Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33734, for Peter Stevens, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Sterns, Peter.
S 33734
CONTENTS

16.377 R New Jersey Peter Stevens
of Bergen County in the state of New Jersey who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton of the New Jersey line, for the term of one year.
scribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d of Jan y 1820 and sent to Hon. J. Bloomfield Governor of New Jersey
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1819 124.64 Semi-ann. all ce ending Mar ch 20 48
15 th Nov r 1819 $172.04
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

Peter Strunk
1837 - 1897 Jan 20
Jan 20

District of New Jersey. Bergen County ss: On this 14 th day of June 1820 Personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bergen in open Court being a Court of record, possessing a seal & having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount & proceedings according to the course of the common law. Peter Stephens aged about sixty five years, resident in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War a period of five years in Capt. Stern's Company Col. Dayton's Reg t New Jersey Line. That the date of his original application was on the 18 th day of May 1818. That he has rec d a Certificate from the War department as a pensioner inscribed on the Pension list or Roll of the New Jersey Agency dated the 22 nd day of Jan y 1820. Pension number 16,377. And I do solemnly swear that I am a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818; and 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, or to bring myself further than the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed the 18 th 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 income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. That my occupation is that of a common labourer. That I am lame from a wound received in the Revolution war in the right leg, & for a considerable time been subject to fits or falling sickness & am therefore not able to labour so as to maintain myself & an aged wife who is sickly & unable to labour - That my family consists of myself & my wife her age being something rising sixty years, but not known to a certainty by me. That the number of my certificate obtained from the department of War as a Pensioner inscribed on the New Jersey Pension list Roll is Number 16. 377.
Given to me in open Court & declared this 14 th June 1820.
his mark Peter D. Stevens
J. B. A. Ford
Schedule referred to in the within Deposition.
viz t 1 Male House with one Room unfinished standing on the Land of Henry Dremer in Breakers Mountain in Bergen County, paid for the use of, with Pension money rec d in March $20.00
  1 Male Iron Pot 1.00   2 Pals .50   2 Plates .12 1/2   3 Cups & 2 Saucers .19   1 Jack knife & 2 forks .12 1/2   1 Straw Bed or Cotton sack .25   $22.19 
Given to me in open Court on the 14 th June 1820.
his mark Peter D. Stevens
J. B. A. Ford
Abraham Besterworth Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bergen aforesaid. I do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; And I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty two dollars & nineteen cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this 14 th day of June 1820.
Abraham Besterworth Clerk

Peter Stevens private Dayton New Jersey rep his years 18 may 1818
Vat on roll
See no stand
Proof of service required from an officer unless when the service
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State of New Jersey Bergen County
On this 15. Day of May 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and the County of Bergen State of New Jersey Personally appeared Peter Stevens aged Sixty three years resident in the County of Bergen State and of New Jersey who being by me first sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declar- ation in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Incorporation entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That the said Peter Stevens enlisted in the Company first Jersey Regiment commanded by  Colonel by Colonel Dayton at the commencement of the war that he continued to serve in the Regiment to the close of the said war comprising a term of at least six years in the service of the United States at the end of the Revolutionary War when he was discharged from service in Cantonment near Newburgh State of New York that he was in the battles of Monmouth Springfield and with General Sullivan in pursuit of the Indians above all at Snake Lake and that he is in the redoubt circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other means wherein there is in his power of his said service
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Garcabent Van Houten his Peter Stevens mark

I Garabrant Van Houten Judges as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Peter Stevens did some in the revolution war as stated in the foregoing declaration against the Commonwealth and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of State, pursuant to the directions of the above- mentioned act of Congress.
This eighteenth day of May 1810
Garabrant Van Houten one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and the County of Bergen
New Jersey Presentments
or Batt.
The subscribers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that it appears satisfactory to me that the signature of Garabrant Van Houten to the foregoing Proceedings is genuine. That the said Garabrant Van Houten at the date thereof, was, & still is, a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas. That all acts of his done as Judge as aforesaid is entitled to full faith & credit as such in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & ten
Garabrant Van Houten

State of New Jersey. Bergen County ss. - On this 18 th day of May 1818 - before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey - personally appeared Peter Stevens aged sixty two years - resident in the County of Bergen State of New Jersey - who being first 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 the said Peter Stevens enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain Henry - First Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Dayton - at the commencement of the War - that he continued to serve in the said Regiment to the close of the said War composing a term of at least six years - in the service of the United States at the end of the Revolutionary War - when he was discharged from service at the Cantonment near Newburgh State of New York - that he was in the battles of Monmouth - Springfield - and with General Sullivan in pursuit of the Indians above Albany at Seneca Lake - And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support - And that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said services -
Sworn to, and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Gaspard Van Rossum
Peter Stevens mark
(duplicate)

I Gerlach Van Loon Judge as aforesaid Do Certify that it ap- pears to my satisfaction that the said Peter Stevens did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the Continental establish- ment - I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support - And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursu- ant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
As Witness my hand and the seal of the said Court this eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and eighteen -
Gerlach Van Loon
(duplicate)

Peter Stevens junr Dayton New Jersey the year 1819
Not on record
Providence required from an officer of the court the same
State of New Jersey Berger County
I Abraham Westcott Clerk of the County of Berger, and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County. Do hereby certify that Christian Labuskie, Sarah Van Horn & Cornelius Mersiles, Esquires whose names are subscribed to the within & annexed several Affidavits, & before whom the same appear to have been taken, were on the day of the date of the said Affidavits Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, and duly authorized by law to take affidavits; & further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judges & rightly believe that the signature of Cornelius Mersiles to the Affidavit marked A & the signature of Christian Labuskie to the Affidavit marked B & the signature of Sarah Van Horn to the Affidavit marked C, subscribed to the same respectively is the proper hand writing of the said Judges - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 20 th day of April 1819.
Abraham Westcott

B
State of New Jersey
Bergen county ss: Be it remembered that fifteenth day of April 1819. Personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in and for the county of Bergen, John Hoppes, late an Ensign in the revolutionary war who being by me Duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of almighty God, doth on his oath declare, that he was acquainted with Peter Stevens, in the revolutionary war, that he has seen him in the army several times, in the year 1782 and in the year 1788 for the term of one year at least, or more, as a Private Soldier in the Continental Establishment, and in the Second New Jersey Regiment Sworn before me the day and year above written Christian Labaree Judge
John Hoppes
C
State of New Jersey
Bergen County ss: Be it remembered that on this 20 th Day of March 1819 Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of common Pleas in and for said County Peter Van Allen farmer who saith that he was acquainted with Peter Stevens the when he was enlisted in the service of the United States since, and that he knows that he has served for several years in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war as a Private Soldier for or during the said war Sworn before me the day and year just above written Garabrant Van Horstine one of the Judges as stated
Peter Van Allen

I testify that Peter Stevens has this Day called upon me to give some evidence that may be of use to him in obtaining a Pension under a late act of Congress - Peter Stevens is known to me and I have known him many years but it is not in my power at this length of time since the war to say that I remember him when a Soldier - I have no doubt he was a Soldier in the Jersey line of the Army of the United States Entering Mr. Hopper's Service, he entered service as an Ensign in 1780 or 1781 & served until the end of the war - As necessary I can qualify to the above given under my Hand at Newark N Jersey this 19 th Day of Aug t 1819
Witnessing at the end of the Revolutionary War Lieut Col Commanding the Jersey Batt n

M rs Jo s Bloomfield 10 Old case 15 Jan y  Endorse ,

Rev. Hearn's Journal
The interlineation, as to the applicant's circumstances, in the Judge's certificate cannot be omitted.
Gen. Bloodfield

Bransbury 35 State of Tennessee 35. In the 20th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred nineteen, came before me William Logsdon one of the judges of the court of common pleas for the county aforesaid. Being first duly sworn on his oath declared that he was acquainted with Peter Stevens before the commencement of the revolutionary war - that he lived in Bransbury within a few miles of the settlement - that the said Stevens enlisted into the revolutionary army at an early period of the war - that the recruiting sergeant was at the house of the defendant the night after the enlistment of the said Stevens & kept a guard over the recruit during that night - that the next day the relation of Stevens a Mr. Van Allen came to his house for the purpose of having Stevens released as being a minor, but at that time the recruiting sergeant had gone on with his men to join the army - that after this period he saw the said Stevens a number of times doing the duty of a soldier with the said Stevens - and frequently called at his house when on furlough going to visit his friends & sometimes taking all night and that the service of the said Stevens in the revolutionary army was upwards of five years & further the defendant saith not.
Sworn before me this 35th day of October 1819 William Logsdon
William Van Ness

Poughkeepsie 3 d State of New York In the 25 th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen came before me William C. Cope one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Dutchess Isaac Mead Esq. who being duly sworn on his oath declares that he was acquainted with Peter Stevens before he enlisted into the Revolutionary Army - that the said Stevens was attached to the New Jersey line - that he knew the said Stevens before as a civilian a number of years - that the said Stevens was cantoned one winter in his vicinity when he saw said Stevens with the troops at the time the Brigade revolted; and that the whole train of Peter as a civilian afterwards could not be less than four or five years as the claimant sincerely believes -
Sworn before me this day & year above written Wm Cope
Isaac Mead Esq.
Poughkeepsie 3 d State of New York In the 28 th day of Oct. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & Nineteen came before me William Cope one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Dutchess Major Adrian Post who being duly sworn on his oath declares that Peter Stevens an applicant for a pension enlisted into the New Jersey line at an early period of the Revolutionary war, that the deponent knew the said Stevens to be a soldier from year to year for the space of about five years - and the deponent well recollects that the said Stevens was with his Regiment at the time the New Jersey line revolted - the troops being cantoned in the neighborhood of the deponent -
Sworn before me the day and year above written Wm Cope
Adrian Post

State of New Jersey Bergen County
I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the County of Bergen and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said County. Do hereby certify that William Colfag Esquire before whom the three annexed affidavits of Peter Van Riper, Isaac Mead and Adrian Post appear to have been taken, and who hath subscribed his name to the same respectively was on the day of the date of the said Affidavits a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas, commissioned and sworn, & duly authorized by law to take affidavits. and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge & verily believe that the signature of W m Colfag to the same is the proper hand writing of the said Judge.
As Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas this twenty second day of November An. Dom: 1819.
W m Colfag
Clerk
I William Beinington District Judge of the United States in and for the District of New Jersey. Do certify that I am acquainted with Isaac Mead and Adrian Post Esquire the of the witnesses before named, they are men of good standing and character, that I am more particularly acquainted with Adrian Post, he having been for several years a member of the Legislative Council of the State of New Jersey, and a man of great respectability.
William Beinington
Newark 30 th Nov r 1819.

33 734- Rev INVALID.
File No. 33, 734
Peter Stevens
Pri Rev Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 397
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Stevens, Peter GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8706 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 9, 1792 to - not shown -
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.