Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30741, for Joseph Titchenor, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Titchenor, Joseph or Tichenor
S. 30741
CONTENTS

30. 22B Kentucky
Joseph Tichenor of Nelson Co., in the State of Kentucky, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Parker of the regt. commanded by Col. Sulz in the N. Jersey mil. for six months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 5th day of March, 1831.
Co. of Pioneers fired the 23 rd day of Feb- ruary 1836 — and sent to Pension Fairfield Tenn. Nelson Co.
Arrears to the 1st of Sept. 1835/90 — Pensions, allowance ending 4 th Mo. '36 10. $ 100. —
{ Revolutionary Pensions } As of June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Wm. Allison Clerk, Book 82, Vol. 7 Page 48

33. 258
Joseph Tichenor Kentucky
allow for his watts.

State of Kentucky County of Nelson B. S.
On this Seventh day of September, 1835, personally appeared in Open Court before Christie H. Churchill Presiding judge of the Circuit Court of Kentucky for the County of Nelson now Sitting Joseph Ditchener a resident of the County of Nelson and State of Kentucky aged about seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
He states that he entered the service of the United States but a few days after he became sixteen years of age that the date, month or year of his entering or leaving the service can not be remember- ed in consequence of old age and decrepitude and particularly a stroke of the palsy received nearly two years ago which has to a very great extent impaired his memory. He is certain however of having served several engagements or terms of service all which if taken together he is certain confident would exceed six months if not a year of active service. The particular periods or duration of the different terms can not be remembered but he always served as a drafted  in the New Jersey Line militia man and performed service under all of the following Officers viz. General Wines, Colonels Seely and Hrisenhouse Captains Bailer, Parker, Heiden and Lebo, Lieutenants Roberts, Hensen and Oliver. That his time was principally consumed when in service service in one battle, two or three skirmishes, and marchings and counter marching from Hornstown or its vicinity to various parts in the State subject to the depredations of the enemy and occasionally under a Lieutenants command in guarding prisoners. That during

The first periods of his service he resided in Morris town. Morris County New Jersey but towards the latter part of the war removed to Somerset County in the same State and then served several tours that the battle in which he was engaged was that of Monmouth. That from the moment he entered the service to the period he removed to Somerset, which was near the conclusion of the war his orders were (and they were rigidly obeyed) to have his gun and knapsack with three days provisions always in readiness to obey the report of a cannon posted in the Short Hills. While in service the times he marched to Elizabeth Town are too numerous to remember not less at all events than twenty times. He was in service and witnessed the burning of Springfield and Lyons farms by the enemy and assisted in repulsing them from those places, at both considerable skirmishing took place. He marched as well as he can remember
twice to Hockhocking twice to Hockingack and three times to Hackwhacking. The regular Officers that he knew and saw in service were Generals Washington, Lee, Putnam, and Scott, Colonels Ogden & Dayton, Captains Darby, Wade and Ogden. He further states that he has no
documentary evidence and that he knows of no person who can testify to his service although he believes the person who commanded him had visited his house since his residence in Kentucky, but he at this time has no knowledge of his residence or the time that he is still alive. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Joseph the Fitchener witnessed 700 pages James ...

We James Elliott a clergyman residing in Nelson County and Benjamin Wells Thomas Hays and Basil Hagan residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Fitchener who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbour- hood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. The foregoing
Basil Hagan
J. Elliott
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that J. Elliott who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the County of Nelson and that Benjamin Wells Thomas Hays, and Basil Hagan, who have also signed the same also reside in the same county, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
C. H. Churchill

State of Kentucky
Wilson Linn ser
I James Daugherty clerk of the Pulaski Circuit Court do hereby certify that the within Declaration of Joseph Pickens and the Certificate thereto annexed were duly proved and administered to be true to the best of my knowledge
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at the Courthouse in Clark County this 15th day of Sept r in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty five
James Daugherty for me
Wilson Linn

30 741 Rev INVALID.
June 30-1900-MS 6 Chas. W. Willmat new York City
File No. 30, 741
Joseph Lichenor His Rev Mar
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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The Hon. The Secretary of War
application for Rev. Pension B
Lt M c Edward's superintending The Revolutionary Pension Dept. City of Washington

So the Hon Sec of War. Fairfield 18 th Sept 1835.
Inclosed will be received my application for pension. In considering which the Hon Secretary, will be pleased to take into consideration the infirmities of age, the treacherous memory after the lapse of so many years together with the impracticability of making known to the court the many incidents connected with my revolutionary services; when he is informed that my a stroke of palsy of nearly two years standing, I am almost totally deprived of speech, hearing, and capacity to write - even my name. In fact it would take months to collect the numerous facts connected with my service and detail them so as to be understood by the most intimate friend. I reside ten  miles from any court of probate, and such have been my infirmities for many years past that for ten years I had not been to Bards town until carried there by my friends in a carriage in order to make my declaration for a pension - and such as it is, with all its imperfections it is submitted to your consideration for the family of my government provided you deem me worthy of the same. My infirmities clearly demonstrate that but a few months at most is all the time that will be allotted me in this world. I must therefore beg your honor to hasten a decision in my case as early as practicable in order to enable me of found worthy of.

a pension, to distribute it among my children who reside in different States in that manner that my judgement may dictate as the most just and equitable.
There are one or two incidents omitted in my declaration which it may be of importance here to detail. - I was encamped near Morristown as well as I recollect a Col. Barber of the Regular Army was killed by the falling of a tree, a soldier was employed in cutting it down, and without a knowledge of that fact Col. Barber approached at the moment of its falling spurred his horse which squatted, and the Col. was immediately killed.
I was familiar while in service with a Regiment which went by the name of the bloody Ninth, it was of the Pennsylvania line and as I understood principally if not entirely composed of convicts. not I knew a Lieut. of. in the Regular Army by the name of Wilkerson, who I think belonged to a Capt. Harby's Company.
I am personally acquainted with both Charles A. Wilckliff and Benjamin Hardin the former and present representative of Congress from this district. and any information you might wish to derive from either of them in relation to my character, I feel satisfied, would be promptly and satisfactorily and given.
Any information on the subject will be gratefully received by your most obedient servant Joseph Pitchen or near Fairfield R.D.

Jan 20.
By Joseph Sedgwick
Free 25
M c J. L. Edwards Pension Office War Department City of Washington

Sir
Fairfield 22 d Decr 1835
Your favor of the 29 th September, was duly received and in compliance with its contents my declaration was amended by procuring the affidavit of a person supposed to be dead but still alive, residing in Spencer County and in Portainer in the government. The substance of the affidavit is far as furnished by an imperfect copy that was retained was as follows.
State of Kentucky Spencer County
Personally appeared before the subscribers a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, David Lewis Carter residing in said county who being duly sworn made oath to the following facts viz: That he was personally acquainted with Joseph Pritchard of charleston State of New Jersey during the revolutionary war. That he saw him frequently in service, particularly during as a private in Morris County where he was company. He in his uncle Benjamin Carters company. He saw him very frequently but can not name all the officers under whose command he saw him serving but among them believes was a Lieutenant Munk. From the various places at which he saw Joseph Pritchard in service and the remote periods from the first to the last before the conclusion of the war he has no hesitancy in believing that he served a longer period than twelve months. From a knowledge of Mr Pritchards father and family in New Jersey and Mr Joseph Pritchard since his residence in this State (having frequently visited him since he resided in Nelson County) I have no hesitancy in stating that full reliance should be placed in all his statements. And he further states that he Benjamin Carters is a portrait and serves as a sergeant of the continental line of New Jersey under my hand this 22 d October 1835 Thomas Newman Jr

The foregoing affidavit, with another taken by myself before a Magistrate in relation to the failure of memory - Both with the Seals & certificates of the clerks of the Counties where taken, that those depositions as (practices of the peace were duly confirmed and authorized to act as such.) were enclosed to you a few days after taken - Since which period I have not heard from you - This is to request to be informed: whether the same have been received, and if received whether any thing of remains to be done in order to lead to a favorable decision in my case - I am confined to my bed with a Physician in attendance and know not whether I shall ever get out alive. Please give your early attention, and befriend one who has exposed himself in struggling for that independence well all now enjoy - If the papers alluded to were received, they will inform you of my wish that whatever may be coming to me a sum sent in an order on Landville, in that case I can get the money from a merchant without expense, but if in Lexington, not without sending a special messenger for it.  Yours Respectfully Joseph Pritchard
To Mr Edwards of the Prison Office

Nov 4
per mail
Dear Sir,
Three.
50
Mr. A. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington

Garfield 25 th October 1835
Sir
Your favor of the 29 th ultimo was duly received and according to the request therein contained I have hastened to supply the deficiency in my declaration.
The direct proof of my service is given by a man residing in Spencer County (by name Benjamin (Carles) who I thought or had heard was dead. But by accident since making my declaration heard to the contrary and dispatched a friend to that county who brought back the inclosed Affidavit. I trust these two documents will prove sufficient.
Should the government conceive me entitled to a pension, whatever may be coming could without trouble or expense be gotten by your sending me an order on Louisville Ky of the merchants who know me would give me the money without any deduction, the intercourse with Louisville being so frequent. If you send me an order on Lexington I shall have to employ some one at considerable expense which will be a great tax on me - which ever you are pleased to do however accept my thanks, and consider this as my receipt for whatever the amount may be -
I conceive good for an order - Your prompt attention to this matter will confer a favor on an aged & Inform Revolutionary Officer. Yours Most Resply P. M c Edward Weston Ohio. Joseph Tichenor

State of Kentucky County of Nelson Co.
Amendment of declaration
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, Joseph Fitchner, who being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection he served fully twelve months during the revolutionary war as a private in the New Jersey militia, under the following Regimental and Company Officers viz: Colonel Seely and Captain Carter in Morris County and Colonel Hesselbush and Captain Parker in Somerset County, and for said period as a private in these two Regiments, called out by the Governor of the State he claims a pension, and for said period he served in the field as a private soldier, not having been employed in any civil pursuit.
Given under my hand this 17 th day of October 1835, and 44 th year of the Commonwealth
James Allen J.P. &c
State of Kentucky Nelson County Set
I Nathan W. Wickliffe clerk of the County Court for the said County do hereby certify that James L. Allen whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affi- davit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for Nelson County duly commissioned & qualified and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 26 th day of October 1835 and 59 th year of Independence Nathan W. Wickliffe

State of Kentucky Spencer County ss
Amendment of declaration
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Benjamin Carter, who being duly sworn depon- -seth and saith that he was well acquainted with Joseph Fitchener of Morristown State of New Jersey during the revolutionary war. That he saw him frequently in service in Morris County when he was a private in his Uncle Benjamin Carter's Company. He saw him frequently in other parts of the Province but can not name all the Officers under whose command saw he saw him, but among the number he believes there was a Captain Parker, and Lieutenant Hran the many places that he saw Hunden. Joseph Fitchener serving and the remote periods from the first to the last, before the conclusion of the war he has no hesitancy in believing that he must have served a longer period than twelve months. He was well acquainted with Joseph Fitchener's father and family while they resided in Morristown New Jersey and he has frequently visited Joseph Fitchener since his residence in Nelson County Kentucky and he has no hesitancy in stating from his knowledge of the family and personal acquaintance with him that full reliance should be placed in all his state- ments. And deponent further states, that he Benjamin Carter is on the Pension Roll of the State of Kentucky and draws a pension as a sergeant of the Continental line of New Jersey.
Given under my hand this 23 rd Day of Oct 1835 and 44 year of the Commonwealth
Thos. Newman J.P. S.C.

State of Kentucky } S ct Spencer County. } 3
I Raphael Lancaster Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that Thomas Newman Esquire whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and legally empowered to administer oaths, and that the foregoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Taylorsville this 23 rd day of October 1835. In the 44 th year of the Commonwealth.
Raph d Lancaster Clk. " " " Spencer Co Ky