Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7860, for Abner Page, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Page, Abner
R 7860.
CONTENTS

32.565
Abner Page New Jersey b
Rev. J. S. Park H. R.
1860

County of Burlington } ss. State of New Jersey. }
On this fourth day of Novem r 1834. Personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting. Abner Page, a Resident of Columbus, in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey, aged 79 years, in July last. 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.
First tour of duty, I volunteered in the company of Capt. Thos. Fenimore. Lieut. (I believe) Samuel Fenimore. met at Slabtown, from thence March'd to Princeton in the winter of 1777. arrived at Princeton next day after the battle, helped bury the dead and assisted in taking care of the wounded. continued in the neighbourhood in the College for seven or eight weeks. then returned to Burlington, here we served out the tour of three months. and was discharged.
2 nd tour. I volunteered in the same company, under the same Capt. & Lieut. March'd to Burlington, here we were stationed one month, our duty was to guard the Prisoners, and Refugees confined in the Jail. was afterwards discharged and returned home.
3 rd tour. I volunteered in the company of Capt. Benjamin Shreeve. Lieut. Edwards Thomas. Sergeants, Curtis and Cook. March'd from Slabtown through Burlington into the pines, into Monmouth county, in pursuit of the Tories and Refugees, came upon them at Cedar creek Bridge. here we had an action, in which we lost one man killed, sergeant Cook. one mortally wounded, Robt. Peck who died shortly after. Bacon, the leader and commander

war as necessary as any man now. 3 rd Tour. I volunteered in the company of Capt. Benjamin Shreeve. Lieut. Edwards Thomas, Sergeants, Curtis and Cook. March'd from Slabtown through Burlington Co. into the pines, into Monmouth County, in pursuit of the Tories and Refugees, came upon them at Cedar Creek Bridge: here we had an action, in which we lost one man killed, Sergeant Cook. one mortally wounded, Robt. Reckless who died shortly after. Bacon, the leader and commander of the enemy, was wounded but got off. - was sometime after killed and fell into our hands. I still continued under Capt. Shreeve; scouring the pines and along shore in pursuit of the enemy, Refugees & Robbers, who were constantly committing depredations on the inhabitants, Barring, Robbing, stealing horses and driving off their cattle. &c. I continued on this duty, six months and was discharged: 4 th Tour, I removed into Monmouth County, in 1778 and volunteered in Capt. Harkinson's Company. Lieut. John Conover, March'd and our Comp was engaged in the battle of Monmouth. It so happen'd that I was not engaged myself. Capt. Harkinson having sent one to secure a very fine Horse, who stood in the neighbourhood directly in the route. I secured the property, and immediately joined my company. Served the Tour of three months, guarding the property of the inhabitants from the depredations of the Enemy. was afterwards frequently out, for, three, four & five days at a time in pursuit of Horse thieves and Robbers. - without being embodied under officers.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to any pension or annuity, except the present, under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
and that while engaged in service; was not engaged, in any civil pursuit.
Sworn and subscribed & The day and year aforesaid In Open court. — —
Abner Page
W. L. Lewis

Mount Holly, Burlington County, ss State of New Jersey - - - - -
On this fourth day of Nov r 1834
Personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting: Daniel Ikins Epps and Benjamin Shreeve residents of the County aforesaid (both well known to us) Who being duly qualified according to Law Do on affirmations declare and say that they are well acquainted with Homer Page, the within applicant for a pension. That we believe him to be 79 years of age past, and that the statement in his declaration is true to the best of our knowledge, and belief, we each of us having served in part of the campaigns with him on duty. And that full credit may and ought to be given to his - Declaration. -
Affirmed and subscribed This 4 th day of November 1834. In Open Court. -
Daniel Ikins Epps Benjamin Shreeve
Interrogatories by the Court. -
1 st Where and in what year were you born? { Born in 1755 in Red Bank 2 nd Have you any Record of your age and if so? { Recorded in a Bible, which was lost in 1793 in Phila da 3 rd Where were you living when call d into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? - - - - - { In the North Jersey town of Shobton and now at Columbus in the County of Burlington.

Interrogatories by the Court. —
 1 st Where and in what year were you born? { Born in 1755: in Reckless town.  2 nd Have you any Record of your age and if so { Recorded in a bible, which where is it? — — — — — { was lost in 1793 in Phila da .  3 rd Where were you living when call'd into { In Reckless town. Slab town. service; Where have you lived since the } and now at Columbus Revolutionary War and Where do you } in the County of Burlington now Live? — — — — — {  4 th How were you call'd into Service; were { Always a Volunteer Drafted, did you volunteer, or were } in each Tour and you a substitute? and if a substitute { Campaign. for whom? — — — — — { Remember Gen l Washington. 5 th State the names of some of the Regular { Gen l Lafayette. Col. Wm officers, and Militia, whom you knew { Shaeffer. Col. Israel Shaeffer. and recollect. — — — — — { Ex rs Hoagland, Pancoast. 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge { Capt s Curtis & Wayman. from the service; and if so by whom { Lieut s Duglop & Porcee. was it given, and what has become { always verbally disch. of it? — — — — — {  7 th State the names of persons to whom { Amos Pearce Esqr. your are known in your { Thos s Starkey. Moses Wilen. Neighbourhood who can testify to your { Amos Keeler. Peter Character for veracity and their belief { Harry. James Gordon. of your services as a Soldier of the } John Aronson. — Revolution. — — — — — { Daniel Irwin, and Benjamin Shreeve 
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department That the within named Abner Page applicant for a Pension, was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Daniel Irwin Esqr. and Benjamin Shreeve who have signed the preceding certificate, are Residents of the County of Burlington, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Jno. Harwood — Geo. Harwood Attest: Andrew Wilson Print s Bunting

I John R Slack Clerk of the court of Common Pleas, of the county of Burlington, State of New Jersey Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the Application of Abner Page for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office; this fifth day of November 183
John R. Slack

Power of atty,
Abner Page New Jersey
Filed Oct 2nd 52
J E Hassler Present

POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
STATE OF New Jersey COUNTY OF Burlington
} to wit
Be it known that before me
John Holwell — a Justice of the peace personally appeared George Zeller aged forty years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the heir of Abner Page deceased — who was a revolutionary soldier in the State of New Jersey and that he died on the twenty second day of May 1841 — and that my mother, named Elizabeth Page — died on the twenty sixth day of March 1813 and that they were married on the  day of  in the year 17  and that they were residents of Columbus in the State of New Jersey and that they resided there a number of years , and that his heirs reside in and near Columbus and that furthermore George Zeller BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D. C., as my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government and State officers my rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land that may be due to me as the legal heir of Abner Page who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law  may be entitled.
In witness whereof, he has on this twenty seventh day of September 1852. hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
George Zeller 
Witness: Samuel Risdon Witness: Nathl W. Fenimore
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that George Zeller has always by the community been known as the heir of Abner Page deceased
Dated on this 27th day of September 1852 John Holwell J. P.
State of New Jersey COUNTY of Burlington
} to wit:
I hereby certify, That John Holwell Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the court of common Pleas of said County  this twenty seventh day of September — one thousand eight hundred and fifty two —
Joseph M. Burr Clerk.
* A Widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband." state under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner—and amount of pension.

Philadelphia Feb y . 25 th 1835
To J. L. Edwards Esq r
Sir. The enclosed papers of Abner Page, placed in my hands since their return, to him, you will again receive, and who's Application for a pension has been, and can be approved as within stated by all the neighboring inhabitants — I have known him for fifty years and can testify as to his veracity and honest standing in society. but owing to his age and infirmities for some years past, having more or less disease in his head, his memory is, as in case of many old men very much impaired. — I hope he will meet with success, as a deserving applicant with the highest respect
am Sir Your obliged Hum l Servt Joseph Butler
Mar ch 26 th 1835

1884 Sept 3. S. A. Zelle - why not allowed if that children or other heir have no right to claim his pension after his death Prior
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1860
P. O.
Almer Page
Service:
RECEIVED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Rev. Henry
Abner Page
deceased
letter to Noble Bullen
18 March 1830
Set to How W. Skinner Feb 1830

Columbus. County of Burlington } ss. - State of New Jersey - - - - - }
In order to amend his Declaration, on application for a Pension & Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County. Abner Page who being by me duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath say, and declare, that he was in the service as a Militia man under different officers doing duty, more than ten months as stated in his declaration to which this is attached but owing to old age and infirmities, now near 80 years old, cannot so clearly state as to time, officers, or what transpired as I could 30 years ago but, can say that in addition to the foregoing, I was out under Captain or Major Ross of Mount Holly & Edward Torlaine, a Capt of the Springfield company and in the battle of Petticoat-bridge near old Coopers Neckinghouse, against the Hessians and a few British Troops. Here we beat them and they returned to Bordentown where they lay in Quarters, until the Battle of Trenton in Decem r 1776. They then retreated from B-Town, through Allentown - on to New York - here we had several men wounded - I was out but a short time, cannot say how long - -
Abner Page
Sworn and subscribed This 16 th day of February 1835. Before me Amos Pearce one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County
We the subscribers do hereby declare on our several oaths and affirmations. That we are and have been well acquainted with Abner Page, the above applicant for a Pension, for from twenty to forty years. That we have always believed him to have been in the Militia, in the Revolutionary war. - and have served his Country as such. And we do further declare, that he the said A. Page is now and has always been considered, an honest, sober, upright, man and Neighbor; and a man of veracity. To whom we cheerfully subscribe. -
Thomas Starkey Vincent Wainright
Sworn and affirmed this 16 th day of February 1835. before me. Amos Pearce, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Amos Pearce
James G. Gove John H. Wright William Hill Isaac Johnson Abner Page, Jr

Bordentown Burlington County } ss. State of New Jersey - - - - - }
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Burlington. State of New Jersey. William Trout, aged 74 years past. (now a Pensioner) a resident of Bordentown. - Who being Duly Sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare and say, that he well remembers and knows, that at different Periods of the war of the Revolution, Men served as Militiamen, under one engagement (under different Officers, and at different places, in the state) Three, Six and nine months at, and as a tour of duty - and - that he himself served, six months in one campaign. -
Sworn and Subscribed this day of February 1835.
William Trout
W. SNOW J.P.
I John R. Stack clerk of the Superior court of common Pleas of the county of Burlington, in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that William Snowden, and James Pares are Justices of the peace of said county, duly commissioned and sworn and that the foregoing I believe to be their genuine signatures.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Mount Holly, this twenty third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
John R. Stack

R 7860
Jacksonville Aug. 26 th /84 Mr Dudley, Will you please inform me, as to whether the Pension of Mr. Abner Page, of Columbus N.J. Light Horseman in the Revolutionary War is still standing, and oblige, Yours Truly

S. A. Felley. Jacksonville Burlington Co. N. J.