Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1636, for Obediah Norman, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Norman, Obediah
No 1636
or Obadiah
Margaret
CONTENTS

New Jersey Obadiah Norman
Widow of the late Obadiah Norman who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Mayland of the Regt. commanded by Col. Taylor in the New Jersey line for 7 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day Dec. 1833 and to J. H. Randolph M.C. present
Arrears to the 4th Sep. 33 $ 58.33 Femi-ant. allowance ending 1 M. 11.66 $69.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. } G. C. Stiles Clerk,
Recorded by Book 6 Vol. 2, Page 123.

Declaration of Obadiah Norman of Mid le Co- N. Jersey, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 -
State of New Jersey
County of Middlesex ss. On this thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty three personally appeared in open Court before Robert McChesney, & other Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said county of Middlesex now sitting Obadiah Norman a resident of the township of North Brunswick in the county of Middlesex State of New Jersey aged sixty nine years who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on his oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th AD 1832. He was born in the year 1754 as he has understood from his parents who have frequently informed him & was born in the township of North Brunswick in the county of Middlesex & that he has resided there ever since. He has no record of his age. He first entered the service in the year 1781 as a volunteer militia man at the period of the revolt of the Pennsylvania line at Morristown & 1 - served at that time one month under Capt s Waylum & Lieut. Davis & was stationed at Spotswood guarding there under the daily expectation of the arrival of the enemy. Afterwards in the summer of the same year 1781 he was called upon & served another term 1 - of a month under Capt s Waylum & Col s Layton below Brunswick engaged in guarding that vicinity. In the winter of 1781 and 1782 he voluntarily served again 5 - under Capt s Waylum five months in succession under 2 under Col s Layton was stationed down along the Raritan on the West side of the River - part of this period at Beane's Island when Col s Neilson had force

time before when the enemy laid at our walls and a detachment of the enemy engaged all the while preceding the shore & river principally, — in scouts & protecting the defences, families & property of his fellow citizens. He does not recollect being out regularly at any other time sufficiently to state particular, but has no doubt he served more than he has specified. During the service particularized he served as a volunteer & in the grade of a private. He never received any written discharge from the service & has not any documentary evidence of his services but begs leave to refer to Nathan Sherman
as old soldiers of the revolution who know of his services to the Rev d James C. Goble a clergyman & Henry Obut — both residents of his neighborhood in the same township with him who will certify as to his character for veracity & as to their belief of his services in the war of the revolution — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any State
Given to Henry Obut James C. Goble The day before I was said Abadiah Norment Thos Hance Judge
We James C. Goble a clergyman residing in the bounds of North Mansfield and Henry Obut — of the same place both in the neighborhood of the above named Abadiah Norment do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Abadiah Norment who has subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be of the age of sixty nine years that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution &

That we concur in that opinion from Yabriches the day Lynn advised
James C. Goble Henry Ober
That Nathan Furman being duly sworn in their Court on his oath deposes & saith that he is a soldier of the Revolution & has been well acquainted with Benjamin Medical Knowles who has signed & from the foregoing declaration - that he knows the said Norman was a soldier of the Revolution & that said Norman served a term of a month at Shotswood in the early part of 1781 under Capt. Taylor & also in the Winter of 1781-1782 along the west side of the Raritan & part of the time at Dennis Island under Captain Jones. Most of the time in I believe that he served as a horse soldier. Given to Yabriches the day Lynn advised Nathan his Furman
Thos. Lawrence Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed in the War Department - that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier known as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that James C. Goble who has signed the foregoing affidavit in certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Middlesex that Knowles that who has also signed the certificate also is a resident of the same county, and a cred- ible person & that the statement is entitled to full credit - that Nathan Furman is a credible person & that his statement set forth in his

certificate is entitled to such credit -
Thos Hance J. G. Wood } Judges Isaac D. Patton
I Nicholas Booraeu Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the county of Middlesex 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 Abigail Norman for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this Twentieth day of July Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred & thirty three N Booraeu Clerk
Abigail Norman
26. 809
James Macdonald A. Cummings

Repealed Dec. 29/48
2692 New Jersey Margaret Norman widow of Obadiah Norman who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private N.J. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Dec. 1847 and sent to
Peter P. Runyon New Brunswick N.J.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 309 Vol. 11.

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Obadiah Worman born August 17. 1766. Margaret his wife born Jan. 5. 1770.
Names and Ages of their Children Benjamin Worman born July 15. 1791. Catharine Worman born April 11. 1793. Joseph Worman born August 5. 1795. Elizabeth Worman born January 1. 1798.
BIRTHS.
Sarah Worman born May 3. 1800. Margaret Worman born Oct. 9. 1802. Stephen Worman born July 27. 1805. James Worman born May 29. 1811. Maryann Worman born Oct. 11. 1813.

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
State of New Jersey Mid Dyer County
Personally appear Margarette Norman widow of Obadiah Norman late a pensioner on the govern- ment of the united states who on her oath saith that the within is the only record ever made of family events and that said record was made about twelve years ago and is in all things true to the best of her belief
Sworn to Subscribed to this 2 nd Aug 1898 before
Margaret her Norman Mark
Jacob Van Dike & Witness
I certify that the above named Deponent is a credible person
Jacob Van Dike

State of New Jersey Mid Sussex County 39
On this second day of August 1838 personally appeared before the Subscriber Margaret Norman a resident of the county aforesaid aged 89 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pro- -vision made by the act of Congress passed July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" That she is the widow of Obadia Norman who was a prisoner on the government of the United States. She further declared that she was married to the said Obadia Norman in the month of June 1790 that her husband the aforesaid Obadia Norman died in the month of August 1834 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 at which time the time above stated Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above with Margaret X Norman her mark then before
Jacob Van Winkle & Witness
I certify that the above named Dependent is a credible person and that she cannot in consequence of bodily infirmity appear in open Court and make the above declaration
Jacob Van Winkle

State of New York Mendocino County ss I Nicholas Woodson clerk of the County of Mendocino aforesaid, and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Jacob Van Mickle before whom the within declaration and affidavit of Margaret Warren was made & taken was a true copy of said court duly confirmed and sworn, at the time of the making said declaration and taking said affidavit and that his signature certifying the making of said declaration and affidavit is genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fourteenth day of August AD 1838 N Woodson clerk
J. C. Gabbrielle New Brunswick N. J. Aug 17. 1838
1311 T. Langley of Sonoma N. J. Feb 7 Feb. 1838

Rekran
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1636
Margaret Norman Widow Obadiah Norman Pair. Rev. War.
Act: July 29. 1848.
Index: — Vol. 11. Page 88.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Margaret, widow of Obadiah Norman
$ 23:33 per ann. at '38

3348.
New Jersey
Reported
Margaret Norman widow of Obadiah Norman who was a Private in the N. J. line
for 7 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars & 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Dec. 1843 and sent to
J. K. Babbrick New Brunswick N. J.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book ed Vol. 1. Page 124

New Jersey 458
Order to pay 17. March
Margaret Norman widow of Obadiah Norman
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7. 1832 and who died on the month August 1834 of Middlesex Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Maynard of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Taylor in the N. Jersey line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Sept. 1838 and sent to J. L. Jabusch Esq. N. Brunswick, N. J.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '38 58. 33 1/3 Semi-annual allowance ending 1st Mar. '39. 11. 66 2/3
$ 70.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2 Page 131

New Brunswick Aug 15 1828
Dr Sir
In hand are the papers of Mrs Margaret Norman I think You will find them satisfactory I again renew the request that You will return to me the papers in the cases respectively of Mrs Goodington and Mrs Howard I wish to make applications on their behalf under the late law
Will You inform me whether soldiers of the revolution entitled as such a regular are entitled to bounty lands and if so what are the regulations that govern applications for such lands If this subject does not belong to Your dept will You please refer the above questions to the proper dept that I may obtain a speedy answer I respectfully urge the contents with

facts as prove a favorable decision in the case of Mr Gershon Barton If six months only are considered proven about which I think there can be no doubt I hope that a certificate will be transmitted for that amount of service He is extremely poor and a paralyzer
Resp J. C. Schukin
Hon. J. G. Edwards
Feb. M rs K. Vornman order 38. No 458,

Sept 21.
Gray & Norman No 1838
FREE
Can-
Wm Lloyd Edwards Washington City DC

New Brunswick
Sept 19 1838
Dear Sir
Your favour of the 15 th inst is recd - Your remark in fol "It may be said that the birth of children previous to the Decr 1794 is no evidence that the claimant was first married previous to her husband's getting the service If married previously she is not entitled to a pension under the act of July 7 th 1838" in the above quoted remark you virtually admit that the birth of children previous to 1794 is evidence of marriage under the act of July 7 th 1838 and that admiss. goes in accordance with the known practice of the Dept The Application of Mrs Margaret Norman is made under the act of July 7 th 1838 In her declaration she specifies the date of her marriage and the reg d of the children birth sustains her declaration ! You may think that by your own admission above referred to and in accordance with the previously established practice of the Dept Mrs Margaret Norman has established her claim and I trust that the Dept upon a review of her case will agree with me
Very resp Your obed t Serv t James M c Laughlin
Hon Jas L Edwards

Sep 6/14 Final Notice
Wm J. L. Edwards Washington City D.C.

New Brunswick
Sept 12 1832
Dr. Sir
Your favour of the 8 th inst is recd In it you state that "the evidence in regard to the date of Marriage of Mr. & Mrs. Francis Norman is not satisfactory" I have only to remark that the evidence is precisely such as you in your heretofore inform- -me Mr. would be sufficient and upon which you have heretofore granted Certificates. The Widow in her decla- -tion specifies under the date of the Marriage" and the record proves most incontestably that children were born before the year 1724 I think Sir that upon a review of the case (which I respectfully request you take) You will find the case abundant- -ly made out pursuant to Your own written and oral instructions
Please reply to the above and if the same should still remain of the same mind specify the particular points of objection
Yours
Yours affly J. C. Lakin
Yours J. C. Lakin

Obediah Norman
Admitted Private 7 mo.
J. F. Randolph New Brunswick

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
20 Sept 1833
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. Those 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, shewing the Service of Obadiah Morrison
   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.      
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 (a) 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.
[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) 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, deposeth 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 _____; 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 tours, 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Supplemental Declaration of Obadiah Norman of Middlesex County New Jersey an applicant for a pen- sion named in papers numbered 24,809. State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. Personally appeared before the Subscribed one of the Justices of the Peace of said County Obadiah Norman of Middlesex County who being duly sworn on his oath saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot speak posit- ively to the precise length of all his services - all the particular relating thereto but to the best of his re- collection he served not less than the period in his original declaration mentioned. He thinks at the period of the withdrawal of the Pennsylvania line when he was at Spotswood as set forth in his original declaration his Brigade was near Edinburgh and Col. Dayton & his other troops with his officers are stated in his written papers & to which he again respectfully refers the department. He is perfectly conscientious in declaring as he does that he served more than he has specified & during the times mentioned he was wholly engaged in the service of his country & was not engaged in any civil pursuit. He also refers to the Statement Subscribed made of Nathan Freeman a surviving soldier of the revolution & also to the additional testimony of Henry Ober the surviving orderly sergeant of the company in which he served during the war besides whom he does not know that

he can procure any other living with these. He repeats that after he entered the service he served a great deal. He thinks faithfully in the cause of his country and for their services they performed at Fort Monroe he asks some compensation from an indulgent government
Subscribed sworn to
this 20th Oct 1833
before me
Abdiah C. Forman
of Booroom Island
Middlesex county, personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace of said county, Henry O'Neil of Middlesex county, who being duly sworn on his oath, saith that he is forty five years of age - that he was a soldier of the Revolution - a sergeant in Capt. Hayslum's company - now receiving his pension as such - that the person in the said Forman who signed the foregoing paper was a soldier in Capt. Hayslum's company that he entered said company in the early part of '81 at the time of the Vicksburg siege - served at that time a term of a month at Port Royal under Hayslum - that Hayslum was another term of a month he thinks in the summer of '81 along the Rappahannock. And along the said river he served all winter '81 & '82 at least five months guarding the river under Hayslum

I Col. Taylor engaged guarding I in I could - He further says that he always knew the said Norman that they lived always in the same neighborhood He believes said Norman served more than he his Precipice - he was always a good friend to his country I think he has always sustained a good reputation for truth & veracity & and his statement is entitled to full credit Subscribed known to Henry Oberf this 8 th Oct - 1833 before me
I Booraem Lots of the town
State of New Jersey ) County of Middlesex ) I Nicholas Booraem Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that Jonathan Booraem before whom the foregoing supplemental proceedings in the case of Adrial Norman an applicant for a pension here had, is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned therein, and that the signature of said Booraem is in his own proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of office this eighth day of Octo- ber in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
N Booraem Clerk

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Henry O'Leary the witness named in the fore- going case, and know him to be a person of credibility, whose statement is entitled to credit. Washington Dec 3. 1833
J. P. Randolph Late Rep in Congress

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843 granting pension to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7 1838 State of New Jersey County of Middlesex
On this 14 th day of August 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Margarette Norman a resident of Newark in the County of Essex aged about 80 years (deponent's memory having lost the record) who being first 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 on the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Obadiah Norman who was a private in the Revolutionary War; his pension does not recollect the amount he received per annum as a pension. She further declares that she is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above written before her J. Foss. J. P. Margarette Norman mark
I certify that the above named declarant is generally known to me J. Foss. J. P.

State of New Jersey Middlesex County to all whom these presents shall come I Nicholas D. Smith do hereby certify that Francis D. George before known to be the within described person of the age of Norman was made, was at the time of the making said certificate a Justice of the Peace in the said County of Middlesex duly commissioned and sworn and has his signature to the said certificate therein given under
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County the 23 rd day of August A.D. 1843 J. D. D. Clerk
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Margaret Norman
$23.33
J. C. Labaree
New Brunswick
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(Declaration)
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2 nd February 1848 entitled "An act making provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution"
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
On this twelfth day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Margaret Norman a resident of Newark in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged twenty eight years who being by me first 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 on the 2 nd February 1848 granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War That she is the widow of Obadiah Norman who was a Private in the Revolutionary War, For the particulars of the Revolutionary services of the said Obadiah Norman her late husband this applicant would refer the Commissioner of Pensions to the declaration of the said Obadiah Norman her late husband which is on file in the War Department That she is the identical person who drew a Pension

under the act of Congress of the 3 rd of March 1843 and the act of 17 th June 1844 at the rate of twenty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum on account of the Revolutionary services of the said Obadiah Norman her late husband She further declares that she is still a widow sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me
Peter P. Runyon
Justice of the Peace
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Margret X Norman
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
I do hereby certify that the above named Margret Norman is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a Pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration
Peter P. Runyon
Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County ss I Nicholas Borneem Clerk of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Peter P. Runyon Esq before whom the foregoing declaration of Margret Norman was made was at the time of making the same a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Middlesex duly commissioned sworn & that his signature to the above first Certificate are genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this thirteenth day of October AD 1848
N Borneem Clerk