Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22920, for Mathias Nephew, New Jersey

SERVICE
Nephew, Matthias
NUMBER
NUMBER 8-22920
CONTENTS

22. 699 Pennsylvania
Mathias Sephard of Columbia Co. in the State of Penna. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Pettib. - of the Regt. commanded by Col. Deard. in the Pa. Vols. line for 15 m.
Inscribed on the Roll of Penna. at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Dec. 1833 and sent to E. H. Greenough. Danville Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833. 125. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar '34 25.
150.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. H. Palmer Clerk, Book 8. Vol. five Page 413.

State of Pennsylvania } Columbia County } 26/73/1
On this first day of May A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Columbia aforesaid now sitting Mathias Nephew a resident of Greenwood Township in Columbia County aforesaid age seventy two 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1833 - that he entered the service of the United States in the Militia of the State of New Jersey in September 1776 at New Brunswick in said State as a Substitute for John Nephew in a company commanded by Capt. John Dennis and served one month at Bonbrook - That he was drafted in the Militia then residing in the immediate neighbourhood of New Brunswick in January 1777 and served five monthly tours between the first of January and August and the particular dates of his entry and discharge he cannot now state after the length of time but the Capt. of the company in which he served were John Retty, Thomas Hardwick and John Fisher and he marched to Elizabethtown and Morristown and from thence returned to Amboy where the British were closely invested during the Winter. During this service, at a small place called Millstone our company had a skirmish with a foraging party of the enemy and captured some of their baggage and horses - He was under the command of Colonel Sleaf and Major Fleet - In April A.D. 1778 he volunteered and served nine months in a company commanded by Jacob Piatt as Captain and marched to Princeton and Newton and our company was put under the command of Gen. Maxwell who was then pursuing the British in their retreat from Philadelphia, and that was several skirmishes between our troops and the small parties of the enemy - Col. Morgan and his riflemen joined us and we pushed the enemy to Monmouth - our company was stationed two or three miles distant when the skirmish took place and an express came for us but we did not arrive until the enemy had retreated. I was guard over the dead and helped bury

them The deed on the next day - The heat of the day of the battle was extreme and several of the soldiers died from drinking cold water - we marched from Haddon to Spotswood and back to Brunswick and from thence to Norristown - and the said deponent further states that he is now old and infirm and from loss of memory cannot state the particular dates of his entry and discharge but he has no hesitation in deposing that he served at the dates he mentions before in this deposition under
Captain John Dennis as a substitute 1 month, Captains John Kelly Thomas Laidwick and John Fisher 5 months
Capt Jacob Piatt as a volunteer ————— 9 months
Making in all fifteen months for which service he claims a pension - that he has now no documentary evidence, and that he knows no other persons who can testify to his service except those whose depositions are herewith transmitted - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of any agency of any State
Q. When and in what year was you born?
A. I was born in New Brunswick in the State of New Jersey on the 18 th day of June A.D. 1760 -
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where?
A. There was a record of my age in the family Bible and that after my father's death was in possession of my brother who lived on Passaic River above Norristown but he is since deceased and I do not know what has become of it
2 When were you living when called into service, where have you lived since, and where do you now live
A I lived in New Brunswick in the State of New Jersey when called into service, soon after the war I moved into Mansfield Township, Sussex County in the same State where I lived four or five years - I then moved to Phillipsburg Township Northumberland County in the State of Penn.sylvania where I lived fifteen years I then moved to Greenwood Township Columbia County aforesaid

where I have lived ever since
2. How were you called into Service were you drafted did volunteer or were you a Substitute, and if a Substitute for whom?
A. I was a Substitute for John Stephens my father one month, I was drafted for five months and was a volunteer for nine months
2 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops when you served. Such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
A Colonel Hays, Gen. Maxwell, Colonel Morgan, Gen. Pickens - Morgan Rifle men - Gen. Maxwell Brigade. The general circumstances of my service in my general declaration
2. Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so when is it - by whom was it given?
A. I do not remember whether I received a written discharge or not, if I did, it is now lost -
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for truth and veracity and their belief of your services in the revolution -
Jacob Swisher Edgine - Leonard Keene Daniel Berry - George Billmeyer - Martin Billmeyer John McReynolds - Donald Jacob Scachart
Sworn and Subscribed this first day of May 1833 Jacob Elyes Clerk Matthias his X Nephew Mark
We William Chapman Township in Columbia County aforesaid and Jacob Scachart of Rush Township Northumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Matthias Nephew who has sworn and subscribed the above declaration. That we believe him to be Seventy two years of age. That he is respected and beloved in the the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion and we further state that there is no gluggymen residing in the neighbourhood of the said Matthias Nephew
Sworn and Subscribed this first day of May A.D. 1833 Jacob Elyes Clerk Jacob Scachart William Chapm

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 the Hon ble Jacob Scarhart who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of Rich Township Northumberland County aforesaid and that William Le Clark who has also signed the same is a resident of Mahoning  Rich Township Columbia County aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit May 1 st 1833
Geo. Pennycuick associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Penn s now holding a circuit court in and for Columbia County Penn s .
I Jacob Elyes clerk of the Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Matthias McPherson for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of Office this first day of May A.D. 1833
Jacob Elyes Clerk

26.754
Mathias Stephew
E. F. Greenough Danville Pa

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. These 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, showing the Service of (Mathias) Nephew, Columbia Co. Pa.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     July 1776 1 Po. Capt. Dennis 73 years Traditional evidence   Jany 1777 5 " Col. Heard N. Brunswick   Apr 1778 9 " Col. Nelson N. Jersey  
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 (u) 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. the illin bo month
[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)           , who has 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 days 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 the 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 inquiry 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, deposes 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 that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the years, 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 fix 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.
It cannot be allowed that he should state his service in 1777 at five months without specifying the different terms & their circumstances.

Resolution
22920 INVALID.
File No. 22,920
Martha Wright 1816 - 1885
Act: June 19, 1872
Index:—Vol. 21 , Page 275
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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22.699 Application of Ma thias Nephew for a Pension
Adm. 1. yr 83 Months
$50
E. S. Greenough Danville. Pa.

State of Pennsylvania County of Columbia
On the nineteenth day of November A.D. 1833 personally appeared Matthias Kephart before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Columbia who being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say, that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory that he cannot swear positively as to the precise times of his entry and discharge from the service, but according to the best of his recollections he was drafted in January A.D. 1777 and served one month in a company commanded by John Petty and that he marched to Morristown where the Army were then stationed and continued there during this tour, that in February he thinks, he was a substitute for one Peter Walt in a company commanded by Thomas Hartwick and served one month and marched to Elizabethtown where the American troops had a skirmish with the enemy and obliged them to retire

to Amboy, that he was drafted again in March and served partly in Elizabethtown and the last part of this term was stationed at New Brunswick, he was also under Capt. Hartwick this term. he is confident that he served in January February and March, but cannot state positively which term he served as a substitute but thinks it is as stated above. That he was again drafted the latter part of May, and served one month under John Fisher Capt and marched to the neighborhood of Amboy, and at Mid time fell in with a foraging party of the enemy as stated in his general deposition, that he was drafted again in August and was stationed in Amboy during this term, he was under the command of John Pitty Capt where he served one month. And depones in other states that his recollection as to dates is poor but that he knows he ser- ved five months between the first of

January 1777 and August of the same year and that he believes the dates here stated and manner of service is correct but that he may be mistaken as to one being the time of service Mathias X Joseph Mark
Sworn and subscribed Before me this day and year aforesaid Nov 19th 1833
Leon Wilson J.C.
State of Pennsylvania Columbia County
I Jacob Ely Rothrotter of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbia do hereby certify that William Wilson Esquire before whom the within deposition was made and who has signed the same and the certi- ficate below the said deposition is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and sworn as such Justice whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court at this twentieth day of Nov ember A.D. 1833 Jacob Ely Roth

FREE
J. L. Edward Commissioner of Pensions
E. F. Greenough Esq.
Danville
Penn a
Rec d from Friend a

War Department Pension Office July 16. 1833
Sir,
Your letter of the 6 th inst. is before me, and in reply I have to state that the papers of Matthias Stepheuw do not appear from our books to have been received.
I am respectfully Your Ob t . Servt. J L Edward
For Matthias Stepheuw Application 24 Aug 1833
E. F. Greenough Esq. Danville Penn a .

deposition of R. Williams
Evidence for M. Joseph

Columbia County Pa.
Personally came before the subscribers a justice of the Peace in and for said County Christian Wilkinson of the Township of Madison in Col. County & State of Pa and being sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Mathias Nephew now of the place aforesaid, and that he this deponent well knew of his own knowledge that the said Mathias Nephew did serve in the militia in the State of New Jersey one month under Captain Petty. the year not recollected but that it was at the time the British came to Brunswick. and further saith not Sworn & subscribed before me March 21. 1833 Christian his Wilkinson marks Caleb Thomas Jr
I do certify that the above deponent is of good report for veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit Caleb Thomas Jr.

Dr. Horace Stone at P. M. McMillan Esquire for M. Joseph Hunt
State of Pennsylvania Columbia County
I Jacob Eyerly esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Caleb Thomas esq. before whom the within position was made who has signed the same & the Certificate below the said deposition is an acting Justice of the peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & sworn as such In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Court at Danville this first May 1833
Jacob Eyerly Prothonotary

State of Pennsylvania Columbia County to wit
On this twentieth day of August A.D. 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbia aforesaid; now sitting Matthias Nephew a resident of Greenwood Township in said County aged seventy three 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 provisions made by act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the Service of the United States in the Militia of New Jersey in July A.D. 1776 at New Brunswick in said State as a substitute for John Nephew and served at Bon Brook one month in a company commanded by John Dennis; That he was drafted in January 1777 and served under John Petty and Thomas Hartwick captains and Col. Shead five months, and marched to Monmouth and from them to Elizabethtown and for the remainder of the time was stationed in the neighborhood of Amboy where the British were closely invested during the winter. While in engaged in this service he was in several skirmishes, in one at Elizabethtown where the Enemy were defeated and driven to Amboy, and one at Mill Creek in which the company was in file in with a small foraging party of the Enemy and captured their horses and baggage. In April 1778 he volunteered and served nine months in a company commanded by Capt. Jacob Piatt and was part under the command of Col. John Nelson. He marched from Brunswick to Trenton and soon afterwards joined the main army under Gen. Washington and served with the Troops under Gen. Dickinson. When the British left Philadelphia he crossed Delaware and pursued them to Monmouth. The Troops under Gen. Maxwell and Col. Morgan were also in this service. At the Battle of Monmouth our company was a mile or two from the scene of action and arrived before the enemy had retreated far, and the members of our company were placed as a guard over the dead and buried them the next morning.

The heat of the day of the Battle was extreme and several of our soldiers died from drinking cold water we marched from Monmouth to Spotswood and not overtaking the army we returned soon after to Brunswick, and the said deponent further states that he is now old and infirm and from loss of memory cannot state the particular dates of his entry into the service and the time of his discharge but he has no hesitation in saying that he served under
  Capt. John Dennis 1 month 1 Substitute   Capt. Thomas Hartwick and John Pett 5- " 5- Drafted   Capt. Isaac Piatt. 9 " 9 volunteer   15-months 
Making fifteen months, in all and that he has no documentary evidence of his service and he knows no other person who can testify to his service except those whose deposition are herewith transmitted - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of any agency of any state. Said deponent further states that he has forwarded one application some time in New Carr, which he is informed has not been received by the War Department
Questions by the Court
 Q. When and in what year was you born?  A. I was born in New Brunswick in the state of New Jersey on the 18 th of June 1760.  Q. Have you any record of your age, if so, where is it?  A. There was a record of my age in the family bible which was in the possession of my brother who lived near Morristown New Jersey. He is since dead and I do not know what has become of it.  Q. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?  A. I lived in New Brunswick when called into service and soon after the war moved to Mansfield Township Sussex County in New Jersey and about thirty eight years ago I moved to Chillicothe Township Northumberland County Pennsylvania and 

in A.D. 1819 I moved to Greenwood Township Columbia County of Pennsylvania where I now live
2. How were you called into service, were you drafted or did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if so for whom?
A. I was a substitute for Sam Stephens my father one month and drafted for five months and a volunteer for nine months.
2. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops, when you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
A. Dickinson. Col. Morgan, Gen. Scott, Gen. Maxwell. Morgan rifle men. Maxwell brigade, Gen. Lee. Col. Stewart, Gen.
2. Did you ever receive a discharge if so when is it and by whom was given?
A. I do not remember of receiving a written discharge.
2. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for truth and veracity and their belief of your services in the revolution.
John McReynolds, Jacob Swisher Esquire, Daniel Berry, Martin Billmeyer, Leonard Kerner, Simon B. Jacob Searhart.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year foreaid Jacob Lynch Pres.
Mathias his X Kephart mark
We the undersigned Jacob Searhart of Rush Township Northumberland and William Clark of Mahoning Township Columbia County

hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Matthias, Nephew who has sworn and subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion and we further state that there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the said Matthias, Nephew Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jacob Eyerly
Joseph Gearhart William Clark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 that the Hon ble Jacob Gearhart who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of Rush Township, of said and that William Clark who has also signed the same is a resident of Mahoning Township of said and that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
J Chapman William Montgomery Leonard T. Lippert
I Jacob Eyerly clerk of the court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Matthias Nephew for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto at my hand and seal of office this twentieth day of August A.D. 1832
Jacob Eyerly Not
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