Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4602, for William Newberrey, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Newberry, William
S. 4602
CONTENTS
carded

Ohio. 22. 677.
W m Seiberrey.
of Clermont Co in the State of Ohio — who was a P te Officer in the Co — commanded by Captain Randall of the Reg t commanded by Col o Farnan in the Kentucky line for seven months,
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio — at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Dec r 1833 and Deat to W m . Morris. Batavia, Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833, 62.50, Semi-ant. allowance ending Dec 31. 12.50, $ 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W m R. Palmer, Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8, Page 18.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Law of Congress of June 7 th 1832
At the Court of Common Pleas begun and held at Batavia in and for the County of Clermont State of Ohio on the first Monday of November 1833
On this 4 th day of November 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court aforesaid William Newber- rey a resident in the County of Brown and State of Ohio aged seventy four years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th . 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated:
Declarant was born somewhere about the middle of October (the day is not remembered) of the year 1759. as appears from a record of his age on a paper at home which was deposited  found among his father's papers for his record . of his father's. Declarant does not remember the year in which he was born but from the record aforesaid he verily believes that about the middle of last month he arrived at the age of seventy four years and by calculation from that date he ascertains the year of his birth. He was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey. In the fall of the year (1777) *** When declarant was a little turned of sixteen years of age. he entered the service of the United States in Manahawkin in Monmouth County New Jersey, under the command of Captain Richard Randall and the regiment was commanded by Col. Furman. Israel Pennington was Lieutenant of the company which declarant belonged. The company marched from Manahawkin to North Amboy at which place declarant (with the company) staid one month. Declarant served as piper to said company (under the pipe major) and as a private. At the end of one month declarant was dis- charged and returned home.
The next tour of duty was in the next spring (1778) after the before mentioned tour (in declarant thinks) the first of March of said year. He served under the said Captain Randall and the said Col. Furman. The company marched to Declarant joined the said company at Manahaw- kin in said County of Monmouth at which place he ac-

He then lived and marched with the company to Long River Where we were employed in guarding against the English and refugees for one month. Declarant served as a private and piper. Declarant served his term as duty on this tour and on parade was piper.
The next tour of duty was assumed by declarant in the same year that the last  he  was as above mentioned at Long River (1778) in the month of June He served under said Captain Parker Randall and Col F. Worman. He joined the company at Manahawkin and marched with it about ten  fifteen miles down to Tuckerton. and marched back and forwards guarding the coast for one month. Our company had a skirmish on this tour with some refugees we met with them at West Creek where we were engaged about an hour. None of Captain Randall's company were killed or wounded. It was said that several of the refu- gees were wounded. Declarant served as a private standing sentry in his turn and on parade as a piper.
The next tour was in the month of June in the same year as that last above mentioned (1778) under Captain Jeffree Halsey and the said Col F. Worman. Declarant still lived at Manahawkin in said County of Manahawkin Monmouth at which place he joined said company and marched with it to Tuckerton and were engaged in guarding the coast against the English and refugees. Declarant served his term of one month and at the end thereof returned home. He served as before mentioned as a private and piper.
The next tour of duty was in August of the same year with the last above mentioned tour (1778) under the same Captain Halsey & the said Col F. Worman. Declarant joined the company at the same place Manahawkin from there to Tuckerton & were there engaged in guarding up and down the shore between that place and Man- ahawkin for one month. Declarant was a private and piper. This an other tour
After this in the fall of the year after we had gathered our corn in the same year above mentioned (1778) he Declarant's mother & her family with himself moved down to Great Egg Harbour in Gloucester County New Jersey and in the fall soon after he went there he joined the company under the command of Captain John Steelman. The re- giment was commanded by Col Somers. The major's name

was Mock-Leeds. The first tour of duty declarant der- ved (after he moved to Great Egg Harbour) in said com- pany was in the fall summer next after the time of his said removal (1779) in the month of June & July under said Captain Col Major & Colonels. He served as a private in said company. He joined said company at near Leeds point in Doyl County of Glouster and marched with it to Absecon where we were engaged in guarding the inlet & shore between Abse- con & Leeds point. Declarant served not less than one month at this time at this time as a private.
The next tour was in the same year (1779) ( at this time at this time ) in the month of October, under said Captain Steelman, and Col Somers. Declarant joined the company at near Leeds point and marched to Absecon and was engaged in guarding the coast from there to Leeds point While on this tour we had two skirmishes with the refugees. The first one was at the "Salt works" between Absecon and Leeds point. The next day we met with the refugees who had come on shore and set the a house on fire (old Mr Steelmans, Captain Steelmans father) and attacked them & drove them off from the house, & one was killed in the edge of the meadow - and as we were afterwards informed there were buried on the beach that had been wounded in this skirmish.
The next skirmish At Amboy. Declarant saw Genl Washington & was under his command. Col D Declarant knew Col Richard Westcott who lived on Great Egg Harbour. While he was in Amboy he saw a good many officers on parade. The Great Egg Harbour Company of Militia was there and several companies of Militia. There was several continental regiments at Amboy while he was there. Declarant never had a written discharge and has no documentary evidence of his claim. He never received a commission. Daniel Newberry, Joshua Moffs. Rev John Collins. Alexander Blair, John Boyd knew me in my present neighbourhood and can testify to my character for veracity. Declarant entered as a volunteer in all the above mentioned tours of duty and served as such not less than seven months.

He lived in Gloucester County New Jersey as much as if he remembers right thirty years after the war of the revolution & moved from there to Clermont County Ohio in which he lived about five years after which he moved to the place on which he now lives in Brown County Ohio where he has ever since continued to live. Batavia where this application is made is nearer his then home than the county seat of Brown County, and more convenient because it is not near so far - & he cannot ride on horseback - but it has to be taken in a wagon. He had no acquaintance in Georgetown the county seat of Brown County to whom and most of his friends live in Clermont County about one mile only from the line of which County he lives. DeLarant is a member of the Methodist Society - and one of the congregation of that denomination - lives in his neighborhood - one of my dear nation that he knows of.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. William Newberry
Deed and subscribed in open court this 5 th day of November 1833.
J. D. Morton Clerk
State of Ohio Clermont County ss.
Personally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas in and for said County
and made oath that they are well acquainted with the above named William Newberry, that they believe him to be seventy four years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that they know in that pension.

Rev War
4602
INVALID.
File No. 4602
Wm Newberry
Fifer Rev War
Act: June 7 1851
Index:—Vol. 4, Page 273
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Ohio. } Clermont County } ss.
Before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared John Seeds Esq r a resident of Williamsburg Township in said County and Joshua Morff who also resides in said  State Township and made oath that they are well acquainted with the above named William Newberry and believe him to be seventy four years of age. That it is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides that he is a soldier of the Revolution and that they concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6 th day of November 1833.
Henry Jones J.P.
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named John Seeds Esq r - and Joshua Morff - that they are persons of veracity and their statement is entitled to credit.
Henry Jones J.P.

Batavia Nov 11 th
Free
Young J. L. Almonds Esq. Commissioner of Prisons Washington City D.C.
Nov 16 Nov

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Daniel Newberry
Adm 7. Months 5 Months thereof Gipsy —
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J. L. Morris
Batavia
Ohio

State of Ohio } (Criminal & (outlaw) } fs.
Personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the above named County now sitting, Daniel Newberry aged sixty seven years who being duly sworn on his oath says: That he is the brother of William Newberry who has made application for a pension under the law of June 7th 1832 and lived in the same house with said Newberry during the Revolutionary War. Deponent has heard the declaration of said William Newberry (made at his court in order to obtain a pension under the said law) read and verily believes it to be correct. Said William Newberry when he returned home from service on said term of duty related to this deponent and the rest of the family the particulars of such service and deponent distinctly remembers each of said particulars in said declaration agree with his statements made to the said family after his return from service as aforesaid. Deponent saw one of the Skirmishes the one at the last works (He saw the route of the refugees come up and land at the mouth of Cordus Creek and as soon as the alarm was given the Americans attacked them. The Skirmish lasted about two or three hours and right came on so that the refugees had to go to their boats. Deponent knows said William Newberry was in that engagement. He did not get there until the engagement was partly over. The Deponent heard the Skirmish at Stearns house (which was about three miles from home of said Deponent and said William Newberry but did not see it. Deponent did not serve in the said war himself as he was too young. Said William Newberry in his declaration and in this and as far as deponent has ever heard has sustained a good character for veracity. It was generally reputed and believed the said Newberry lived in New Jersey in which said William Newberry lived that he had been a soldier in the Revolutionary war - Said  Daniel Newberry sworn to and subscribed in open court this 5th day of November 1833.
J. D. Morris Clerk

State of Ohio } Clermont County } ss.
At the Court of Common Pleas began and held in the Court house in the town of Batavia in and for said County before the Hon. John H. Goodenow President Judge and of Right the Judicial Circuit of Ohio and Israel Whitaker Robert Haines and John Hines Esqrs Associate Judges of said Court in and for said County the following order was by the order of said Court ( in substance as follows  the foregoing ) made on their minutes.
"On the 5 th day of November 1832 A.D. 1833 personally appeared in person before the Court of Common Pleas of Clermont County in and for said County now in session William Newberry an applicant for a pension under the law of June 7 th 1832 and the said Court having been that the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department have been properly answered declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as such in the United States and the said Court further certify that it appears to them that Daniel Newberry who has sworn and subscribed the accompanying affidavit relative to the service of said Newberry is a credible person.
I Jonathan D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Clermont certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the proceedings on petition to have been taken from the minutes of said Court has been truly taken from the same, and I further certify that Henry Jones before whom the affidavit of John Seely Esq. and Joseph Morse appears to have been taken and who appears to have
certified to the credibility was at the time of taking said affidavit and making said certificate and still continues to be one of the acting justices of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the respective signatures to said instruments which purport to be his

are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Batavia (Ohio) on this eleventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
H. Morris Wray
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