Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 903, for William Newton, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New Jersey
Newton, William
S 903
carded
CONTENTS

New Jersey 9848.
William Newton
of S. Brunswick in the State of N.J.
who was a priv. in the Company commanded by Captain Netherill of the Regt commanded by Col. Hays in the Militia line for
12 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of N.J. at the rate of 40. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. day of June 1833. and deliv Chas. G. McCheyne Esq. present.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept '33 - 20.00 $ 100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by A. Francis Clerk, Book Eo. Vol. 3 a Page 123.
To Nighthstown
N.J. ✓

State of N. Jersey } Be it known that on the 27. day of May A.D. Middlesex County ss. } 1833 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County
personally appeared Abraham I. Gulick who being duly sworn according to Law did upon his oath depose, and say that he was well acquainted with William Newton an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress, passed June the 7. 1832 previous to the Revolution war, and that he well remembers seeing him the said William Newton out in the said war as a private in the Militia of New Jersey under the following named Officers viz Colonel John Neilson, and Jacob Hays, and Captain Joabiah Gulick on several different tours, and in the years 1777 and 1779 at the village of Cranberry Williams Farms, and he has no doubt but he has seen him at several other places, and at other different times, but at this distance of time he cannot remember to any certainty any thing further.
Subscribed before me this day and year abovenamed
Robert McChesney of the peace
Abraham I. Gulick
The subscriber do hereby certify that the said Abraham I. Gulick who has subscribed the above affidavit is a creditable person.
Robert McChesney J.P.
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County ss. }
I Nicholas Booraeu Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Robert McChesney before whom the foregoing and several depositions herein taken was at the time a Justice of the peace duly commissioned and sworn in and for said County and that the signature Robert McChesney is his proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this 17 th day of June A.D. 1833
N Booraeu Clerk

Supplementary Declaration
State of N. Jersey, Be it known that on the 24. day of May A. D. 1833 Middlesex County ss. before me the subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared William Newton an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June the 7. 1832, who being duly sworn according to Law did under his oath depose and say in addition to what he stated in his original declaration, and by way of amending the same, and agreeably to the instructions of the war department, and to the best of his memory now exceeding frail by reason of long infirmities of Body, more particularly as to the length of the tours in which he served as a private during the Revolutionary war, and in the order he has related them in his said declaration which are as follows viz. That in the year 1776 he was first called into service in the Company commanded by Captain Vincent Wetherill and under Colonel John Lynchburg and marched to Perth Amboy, and the Blazing Star, was engaged in the service on that tour to the best of his remembrance 2 weeks upon due reflection. — — — — — 0 " 2
Same year was again called into service under the same Officers he believes and marched to Bergen, Hoboken, and } 1 " 00 Paulin-Hook, was out on this tour — — — — — }
in the same year was again called out in the service, and and under the same Officers he believes, and marched to } 0 " 2 N. Brunswick, and the Old Bridge engaged in this tour — }
in the same year, was called into service again under Captain Lewis Chambers, under Col. Jacob Hyre } 2 " 2 and Stationed at the village of Cranbury, was out on this tour. — }
in the same year was ordered out into service again under The same Officers he believes at the time the British marched from N. Brunswick to Somerset } 1 " 00 Court house and marched to Sourland-mountain, Reeds-gap, and other places, was out on this tour — — — — — }
in the same year and under the same Officers but is not certain was marched to Trenton, and Elizabeth town } 1 " 00 was out on this tour — — — — — }
in the same year was called out into service under Captain Joachim Gablech under Col. John Neilson to the Short-hills } 0 " 3 and Poplar Swamp out on this tour — — — — — }
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1000 weeks  brought over 7 11 1  in the same year, and he believes the same Officers was marched to Elizabeth Town, this tour lasted — 1 11 00 in the year 1778 was called into service under the same Captain and Colonel and he thinks General Howe and marched to Red Bank, Black Horse, 6 or 8 weeks and other places just previous to the Battle of Monmouth 0 11 3 and in this tour —
same year was ordered out again under Colonel Neilson does not remember who was the Captain, and marched to Elizabeth Town, and Newark this tour lasted — 1 11 00 in the year 1778 or 1779 was again called out into service under the same Captain [redacted] and Colonel Neilson and was marched to Connecticut Farms, and other places now forgotten was out — in that tour —
1 11 3  over and above the above stated tours this deponent is confident is very sure he was called into service at different times on short occasions in cases of alarms during the Revolution was as much in the whole as
1 11 2  Total in months 12 11 1
subscribed and sworn to the day and year above said before me.
Robert McHenry Justice of the Peace
William Charlton

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County ss } I H. S. Vancaudalen Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that Robert W. Churney before whom the within proceedings were had was at the date thereof and still is a Judge of the Court aforesaid, and that the signature of the said Robert W. Churney as thereunto in several places signed is the proper handwriting of the said Robert W. Churney, and also that the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Middle- sex, aforesaid is a court of record —
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused my seal of office to be affixed at the City of New Brunswick this thirty first day of July A.D. 1832. H. S. Vancaudalen Clerk

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 20 day of June 1832 personally appeared before me Robert McCluskey Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Middlesex William Verson resident of the Township of South Brunswick in said County of Middlesex aged seventy seven years the 9 th day of July 1832 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 the 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States in the Militia of the State of New Jersey under the following named officers and served as is herein stated viz. that in the year 1776 he was called into service as a private in the Company commanded by Vincent Wetherill under Colonel John Dycinck, and marched to Perth Amboy, and after being there sometime marched to a place called Blazing Star how long he continued there he does not now remember, after this he was called out again in the same year to a Town called Bergen, and from this place was marched to Hoboken, and to Paulus Hook opposite to New York where the British army lay after this tour, was called out and marched to New Brunswick a short time before the British took that place, and from that to a place called the old Bridge and he thinks under the same Officers, and after the British took New Brunswick he was while on with a party commanded by the said Captain Wetherill taken prisoner and his captain also; and after remaining two days a prisoner the British let him go through the interference of some friends but his captain was taken to New York, and died there while a prisoner, after this he was called out to a place called Cranbury shortly after the British army lay in New Brunswick and continued there from early in January 1777 until sometime he thinks about the first of June following being relieved by other parts of the militia occasionally and served on a number of scouting parties during that time, and when the British army moved from New Brunswick to Somerset Court house with an intent to cross the Delaware as was supposed at that time, he was called out again to Somland-mountain, and from there marched to a place called Sticks-gap where part of General Washington's army lay, and after laying there sometime on the retreat of

of the British from Somerset he was ordered with a party to harass the flanks and rear of the enemy on their retreat, and was near when a party of the British under Colonel Simcoe killed Captain Peter Voorhies near New Brunswick, and was out in the service at other different times and places off and on until the British army sailed from New York to the Chesapeake and after the British took possession of the city of Philadelphia, was called out again about the time the British crossed over into New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain John M'Gulick under General Howe he thinks in the year 1778 and was at Red Bank, Black Horse, Springfield, Crosswicks and a number of other places retreating before the British army slowly until the Battle of Monmouth was also at Elizabeth Town two different times, which lasted a considerable length of time but cannot remember how long, was out afterwards in the service to a place called Connecticut Farms in Essex County, and generally this deponent declares that he was out in the service from the time the British took possession of New York, until the end of the war and attended to every call made upon him during all that time, But owing to disease and bodily infirmities for several years past, his memory is now so impaired that he cannot recollect all the places where he was while in the service, nor the names of all the different officers he was under in that time But besides the aforementioned officers he remembers being out under Captain Jeshiah Gullick, and Colonels John Neilson, and Jacob Hyre, but on which of the tours he was under their command owing to his present situation he cannot distinctly recollect, and this deponent further declares that he has no documentary evidence relating to his services, and he doth hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension, or annuity except the present, and he also declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State, and he further declares that he verily believes he was engaged at different times as above related in the said service, for as long a term as one year and six months at least
sworn and subscribed before me Robert McHenry one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex this 20 th day of July 1832
Witnesses C. Sherbon
Robert McHenry

We Symmes C. Henry Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church in the village of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex and David Chambers of the Township of South Brunswick in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Newton who has subscribed and sworn to the above or forgoing declaration and believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed, and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
sworn to, and subscribed before Robert McHenry one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Middlesex.
This 20. day of July 1732
Robert McHenry
Symmes C. Henry.
David Chambers
Interrogatories put by the court to the forgoing applicants to wit where and in what year were you born.
Answer in the Township of South Brunswick, and County of Middlesex July the 9th 1753.
2. have you any record of your age, and where is it.
Answer the 1st 1753 Answer after my father's death the book in which he kept the family record my step mother took charge of it who is now dead and I do not know where it is.
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 the Township of South Brunswick in the County of Middlesex, and I have lived in the same place ever since.
4. how were you called into service. Answer always as a volunteer.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were the troop where you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and general circumstances of your service.
Answer, I do not know that I was ever under any regular officers in the standing army and I do not now recollect the names of any others besides those I have named in my declaration the circumstances generally of my service they are also related in my declaration.
6. did you ever receive a discharge from the service. Answer I never received any written discharge when the terms expired for which I was called out I was always verbally discharged and I believe this was the case generally with the militia.

7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as soldier of the Revolution
No 4113
Chas. Co. David Coheimbarg Robert M'Pherson Abraham Gulick and John Rue of the Revolution and John Day Esq. George Morris John Stouder Lewis Day Esq. Timothy Horner of later years
Sworn and subscribed before me
William Newton
Robert M'Pherson one of the Judges of the of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex N. Jersey This 20. day of July 1832 Robert M'Pherson
and he the said Robert M'Pherson one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare his opinion after the investigation, of the matter and after perusing the above interrogatories presented by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolution-ary soldier, and served as he states, and he further certifies that it is known to him that the said Symmetry L. Henry who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the said village of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex and that David Chambers who has signed his name to the same is a resident in the said County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit, and he further certifies that in his opinion the said William Newton is so infirm, and diseased that it would be with great difficulty, and might be attended with serious consequences to him to appear before the court to make his deposition in witness whereof have hereunto
Subscribed my name this 20. day of July 1832 Robert M'Pherson
Justice of the Peace

New War
INVALID.
File No.
903 William Newton, Pa. N. J. etc.
Act
June 7, 1882.
Index:—Vol.
a
, Page
272
[Arrangement of 1870.]

William Newton
adm 2
12 mo. pri
40 3/4

State of N. Jersey. } Be it known that on the twenty first day of May Middlesex County ss. } A. D. Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Three, before me Robert McHenry one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Benjamin Griggs who being duly sworn according to Law under his Oath depose and say that he was well acquainted with William Newton previous to the Revolutionary War, who is an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed the 7. day of June 1832. and that this deponent Remembers him the said William Newton being out in the Militia of New Jersey as a private at Elizabeth Town, does not remember the Officers names they being in different companies, and his memory having become exceeding frail owing to great Bodily infirmities recollect and from the same causes he does not with any certainty the the year but it was about the time that the meeting-house was burnt by the enemy at that place, and owing to the aforesaid infirmities he cannot now with any certainty remember his being out with him at any other places, they being in different corps. But this deponent is very certain that he was out in the service with him the said Newton at divers other places, and in various other tours But at this distance of time he cannot designate them under his Oath yet as to the part he has no manner of a doubt
Benjamin Griggs
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year above written. And I do hereby certify that he the said Benjamin Griggs who has subscribed the above affidavit is a credible person.
Robert McHenry Justice of the peace