Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4008, for James Kirkpatrick, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Kirkpatrick James Keziah
N 4008.
CONTENTS

New Jersey Roll.
1736
James Kirkpatrick, Drummer.
New Jersey line 78-5 years 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 8th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of June 1818, and sent to Jas. Ewing, Esq. Trenton, N. Jersey.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
4 months 27/30. $39.20
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Contynued
Trenton Hunterdon Co.
of Replication sent to John S. Blackwell by J. D. 1820.
James Kirkpatrick

Repaired
Dec. 12/48
With a widow's death not on file
2329
Abraham Kirtland father of John Kirtland who served in the Revolution war, as a drummer
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of $8.00 per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of Dec. 1848 and sent to
Hon. Wm. A. Chandler H. H. H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 30 Vol. 11

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
James Kirkpatrick sen, was born Sep 1 st 1763. and was bap- tized by immersion by the Rev Peter Wilson in May 17 th 1788
Hezekiah Biggs was born July 22 d 1766 and was baptized by immersion by the Rev Frances Astley Sep 23 1786
James Kirkpatrick and Hezekiah Biggs of the City of Trenton was married by the Rev Peter Wilson January 2 d 1789.
David Yeager and Juliet Kirkpatrick was married Dec 12 th 1812.
BIRTHS.
Thomas son of James and Hezekiah Kirkpatrick was born July 13 th 1791.
Nahor Kirkpatrick was born April 4 th 1794
Juliet Kirkpatrick was born March 13 th 1797
James Kirkpatrick was born July 2 d 1799
Joseph B Kirkpatrick was born January 2 d 1802
Timothy Biggs Kirk- patrick was born May 22 d 1806 1806
Sally Ann Yeager was born Oct 2 d 1813 October 2 d 1813
November 2 d 1838
E. M. Evans.

FAMILY RECORD.
DEATHS.
DEATHS.
James Kirkpatrick sen died Jan 7 th 1824.
Thomas Kirkpatrick died April 15 th 1825.
James Kirkpatrick jun died Sept 29 th 1868.
Isabella Briggs Kirkpatrick died April 18 th 1829.
Julia H. Beager died Oct 8 th 1834 aged 31 years 8 months
Julia Beager died Oct 8 th 1834 aged 31 years 8 months
E.18.5
E.16

Rezia Kitepatrich Appreciation for Pium

State of New Jersey
vs. Personage appeared before me Emma Evans one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Elizabetta Yarn, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that the leaf annexed to her statement, entitled to full credit, and who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that the leaf which is annexed above to this sheet of paper, is from the Family Bible of Mrs. Roger Kirkpatrick, the widow of James Kirkpatrick whose death and application for a pension has recently been made; It has been in her possession a long time - and I believe the entries made upon it of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, are correct. I have heard Mrs. Kirkpatrick say that she has had this Bible about twenty years, and that these entries, except the last, were copied by Mrs. Susan Brantley into the record from an old Family Bible, the first that she had after she was married - and that that old Bible is now in possession of her daughter-in-law, in Kentucky. I saw the leaf annexed taken from the Bible and offered into evidence to the Court by Judge Emma Evans. Given under my hand at Trenton this same day of November A.D. 1898.
Elizabeth Yarn
Emma Evans
State of New Jersey
vs. Personage appeared before me Emma Evans one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of said, Susan Brantley who is a respectable and credible person and entitled to full credit and who being duly sworn - according to law, says: The entries in the leaf annexed to this paper are in my hand

containing - the leaf is from the Family Bible of Mrs. Regiah Kirkpatrick - I copied these entries into it at her request, about five years ago, from an Ancient Family Bible which had been given to her family they are two colins the entries, in that Bible were ancient, and appeared to have been made at the time when the ordinary book-plate. The reason why they were transferred from the old Bible into this one, was that the old one was given to her son Bloomfield.
Witness my hand and seal at Haverhill, Sunday of November A.D. 1878. Before me
John G. Merrill
Susan C. Brearley
I hereby certify that I extracted the foregoing leaf from the Family Bible of Mrs. Regiah Kirkpatrick and transferred it to this sheet of paper, preserving the foregoing affidavits, colons and have subscribed my name at the foot of the said leaf, this second day of November A.D. 1878.
John G. Merrill
State of New Jersey } Union County ss. }
Regiah Kirkpatrick the widow of James Kirkpatrick, referred to in the above affidavits being duly sworn deposes and saith: The statements in the foregoing affidavits are true - the leaf annexed is extracted from my Family Bible - the only one I have - The old one, which we got from  some we just went to house keeping my daughter in law, Bloomfield's wife, has taken with her to Kentucky. There are true copies from the same there made, except the last which is an original and has been and subscribed at Haverhill this 20 day of Nov. A.D. 1878 Before me
Regiah Kirkpatrick
John G. Merrill Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Common Pleas of Somerset.

I James R. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify. That Evan Evans whose name is subscribed to the initials of the foregoing affidavit, is now and was at the day of the date thereof Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Mercer in said State, and that
the said names are the proper handwriting of the said Evan Evans, as is also the names subscribed to the foregoing being annexed to this sheet, and that subscribed to the certificate on the preceding page. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the my said office at Trenton, the third day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
James R. Westcott

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, of the 7 th July, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows"
State of New Jersey, ss.
On this forsothe day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of said State Hervey Kirkpatrick a resident of the City of Trenton, in the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey aforesaid aged seventy two years one month and thirteen days, who being first duly sworn, according to law, on the oath hereto, makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows". That she is the widow of James Kirkpatrick late of the same place, deceased, who was at the time of his death a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, that he joined the Militia at about the age of fourteen years in the County of Monmouth in said State and continued in that capacity for the space of several months, until a brother of his named Thomas Kirkpatrick had taken a commission in the Marine Service, who was killed in an engagement, near Jones River in the County of Monmouth. - After that event took place my husband James Kirkpatrick enlisted in the Regular Army as drummer and continued in that capacity until peace was concluded, when he obtained a regular discharge. That my husband James Kirkpatrick was in several engagements during the War of the Revolution all of which I am unable to specify, but relates well having heard him say he was in the battle of Monmouth, and that he came from there with a broken Constitution caused by drinking too freely of cold water. That according to the best of my recollection my husband applied for and obtained a pension about the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, - that at the time of his applying as aforesaid

The necessary papers and documents were sent on to the department at Washington together with his discharge, to which documents I do most respectfully refer.
That on the death of my husband to which took place on the first day of January A.D. 1924, I took out letters of administration to his estate and received from the agent of Pensions in New Jersey at the Trenton Bank the balance due on his warrant to the time of his death, which papers together with the certificate were sent on to the department at Washington, which as further proof of his being entitled to a pension I would refer the department. In proof of which I have appended to this declaration the Date of John T. Lee, Esq. Cashr. of the Trenton Bank. And I still remain the widow of the said James Kirkpatrick.
She further declares that she was married to the said James Kirkpatrick on the second day of January A.D. 1789 , in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, that her husband, the aforesaid James Kirkpatrick died on the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety four, viz: on the time above stated.
Sworn and subscribed in the day and year above written, Georgia Kirkpatrick in presence of Dr. C. Brownlowe Chas. Smith

Be it known that on the fourth day of September in year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight before the Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania of said State, personally appeared John Titer, Cashier of the Union Banking Company, who being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is personally acquainted with Maria Kirkpatrick above named and knows her to be the widow of James Kirk- patrick, late who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the time of his death, and that the said Maria Kirkpatrick received at the Union Bank on the account for paying pensions in Trenton New Jersey the balance of pension of the said James Kirkpatrick her husband which was due at the time of his release, which occurred on the first day of January A D one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, - That the sum thus paid to the said Maria Kirkpatrick was thirty dollars and ninety six cents and paid to her on the fifteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty four - and that to my knowledge and belief the said Maria Kirkpatrick is at this time and always has been since the death of the said James Kirkpatrick her husband, his widow, not having since been married to any other man.
And the deponent further saith that he has been acquainted with the said Maria Kirkpatrick a number of years as a business and very believes her a person of truth and that what he has stated may be taken as true.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the 4 th Sept 1838 -
J. C. Hough Ch. Justice
John Titer

V1959
Admitted Drummer 2 years
Stacy G. Potts Esq. Trenton N.J.

State of New Jersey
Be it known that on the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New Jersey personally appeared Elizabeth Gane of the City of Trenton in said State who being duly sworn deposes and saith, that she has been well acquainted with with Maria Kirkpatrick for the last twenty three years, and for a considerable part of that time we have lived in the same house; That I am well acquainted with a book of Records, called her family Bible, containing an account of the Marriages, Births and deaths of the family of James Kirkpatrick and Maria his wife, which said Family Records reads as follows.
Births & Marriages.
James Kirkpatrick was born Sept. 1 st 1763 and was baptized by immersion by the Rev. Peter Wilson on May 17. 1788. Maria Biggs was born July 22 1766 and was baptized by immersion by the Rev. Francis Astbury Sept. 2. 1786. James Kirkpatrick and Maria Biggs of the City of Trenton was married by the Rev. Peter Wilson January 2. 1789. David Yeager and Juliet Kirkpatrick was married Dec 12 1812.
Births Thomas, son of James and Maria Kirkpatrick was born July 13. 1791. Sarah Kirkpatrick was born April 4 th 1794. Juliet Kirkpatrick was born March 13 th 1797. James Kirkpatrick was born July 29 1799. Joseph B Kirkpatrick was born January 2. 1802. Timothy Biggs Kirkpatrick was born May 22 nd 1806. Sally Ann Kirkpatrick (Grand daughter) was born Oct 2 1818.
Deaths.
James Kirkpatrick Jm r died Jan 1 st 1824. Thomas Kirkpatrick died April 10, 1825. James Kirkpatrick J r died Sep 27. 1830. Timothy Biggs Kirkpatrick died April 18. 1829. Juliet Yeager died Oct. 8 th 1831 aged 37 years 9 months.

That I truly believe the bible referred to is the book used by Mrs Kirkpatrick as a book of reference to ascertain the ages of her family and any other circumstances in connection with her family concerns. That the foregoing transcript of her family record is a true copy thereof, and that the record of the marriage of the said James Kirkpatrick and Mary Kirkpatrick, which was recorded in the city of Zanesville, Ohio, in the year 1789, is a true copy thereof, and that the said James Kirkpatrick was married by the Rev. Peter Wilson, on January 2 (then) 1789 (seventeen hundred and eighty-nine). And further I do upon my oath depose and say that the said Mary Kirkpatrick still remains the widow of the said James Kirkpatrick, and has not been married to any other person.
Sworn & subscribed this fourth of September A.D. 1888. in open court
Wm L. Dayton
Apostate
Elizabeth g  [Signature]

State of New Jersey
Be it known, that on the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight before the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State aforesaid, personally appeared Simon Brant who alleging himself conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath being duly affirmed according to law saith, that he has been personally acquainted for upwards of twenty years past in Elizabeth yard of the City of Boston, during all which time he has sustained an excellent character for truth and veracity, and that what he may now state on oath or otherwise may be taken as true.
And this affiant further saith that he was called on by Maria Kirkpatrick who has this day made a declaration to obtain a pension to draw the dower and to copy the records of the marriage which took place between her deceased husband James Kirkpatrick, and herself and in doing so her reliance from the records made in her family bible the marriage, births and deaths therein contained - word for word and figure for figure. That I have been personally acquainted with the said Maria Kirkpatrick the widow of James Kirkpatrick for the last forty years - (say forty years) and knew the said James Kirkpatrick and Maria Kirkpatrick to have lived together as man and wife - until the time of his death - which occurred some years since -
And that I am sometimes since the death of her said husband she has not married any other man, but still remains his widow - affirming and subscribing in open court the 4th September 1838.
Wm. C. Forster Ch Clerk
Simon Brant

1355 V I, Zachariah Ropke, clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, That the foregoing are the original Declaration of Rachel Kirkpatrick, and the original affidavits of John Titus, and Eliza- beth Yard, and the original affirmation of Evan Evans, made, had and taken in open court, and that the signature of Jos. C. Hornblower af- fixed to the Inuent of the said Declaration and affidavits of said Titus and Evans is the proper hand writing of the said Jos. C. Hornblower being Justice of said Court, and that the name of Wm. L. Dayton affixed to the Inuent of the affidavit of Eliza- beth Yard is the proper hand writing of the said William L. Dayton, one of the Associate Justices of said Court. In tes- timony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Trenton, this eighth day of Septem- ber in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.
Ropke 3

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County A before me James living one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County of Hunterdon personally appeared the Rev d Briggs Allinson late one of the Chaplains to the Congress of the United States, a person to me well known and worthy of the fullest credit who being duly sworn saith that he is about seventy years of age, that when about ten or eleven years of age - he went to School at Pennington in this County to an Englishman whose name was Thomas Briggs and who was said to be the son of a Baptist Minister in a year or that the said Briggs had then a wife whose maiden name was said to have been Miles that they had then a daughter called Mary who is now the wife of James Bowen and resides in Trenton, that they had then other children whose names he does not now recollect, that he is acquainted with Maria Miles wife of James Patrick of Trenton reputed to be another daughter of the said Thomas Briggs.
Sworn at Trenton in said
County of Hunterdon June 10 th
1823 before me
J. A. Smith J. A. Smith
B. Allinson

James H Westcott, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Joseph C. Hornblower whose name is subscribed to the Seal of the foregoing Declaration of Rights and Patriot, also the affirmation and affidavit of Elizabeth Gane, John Titus and Evan Evans, is now and was at the time of signing the same Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New Jersey - That William L. Dayton whose name is signed to the Seal of the affidavit of Elizabeth Gane, is now and was at the time of signing the same an Associate Justice of said Court - That Zachariah R. Chandler whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate, is now and was at the time of making the same Clerk of the said Court - and that James Ewing whose name is subscribed to the Seal of the within affidavit was at the time of signing the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Hunterdon in said State. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the State of New Jersey at Trenton, the eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight
James H. Westcott

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County St. Before me James Swig one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County personally appeared James Kirkpatrick of the city of Trenton in said County a person to me well known and worthy of credit, who being duly sworn to depose and say, that he served the United States in the Revolutionary War upwards of five years having enlisted in Capt Edward Patterson's company in the New Jersey Regiment as a Drummer during the War, that the discharge hereto annexed is the one which was given him by Genl Washington at the close of the War, that he is now so reduced in his circumstances as to need the assistance of his country for his support.
Sworn to subscribed at Trenton this 10 th day of Dec  June 1810
James Kirkpatrick
James Swig Judge
I have known the above named James Kirkpatrick for many years, he is a man of good Character, and I have always heard him spoken of as having been a good Soldier, he is now in very low circumstances.
James Swig Judge

James Kirkpatrick 1736
Apr. 10/10
James

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County S t . In the Court of Common Pleas in the said court of Hunterdon in the Term of August 1820.
Plaint George Rea, Thomas Capner and others -
Judges
On this first day of August 1820 appeared in open Court, being a court of record so declared by the constitution and laws of this state for the said county, James Kirkpatrick of the City of Trenton in said county aged sixty years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. That he entered into the nine months service in General David Forman's Regiment in the spring of the year 1778 and joined the troops at Mount Holly from whence he marched to Monmouth and was in the battle there, that he enlisted in Capt. Patterson's company in the 3rd New Jersey Regiment in the fall of the year 1778 as a Fifer and continued to serve in that Regiment until it was reduced, when he was transferred to the first Jersey Regiment and continued to serve in it as Drummer until he was discharged at Newburgh as will appear by his discharge, which was transmitted to the War Office with his declarations made about the eighth day of April 1818 for the purpose of obtaining his pension that he did obtain a pension certificate N o 1736. dated the 30 th day of June 1818. that besides the battle at Monmouth he was in a battle at Elizabeth town in New Jersey when the British made a descent on that place from Staten Island and afterwards at Springfield in the same state, that he was with Genl. Sullivan on the expedition against the Indians in the Genesee country; and was with his regiment at the capture of Cornwallis.
And I do solemnly swear that I was 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 to bring myself within 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 day of 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 and by me subscribed.
James Kirkpatrick
Schedule

Schedule of the Estate of James Kirkpatrick of the city of Trenton in the County of Hunterdon, local 1 Small 10 plate stove two of the plates cracked 1 Iron pot 1 two quart kettle 1 iron table 5 chairs 1 chest 1 shovel & tongs 1 axe 1 garden rake 1 hoe & 1 crow bar 3 small plates 2 larger plates 2 earthen dishes 3 pint bowls 2 glass tumblers 1 gallon jug. 2 quart jugs 1 grid iron 1 tea pot 3 spoons, 1 tea spoon 1 plate 1 tin kettle 1 half barrel tub 1 pr. andirons. Iron 2 hammers 1 small scale & weights 2 iron candlesticks 3 Barrels I have due to me.
   from one person  $ 1. 81    " another  4. 62    " another  1. 71    " another  44    " another  4 "    " another  1. 46    " another  5 55    " another  2 "    " another  3. 40    " another  3. 88    " another  3. 52    " another  5 22    not one cent of which shall I probably ever recover,     and from another  $ 2 5    " another  " 41    " another  3. 00    which I expect to recover     I am indebted to     one person  $ 9. 44    another  8. "    another { Doctor's bills  4. 75    another {  4. 50    another {  10. 25    another  1. 50    another  3 23    another  2. 00    Amounting to  $ 43 67   
James Kirkpatrick

I have no trade but depended on my daily labor for my support as long as I was able to labor, but for about 3 years past I have not been able to do a day's work in a day. I have however done what I could for my support, but am now quite disabled. — I have no family residing with me but my mother who is now in the ninetyfourth year of her age and whom I have maintained many years she having no means of support nor any other dependents. I sell bread, cheese, soap, candles, molasses and some other such articles to assist in our support.
Devoirs and subscribers
James Kirkpatrick
George Reas
I John J Blackwell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the county of Henderson in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court and I do further certify that is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Three Dollars Sixty Six cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this day of August. 1820
J. C. [Signature] H. E. P.

June 10, 1936
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Mrs. Elizabeth McKinley Eisele 1305 Elgin Avenue Muskogee, Oklahoma
JAMES KIRKPATRICK W. 4008 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Kirkpatrick, of New Jersey, who served in the Revolution five years and was discharged June 5, 1783.
The record of James Kirkpatrick follows as found in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 4008, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
James Kirkpatrick was born September 1, 1763, and was baptized by immersion by the Reverend Peter Wilson, May 17, 1788; the place of his birth and names of parents are not given. The soldier's mother aged ninety-eight years was living with him in 1820 in Trenton, New Jersey.
James Kirkpatrick enlisted in the spring of 1778 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, or at Mount Holly, in Colonel David Forman's Regiment, marched to Monmouth and was in the battle at that place; he enlisted in the fall of 1778, for the war, served as fifer and drummer in Captain Edward Patterson's company, 3 d New Jersey Regiment, served also in the 1 st New Jersey Regiment, went on General Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians in the Genesee country, was in the battles of Elizabethtown and Springfield in New Jersey, at the capture of Cornwallis and was discharged June 5, 1783, after having served a period of five years. His brother, Thomas Kirkpatrick, received a commission in the Marine Service and was killed in the battle of Tom's River in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818, while a resident of Trenton in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He died January 1, 1824.

There is no record of her mother Thomas Biggs was a Baptist minister in England and his wife whose maiden name was Biles (her given name not shown). About the year 1778, Thomas Biggs was teaching school in Pennington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. James Kirkpatrick and his wife, Kesiah, both at the time of their marriage were residents of Trenton, New Jersey. James Kirkpatrick married January 2, 1789, place not stated, Kesiah Biggs, born July 22, 1766, place not stated, and baptized by immersion by the Reverend Francis Asbury September 2, 1786. She was the daughter of Thomas Biggs who was the son of a Baptist minister in England and his wife whose maiden name was Biles (her given name not shown). About the year 1778, Thomas Biggs was teaching school in Pennington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. James Kirkpatrick and his wife, Kesiah, both at the time of their marriage were residents of Trenton, New Jersey.
Soldier's widow, Kesiah Kirkpatrick, was allowed pension on her application executed September 4, 1838, while residing in Trenton, then in Mercer County, New Jersey. She signed Kesia Kirkpatrick. In 1843, she gave as her place of residence, South Trenton, and in 1848, Trenton, New Jersey.
In 1841, Kesiah Kirkpatrick stated that she had had nine children, eight of whom had died. The following names of children of James Kirkpatrick and his wife, Kesiah, are shown in the claim:
Thomas Kirkpatrick, born July 13, 1791; died Apr. 18, 1825 Nehor " " April 4, 1794 Juliet " " March 13, 1797; married Dec. 12, 1812, David Yeager and died Dec. 8, 1834. James " " July 2, 1799; died Sept. 27, 1850. Joseph B. " " January 2, 1802 Timothy Biggs " " May 22, 1806; died Apr. 18, 1829
A son, Bloomfield, whose wife moved to Kentucky prior to 1838, his age or other details not given.
Sally Ann Yeager, soldier's granddaughter, was born October 3, 1813.
Soldier's wife, Kesiah, had a sister, Mary Biggs, who married James Bowen and in 1828 was a resident of Trenton, New Jersey. Other children of Thomas Biggs and his wife were referred to but no names designated.
In 1838, one Elizabeth Yard, of Trenton, New Jersey, made affidavit that she had resided the greater part of twenty-three years in the house with Kesiah Kirkpatrick, and in 1841 the name of Herbert F.

Yard appeared in the claim; the relationship of neither one to the family or to each other was shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Mid. Hist. G.P. v. Geo. Battle Creek. Mich. M. & Co. 1936 June 10 - Hist. to & Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hendry Egle
Revy WIDOW, & Co.
File No. 4008 Kezia Kirkpatrick Wid. James Kirkpatrick Brk Rev: War
Act: Feb. 28/18
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 400
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1917
New Jersey
Heziah Kirkpatrick widow of James Kirkpatrick who was a Drummer in the A. S. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Sept. 1843, and sent to Phil p Dickinson Trenton N. Jersey
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 123.

N. Jersey Kezia Kirkpatrick Attest. 30. Oct. 1838
Act. 7. July 1838
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v. Aug 5. 1841.
New Jersey 1262
Heziah Kirkpatrick widow of James Kirkpatrick
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18. March 1818. and who died on the 1 st January 1824 of Trenton in the State of N. Jersey who was a Drummer in the company commanded by Captain Patterson of the Reg't. commanded by Genl. Norman in the N. Jersey line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 88 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Dec r . 1838 and sent to Stacy G. Potts. Trenton, N. J.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sep r 38 220.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Mar ch 39 44.00
$264.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brewer Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2 Page 127

2227 Regia Kirkpatrick Oct Mar 3. 1843
P. Dickinson

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year, to certain Widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, }  Mercer County. } ss.  City of Trenton
On this eleventh day of June A.D. 1843 , personally appeared before the subscriber, Justice of the Peace, in and for said county , Kazia Kirkpatrick — a resident of South Trenton , in the county of Mercer — aged seventy seven years, who being personally known to me, and being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of James Kirkpatrick — who was a commissioned officer in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war, attached to the New Jersey Troops, and that she received a pension of Eighty eight dollars , per annum under the act of July 7, 1838.
Kazia Kirkpatrick  March
She further declares that she is still a widow.
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED, THE DAY AND YEAR ABOVE WRITTEN, BEFORE ME.
Chas. Burroughs Mayor  Witness William Helling

State of New Jersey
I Charles G. M c Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Charles Burroughs Esq r before whom the within declaration was taken and subscribed, was at the time of the doing thereof Mayor of the City of Trenton in said State duly appointed Commissioned and sworn. That full faith and credit are to be given to his Official attestations and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Charles Burroughs.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton in said State. This third day of June A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty three.
Charles G. M c Chesney Secy of State

1305 Elgin Avenue, Muskogee, Oklahoma.
May 28, 1936.
Commissioner of Pensions Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Have you any information of the wife, children, brothers and sisters of James Kirkpatrick of New Jersey, who entered the nine months service in Colonel David Forman's Regiment in the Spring of 1778 at Mount Holly? After enlisting in Captain Edward Patterson's Company, Third New Jersey Regiment, his five years service included time with the First New Jersey Regiment, from which he was discharged June 5, 1783.
In addition to the above, have you any information relative to the date and place of his marriage? I would appreciate the receipt of any information you can furnish.
Thanking you for your kind attention to this request, I remain
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Elizabeth Mc Kinley Eisele

W. B. Lef.
N 2 Addison Kirkpatrick
2 July 1853
FREE
Sonia L. Edwards Esq
Plasnewydd
Warrington Lancs.

Trenton, N. J. Nov 5, 1898.
Dear Sir,
I enclose the leaf containing the Revue of the Kirkpatrick family - in the case of the application of Rebecca Kirkpatrick widow of James Kirkpatrick for a pension.
I shall be glad to hear of the success of this application as well as of those of the widows of Lieut Andrew Reeder and David Lammey .
Yours my Sir,
Mary J. P. D.
Dr. Edwards Esq.

1359 N. 10/6/10 7 p.m. 1838 Kirkpatrick Kegian
FREE
Edwards Esq Pension Office Washington D.C.

Trenton N. J. Sept. 8. 1898.
Dear Sir,
Sincerely are the declaration proofs of Keziah Kirkpatrick widow of James Kirk- patrick - as heirs copies.
1. Her declaration 2. Aft of Titus the cashier of the Trenton Bank 3. " of Eliz Yard 4. " E Evans.
Proving her marriage to James Kirkpa- trick Jan 2. 1789. and that she remains his widow.
The last paper - the aft of B. Allison made in 1823 is forwarded as collateral evidence - this taken at the time for another purpose.
Truly yours
May J. Smith
J. Edwards Esq.

Heziah Kirkpatrick
$ 88 per ann
Phil m Dickinson
Trenton
N. Jersey

Trenton June 24, 1843
Sir,
Herewith I enclose the De- claration of Maria Kirkpatrick to obtain the benefit of the act of Mar 3 1843.
Please forward me the certif- icate for this and also for three others sent some time since by me
I am very Respectfully
Your Ob. Servant M c GICKINSON
A. L. Edwards Esq Censor of Press

G. G. Jones
30 Oct 1838
OL

War Department Pension Office
30. Oct 1838
Sir The papers of Hephzibah Kirkpatrick widow of James Kirkpatrick have been examined and filed - The Bible leaf containing the family record of the claimant should be transmitted to this office - The copy of a private register cannot be received as evidence
Lucy G. Potts Esq. Trenton N. J.

Executive Office reduced
John Dyer Esq. Lee.
President of the United States of America. Washington City.

President
Refus letter from Bezia Kirkpatrick for pension P. 575
Pension Office
4 th Augt. 1841
ms. A. 9. 2. 20
1841

Taunton New Jersey July 30 th 1891.
Honored sir...
it was said of our beloved Harrison who is no more that he was the soldier's friend and I hope you will prove such. sir. I had the pleasure of hearing read your address to the Honorable Congress at the time of their taking their seats that amongst other important considerations was a request that the pensioners whose time was expired should be regarded, and their pension renewed. with pleasing anticipation I hoped that we poor widows were included in that number. theirs came due the 22 nd of July and ours the 4 th of September 1891. if it had been continued.
But the poor widows have been neglected and Alas what shall we do to day we cannot..... to beg a number is to Old and infirm to go out, and others with myself to think to go into the street to seek the rich or ask assistance from our friends. and oh! sir what can we do what must we do. if you withhold your influence.
In the administration of President Jackson this benevolent scheme blossomed and in Van Buren's it blossomed like a rose. we sipped its sweets and was thankful. but must it be withheld through the enaring cold and dreary winter and we left to perish with cold and hunger

Wh no we cannot we must not be weaned we are to old to be weaned..... Courage my soul Human- ity forbids the thought. Our Honored Representatives can- not withhold from the poor widows of those who fought the battles of our country a scanty supply of their bounty. I send this sir for your due consideration praying for assistance in behalf of myself and a number of others who like myself are depending on your bounty for relief by the 4 th of September 1841 And with love and Gratitude you will have the prayers of hundreds with my own for your present and eternal happiness.
Regia Kirkpatrick Aged 75 years.
P.S. Honored Sir the apology I make for taking this liberty is this. My case is peculiar. I have had 9 children and recently buried the 8 th and the only survivor has an incurable Disease and I cannot expect assistance from him for 2 years past I have been Partially deprived of my sight after I received the Pension I took an Orphan Grandchild to live with me but when I heard that we were dropped I had to discharge her and were it not for my kind friends coming in to prepare my food I should be truly wretched. and therefore I implore your influ- ence and my heavenly father who is my security says you shall not lose your reward yours Respectfully Regia Kirkpatrick on Herbert St. 30/11/41.

h h aa 1907
Herward Certificate to P. Dickinson Esq. Newton N. G.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An Act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, } ss. Mercer County. }
On this Twenty ninth day of August 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Judge of the Common Pleas, in and for said county, Reziah Kirkpatrick , a resident of Trenton in the county of Mercer aged Eighty three years, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of James Kirkpatrick who was a Drummer in the war of the Revolution, and served in the New Jersey Line, and that she received Eighty eight dollars and 50 cents per annum under the Act of June 17, 1848 1844.
Reziah her Y Kirkpatrick Mark
She further declares that she is still a widow.
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED, THE DAY AND } YEAR ABOVE WRITTEN, BEFORE ME. }
Chas. Burroughs Judge Juliet Voorhees
I certify that the above named declarant is personally known to me.
Chas. Burroughs Judge

STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that
Charles Burroughs Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken,
was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Mercer in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said
Charles Burroughs
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office at Trenton, in said state, this twelfth day of August — A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
Charles G. McChesney Sec'y of State.

GEORGE B. KULP
Battle Creek, Mich., Feb 27 th 1895-
Hon W m Lochren.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D. C.
My Dear Sir.
I very much desire just now, and in a few weeks or months will need, information your department can give. Will you kindly respond at your convenience?
Rebecca Kirkpatrick, my great grandmother was the widow of James Kirkpatrick, a soldier of the Revolution .
She drew a pension as such, as late as 1845- or 1850. I put it at this date because I remember her.
She lived at Trenton, N. J. Will you please give me a statement as to his Regiment, rank &c I believe it was a New Jersey Reg't but know not number of Reg. or Co.
Yours Respectfully, Geo. B. Kulp. Pastor 1 st M.E. Church
Battle Creek, Mich.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
71.4008 P. S.
Bureau of Pensions,
M.F.C.
Washington, D. C., April 1, 1895.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- James Kirkpatrick --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Entered the nine months service in Col. David Forman's regiment in the spring of 1778 and joined the troops at Mount Holly, from whence he marched to Monmouth and participated in the battle at that place; enlisted in Capt. Edward Patterson's company, 3d New Jersey regiment, in the fall of 1778, and served as a fifer until that regiment was reduced, when he was transferred to the 1st New Jersey regiment and continued to serve therein as a drummer until discharged on June 5, 1783, having rendered five years faithful service. He was in the battles of Monmouth, Elizabethtown, Springfield, and Yorktown; also Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians.  
Battles engaged in, As above. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Probably, Trenton, N. J. Date of application for pension, April 8, 1818. Residence at date of application, Trenton, N. J. Age at date of application, Born September 1, 1763.
Remarks: He married Keziah Pigeon (born July 22, 1766) on January 2, 1789, and died January 1, 1824.
Very respectfully, Rev. George B. Kulp,
Battle Creek,
Commissioner.
1804blm
Mich.

By His EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof James Kirkpatrick Drummer in the New Jersey Regiment, having faithfull- ly served the United States five years and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
Day of June 1782
G. Washington
By His EXCELLENCY'S Command,
Thos. M c Intosh
0466.
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Eph m Whittcomb
Adjutant.
THE above James Kirkpatrick Drummer has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for five years Years faithful Service.
Rich d Col d Major Com d

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 3 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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