTENTS

1740
New Jersey Roll
Ambrose Markham Capt Chapin private Massachusetts Line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to Walter L. Shurds Hamburg New Jersey
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 Semi-annual all'ee ending
4. M o 8/30 $ 32.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Lyons

34 419 Reg INVALID.
File No. 34 419
Ambrose Markham
Rev Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 212
[Arrangement of 1870.]

District of New Jersey
County of Sussex ss }
On this twenty seventh day of April A.D. One thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of said County personally appeared Ambrose Markham aged seventy one years resident in New Jersey County aforesaid who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" that he the said Ambrose Markham that on or about the month of May in the year 1775. in the Town of Roxbury and State of Massachusetts he enlisted in the Company of Captain Israel Chaplin attached to Col. John Fellows's Regiment of foot for the term of Eight months, and upon the expiration of the said term of service he again enlisted in the Company of Captain Moses Goad attached to Col. Whitcomb's Regiment Massachusetts line for the term of One year and upon the expiration of this second term of service he enlisted for three years or during the war in the Company of Capt. John Allen which Corps was attached to Col. John Edwards Trigglesworth Regiment 13 th Massachusetts was afterwards transferred from the 13 th to the 15 th Regiment Massachusetts line and continued there.

in until the close of the war at which time he received his discharge at the Cantonment at Newburg in the State of New York on the 10 th day of June A.D. 1783 - which discharge was regularly given by the proper officer that the said deponent was at the Capture of Burgoyne, the Battle of Rhode Island and in the Battle of Monmouth, that he has no other evidence now in his power. His said services, is in redress all circumstances and prays the aid of his Country
Sworn and Declared before me Ambrose Markham the Day and year aforesaid
Walter L. Wise
I Walter L. Wise Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Ambrose Markham did serve in the Revolu- tionary War as stated in the preceding Declaration against the American Enemy. And I now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress
Witness my hand at Hambley at Jersey the 27 th day of April 1818 - Walter L. Wise

Ambrose Markham 27 April Correct by Roll JH
Mr. Johnstone's money I have herewith subscribed my name and added the Seal of my office this 28 th day of April A.D. 1818.
Johnstone
Witness my hand and seal this day of the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the Independence of the United States the 42 nd year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the Independence of the United States the 42 nd year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen