Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14689, for Joseph Throckmorton, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Throckmorton, Joseph
S. 14689
CONTENTS
buried

Messrs Ganeel & Hyde June 2 d 1842
to John W. Duhaud Esq., Pension agent Philadelphia Aug - 17 th 1842
N o 11,945
Pennsylvania
Joseph Shockmorton
of McKean in the State of Penn a who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Green of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hendrickson in the N. Jersey Troops time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at a rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 1833 and sent to O.S. Hamlin Smithport Pa
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160 00 Rem-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 40.00
$ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book E. Vol. 5
Clerk, Page 68

No 10595
Jos. Throckmorton
18 th March 1838
Ch 5
Return
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P. 300
Admitted
2 yrs
$80.-
O.S. Hamlin
E
Smithport
Pa

BRIEF in the case of  Joseph Throckmorton  by of M c Lean  in the State of Penn a  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 67  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1780. Nov. to Oct. "82 1 11 3 — Volunt. Col. Hendrickson, Capt. Green Bishop, & Wooley  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Middletown N. J.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Monmouth Co. N. J.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Deposition, his papers were burnt, & tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

State of Pennsylvania } Before Hon. Edward Kenner McKean County ss } President, & Hon. Joseph Otto } & Joel Bishop Associate judges } of the Court of Common Pleas } of said County, at Oct r Term D:1832
On this Third  Second day of October D:1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the said Court of Common Pl now sitting Joseph Flueck Morton a resident of Hector Township in the County of Potter, (which said County of Potter is by Law annexed to the said County of McKean for Judicial purposes) and State of Pennsylvania of sixty seven years of age, who being first duly sworn according to Law, with in his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th. June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. — That he served under Captain James Green, Leaders (Abraham Wooley a that time being Captain), Daniel Hendrickson Colonel, Thomas Shadwell Major, David Ferman Brigadier General; he entered the service in November D:1780 and left the service in October D:1782, he served three months under Joseph Bishop, Captain, in the above-mentioned Regiment, he resided in Shrewsbury  Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey when he entered the service, he was a Volunteer in the Militia, in the Shrewsbury Company (he believes it was called), he was one of the Company who was kept to guard

The shores from Hartshorne Highlands to Cranberry Islet on the mouth of Toms River along the sea coast in New Jersey, he was in one action in the Town of Middletown  N. Jersey party was commanded by Col Holmes Colonel, having been called from his own Regiment by express, in this action 100 British were killed & wounded, & several Americans were lost, he was in several the skirmishes, besides: we marched from Hartshorne Highlands to the mouth of Toms River a distance of about 50 miles; we served with the Middletown Volunteers, John Shank Captain, & Asher Holmes Colonel, also with Captain Stephen Fleming, of Shank River, the Company he was in was called Brand Company, there was no regular officers, with us they were all Militia Officers; the only docu- mentary evidence ever in his possession was a cer- tificate to draw his pay, this certificate was burnt in a chest which he left in his Uncles house, which was burnt in Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Township aforesaid; he knows of no person living who can testify of his service in the army. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that he is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, sworn to, and subscribed the day & year aforesaid; he further saith that there is no clergyman in the Township in which he resides, Joseph H. Throckmorton to the Hon. J. P. Michl. Chadwick, Docty;

Interrogatories propounded by the said Court to the said Joseph Shock Morton 1. where & in what year were you born? Ans. I was born in Sussex County New Jersey, 14th. June 1765
2 nd Have you any Record of your age; and if so where is it.
Ans. I have no other record than a Copy taken from my Fathers Bible (which was but in my Uncles House) which Copy I now exhibit to the Court;
3 rd Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, & where do you now live
Ans. When called into the service I lived in the Township of Shrewsbury, County of Monmouth. N.J. from Shrewsbury I went, to Freehold Township same Co. from that to Middletown same Co. from there to Utica N.Y. from there to Auburn N.Y. from there near Geneva N.Y. from there to Hector N.Y. from there to Hector, Potter Co. Penn te . where he now resides,
4 th How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, & if a substitute for whom,
Ans. I served as a Volunteer
5 th State the names of some of the regular Officers who are with the Troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, & the general cir- cumstances of your service
Ans. I have answered this to my declaration herewith annexed.

We Abel Dickens, & Benjamin Miller, Neighbors of the said Joseph Hovey Morton (all residing in the same neighborhood) hereby certify, that we are well acquain- ted with the said Morton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 67 years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion, sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Abel Dickens Benjamin Miller
Richard Chadwick, Stetson
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, & served as he stated: And it further appears then that there is no Clergymen in the said Township where the said Morton resided; and that the said Miller & Dickens, who have signed the same are presidents of the said Township of Hector, where the said Morton resides, are credible persons, & that their statements are entitled to credit

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Joseph Throckmorton S. File 14689.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATF.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     * - Pvt ✓ Asher Holmes N.J.   - 23 mos James Green Daniel Bendrickson   - - Abraham Woolf " "   - 6 mos Joseph Bishop " "   aw  
Battles engaged in, * Middletown  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Shrewsbury Twp. Monmouth Co. N.J.  Date of application for pension, Oct 3 1832 His cl. was al.  Residence at date of application, Hudson Twp. Potter Co. Penn.  Age at date of application, born in Sussex Co. N.J. June 14 1765 -  age at death not stated.  Remarks: He left no family

May 31-1902 Reuben P. Morton Vice Ch. J. P.
1909 Jan. 17. Hist. to Mrs. Geo. D. Sutherland letter in S.F. 763 Jas. Throckmorton J. 1909 Apr. 21 Hist. to G. A. La Febre V.I.M.
Reshaz
14689 INVALID.
File No. 14,689
Joseph Throckmorton Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: June 14th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 374
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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V. 16. 595 Joseph Throckmorton
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
I have drawn up & now send you an Amendment to Morton's Declaration, stating the particulars you desired, as near as he could recollect them, which I hope will be satisfactory, as soon as you determine the matter. Please let me know, & direct how he must proceed to secure his position if allowed. Yours &c.
O. S. Hamlin of Smithport, McKean Co. Penna.
O. S. Hamlin
Smithport Pa

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Throckmorton which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? no See Purses 5 VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Supplied
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
The militia of New Jersey were never in service for so long a time as 23 months without intermission or relief —

Aug 17 1842
Mr Dandy
FREE
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Customs Washington D.C.

Philadelphia Augt 16th 1842
Dear Sir
Enclosed I hand you the following Invoices which were forwarded to me during my absence from the City. I presented them on my return, but could not draw them, as the Office had been removed, and were not prepared, to pay, until now — You will oblige me by sending an order for the pay- ment of them, as the time has now expired, and it will be attended with considerable expense, and loss of time, to procure new powers of Atty.
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Customs
Yours Respectfully D. M. Duane
  Maria Rosa  $40 -     C. Shovener  40 -     Mr. Mayle  30.83     Dr. Stockmorton  40 -     Charles Munn  24 -  $174.83  

State of Pennsylvania } McKean County ss. }
Amendment to Declaration
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Joseph Rockmorton, in the 68th year of his age, 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, I served as a Volunteer from Nov 3 1780 for six months, & at the expiration of that 6 months I served as a substitute for one Stephen Stillwagon three months & both services were under Capt. Green as stated in my original declaration, immediately after the last mentioned three months service I served under the same Capt n as a substitute for James Newell, three months more , the balance of my service was as a Volunteer under the same Captain commencing at the expiration of the last mentioned time & continuing about eleven months, and also at the expiration of my service under Capt. Green I served three months under Capt. Joseph Bishop as a substitute for James Fleming, and also three months on my own account as a Volunteer, Note. In my original statement I mentioned: but then

months under Capt. Bishop, this was an omission as I certainly was under Capt. Bishop six months.
The above contains a true statement of the time I served as a Revolutionary soldier, the particular officers under whom I served are mentioned in my original statement, done to the best of my recollection, knowledge & belief. claim a pension and for such service I sworn & subscribed before the subscriber, Justice of the Peace as aforesaid the 28th day of May 1833
Wm Gibbs Seal p. R. Joseph Throckmorton
State of Pennsylvania McKean County ss.
I certify that William Gibbs Esq is duly Commissioned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of McKean in said Commonwealth and at the time of subscribing his name was duly qualified to act minister oaths. his said Commission then and now in full force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Common Pleas of the County of aforesaid. This 13. day of June 1833
Asa Sadtwell Probly # 3 #

State of Pennsylvania } Before the judges of Court of McKean County ss. } Common Pleas in said County
Personally appeared late Elisha Chadwick of Col. of the Monmouth N.J. Regiment,) to us well known who being duly sworn according to Law doth depose & say, that he was a Lieutenant in said Regiment, in the fall of the year A.D. 1780 & that he personally knows the said Joseph Throck Morton, & knows that he served under Capt. Joseph Bishop, & Capt. James Green, in said Regiment, that the said Morton entered the service in the fall of A.D. 1780 & verily believes that said Morton served in the Army, in said Regiment from that time until the close of the Revolutionary war, having very frequently seen said Morton in the service during that time as aforesaid, said Morton was a Private in the service, and that the said Morton's statement as aforesaid as respects the names of the officers in said Regiment is substantially correct
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. to wit. Oct. 3. 1832
Elisha Chadwick
H. Chadwick, Proth.
We the judges aforesaid hereby certify that the above named Col. Elisha Chadwick is a man of respectable character, & we believe him entitled to full credit & belief

State of Pennsylvania McKean County, ss.
I, Richard Chadwick, Prothonotary, Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Brockmore for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at Smithport, the third day of October A.D. 1832.
Richard Chadwick, Prothonotary
15595 Joseph Brockmore

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Joseph Throckmorton
Service N. J.
Additional Service Raw. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No claim except I. # 14689

WAR & NAV. APR 17
Bement Okla. Apr. 12 th , 1902 To the Hon. Commissioner of Pension
Washington D.C.
I take the liberty of writing to you for the purpose of gaining information of Joseph Throck- morton or as he was called later Joseph T. Morton, if you will be so kind as to give it to me.
He was a pensioner of the revolutionary war with England. I wish to know when his pension stopped - when he died and at what age.
He belonged to the N.J. or Pa. Light Horse.

I also wish to know the address of John T. Morton a pensioner of the civil war and a member of the 5-3 P.A. Volunteers.
If you can give me the desired information I shall feel myself under everlasting obligation.
Very Truly Yours Reuben T. Morton Bement Okla.

Holmes Shrockmorton
placed on pension rolls 1819 - age 62
probably N.J. & resided there or in Ohio
Joseph Shrockmorton
born June 14, 1765 - Sussex Co. N.J. there during Rev - died in Hector Co. Pa. Mar 4, 1857.
Mrs G. H. La Felra 1105 G. St. N.W.