Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 898, for Joseph Mount, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Mount Joseph
S898
Banded
CONTENTS

New Jersey, 9844.
Joseph Mount of S. Amboy in the State of N. J. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dennis of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hendrickson in the N. J. Troops time for
12 mo 14 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N. J. at the rate of 41. Dollars 55. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. day of June 1833. and delivered to Chas. G. McChesney present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 83.10. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1, 20.77
$ 103.87.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Francioni Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3. Page 121.
To Wightstown N. J.

Joseph Mount
State of New Jersey } Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Middlesex County } Act of Congress passed the 7. day of June 1832.
On this thirty first day of July Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Two personally appeared in open Court held as a special Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Middlesex at the City of New Brunswick now sitting being a Court of Record Joseph Mount a resident of the Township of South Amboy in the said County of Middlesex aged Seventy six years on the 29. day of November last, who being first 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 the 7. 1832. That when he first entered the service of the United States he resided at a place called Squan River in Monmouth County on the sea shore, and was first called into service in the year 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Dennis under Colonel Daniel Hendrickson, and was stationed at a place called Rock-pond, and was employed while there principally in securing the small craft along the shore from being taken by the enemy, or Tories in which service he was engaged a considerable length of time, the next tour he was called to head of Squan Bay under the command of Captain Joshua at under the same Colonel in guarding the shores, the next tour he was called to Trenton Falls under the same Captain and Colonel he thinks, and while stationed there he was called out on different scouting parties to Long Branch, Black-point, Shrewsbury, Eaton Town, and Sandy Hook in which service he was engaged a considerable time, after that he served at different times and places, sometimes under the command of Captains Garet, Longstreet, and other times under Captain James Green, and Colonel Asahel Holmes, guarding the inhabitants on the shore from the plundering parties of the British and Tories while the Jerseys was overrun by the enemy, in which service he and others were taken prisoner, and his arms taken from him but afterwards by a stratagem made his escape from them, in the year 1777 he was called out into service and went into Middlesex County under the command of Captain Peter Pervine and Colonel John Nielson and marched to Lowland in Somerset County at the time the British marched from New Brunswick to Somerset Court house, and from thence was marched to a place called Steels-gap where part of General Washingtons army lay, and when the British retreated back he was ordered and engaged in annoying the enemy on their Retreat, about this time he moved into Middlesex County, after this tour he was

called out in the service two different times to Elizabeth Town under the same officers he thinks, and he believes that those two tours must have lasted from one to two months, after this in the year 1778 when the British crossed from Philadelphia into Jersey, he was out at the Black Horse, Flat Town, Crooked in Burlington County, and several other places while retreating before the British to Monmouth Court House, in the year 1779 or 1780 he does not remember which was called out in the same Company to Springfield in Essex County but does not recollect the name of the Colonel he was under, and this he believes was his last tour, and this deponent, or applicant further declares that he was engaged in the service from his first being called into service until the end of the Revolutionary war and served upon every call made upon him during that time, and that while he lived in the County of Monmouth he was out in the service more than half that time by reason of the oppressions of the shores to the excursions of the British and their Tory friends, and he sincerely believes that he was out in the service of the United States as a Militia man for the term of one year and six months at the least, and this deponent further declares that he has no documentary evidence relating to his services, and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension, or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension pension Roll of the Agency of any State, and he further declares that the foregoing are the most material facts that he can at present remember relating to his services as a Militia man in the Revolutionary war, and he also declares that owing to a disorder in his head his memory is very much impaired, otherwise he believes he could make a more full, and distinct declaration relating to his services, and other circumstances connected with it and this deponent further declares that all the officers he was out under during the Revolutionary war as far as he knows are now dead excepting the aforesaid Colonel Neilson
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the 31. day of July 1832
Robert McHenry
Joseph Morent

We, James C. Henry, Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church in the village of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex and of the Township of East Windsor in said County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Mount, who has subscribed and sworn to the above or foregoing declaration, and believing him to be seventy six years of age, that he is reputed, and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and Subscribed in open Court this 31. day of July 1832
James C. Henry
Richard Reid
Robert Wetherby
Interrogatories put by the Court to the foregoing applicant
1. where, and in what year were you born
Answer, In Connecticut County November the 29 th 1755
2. have you any Record of your age, and where is it
Answer, I took it out of my father's bible and entered it into a Common Book the author's name Obadiah Sedgwick
3. where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live Answer, in Connecticut County part of the time, but for more than thirty years in the County of Middlesex and I now reside in the Township of South Brunswick in the said County of Middlesex
4. how were you called into service
Answer, as far as I remember always as a volunteer
5. State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops where you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service Answer, I do not recollect that I was ever in any regular officers of the standing army, nor of any other officers but those I have named in my declaration, as to the circumstances generally they are also above related in my declaration
6. did you ever receive any discharge, from the service Answer, I never received any regular discharge when the time I was called out for I was verbally discharged from each

7. State the names of some persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and the belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution — Angier, Mag. Richard Reid Robert W. Cheyney Andrew Applegate of the Revolution, and Capt. John Boone David B. Applegate Joseph Chamberlain, and James Mours of later years
Sworn to, and Subscribed in open } Joseph Mours Court this 31. day of July 1832 }
Robert W. Cheyney
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after perusing the above interrogatories prescribed by the war department, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them the Symmes C. Henry who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clongyman resident in the said village of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex and that Richard Reid who has also signed his name to the same is a resident in the said County and is a credible person, and that their statements is entitled to credit. The foregoing affidavits were all sworn to and Subscribed in open Court this 31. day of July 1832 before the subscribing Judges namely
Robert W. Cheyney
V. Applegate
Thos Bance
Judges
2 mo. 1484 P.W.
J. H. Van Arsdalen Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex in the 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 Joseph Mours for a pension.
In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 31 st day of July — 1832
J. H. Van Arsdalen Clerk

Rev War
INVALID.
File No.
898
Joseph Mount Pris. N.J. dist.
Act:
June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol.
a , Page 261
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Supplementary Declaration
State of N. Jersey } Be it known that on the 27. day of May A. D. 1832 Middlesex County } before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Joseph Mount who being duly sworn according to Law, did on his oath declare and say in addition to his original declaration in order to obtain the benefit of a pension under the Act of Congress passed June the 7. 1832, and for the purpose of amending the same, agreeably to the instructions of the war department, into tours that he served during the Revolutionary war, that to the best of his memory, and belief, after such a length of time he has stated as follows by way of amendment, and in the order of time he has related them in his said original declaration, and which are as follows Viz  That in the year 1776 he was called out in the service in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Dennis under Colonel Daniel Hendrickson and was stationed at Rach-pond, out on this tour ————— 2 " 00  in the same year was again called out into the service under Captain Joshua Bennet under the same Colonel to Squan Bay and other places on the shore was out on this tour ————— 1 " 00  in the same year was again called out into service under the same Officers and marched to Tenton-falls, and while stationed at that place was ordered on different scouting parties Viz to Long-Branch, Black-point, Shrewsbury, Eaton Town and Sandyhook, this tour lasted at least ————— 2 " 00  in the same year was called out again into service and marched to Tenton falls again and divers other places and served under Col. Asher Holmes, part of the time under Captain Garrett Longstreet and part under Captain James Green out on this tour at least ————— 2 " 00  in the year 1777 he went from Monmouth into Middlesex County and was ordered out under Capt. mo. 7 " 00 Peter Perrine, and in Colonel John Neilsons Brigade he believes, and marched to Sourland mountain, Somers-et Court-house, and Steels-gap

Bought over _____ 7 " 00
and other places out on this tour _____ 1 " 00
in the same year and under the same Officers he believes, he was called out into service again two different times both of which was at
Elizabeth Town and other places there two tours was 1 " 2 in the year 1770 he was called out into service again under Capt. Perreine and Col. Heilner to Springfield and New Ark this tour lasted _____ 1 " 0
Besides the above regular tours, while he resided in the County of Monmouth on account of the very frequent alarms, and exposedness of sudden excursions of the Tories, and the British, upon the inhabitants residing on and near the shores he was called out very often and sometimes almost daily and often weekly for two, three, and four days together, and under several captains he has abovenamed, and numbers that he had forgot, but upon mature reflection he is sure he was out often on such occasions between under Captain John Dennis of which he is now confident on his oath doth declare that he verily believe taken altogether he was out on such occasions as long and
longer than _____ 2 " 00 and if he could but remember he was out in the service longer than the year and six months he stated in his original declaration, But for loss of memory he expects he must lose part of his pension as he cannot now be more particular than he has now already been in this his additional declaration
Total months 12 1 2
sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year abovenamed Robert Holteney one of the Justices of the peace, and Judges of the Court in and said County
Joseph Mount

State of New Jersey } Monmouth County } Be it known that on this eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three Before me Sam l F. Allen One of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally came Richard Soper who being Duly sworn according to Law deposes and saith that he was well acquainted with Joseph Mount the above named Revolutionary Pensioner and was in the militia service of the united States with him the said Joseph Mount on guard on the sea shores of New Jersey at least for the space of six months a part of which service was performed under Capt Benjamin Dennis at Nock Pond and under Capt Joshua Bennett at the Head of Barnegat Bay and under Capt Garnet Longstreet near Manasquan Inlet and likewise under the command of some Capt whose name he does not recollect and performed Active Service under him at Freehold and Middletown and that whilst under command of Capt Garnet Longstreet they were together at the taking of a Sloop from the British the crew of which they took prisoners which was stranded on Manasquan Beach Laden with Chere Sugar Rum Hay &c
Sworn to and subscribed Richard Soper his mark before me the day of May 18th 1833 I hereby certify that Richard Soper is a credible person and his evidence entitled to full credit Sam l F. Allen

I the subscribers 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 Sam l Allen before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was at the time of taking the same and now is a Judge of the Inferior Court of said County and that full faith and credit is due and right to be given to all his official acts as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
My hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Freehold this seventeenth day of May AD eighteen hundred and thirty three
J. H. Ellis Clerk

State of New Jersey } Be it known that on this 20 th day Middlesex County ss } of May 1833. Before me John Smith one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county of Middlesex Personally appeared Andrew Applegate who being duly sworn according to Law did Depose and say that he is well acquainted with Joseph Mount and knew him previous to the Revolutionary war and well remembers being out with him in the service of the United States in the battalions of New Jersey and remembers serving with him in the company commanded by Capt Peter Pavine at Amboy. Station Elizabeth Town - Sawland Mountains. Steele Gap - Springfield and a number of places not before mentioned, near the close of the war. But from loss of memory cannot at this late day desig- -nate particularly and further saith not Sworn and subscribed before me the _____ day and year above written John Smith Andrew Applegate
And I do also certify that the above subscribing witness is a creditable person and is entitled to full credit and belief John Smith
State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss I Nicholas Borren Clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that John Smith and Robert McClusky before whom the foregoing and annexed depositions were taken were at the time Justices of the peace in and for said county duly commis- sioned and sworn and that their signatures John Smith & Robert McClusky are their proper signatures In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 17 th day of June AD 1833 N Borren Clerk