Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43085, for Dennis Norkett, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (New York) Norkett, Dennis
S 43085
CONTENTS

To New-York, from 4908 New Jersey.
Dennis Norkett Private Col. Hazen N.J. 4 Congregational Regiment
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of June 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th of Dec r 1818 and delivered to Hon ble W. Bennett.
  Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818  23 20    Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Mar. 1819  48    2 m s 2/30 4  8 71 20  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
2 years War
Middletown, Monmouth Co. Dec r 26
Note sent to Wm Van Eyck Esq 19 April 1820
* a duplicate certificate was issued in this case on the 30 th of March 1820 and sent to the Hon. E. Bateson House of Rep s

Admitted =
Hon. W. Bennett 
Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 10

State of New Jersey.
Monmouth county. ss. On this eighth day of June 1818. before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the inferior court, of common pleas in, and for said county of Monmouth, personally appeared Dennis Korthet, aged sixty five years one month and eight days. resident in Middletown, in the said county, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war". that he the said Dennis Korthet, enlisted some time in the year 1780. in Fishkills in the State of New York in the Regiment commonly called the Congress Regiment, in the company, commanded by Captain, Arivee. (His Christian name this deponent doth not recollect.) that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the 23 d day of June 1783 when he was discharged from service at Princeton in the State of New Jersey. he was in the Battle at Yorktown in Virginia, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
James Frost.
Dennis Korthet his mark.
I. James Frost, Judge &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Dennis Korthet. did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of two years and upwards, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the war department pursuant to the Directions of the aforesaid act of Congress.
June 8 th 1818.
James Frost

I James Frost Judge as aforesaid, do certify that Dennis Hockett, is in reduced circumstances, and in my opinion needs the aid of his country for support.
June 8 th 1818.
James Frost
James Frost

I the Subscriber Clerk of the Inferior court of Common pleas in and for the county of Monmouth in the state of New-Jersey do hereby Certify that James Frost whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit as also to the within Certificate is and was at the date thereof duly enrolled in my office as a judge of the said Court and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. And also that the names James Frost thereto subscribed are the genuine signatures of the said judge Frost
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Freehold the fifteenth day of June A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen.
J. Phillips Clk

City of New York } ss. County of New York }
Personally appeared before me John Munn a Notary Public in and for said City and County Thomas Orr who made oath that Dennis Wortett served for upwards of one year in the Continental army commonly called the Congress Regiment, in the Revolutionary War, and that he was present in the year 1783 at Pompton State of New Jersey, when said Wortett received an honorable Discharge from under the hand of Genl. Geo. Washington.
Thomas Orr
Sworn to before me this 4 th Day of June 1818
J. Munn Notary Public

Dennis Norcott
no 4908
March 1915
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Mr. Tom Eyck. Woodhold pp 1

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. On this Seventeenth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth Dennis Sorkett aged about Sixty Six Years, a resident in the said County, who being first duly sworn according to law does on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, in Captain Laurence Oliver's Company and in One of the Congress Regiments, commanded by Moses Hazen Brigadier General, and that his Original Declaration is dated the eighth day of June eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that the number of his Certificate of Pension is (4,900) - And I do Sol- -emnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of 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 thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on 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. —
Schedule
A life estate in a House & lot containing 11 acres, poor land 1 Cow - 1 hog - 1 Pig - 6 old chairs - 2 iron Pots - 1 kettle - 1 tea kettle - 2 old tables - shovel tongs and andirons - 6 plates 3 bowls - 6 cups & saucers - milk pot sugar dish - 1 tea pot - 2 earthen airthes - 1 milk pan - 2 stone pots - 1 spider - 1 pail - 1 churn 1 meal chest - one pair - 3 baskets - 1 grating iron - 1 shovel - 1 spade - 1 pitchfork - 1 rake - 2 axes - beetle & wedges - 1 spinning wheel 1 reel - 1 sickle - 3 barrel - 1 small looking glass - 1 bellows - 2 smoothing irons - 1 candlestick - 1 pair snuffers - 1 hammer - 1 old skiff

one tub - 6 knives and forks, 1 knife box - head tray - 2 Saws - 2 augers - 3 gimlets - 2 old Billies - 4 small books - 1 drawing knife nail hammer - brush - shaving articles - 2 pitches - old coffee pot 2 jugs milk strainer - 7 bushels corn - 4 old spoons - 10 bushels potatoes - tin pichy - 1 shaving horse - 3 fowls, some small chickens tea canister, 1 small mug, 2 bell pots, 2 oyster forks, 1 wooden bowl, 1 small mortar, 1 old brood hen. -
Dennis his X Storkett mark
Declarant further saith that his occupation is that of a Mason, but is not able to pursue it at all for a living and that he has 3 in family, to wit, his wife named Anne aged about fifty four years in good health capable of contributing to her support, a grand son named William Vannote Esturrip, about twelve years old capable of contributing towards his support in some measure & himself. -
Sworn to and declared in Dennis his X Storkett mark
Open Court on this 17 th day of October 1820 - before me
W m J. Bowne one of the Judges of said Court
I William Ten Eyck clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth in the State of New-Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court. and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Seventy five dollars. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on this twenty fifth day of October A.D. 1820.
W m Ten Eyck Clk

Dennis Norkele
March 10 19
THE END OF THE VOLUME

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of County of New York ss.
On this 22 nd day of July 1824, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public for the said County of State New York personally appeared Dennis Norckett who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Lawrence Alue in the regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Hazen in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Jersey from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of the City of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. That he at present receives Eight dollars per month.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Wm Dorrington N.P.
His Dennis Norckett mark

430.85
Revy INVALID.
File No. 430.85
Dennis Hockett Rev Rev 1880
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 866
[Arrangement of 1870.]

J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington

New York July. 22 nd 1824
Sir At the request of Dennis Norckett a Revolutionary Pensioner on the New Jersey list. I enclose to you his affidavit for a transfer of his name to the list of the New York Agency. and that information thereof may be communicated to me.
I am very respectfully Sir your obedt Servt Wm Livingston
J. L. Edwards Esq

James Frost Esq
By Dennis } Middleton Norfolk

Sir
On examining my Brothers papers in a Book containing an acct of Clothing against the Soldier in the Congress Regiment I find that Dennis Norget Corporal Enlisted in Capt. Oliveras Company Jan. 1. 1781. In the same book is an account of certain Clothing he received — The Book of the acct of Clothing is in my Brothers hand writing — I have not the least doubt he is fully Entitled to his pension.
Your Humbt Servt Cordis Lloyd
18 July
J. Wood Esq

Cart of Robbed mail Supposed to be for the Pension Office -

State of New Jersey } Be it remembered, that on this twentyeight Day Monmouth ss } of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty- Before me Jehu Patterson, one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the said County of Monmouth, -with- Personally appeared Dennis Wickett - he being Duly Sworn on the holy evanges of all mity God- Did Depose and say - that on the 18 th Day of September 1819 - after he had drawn his Dismiss pay from the proper authority at Trenton, in the State of New Jersey, as one of the Pensioners under the act of Congress approved, March 18 th 1818, Intitled an act, to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval Service of the united States, in the Revolutionary war, on his way home, between Trenton and a small village in the County of Monmouth, known by the Name of English town, he lost his packet Book out of his side pocket, in which there was fortyfive Dollars in Bank Notes, and his Certificate - This Deponent further sayeth he enlisted in the Congress Regiment, commanded Moses Hazen, Benjamin in More adjutant, in Capt. Lawrence O'Brien's company, in January 1781, and was Discharged the 23 d Day of June 1783, he further sayeth, that he immediately advertised the said packet book, with its contents, and also four Notes to Mr Dwing with his first Name he does not remember, that his Certificate was lost, and further sayeth not
Sworn and subscribed before me this } his Dennis Wickett Day and year first above written } mark
Jehu Patterson

I the Subscriber Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Jehu Patterson Esquire whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit is, and was at the date thereof duly enrolled in my office as a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Monmouth and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. And also that the name "Jehu Patterson" as also the body of said affidavit are the genu- ine signature, and hand writing of the said Justice Patterson.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Freehold this twenty ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
J. Phillips Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Norman, Basil GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11565 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 11, 1796 To Joshua Ward, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.