Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1791, for Johnson Looker, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Looker, Johnson or John Elizabeth
No. 1771
CONTENTS

N. 11,739 Vermont
John Looker Addison Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Teamster in the Company commanded by Captain Martin of the _____ commanded by _____ in the New Jersey line for 2 years, Teamster $80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of June 1833 and sent to D. Wooster Middlebury V.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. 1833 40.00 $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E. Vol. 3 Page 74

550 New York.
Elizabeth Looker widow of John Looker or  Johnson who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Teamster. N.J. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Apr 1850 and sent to
Mrs. N. Walden House of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Feb. 2/1848, Page 78 Vol. 1
July
Book P.
Reputed by Miss Sylvester Mar 29/50

23. 828 John Leuker a decision 6" North 23.828
admitted 24 no transfer $80
E D Winton Middlebury Vt

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Johnson Cooper
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1779 1 Lieut Capt Martin 71. Years Suffolk 60 Tractancy a Blenheim Living witness   1780 2 Lieut Capt Martin New Jersey  
The account states - "He first enlisted as a private, but was immediately promoted into the Training Service."
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear 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, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months," in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

I John Looker of Orwell in the County Aison & State of Vermont of lawfull age depose & say that John Looker deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner was my Father. That he was Pensioned at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum; That I think he was entitled to a larger amt. than $80. per annum; That I ask for a reexamination of his case under the agency of Col. H. H. Sylvester. That his Pension was allowed him under the act of June 7th 1832 — John Looker
Subscribed & Sworn to this 14 th day of June 1830. — Before me G. A. Austin Justice of Peace

State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office Montpelier July 3. 1850
I hereby certify that G. A. Austin Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is, and was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Addison, duly appointed and qualified as such, and that full credit is due to his official acts and attestations as such.
Given under my hand and the seal of this Office this third day of July A.D. 1850.
Gerrand P. Merrill
Secretary of State

State of Vermont Addison County ss On this 28 th day of February 1883. personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court within and for the District of Addison now sitting John or Looker a resident of Addison in said County of Addison and State aforesaid aged seventy one years next April 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 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States as a soldier in the continental line where he then resided was at Hardinton in Surrey County and State of New Jersey in the year as he believes 1879 that he enlisted for the term of one year and served during that time under Capt John Martin as a teamster removing the army stores from one place to another as the exigencies of the army required. That he served in the capacity aforesaid for one year the time for which he was enlisted when he was honorably discharged which discharge is lost and he does not know where it is and he further declares that after the expiration of the said time first mentioned he then again enlisted into the same service for the term of two years and served in the same kind of service as before mentioned under the same Capt John Martin for the said term of two years when at the expiration of which he was again discharged which discharge like the other has been lost or destroyed And he further states that he was no other testimony to his said service of life the said Peter Bohannon and Jacob Port in this County that he knows of. He supposes all those persons who were appointed

with the said services are either done or to parts unknown to him and he further states that he does not suppose that the Berts and Jacob can state any more particularly than they have done in their accompanying affidavit in respect to his said service and he further states that he was born in Woodbridge Town in the State of New Jersey in the year 1762 and that he lived there until he was about four years old when he moved with his father to Morris Town in said State where he lived about nine years and then moved into Super County in said State to Hardin Town in said County where he lived when he entered and from thence he moved to Addison Vermont where he now resides and he further states that he relinquishes every claim whatsoever to any person or persons of left the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State or Territory
And the deponent further states that he was attached to the New Jersey State Troops, and was employed under the said Captain Martin on removing stores from one place to another as they were wanted from the said Troops. He was first employed in removing stores from Hopewell a little below Newburgh, on the North River, to Sussex County, New Jersey, and thence to Morristown. - The said State Troops having removed from Hopewell to the latter place. - He also removed stores from Chester New York to Easton in Pennsylvania. He was also employed in moving the baggage of the British prisoners with Burgoyne's Army, from Newtown New Jersey, to the place where he was. - He first enlisted, as a private, but was immediately put into the teaming service. - Soon thereafter he was by him affirmed Johnsen Locken Sub. Lieut. Judge

Declaration
(Please Report this Claim to me John S. Stingerland)
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July, 29th, 1848, &c.
State of New York
Oswego County ss.
On this Eighteenth day of December One thousand Eight hundred and forty eight, personally appeared before me Orla H. Whitney County Judge in and for said County of Oswego, Elizabeth Looker , a resident of the Town of Mexico in said County of Oswego, aged 73 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 29th of July, 1848, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving widows of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army;" and also for the benefits of the Joint Resolution of Congress approved July, 1st, 1848.
That she this Declarant is now the widow of John Looker , who served in the Army of the United States in the War of the Revolution, and for which service he drew a pension at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, and who died in the aforesaid Town of Mexico County of Oswego and State of New York, on the Thirteenth day of February in the year One thousand Eight Hundred and forty. He drew said pension under the act of 7th June, 1832.
That Declarant was married to her husband the aforesaid John Looker , at Sussex in the State of New Jersey, on the Twenty fifth day of September, in the year One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Nine, by Thomas Van Kirk of Sparta in the County of Sussex in

said State of New Jersey. That the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit, John Beauhannon & his wife, Charlotte Beauhannon, John Looker, Daniel Looker, Thomas Overlap, Esther Looker, and others. That previous to her marriage as aforesaid Declarant resided at Sussex aforesaid in said State of New Jersey and bore the maiden name of Noble.
Elisabeth two Looker
Subscribed and sworn to before me } much the day and year first aforesaid. And I certify that the Declarant said Elisabeth Looker is not able to attend Court by reason of the infirmities of age, or to write her name
Orla H Whitney Co Judge of Omego Co

State of New York } Oswego County }
I Charlotte Keeler a resi- dent of the Town of New Haven in said County of Oswego, aged sixty three years, being duly sworn ac- cording to Law do depose and say that I have been acquainted with Elizabeth Looker of Mexico in said County since my earliest recollections. The said Elisa- beth is now the widow of John Looker who died a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, in the Town of Mexico in said County of Oswego on the 13th day of February 1840. That I was well acquainted with the said John and Elizabeth Looker before they were married to each other and they both then resided in Sussex in the State of New Jersey. The said Elisa- beth then bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Goble. I well remember the time that the said John Looker and Elizabeth Goble were married to each other, they were duly married to each other in my presence on the Twenty fifth day of September in the year Seventeen hundred and Ninety Nine, in Sussex in said State of New Jersey, by Thomas Van Kirk Esq then a Justice of the Peace of said Sussex. I was present and saw the said John and Elizabeth lawfully married to each other at the time and place aforesaid. That the following is a true Copy from the family Register of my father made by him many years ago in his family Bible which Bible is now in my possession, to wit: Our Daughter Charlot was Born Nov 5. 1786. I well re- member that the said John Looker and Elizabeth Goble were married as aforesaid in the month of September before I was thirteen years of age, and I was thirteen years of age on the fifth day of November Seventeen hundred and Ninety Nine. I also well remember that Deborah Looker, now Deborah Smith was at the said time
then Kirk of Sparta in the County of Sussex in

that the said John Looker and Elizabeth Goble were married to each other as aforesaid a child of about Nine years old and the said Elizabeth is now in the fifty first year of her age. I further well remember that my brother George Bohannon was born in about two months after the said John Looker and Elizabeth Goble were married to each other as aforesaid, and the said George is now in the fiftieth year of his age. The following is a true Copy of an entry in the hand writing of my said father John Bohannon from the family Register of my said father in his said family Bible which is now in my possession as aforesaid. To wit, "Our son George was Born Decr. 2 nd 1799 and I well remember that the said John Looker and said Elizabeth Goble were married to each other as aforesaid in the month of September before my said brother George was born and which marriage was in September of 1799. as aforesaid. I was born about six weeks after said marriage and there lived a near neighbor to the said John and Elizabeth. In about four years after said marriage they moved from said place to Vermont and moved from the said Elizabeth now resides in Madison Vt. as I have also my said Mother more than well and from the time of their marriage as husband and wife the said Mother has been a woman of high standing and I certify that the said Mother is a woman of full faith and
State of New York, OSWEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
ss. I, Charles H. Gilbert, Clerk of the County of Oswego, Esq. whose name is subscribed to the jurat of affidavit of Elizabeth Looker, hereto annexed, was, at the date of said jurat, a competent and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his signature to said jurat is genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said county this 2 nd day of September, A. D. 1847.
C. H. Gilbert Clerk.
J. H. Whitney Bridges Herkogale of Oswego Co

that the said John Looker and Elizabeth Goble were married to each other as aforesaid a child of about Nine years old and the said Deborah is now in the fifty first year of her age. I further well remember that my brother George Bohannon was born in about two months after the said John Looker and Elizabeth Goble were married to each other as aforesaid, and the said George is now in the fiftieth year of his age. The following is a true Copy of an entry in the hand writing of my said father John Bohannon from the family Register of my said father in his said family Bible which is now in my possession as aforesaid, to wit, "Our son George was Born Dec. 2 nd 1799 and I well remember that the said John Looker and said Elizabeth Goble were married to each other as aforesaid in the month of September before my said brother George was born and which marriage was in September of 1799. as aforesaid. I was born & bred in Sussex aforesaid and there lived a near neighbor to the said John and Elizabeth. In about four years after their said marriage they moved from said Sussex to Addison in the State of Vermont and moved from thence to said Mexico where the said Elizabeth now resides. I also lived a neighbor to them in Addison Vt. aforesaid for a number of years as I have also my said Mexico and have always known them well and from the time of their said marriage they lived together as husband and wife.
Charlotte Keeler
Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourth day of June A.D. 1849. And I certify that the said Charlotte Keeler is a person of high standing & of good reputation, & a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit.
O. H. Whitney Bridges Herk Co of Oswego Co

State of New York, OSWEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
ss.
Keene County Judge Surrogate
I, Abel A. Gilbert Clerk of the County of Oswego, hereby certify that J. A. Whitner Esq. whose name is subscribed to the jurat of affidavit of Elizabeth Locke & Charlotte hereto annexed , was, at the date of said jurat of the Certificate thereof was of the  Reside in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, and duly elect- ed and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his signature to said jurat of said Certificate is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the County Court of Common Pleas of said county this 28 th day of September
A. D. 1847
A. A. Gilbert Clerk.

State of New Jersey Sussex County Clerk's Office I William L Smith Clerk of the aforesaid County of Sussex in the state of New Jersey Do hereby certify that I have carefully examined the Records of Marriages in this Office to find evidence of the marriage of John Looker, to Elizabeth Goble which marriage I am not able to find recorded on the said Records. The Book- -et of Thomas Van Kirk Esq, in this Office com- -mences in 1802, but the Records show that he was a Justice of the Peace from 1795. The Record of the said marriage was probably entered in a Book of the said Thomas Van Kirk Esq, kept previous to the one deposited in this Office which Book was undoubtedly lost as the said Thomas Van Kirk has been dead about thirty years. I cannot find any Record of the said marriage upon the Records now in this Office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County on this tenth day of December A.D. 1849 at Newton in said County.
William L Smith

State of New York } Schoharie County } ss
I Esther Derby, a resident of the town of Carlisle in said County of Schoharie aged 70 years being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I was born and bred in Sussex in the state of New Jersey and was there well and intimately acquainted with John Looker and Elizabeth Gobel. That I well remember the time that the said John Looker and Elizabeth Gobel were married to each other. They were duly married to each other, in my presence in said town of Sussex, County of Sussex and in said state of New Jersey on the twenty fifth day of September in the year seventeen hundred and Ninety Nine, by Thomas Van Kirk, a justice of the Peace of Sparta in said Sussex. That I was present and witnessed the marriage ceremony which was duly performed by the said Thomas Van Kirk, and I saw the said John Looker lawfully married to the said Elizabeth Gobel on the 25 th day of September in the year 1799, in said Sussex being at the time and place aforesaid. That Charlotte Keeler of New Haven in said state of New York, John Looker Jr. of Orwell in the state of Vermont and several other persons were present and witnessed the said marriage. also Thomas Dunlap of New Jersey.
That the said John Looker and Elizabeth Gobel lived together as husband and wife in said Sussex for a few years after their said marriage, and then moved from thence to Addison in the state of Vermont, where they lived for a number of years and moved from thence to Mexico in said state of New York where the said Elizabeth continues to reside. That George Beunhamman was born in about two months after said John & Elizabeth was married as aforesaid and said George was born December 2 d , 1799. I well know that they were married before said George was born. Mrs. Charlotte Keeler has a record of said George's age, above mentioned.
That the said John Looker was a Pensioner of the United States under the law of June 7 th 1832, and died such Pensioner in said town of Mexico in the County of Otsego & state of New York, in or about the month of February 1840, and left his wife the said Elizabeth a widow who now still lives in the

aforesaid town of Mexico county of Oswego and State of New York, and continues and remains the widow of the aforesaid John Looker. At the time said John and Elizabeth were married as aforesaid, Deborah Looker, now said, was a child of about nine months old and the said Deborah is now in the fifty second year of her age. At the time said marriage occurred I was a girl of Nineteen years of age and I am now in my seventieth year of my age as aforesaid.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of February A.D. 1850.
Esther Derby
Jeremiah McCulloch Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above Deponent Esther Derby. She is a person of truth and veracity and a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit and that her statement in the foregoing affidavit is entitled to full faith and credit.
Jeremiah McCulloch Justice of the Peace
State of New York } Schenectady County } ss.
I Loring Andrews Clerk of the aforesaid County of Schenectady in said State of New York, do hereby certify that Jeremiah McCulloch Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn and executed, was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County of Schenectady duly elected and qualified and duly authorized by law to administer oaths and to take the same; and that his signature to the jurat and Certificate of the said affidavit is genuine and in the proper hand writing of the said Jeremiah McCulloch, as such Justice of the Peace.
In testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County at Schenectady, in said County on this 26th day of February A.D. 1850.
Loring Andrews, Clerk

February
No. 10.
Young Andrews, Clerk
State of New Jersey Superior Court
Be it remembered that on this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty Before me David Smith — a justice of the peace of the peace in and for said county. Personally came Thomas Dunlap of said county and being by me first duly sworn upon his oath says that he is now sixty two years of age, that and in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety nine when he was a boy about twelve years of age, he was present at the Marriage of John Looker to Elizabeth Goble by Thomas Vankirk Esquire then and for many years afterwards a justice of the peace, — that the said Looker was an uncle of the deponent and the Marriage took place at the Mother of said Looker the Grandmother of this deponent in the present township of Hardiston in said county — of Sussex, that the said Looker & wife resided in said Township for about three years after the Marriage and then removed to the State of Vermont They were married in September of 1799.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year first aforesaid — David Smith justice of the peace
Thomas Dunlap

State of New Jersey, Sussex County SS
I William L Smith Clerk of the County of Sussex do hereby certify that David Smith before whom the within affidavit was made & taken was on the day of the date thereof and now is an acting Justice of the peace duly commissioned and sworn qualified by law to act the same and that his signature thereto for such Justice is in his proper person writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County at Newton this twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty.
W L Smith Clerk

April 3. 1850.
The additional evidence herewith enclosed in the case of Elizabeth Looker, widow of John Looker, is the best that the Applicant is able to obtain.
There appears to be no record of her marriage in the County Clerk's Office at Newton N.J. The Records show that Thomas Van Kirk Esq. was a Justice of the Peace from 1795, but that his only docket in the Office commences in 1802. It is the opinion of the Clerk that the docket of Esq. Van Kirk kept previous to the one deposited in the Office was lost or destroyed and of course the record of Mrs. Looker's Marriage.
Mrs. Looker has no family or Bible Record either of her marriage or children's births, and she is therefore wholly dependent on the evidence of Witnesses to prove her marriage.
She has obtained the affts. of three witnesses who were present and saw her marriage. Mrs. Charlotte Reeler of New Haven N.J. has a family Record of her father's family made by her father, Extracts of which are given in her afft. It appears that her brother George Beamhaman was born Decr 2 d 1799. in and she swears that John & Elizabeth Looker were married to each other in Sept. before said George was born. Mrs. Esther Derby swears to the same fact.
Other extracts are taken from this old family Record which with the evidence of these witnesses prove the date of Mrs. Looker's
Elizabeth a widow who now still lives in the

marriage as having been prior to Jany 1 st 1800 beyond all doubt.
Mrs. Looker applying for Pension under the act of July 29. 1848. Her declaration & proof is filed under this act.

Sophia Cooker
23828
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[Faint, mirrored cursive handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page.]
1862

I Jacob Post of Addison in the County of Addison and State of Vermont Do Certify that I am seventy years of age and have been acquainted ever since I was a small Boy with Johnson Looker who has made Application for a pension, and that I am knowing to his being in the Service at the time of the Revolution, that his Employment was Driving a team of four Horses transporting provisions &c for the army, and I have seen him with a team at Morristown several times I being in the Service myself at the same time Subscribed & Sworn this 4 th Day of Feb y 1838 Jacob Post
Before me Henry Smith Justice Peace
I Hester Bohannon of Addison in the County of Addison and State of Vermont, do hereby certify that I am in the sixty ninth year of my age, and that Johnson Looker of said Addison, who has made application before the Probate Court for the District of Addison, for a Pension; is a Brother of mine, and I remember of his going into the Service at the time of the Revolution and I understood he had Enlisted - and his Employment was Driving a Continental team (as was so called) at which time my father and his family lived in the town of Hardeston, Super County, State of New Jersey and I often see him pass by my fathers house with a team of four Horses and I under- stood - that he carried logs from Chester in York State to Newtown in S d Super County, and sometimes from Newtown to Morristown, and I understood that he served under Captain John Martin, and according to the best of my recollection he was in the Service three years Hester Bohannon Subscribed and Sworn this 4 th  Mark Day of February 1838
Before me Henry Smith Justice Peace
and I the s d Henry Smith Justice of the Peace as above said further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Jacob Post and Hester Bohannon and do verily believe them both, to be Persons of truth and veracity, and that they would be considered credible witnesses in a Court of Justice, Henry Smith Justice Peace

State of Vermont Addison County ss
I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Henry Smith, before whom the within affidavits of Sarah P. Babb & Hester B. Babb were made and at the time a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name subscribed thereto is his own signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 5 th day of February 1833.
Sam l Swift. —
Handwritten: Second Person 19th Century
Handwritten: 19th Century

We, Burton Carpenter a clergyman residing in Addison in the County of Addison, and Henry Smith residing in said town of Addison, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Johnson Cook of said Addison, who has made application before the Probate Court for the District of Addison for a pension; that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is respected and beloved, in the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. — Burton Carpenter Subscribed hereon this 4 th day Henry Smith of February 1833, Before me Henry Brewster Just. Peace
State of Vermont, Addison County ss. I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison do hereby certify that Henry Brewster, before whom the above certificate was sworn to, was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name above written is his own signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 5 th day of February A.D. 1833.
Sam l Swift Clerk

December 24 24 th January
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 that, that Burton Carpenter, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Addison in the County of Addison, and that Henry Smith, who has also signed the same is a resident in said Addison, is a person of respectable standing and a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. —
Sam l . Swift, Judge
Second Person Query from
Second Query

State of Vermont District of Addison
I, Harvey Bell Register of the Probate Court for the said District of Addison do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Johann Looker for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 5 th day of February 1833. Harvey Bell Register

Decr 4. 1850
Reply care John Locken
Hon J. C. Heath Committee on Pensions

Charleston Dec 3. 1850
Sir
The pension allowed to Mr. Locken, late of Pensylvania, is a transfer for five years, having been computed at $80 per ann instead of $1924 as it should have been; I have the request that the same may be corrected, in a new pension assigned after to his widow, Eliz th Locken, when application for such pension shall be filed in the Office. The same request is made in the case of Joel Newton, a pension from the Act June 7 1832. $80 per ann.
Faithfully
H. H. Sylvester
Hon J. E. Heath Pension

514 Elizabeth Looker widow of John New York
Suspended
Let. 3 rd Nov 1849 to Hon. D. D. Klingender
Act 29 July 1848.

Rev. Wm
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
1791 Elizabeth Cooker, John Widow. John Cooker Deputy Rev. Wm
Act:
July 29. 1848.
Index:—Vol.
a
Page
440
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

514 A.
Elizabeth Looker widow of John New York.
Married before 1800 husband died 1840
adm. of 80. p.m. by March 1848
Hon. H. Walbridge Home of M.P. Act 29 July 1848