Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 810, for Jacob Pettenger, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Pettenger, Jacob or Pittenger
No. 810.
Charity
CONTENTS

A o 7457.
New Jersey.
Charity Pettenger, deceased, widow of Jacob Pettenger, who was a private, in the New Jersey line
12 Dec. 45. Repd to apt.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. & ended 29 June, 1844, when she died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Dec: 1845
and sent to A. Ray,
Present -
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
& 17 June, 1844
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 99.

Jacob Pittinger (Judy) born the 23 rd August 1790.
Daniel Pittinger Born the 12 th day November 1792.
Barnes Pittinger Born the 11 th Day of January 1794.
Leannah Pittinger Born the 23 rd Day of April 1796
Rebecca Pittinger, born the 24 th February 1798
Mary Pittinger, born the 14 th Day July 1800.
Lykeme Pittinger born the 25 th January 1802
Elizabeth

Family Memorandum
Jacob Pitinger Born the 16 th 1756 of November
Charity his Wife Born the 1 st Day of October 1764.
Married October the 16 Day 1782
Off Spring
Richard Pitinger, born the 10 Day January 1783.
Phebe Pitinger, born the 9 th Day of November 1786.
John Pitinger born the 18 Day of May 1788.
Herbert Pitinger

I, Samuel Mairs Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that at the November Term of said Court, held at Freehold in and for said County of Monmouth on the fifth day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and forty five, it was duly proved to the satisfaction of said Court that Charity Pitenger widow of Jacob Pitenger deceased, died on the twenty ninth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty five, at the residence of her daughter in the Township of Freehold in the County and State aforesaid. and that Mary Pitenger and Euphemia Pitenger are the only surviving children of the said Charity Pitenger widow of Jacob Pitenger deceased.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office and of the said Court, at Freehold in and for the County and State aforesaid this seventh day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty five.
Samuel Mairs Clerk

X1689. Chas. Pittenger Bruni Papias —
P. Redenbaugh Jr. Agent Freehold N. Jersey

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d Section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836—
State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. On this twenty eighth day of October Eighteen hundred & thirty six personally appeared before the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, Charity Pittenger a resident of the Town- ship of Freehold in said County of Monmouth aged seventy two years on the 1 st day of October 1836. who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836, That she is widow of David Pittenger who was a private Sol- dier & Sergeant during the Revolutionary war That her said husband enlisted for 5 months & served as such, under Captain John Henderson till his term of enlistment expired in the year 1776— The said enlistment commencing about the last of June in that year. And this deponent further states that after the expiration of said 5 months service her said husband again performed service in the 1 st Regiment of Monmouth Militia under Col o John Walton David Guthrie  Col o & others whereon drafted under the then existing laws of New Jersey till the battle of Monmouth, & frequently stationed as a guard at Freehold, & guarding the country & stores but this deponent cannot state the precise months nor length of service, And this deponent further states that her said husband was always after that period out on alarms wherever called upon which was very frequent till the close of the war. but she cannot state the precise times— And this deponent further states that she understands

her said husband going frequently after her marriage to him, on different alarm parties to different parts of the country on horseback, being warned out by the proper authorities under the Fisting Laws. She remembers one in particular in June 1783 when he was absent she thinks for about one month & for which duty he drew his regular pay from the State Treasury, under Capt. James Craig. And this deponent further states that she believes her said husband served altogether more than two years in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war - but she cannot from the nature of the service & her loss of memory state the times & periods more particularly. And she further declares that she was married to the said David Patten on the sixteenth day of October 1782 as appears by the record of her family bible - & she further declares that the paper marked Exhibit A on this application is taken from her family Bible for the purpose of sending to Washington on this application & she declares the same to be her family record & her only one & that her said husband died on the 8th day of January 1830 & that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed - That she has no documentary evidence of either her said family record, that her maiden name was Mary Hageman - that her said husband resided in Fuchsburg in said County & that she & her said husband always resided in said township of Fuchsburg - And she further states that the said Exhibit A. Contains a true

list of the children of this deponent & said Jacob Pittenger with the day of their births respectively —
room subscribed in open Court before me a justice of said Court this 26 th Oct. In 1806 —
William Lloyd
his Chas. Pittenger Mark
State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss. David Luffin of said County being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is now 76 years old & was ac- quainted with Jacob Pittenger whose widow Chan- ity Pittenger is now applying for a Pension before & during the Revolutionary war, & that he well recollects seeing said Pittenger on duty during the years 1777 & 1778 on duty in the said Militia of Monmouth County. Keeping guard at Forts & marching from there to different parts of the County, to guard the same. And this deponent thinks that said Pittenger must have been out as much as six months doing actual duty during the year 1777. He judges so from his own service & the character of Pittenger who was always a willing & able

Upon his recollections of the Period - And this deponent further states that he also thinks that said Pittenger must have been out as much as four months in the year 1778 doing duty in terms of monthly service of one month each - but this de- ponent cannot state the particular months - And this deponent further states that after the year 1778 he frequently saw said Pittenger in actual service during the years 1779-1780- 1781 & 1782 but he cannot remember the Precise Periods - but he has no doubt but that said Pittenger served as much as two years during the Revolutionary war - Sworn to subscribed this 26 th October 1856 in open Court before } David Saffin me a judge of said Court William Lloyd
Charles Pittenger Application 2

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss. Elizabeth Pittinger residing in said County, being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that she is about seventy six years of age and resides in the Township of Freehold where she was born as she always understood in said Monmouth County. This deponent says she was the sister of Jacob Pittinger whose widow Charity Pittinger is now applying for a pension as she understands that the said Jacob Pittinger was married to Charity Very County Pittinger Regaman 16 October 1782. She speaks from a family record of the time of their marriage and the birth and ages of their children. This deponent was at their marriage and saw the said Jacob Pittinger married to the said Charity Regaman. By one Peter Loman a son of the deceased in said County and that the said Jacob Pittinger and the said Charity lived together as man and wife, and raised a large family of children, who was always considered legitimate to the time of his death in 1828, and the said Charity Pittinger has remained his widow ever since. This deponent further saith, that she cannot recite the particular terms of service, but as understood he was in the field upon service at Long Island, and that he was with our army above New Brunswick and Shrewsbury of Monmouth County. She believes that the said Jacob Pittinger was out in the service at sixteen years of age and was always very active in the

in the revolutionary cause, and ready at every call, this respondent was one his family and knew when he was was absent from home as she understood and believes in the service of his country more than two years & further saith that I have subscribed This 27 th day of September 1836 before me a justice of the peace in & for said County Euphemia her Pittenger mark John Headden
And I the said John Headden do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Euphemia Pittenger & that she is a credible person for her statements entitled to belief & confidence
Euphemia Pittenger Deponent

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. Daniel Applegate of said County being duly sworn according to Law doth depose & say, that he is now 80 years old the 12 th of October 1836 - & that he was acquainted with David Pitney a whose widow Charity Pitney is now applying for a Pension, And this deponent further states, that during the years 1781-2 & 3, he was in the habit of very frequently seeing the said David Pitney out on duty in the Militia of Monmouth County, but this de- ponent cannot state from recollection of memory the particular periods of his service.
Sworn & subscribed this 3 rd October 1836 before me a justice of the peace in & for said County C. B. Munn
Daniel Applegate
And I the said Cyrus Beman do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Daniel Applegate And that he is a credible person & his statements entitled to belief & confidence C. Beman

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss: Major James Craig being duly sworn concerning to Law doth depose & say, That he was acquainted with Jacob Pittenger whose widow, Charity Pit- tenger is now applying for a pension, before, during & after the Revolutionary war - That said Jacob Pittenger was a private in Capt John Hendersons Company of foot, which said Company was enlisted to serve for the period of five months in the latter part of June or the first July 1776 - & that the said Jacob Pittenger continued to serve therein as such private till the said period of enlistment had expired - & that this deponent was at the same time a private in said Company - And this deponent recollects the said Jacob Pittenger the more particularly from this fact viz - That when the British army attacked the Americans at Long Island, the said Company of Henderson together with a number of other companies were placed in a piece of woods that skirted the road by which the British Army had to come, & this deponent recollects that on that occasion the said Jacob Pittenger was directly in front of this deponent, & he recollects that one of the men having got a little in rear of his proper position was spoken to by Pittenger & induced to come back again - And this deponent further states that the said Pittenger served out his said period of enlist- ment fairly & faithfully - And this deponent further states, that after the expiration of said 5 months service this deponent was in the habit of very frequently seeing the said Jacob Pittenger on duty, but this deponent cannot state the times nor periods of service. And this deponent further states, that he recollects that said Jacob Pittenger in the June 1783-  in June 1783-  as Captain this deponent warned out his Company for the purpose of assisting William Morris- on the tax gather to perform his duty in the townships of Middletown, Shrewsbury Howell & Freehold & that the said Jacob Pittenger was warned out among others, & attended on horseback & did also the duty of

The Company I attended to the duties on which they were called for about one month - But from the great number of Tories & refugees, the Tories could not be gathered without the assistance of the Military.
This opponent recollects, that besides the S d Jacob Pittinger, there were also on the same Expedition, Joseph Bishop, Joseph McKnight, Jonathan Forman, Lewis Gordon, & He said Morrison were in attendance but this opponent cannot recollect the others -
This opponent further recollects taking upon that occasion a man by the name of person a famous refugee who had committed divers murders, robberies & who was shortly after he was taken prisoner by this opponent hung - The Company drew pay for this service. And was engaged not very nearly if not quite a month. And this opponent further states that from what he saw & knew of said Jacob Pittinger during the Revolutionary War that S d Jacob Pittinger served during the said war, more than two years.
Sworn & subscribed before me a justice of the peace in & for said County at Freetown This 6 th day of December 1836 - The words "in June 1783" inserted on 1 st page before Sworn to -
William Lloyd
James Craig

And I the said William Lloyd, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Charity Pitney, David Griffith & James Craig were taken do hereby certify that I am acquainted with them respectively, that their statements are entitled to belief & confidence & that they are respectively credible persons. William Lloyd
I the subscribed clerk of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the for- going contains the original proceedings, had before said in the matter of the application of said Charity Pitney - & that I am acquainted with the hand writing of Mr. Nathan Cyrus Brainerd & Mr. Headdon who have signed the foregoing affidavits & certificates, & that the said things & Headdon came at the time of the doing thereof, in the of said Court of Common Pleas & Justices of the peace in & for said County, & that said Brainerd was at the time of the doing thereof a justice of the peace in & for said County all duly commissioned & sworn & qualified in my office, & that the above signature are genuine, & that full faith & credit are due to all their official acts as such.
In Witness whereof I have set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Freehold in said County this thirtieth day of March 1811 - thirty seven - D. H. Holley Clerk

WIDOW, &c.
Rey ————— Pettinger
File No. 8.10
Charity Pettinger, dec. Widow.
Jacob Pettinger. Prov. N. Jersey Line.
Act: Mar. 3. 1843. S. A.
Index: — Vol. M. , Page 119
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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4200 Charity Pittenger
N. Jersey
Lt. G. P. Penburgh June 12, 1839
Hon. J. J. Randolph June 16, 1839 Rev. S. H. Hemenway June 28, 1839
Act July 4, 1835

Charity Pitinger New Jersey
Rejected
See letter 12 th June 1837 P. Are- =denburgh, jr.
did not serve against the ensues after marriage.

No 4200
Chancy Pettengrass? Mdm of Jacob
NJ
act 7 July 1838
Adm? 6 mo per
$20 00 per ann
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841. Payable to Mary Pettengrass and Ephraim Pettengrass only during the term of Chancy Pettengrass
Adm act March 1843 and act 17 June 1844 $20 00 per ann
from 2 March 1843 to 29 June 1844, the day of her death. Payable to her children
Alexander Key Resid

No 9762
New Jersey.
Charity Pellenger, deceased
widow of Jacob Pellenger who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 6 January, 1850 of Monmouth in the State of N. J. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Henderon of the commanded by in the N. Jersey - line for
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Dec 45 - and sent to S. Roy present,
Total amount, $ 100.00 -
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by W. Stewart Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 - Page 205
347

Freehold N.J. June 14. 1844
Sir
Sometimes last fall, I enclosed in a letter to yourself, some additional affidavits in support of the claim of Mrs Charity Pitney for a Pension under the Act of July 7 1838 - Since that time I have rec d no answer from the Department in relation to the matter -
By informing me what action has been had upon the application you will very much oblige
Yours Very Respectfully A. B. Albro
J. L. Edwards Esq Washington D.C.

Freehold Nov r 7 th 1845
Sir
The subscribers, only surviving children of Charity Pitenger dec d widow of Jacob Pitenger, respectfully request that a certificate, may be issued to the subscribers for the amount of Pension due the said Charity Pitenger dec d at the time of her death; And that if any Certificate be issued, the same may be made payable to Mary Pitenger for the benefit of the said Mary Pitenger and Euphemia Pitenger the other child and heir-Attest present
A. B. Throckmorton
Respectfully yours to Mary her Pitenger mark
Euphemia her Pitenger mark
To. J. L. Edward Esq r Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Washington Nov. 14. 1845.
Sir,
In your letter of the 28 June 1844 to A. N. Brockmeyer of Freehold New Jersey, in the case of Charity Pitenger widow of Jacob. You state, a pension of $10 month will be allowed her, if she is alive.
M c . Pitenger died on the 29 June 1844. the day after the date of your letter. The evidence of the time of her death, and the names of her surviving children, under the seal of the court is herewith submitted. and also a written request that the certificate under act 1838 2 should be made payable to Mary Pitenger. for the use of the other child.
I am Your most respectfully Rev. N. May
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Payment to be made at by Agent for paying Pension- ers in the Agency of
Payable on the 4th March, and 4th September in each year.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Books 99x Vol. 1 & 2 Page 205 by
Clerk.

no 9762 + 7457.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the acts of July 7, 1838, Pensions 437 1/2 44 Anity Pottinger, decd. who was the widow of Jacob Pottinger, who was a private, was entitled to a pension at the rate of $20 per month, from the 9th March 1838, to the 1st March 1841. and again commencing on the 6th March 1843, under acts of March 3, 1843 & 7 June, 1844 and ending on the 29 June, 1846, the day of her death; which will be paid upon the production of the proper to Mary and Euphemia Pottinger, only surviving children.
and died on the _____ day of _____ is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of _____ dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the _____ and terminating on the 4th of March, 1841, unless the Pensioner married or died before the above mentioned date; in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death
To be paid at Trenton, N.J.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this _____ 11th day of Decr. one thousand eight hundred and 45.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
Commissioner of Pensions.

V 4200
Charity Pittenger widow of Jacob.
New Jersey died 7 July, 1838
Ms. A. 9. 2. 16 v. 1, p. 101

4200 Chas. Pettengill's Application for a Prison —
J. Wiedenmeyer agent Freehold N. Jersey.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay Pensions to certain Widows -
State of New Jersey, Monmouth County ss:
On this fourteenth day of September A. D. Eighteen hundred thirty eight personally appeared before the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County at a special Term thereof, Charity Pitterger a resident of the Township of Hightstown County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey aged seventy four years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & Pensions to certain Widows," that she is the widow of Jacob Pitterger was who was a private soldier in the Militia during the War of the Revolution, that her said husband entered the service about the 1 st June 1776 in the & enlisted in the five months service under Col.
Capt.
& that her said
husband continued in such service till the expiration of said enlistment serving at Long Island & other places with the American Army for most of said services. She refers to her papers on file on the Pension Department, on her former application for a Pension under the act of 4 th July 1836. Her said husband also served, three months at the Battle of Monmouth under Col. Capt. She cannot now ascertain, her said husband she believes also served two years during the War of the Revolution, but for a more specific statement of

the said husband survives she refers to her said application now on the files of the Pension Department & also for proofs of the same - She further declares that she was married to the said David Pittenger on the 16 th Oct r 1782 by Rev. Forman one of the justices of the peace in Herk said County & for proof of her said marriage she refers to the her said application & proofs accompanying the same. That her husband the aforesaid David Pittenger died on the 18 th - day of January
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety four viz at the time above stated
I have subscribed on the day & year above written before me a judge of said Court in open Court
Chastity Pittenger Deputy Clerk
W. Brown John Haddad
I the said Court do hereby certify that the said Chastity Pittenger is a credible person & her statements entitled to belief & confidence
John Haddad

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss: I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of said County of Monmouth do hereby certify that William I Bowne and John Haddens the Judges before whom the foregoing declaration was made were Judges at the time and are still Judges of the said Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Monmouth and that they were duly commissioned, sworn and their names recorded Enrolled in my office and that the said William I Bowne and John Haddens are Creditable persons and are entitled to belief and confidence for all acts done in their official capacity - And I do also certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said William I Bowne and John Haddens and that the signatures to the foregoing declaration are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Freehold this tenth day of December A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty Eighth -
D. H. Ellis

FREE
Howe Joseph F. Randolph Washington City D. C.

Frederick Douglass June 4 1842
Dr. Pi
Inclosed I send you a letter - I have repeatedly requested the Department to comply with its offer as therein set forth but they have hitherto declined - Please show it to them, & get it allowed for the amount therein set forth -
I also attempted in 1836 to get a Pension for one Charity Pitney Wiggin & Pack but failed - Mrs Pitney is still harassing me about it - I will pay you well if you will take the pains to get it allowed - If you can do any thing in the above you will deserve the eternal gratitude of the whole Pitney family -
Truly yours P. Woodbury

Evidence
June 9. 1842
W. G. Isaac Van Doran
Chas. S. Sleeper
J. H. Randolph
H. Randolph H.R.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions Washington D. C.

Home of Rep June 8. 1842 A L Edwards Esq Sir
May I ask your Department to examine the within named cases inform me of the result.
Yours &
J. T. Wandeclgh

Charity Pitinger N.J.
Decem 18. 1843
N.J. Add. evidence
Charity Pitinger
7 July 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington City D.C.
FREE

Freehold N. J. Dec r 14. 1843
Sir,
Shortly after the passage of the act of July 7 th 1838 granting Pensions to widows of deceased persons, for services rendered during the Revolutionary War - application was made for a pension by Mrs Charity Pitenger widow of Jacob Pitenger - through P. Vredenburg Esq r her Attorney - Mr Vredenburg ceased to act for Mrs Pitenger sometime since -
I have been employed as her Atty: I have been informed that the last communication from you - stated that only five months service had been proven & that farther proof was necessary to support the claim & make out six months service - Nearly all the old Pensioners in our vicinity are deceased but I have procured such other proof as I could hear of - & enclose it to you - hoping that it may prove sufficient to establish Mrs Pitenger's claim - who is very poor and destitute -
Very Respectfully
Yours &c
A. B. Throckmorton
J. L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pension