Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 138, for Jeremiah Pope, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Pope, Jeremiah Mary
W. 138
CONTENTS

New Jersey 743
Mary Pope
widow of Jeremiah Pope
who was a Private
Col Dey N Jr
in the Revolution
Reported instructions under Act of 1844, Sent to A. Parsons.
Paterson N. J. July 22 nd 44
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of July 1843 and sent to A. Parsons Paterson, New Jersey
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4.
Vol. 1 Page 124.

State of New Jersey Passaic County ss
On this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the judges of the inferior Court of Common Pleas held in Session in and for the County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey Mary Pope a resident of the Township of Paterson in the County of Passaic aforesaid Aged Seventy six years five months and five days then in the year Seventeen hundred and sixty two the Tenth day of September of that year as appears by the Family Bible Record 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 the 7 th day of July 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows That she is the widow of Jeremiah Pope who was a private soldier of the Revolution that he served in the One years Service of the Militia of the State of New Jersey in the Company commanded by Captain John Outwater in Colonel John Dey's Regiment and that at the expiration of the years Service in Captain Outwater's Company he entered the Company commanded by Captain Peter Ward in the said Regiment commanded by Colonel John Dey and served there till regularly discharged from his Second years Service and that during the aforesaid Two years Service he was stationed in the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey the Deponent further saith that her husband Jeremiah Pope Entered in the One years Service as aforesaid was a Resident and Citizen of the County of Somerset in the State of New Jersey that she was married to the said Jeremiah Pope on the fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred eighty nine and that she has not been married since
John Dey

And that her husband Jeremiah Pope died the eleventh day of January 1833 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 and ninety four (1894) at the time above stated
The foregoing declaration h r and deposition taken Mary X Pope Subscribed and sworn to Mark this 15 th day of February 1839
John H. Floode } Jurors Cornelius B. Blument Samuel Van Saun }
State of New Jersey Passaic County ss.
I George A. Ryerson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Passaic. Do hereby certify that John H. Floode Cornelius B. Blument and Samuel Van Saun, whose names are subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing deposition, are Jurors of the said inferior Court of Common Pleas, duly commissioned and sworn - and that the signatures to said Jurat are genuine -
In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fifteenth day of February A.D. 1839 -
Geo A Ryerson

Previously entered Sec. No. 2684
H. J. B. Aycngg H. R.

"Marria Jeremiah Pope to Mary Van Ninter both of Hackensack" in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine on the fifteenth day of November of that year
I Matthew H. Henderson Rector of Trinity Church, Newark in the County of Essex New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of Trinity Church kept by the Rev. W. Ogden when Rector of said Church with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in plain legible characters as follows -
Church 1781 - Oct 3. 1838 Nov 15,
Matthew H. Henderson
State of New Jersey } I Matthew H. Henderson above named Essex County } depose & say that I hold the office of Rector of Trinity Church Newark N.J. and that the above is a true extract from the records thereof with the exception of the name or date by me & further saith not
Sworn & subscribed in said County this third day of October A.D. 1838 before me
Sam l H. Miller, - Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that the above named Matthew H. Henderson who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate and affidavit is a respectable Clergyman and Rector of the Trinity Church in the City of Newark New Jersey.
Sam l H. Miller - Justice of the peace
October 3 rd 1838.

State of New Jersey County of Essex ss. I Elias Van Andale Junr. Clerk of the County of Essex & of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the foregoing affidavit of Matthew H. Henderson was made taken at the time of taking the same was & still is one of the Justices of the Peace for said County duly Commissioned & sworn and that the signature "Sam l B. Miller." affixed to the jurat of said affidavit is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office at Newark in said County the Thirteenth day of July A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty nine 1839-
E Van Andale

Jeremiah Pope was born the 19 of Oct. in the year of our Lord 1749 and departed this life Jan 11 1813.
Mary Pope was born the 10 of Sept in the year of our Lord 1762.
John Ravick born in the year of our Lord 1757 Jan 25
Samuel Pope was born the 23 of June in the year of our Lord 1790 and departed this life the 27 of Dec 1812.
Elizabeth Pope was born June the 28 in the year of our Lord 1792 and departed this life August the 18 1793.
Elizabeth Pope was born Aug the 13 in the year of our Lord 1795. Pope, Jeremiah NJ W138

Margaret Pope was Born the 14th in the year of our Lord 1777
Mary Pope was born the 10th in the year of our Lord 1822
Sarah Pope was born the 12th in the year of our Lord 1803
John Pope was born the 1st of March in the year of our Lord 1830
Samuel Pope was Born the 1st in the year of our Lord 1818.
George P. Jaerline was Born January 20th in the year of our Lord 1819

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V N Jersey Mary Pope
let. to Hon. J. B. Ayerigg 14 March 1839
Murder 15 Nov 1789
Husband died 11 Jan y 1813
Capt. Outdated . Col. Day
Admitted
Prior to 2 years
Hon. J. B. Ayerigg Pyramus
Act. July 1838 N. J.

Family Record

Letter to A. Parsons 29 April 1843.
New Jersey 4561
Mary Pope widow of Jeremiah Pope
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 11 th January 1813 of Passaic Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Outwater of the reg't. commanded by Col. Gray in the N. Jersey line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Nov. 1839 and sent to Hon. J. B. Ayerigg, Paramus, N. J.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 39 280.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 1st Nov. 40 40.00
$320.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk. Book A. Vol. 2. Page 132

138
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 138
Mary Pope, Widow Jeremiah Pope, Brn. Rev. Wash
Act: March 3, 1843.
Index:—Vol. M, Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Paterson July 2 1844
P. C. Edwards Esq Commr. H.
Q uere
On the declaration of Mrs Mary Pope the widow of Jeremiah Pope a revolutionary soldier for a certificate for the continuance of her Pension under the Act of July 7 1838 which certificate you will please to forward to me at your convenience —
The Printed Blank I received from the Trustee Bank which they deemed sufficient under the recent Act further containing the Widows Pension for four years but if insufficient it will be returned as a matter of course for correction.
I am very respectfully Your obed Servt
A Parsons

Paterson November 21 st 1839
Govt Crump Esq r
Dear Sir Inclosed I send you the Certificate for the widow Mary Pope's Pension in which you will perceive a mistake in stead of Jeremiah Pope it is written Jeremiah Jones which Certificate was handed me yesterday by the Hon ble Doctor John B Ayerigg Member of Congress You will please correct the mistake and Much Oblige
Your humble Servant Nicholas Smith

War Department Pension Office March 14. 1839
Sir,
The papers of W m Mary Pope, widow of Jeremiah Pope, have been examined and filed. The claimant states that her husband served one year under Capt. Betwater, and afterwards one year under Capt. Peter Ward. The claimant is required to identify her husband in Capt. Betwater's company of 12 months men by a witness who can specify the year. There is no evidence that Capt. Peter Ward was in the 12 months service. Capt. Ward, described in Abstract No. 3, was a militia officer; and although he served in 1779 about 10 1/2 months, it does not appear that he was in the service after that time. Capt. Jonas Ward was in the 12 months service at the same time with Capt. Betwater. If the claimant were to give the first name of Capt. Ward, the amount of whose pay rolls is given in Abstract No. 1, 2 & 3, it might throw some light on the subject. The bible leaf containing the family record should be transmitted to this Office. The certificate of the Rev. W. Henderson is herewith returned. It must be authenticated in the manner pointed out in the regulations of the Department herewith enclosed.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obet. Servt.
J. B. Cusard
Mrs. J. B. Ayerigg Hackensack N. Jersey

State of New Jersey
Passaic County ss } Personally appeared before me Abraham Freeland who being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith he was a soldier of the revolution that he served One Year under Captain John Outwater in Colonel Dey's Regiment in the State of New Jersey and that Jeremiah Pope served the same time in the same Company and at the expiration of that time he the deponent served in the Company commanded by Captain Peter Ward and that Jeremiah Pope served in the same Company till the close of the War and were discharged at the same time we were enlisted under Captain Ward in the One Year Service and the deponent further saith that he now draws a pension for the above described service and has for a number of years past
Taken & sworn to before me this 10 th day of June 1839 Nicholas Smith Justice of the peace
Abraham his X Freeland mark

Paterson February 16 th 1839
J. S. Edwards Esquire
I herewith enclose the Application and Evidence of Mary Fages for a Pension under the Act of Congress of 7 th July 1838 to the Heirs of John B. Ayerly Member of Congress with such further Evidence and formality as the Department seem to require which I hope and trust will prove Satisfactory
with due respect I am your Ob st Serv t . Nicholas Smith

Home of Repd U.S. July 19 th 1879
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I return the papers of Mrs Mary Pope with additional evidence. I will be obliged to you for information relative to Mrs Edwards claim submitted by her through myself some three weeks since.
Respectfully
Your obedt Servt
Chas. B. Ayer

Paterson May 2 1843
J. S. Edwards Esq. Committee.
10/10
Your favor of the 29 th Ult o returning Mary Pope's papers for correction was duly received and I now return enclosed another declaration duly authenticated with the Magistrate's Certificate as required. Your early answer will much oblige the Widen as well as
Very respectfully Your obed Servt
A. Parsons

Pyramus Oct. 1839
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Dr Sir
I have been requested to forward the enclosed papers relative to the claim of Mary Pope. If in formal please return them as soon as convenient
Respectfully
Your H on ble Serv t !
J. B. Ayerigg

(1201)  Abstract of Pay rolls discharged by Joseph Lewis.
   No Dates Reg't & Batt Officer's names Where Served Under whom £. s. d.     210 July 6. 1778 Sulys Morris Capt. Ward Bergen Brig: Winds 40 11 4   211 June 28. " D o — D o D o — Eliz: town D o — 30 7 10   212 Oct. 10. " D o — D o D o — Acquaconack D o — 110 3 8   223 Dec. 4. " Deys: Bayen D o — Eliz: town Col: Taylor 163 3 8   234 " " " D o — D o D o — Yount with Housman & Clements 32 4 —   253 Oct. 13. " D o — D o D o — Acquaconack Brig: Winds 89 16 2   301 " 12 " D o — D o Capt. Outwater D o — D o — 91 8 7   348 Apr. 13. 1779 D o — D o Capt. Ward Bergen Col: Dey 192 12 8   387 June 6. " D o — D o D o — D o — D o — 26 9 —   388 May 13. 1780 D o — D o D o — D o — D o — 55 10 —  
(1202)  Abstract of Pay rolls discharged by Jos: Lewis
   No Dates Regiment Officer's names Where served Under whom £. s. d.     37 Apr. 9. 1778 Sulys Morris Capt. Ward Eliz: town Brig: Winds 219 18 4   40 Dec. 4. 1777 Deys: Bayen D o — D o — Lieut: Dickerson 111 0 8   41 Oct. 8. " D o — D o D o — Hackensack D o — 5 — —   42 " 20. " D o — D o D o — D o Brig: Winds 6 — —   33 " 20 1778 Sulys Morris D o — Acquaconack D o — 34 1 —  

Abstract of Pay-rolls discharged by Isaac Halsey Pay-master to the Militia of the Counties of Essex & Middlesex.
   No of Roll Date of Service Regiment Officer's names When served Under whom Amount     272 Aug. 15. 1779 Middlesex Capt. Ward Newark Major Hays 283 12 8   322 Dec. 15. 1779 Essex Dr. " Dr. " Col. Suley/Batt. 872 7 2   323 " " " Essex Dr. " Dr. " Dr. " 407 " "  
State of New Jersey.
I, James D. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that No 1 is a true extract from an account headed, "Abstract of Pay-rolls discharged by Jos. Lewis" as contained in Book A of Auditors accounts during the Revolutionary war folios 63-64 & 65: that No 2 is a true extract from an account headed "Abstract of Bounty-rolls discharged by Jos. Lewis" as contained in the same Book folios 65 & 66: - and that No 3 is a true abstract from an account headed "Abstract of Pay-rolls discharged by Isaac Halsey Pay-master to the militia of the Counties of Essex & Middlesex" as contained in the same Book folios 82 & 83.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at the City of Trenton in said State this Second day of Feb- ruary Anno Domini, One thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine (1839)
James D. Westcott

Paterson April 18 1843.
J L Edwards Esq Rpr
I enclose the declaration of Mary Pope, widow of Isaac Pope a Revolutionary Soldier duly authenticated for the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 3rd ulto, and for which you will please to forward to me the proper certificate for the same to enable her to draw her pension
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
A Parsons

States of New Jersey } Passaic County ss } personally appeared before me Nicholas Smith Esquire One of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Passaic aforesaid Abraham Vredine who being first duly sworn according to Law on his oath deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Jeremiah Pope that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the One year Service in Captain John Catewater's Company under Major Hays in Colonel Yates Deyo's Regiment of the Militia of New Jersey that he the Deponent further saith he served in the same Company with Jeremiah Pope that they were on the practice in the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey that they were engaged in a number of Battles or Skirmishes the Deponent further saith that the said Jeremiah Pope served during the One year with him the Deponent under Capt. Catewater in the Regiment aforesaid and after being discharged from the year Service under Capt. Catewater he the Deponent and the aforesaid Jeremiah Pope entered upon another year's Service under Capt. Peter Wodell in the Regiment aforesaid and served there till regularly discharged and the Deponent further saith that he now receives a Pension of Eighty Dollars per year for the Service aforesaid
Taken Subscribed and sworn to      Abraham his Vredine before me this 17 th day of October 1838      mark Nicholas Smith Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey } Passaic County ss } Personally appeared before me Nicholas Smith one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Passaic aforesaid Nathaniel Seisco who being first duly sworn according to Law on his Oath deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Jeremiah Pope that he served in the same company with him in Captain John Calhoun's company of the State of New Jersey Troops in the war of the Rebellion in the State of New Jersey and at the expiration of the year's service under Capt. Calhoun the said Jeremiah Pope enlisted for another year's service under Capt. Peter Ware and that he the Deponent enlisted at the same time and served with the said Jeremiah Pope in the same company at the expiration of the last year's service which was nearly at the close of the war they were discharged and the deponent further saith that he has drawn a pension for the same service that he served with the said Jeremiah Pope for taken to record before me his this 3 rd day of August 1839 Nathaniel X Seisco Nicholas Smith justice of the peace mark

 "An Act to raise by voluntary enlistment eight hundred and twenty men for the defence of the frontiers of the State."
"Whereas it is highly necessary that provision should be made for the protection and defence of the frontier inhabitants of this State, and also for the important purposes of preventing the illicit trade carried on, and breaking of the communication now maintained, by disaffected persons with the common enemy to the extreme prejudice of the United States;"
"1 Be it therefore enacted by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That eight hundred and twenty men shall be raised by voluntary enlistment and embodied for the defence of the frontiers of this State to continue in service until the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty two unless sooner discharged and to be stationed in the several Counties in such a manner as to afford the most equal and beneficial protection to all the inhabitants on the said frontiers and that the said eight hundred and twenty men be distributed and stationed in the different Counties as follows; that is to say:"
"In the County of Bergen one hundred and twenty men, to be divided into two companies, consisting of sixty men each including three Commissioned Officers three Serjeants, three corporals, one drummer and three horsemen: One to be raised and commanded by Capt John Outwater, of the County of Bergen, Lieutenant Joseph Gatterline and Ensign Abraham Hogaland of the County of Somerset; - The other, to be raised and commanded by Captain Thomas Blanch, Lieutenant David Demarest, and Ensign Jacobus Bogart of the

said County of Bergen—
"In the County of Essex, two hundred and fifty-nine men including twelve Commissioned Officers, twelve serjeants and twelve Corporals, four drummers and fourteen horsemen, to be raised by the Officers herein after named and to be divided into four companies as equally as may be; one, — to be commanded by Captain John Seudder, Lieutenant David Woodruff and ensign Daniel Baker of the said County; one, to be commanded by Captain Jonas Ward, Lieutenant Victor King and Ensign Samuel Minthorn of the County of Morris; one, to be commanded by Captain Robert Kiels, Lieutenant Anthony Brown, and Ensign John Burnet; and one, to be commanded by Captain John Craig, Lieutenant Cornelius Williams and Ensign John Miller of the said County of Essex."
State of New Jersey ss.
I, James D. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the first Section of an Act of the Legislature of New Jersey passed on the twenty-sixth day of December Seventeen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to raise by voluntary enlistment eight hundred and twenty men for the defence of the parts of the State" as taken from and compared with the original now remaining in my Office. And I further certify that in the edition of the Laws of the State of New Jersey, compiled under the appointment of the Legislature, by Peter Wilson and printed in 1784, in page 157 to Chapter 236 being the above mentioned Act is annexed the following note "The men raised in

consequences of this Act continued in service until Jan- uary 1 st 1782."
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at the City of Trenton in State, this first day of February Anno Domini One thous- and eight hundred and thirty nine (1839) James D. Westcott

Admit, private $80.
New Jersey Agency.
send to A. Parsons
Patterson.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7 1838.
State of New Jersey } Passaic County } ss. On this second day of May 1843, personally appear- -ed before me Nicholas Smith Esq. one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Passaic aforesaid Mary Pope a resident of the Town of Paterson County of Passaic and State aforesaid aged nearly Eighty two years, who being duly sworn accor- -ding to law, doth on her Oaths 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 Jeremiah Pope who was a private in the War of the Revolution in the Militia of the State of New Jersey under Captain John Outwater and Captain Peter Ward in Col. Morris Dey's Regiment, and that she has received her yearly pension at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum from the fourth day of March 1836, which she received under the Act of July 7 th 1838 She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn and subscribed on the } her day and year above written } Mary X Pope before } Mark Nicholas Smith Judge

State of New Jersey Passaic County } I, V. Nicholas Smith one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Mary Pope the declarant within named is and has been personally known to me for the period of more than Twenty years. May 2 1843 — Nicholas Smith Judge
State of New Jersey Passaic County S.S. } I, John Keenan Clerk of the said County of Passaic and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, do hereby certify that Nicholas Smith Esq. is a Judge of said Court of Common Pleas, duly commissioned and sworn, his Commission bearing date the 12 th day of March, A.D. 1839, and will expire on the 12 th day of March, A.D. 1844. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature attached to the jurat of the foregoing deposition and certificate, are his genuine signatures and proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Paterson, in Passaic County aforesaid this second day of May A.D., one thousand eight hundred and forty three — John Keenan Clerk

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year, to certain Widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, } Passai - County. } ss.
On this Second — day of July 1844 . personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, Mary Pope a resident of the town of Paterson in the county of Passai — aged Eighty two years, who being personally known to me, and 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 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Jeremiah Pope who was a private in the War of the Revolution in the Militia of the State of New Jersey under Captain John Oulwater and Captain Peter Ward in Col. Lewis' Reg't
She further declares that she is still a widow.
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED, THE DAY AND YEAR ABOVE WRITTEN, BEFORE ME.
Mary + Pope Mark
Simeon Hart Justice of the Peace
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, } Passai County. } ss.
BE IT KNOWN, this Second day of July 1844 before me, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, personally appeared the said Mary Pope who acknowledged, that she signed, sealed and delivered, the foregoing Declaration, as and for her voluntary act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above written.
Simeon Hart Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Passaic County, ss
I John Keenan Clerk of the County of Passaic aforesaid Do hereby certify that Simeon Hall Justice of the Peace in and for said County is a duly appointed and commissioned and now legally qualified to act as such Justice of the Peace also that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Simeon Hall and verily believe that the signatures attached to the foregoing and jural and certificate are his own proper signatures and several hand writing
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Paterson in said County this second day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
John Keenan Clerk
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