Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8047, for John Pease, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Pease John
P. 8047
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John Pease 31.087
N.J.
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W. J. Dorrance Freehold ans. May 28. 1854 N.J.

State of New Jersey      On the 24 th day of April County of Monmouth ss. 1834. Personally appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County now sitting at Freehold N. Jersey John Peas a resident of said County aged Seventy two years and upwards, who being first duly sworn agreeably 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 7 th 1832. That he enlisted as a private Soldier in the Army of the United States as near as he can now recollect in the Months of July or August in the year 1781. he remembers well that the weather was very warm and dry, so much so that it was with difficulty that they could obtain drink in their Marches - in the Company of Capt. John Davis at Black-Wood Town at the Head of Timber Creek in the County of Gloucester New Jersey for the term of twelve Months - Capt. Davis's Company was raised to guard the Sea- board and intermediate waters in the County of Gloucester to watch and oppose the Tories - Head quarters of the Company was at Henry Davis's on Chestnut Neck at Great Egg Harbour in the County of Gloucester New Jersey - said Company was confined in its Marches and operations to the Counties of Gloucester and Burlington and was raised upon the express condition that it was not to be marched out of the State of New Jersey, the pay in said Company was eight dollars a month, each soldier was to find his own clothes - Declarant further says that he was in a Skirmish with a party of Tories at Clam-Town on Little Egg-Harbour in the County of Burlington when his Company captured a Tory one William

Giberson, who was badly wounded in the Skirmish was shot through his hip, was carried to and lodged in Burlington Jail - Declarant further says that he served in said Company from the time of his enlistment as afo d in July or August 1781. to the 27 th day of May 1782. at which time he was discharged from service as will be seen by the annexed Certificate of said Capt t Davis, that the signature thereto subscribed is the true signature of said Capt t Davis, making a term of service performed by declarant of at least nine months - Declarant was under age at the time and left the service at the earnest request of his father, who supplied him with money to pay the substitutes for the remainder of his term of enlistment - Declarant says that he applied to the Court and made a declaration of his services in July 1832. The Court then refused to give a certificate in his favor because he had then no testimony to prove his services since which he has obtained a knowledge of the present witnesses - Declarant does not know of any survivor or survivors who served with him in said company by whom he could prove his services - He hereby relinquishes every other claim to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency in any State further declarant saith not.
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court 24 th April 1834
John Patterson
John P. Bell

State of New Jersey } Before the Judges of the Inferior Monmouth County, Jr. } Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Freehold in said County personally appeared Ruth Harney a credible person aged upwards of Seventy five years a resident of said County who being duly sworn says that she resided in the County of Gloucester in the Revolutionary War and will remember the above named John Peas, she frequently saw him under arms in Capt. John Davis's Company in the County of Gloucester, that said Company in its marches frequently stopped at her mother, who kept a public House on the main Road from Great Egg Harbor to Philadelphia. Witness saw said Peas at another time at her brother's who kept a public house on the aforesaid public Road under arms in the said Company of Capt. Davis. Witness cannot say at what time said Peas enlisted or entered into service in said Company neither can she state the dates when she saw him as aforesaid but always understood that said Peas served in said Company the greater part of the term of his enlistment, nearly a year, she would say at least for the term of nine months. Witness is the widow of Gilbert Harney dec. who was a pensioner of the U. S. under the act of 1818. and further witness saith not.
Subscribed & sworn to in } her open Court 24 th April 1834. } Ruth H. Harney John Patterson } mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant John Peas was a Revolu- tionary Soldier and served as he states in the within declaration 28 th April 1834
John Patterson
John Mull
James Hopping
W. J. Brown
I Daniel H Ellis clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mon- mouth, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court on the matter of application of John Peas for a pension
In Testimony whereof, I have here- unto set my hand and seal of said Court this 1 st day of May 1834 Eighteen hundred & thirty four D H Ellis Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant John Peas was a Revolu- tionary Soldier and served as he states in the within declaration 28 th April 1834
John Patterson
John Hull
James Hopping
W. J. Brown
I Daniel A Ellis clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mon- mouths, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court on the matter of application of John Peas for a pension
In Testimony whereof, I have here- unto set my hand and seal of said Court this 1 st day of May 1830 Richard D. Davis Clerk
May the 27 1782
This is to certify to all whom it is May concern that John Peas is Discharged from the Twelveth Month Service for getting two men In his Room & Bed as witness my hand -
John Davis (clerk)

I the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do certify that I am well acquainted with John Pease named in the foregoing application for a pension and that it is generally reputed and believed that said Pease served in the Revolutionary War, that I concur in that belief and that the statement of his services as set forth in his declaration is entitled to credit.
Given under my hand at Freehold New Jersey the 8 th day of February 1836. M. J. Brown

John Dease Esq
Honorable
J. H. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Freehold N.J. 8 Feby 1836
Honorable J. L. Edwards,
Sir -
I herewith enclose the application of John - Pease for a pension which was returned to me the 28 th May 1834. I also enclose your letter which accompanied the same at the time that you may at once see what your decision then was - The law of 1780, referred to in your letter cannot be found for raising troops in 1781 a certified copy of which is herein enclosed - It appears by this law that the enlistments under it terminated 1 st Jany 1782 - Pease was discharged as appears by the Certificate of Capt. Davis in May 1782 - I presume he must have been by consent continued in the service beyond the time specified in the law for the termination of his enlistment - As by reference to the latter part of the act it will be seen that Lieutenant John Davis of Gloucester County was authorized to raise troops - The same person it is presumed who signed the discharge annexed to the applicant's declaration - Pease calls him Capt. Davis he was, no doubt promoted probably immediately after the passage of the Law and was a Capt. at the time of the enlistment - Will you have the goodness to reexamine the papers and if possible give a favorable decision - It is impossible for Pease to give any further or better testimony - He is poor and infirm and needs assistance for ordinary support - I have

added to his application my official cer- tificate of the reputation and credit of said Poase to which please give due consideration I am respectfully Yours
M. J. Bowne

War Department, Pension Office,
May 28 th 1834
Sir
I have examined the papers of John Pease who claims to have enlisted in Aug t 1781, for 12 months, and that having furnished a substitute in May 1782, was discharged. The discharge by Capt Davis does not give the date of enlistment or the time that the applicant had served.
To place the subject beyond all doubt, I have returned the papers, that you may furnish better evidence of the duration of the service. A law authorizing the raising of Troops in 1781, for 12 months, will be found among the archives of the Executive of the State of New Jersey.
Very respectfully
Yours obed t
J. L. Edwards
W. J. Bourne, Esq. Freehold, N.J.

31,087-
New Jersey
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See let to Mrs. Bowne Mar. 19. 1836-
8047
act 7 th June 1832

8047
P. O.
John Pease
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

An Act to raise by voluntary enlistment 820 Men for the defence of the frontier of N.S.

An Act to raise by voluntary enlistment eight hundred and twenty men for the defence of the frontiers of the State.
Whereas it is highly necessary that provision should be made for the protection and defence of the frontier inhabitants of this State and also for the important purposes of preventing the illicit trade carried on and breaking off the communication now maintained by disaffected persons with the common enemy to the extreme prejudice of the United States;
II Be it therefore enacted by the Council and General Assembly of this State and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That, Eight hundred and twenty men shall be raised by voluntary enlistment and embodied for the defence of the frontiers of this State to continue in service until the first day of January One thousand seven hundred and eighty two, unless sooner discharged and to be stationed in the several Counties in such a manner as to afford the most equal and beneficial protection to all the inhabitants on the said frontiers and that the said eight hundred and twenty men be distributed and stationed in the different counties as follows; that is to say:
In the County of Monmouth two hundred and fifty nine men, including nine commissioned officers, nine serjeants, nine corporals, and twelve horsemen; to be raised by the officers hereinafter named and divided into three Companies as

may be, one to be commanded by Captain John Walton, Lieutenant Nathan Sheppard of the County of Cumberland, and Ensign John Morris; one to be commanded by Captain Samuel Hart Lieutenant John Davis of the County of Gloucester, and Ensign Matthias Johnson; and one to be commanded by Captain David Anderson of the County of Burlington, Lieutenant Moses Sheppard and Ensign David Imlay.
Attest of New Jersey, Is:
I James D. Westcott Secretary of State of New Jersey do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the preamble, and part of the first section of one of the laws of this state entitled "An Act to raise by voluntary enlistment eight hundred and twenty men for the defence of the frontiers of the State" passed December twenty sixth 1780: as taken from and compared with the original now remaining on file in my office - Given under my hand and seal of office at the City of Trenton this twenty fifth day of June A.D. one thousand eight hundred & thirty four.
James D. Westcott