Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,674, for John Reed, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Reed, John Ann
NUMBER
W. 5674
CONTENTS
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See let to J. M. Harkness Nov. 15, 1837 do. to same Nov. 25, 1837 In let. to Hon. J. F. Randolph Jan. 7, 8, 1838.
New Jersey 145 Ann Reed widow of John Reed of Gloucester Co., in the State of New Jersey who was a P. Inf. Vtil. in the Captain Haddy of the by in the New Jersey for 1 year p. Artil. 5 0 2 mos. " Inf. 6 6 6 $ 56.66
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3. day of Nov. 1836 and sent to Hon. G. D. Wall Burlington, N. J.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 36 361.63 Pensions, allowances ending 1 Mar. 37 28.33 $ 389.96
Act 4. July 1836 } Revolutionary Claim, 3. Section } Act June 7, 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book Vol. 1 Page 151

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Application of Ann Reed widow of John Reed for a pension under act of Congress of July 4 1836 -
March 16 th Oct. 1837
adm d
1 year Private Ashby
2 mo. Pa. Inf y -
$ 56 66
Hon. G. D. Wall Purdysville N. Jersey

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d section of the act of Congress of the 4 th of July 1836 -
State of New Jersey Monmouth County
On this thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County Mrs. Reed a resident of Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey aged eighty three 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 that she is the widow of John Reed, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; that in the beginning of the war her husband the said John Reed was out in the militia doing service as a soldier, as she has heard him and others say, that during this period he was frequently absent from home for this purpose, and always went when the militia was called upon alarm so, but she can't say under what captain or how long he served during this period - That in the year 1777 - the said John Reed enlisted into an artillery company stationed at Tinton Falls New Jersey in the County of Monmouth commanded by Capt. Joshua Luddy for the term of one year, that during this whole year the declarant was informed by her husband and has heard from old soldiers frequently, that he served faithfully in the same doing all the duties of a soldier under the command of his officers - that she has heard and believes that during this time her husband marched with his company to Germantown adjoining New Jersey into Pennsylvania, that she recollects of hearing about many soldiers killed at Germantown, but her memory

is so frail, she cannot recollect very particularly that her husband and her brother in law one William Sanford both enlisted into Capt. Snady's company and has always understood that they were together during the whole year during which they were enlisted under Capt. Snady's marching and doing duty with the company as it moved. That after this period of enlistment expired, he was out during almost all the remainder of the war at intervals; was out once she knows under Col. Asher Holmes, thinks in Capt. Barnes' first company, when a large body of Tories, refugees of the British were in Middletown she did not see her husband out, but believes she has heard that he was a true soldier during the whole of the war, serving always in the militia upon alarm &c but she can't state more particularly as to his services than she has done already, as to the services done under Capt. Snady she further says that she heard her husband say that at the time he was out under Col. Holmes to arm back the Tories that he fought. She further declares that she was married to the said John Reed in the year - the first of the year 1777 - she can't recollect the precisely the time of her marriage the day or the month but is sure it was during the year 1777 - that her eldest child was born in April 1778. she knows that her husband done duty repeatedly after her intermarriage with the said John Reed, that she was married by the Rev. Benjamin Dussis a Dutch Reformed clergyman, then resident in Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey who was duly authorized by the laws of New Jersey to solemnize marriage, but that the said Rev. Benjamin Dussis has been dead several years that she has no certificate or record of her marriage, that she has had three children born in lawful wedlock, one of whom is now living that her husband the aforesaid John Reed her husband, died about twenty years ago.

but she cannot recollect precisely the time and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. - Sworn & Subscribed in open Court this 30 th day } her of July A.D. 1836 - Ann X Reed A.D. She was "the recollect" first } mark read - being first read to her - William Lloyd
State of New Jersey } ss Monmouth County } Sarah Stiker, aged seventy six years being only sworn in open court deposes and saith that she is well acquainted with Ann Reed the above applicant, and widow of John Reed that she knew John Reed the husband of the said Ann Reed during his life time, that she has known them both ever since she can remem- ber, that Ann Reed is her cousin. that she was present at the solemnization of the marriage of the said John Reed and Ann Reed the above applicant, which took place she thinks in the year 1777 - that it took place at the parsonage of the Rev. Benj. Dutton and was solemnized by him, then the said Rev. Benj. Dutton was residing in Freehold Monmouth County New Jersey, but he has been dead several years, that the said Rev. Benj. Dutton was duly authorized to solemnize marriage by the laws of New Jersey that the said John Reed and Ann Reed always lived and cohabited together as man and wife and had three children born in lawful wed- lock, one of whom is now living - that the said John Reed died about twenty years ago, leaving the said Ann Reed his widow, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period up to the present time - that she has always understood and believing that the said John

Reed was a soldier of the Revolution and of his being out in the war - Proovnd Subs enbed in { open court this 30 th day } of July A.D 1836 - being first read to her  William Lloyd
her Sarah X Striker mark
State of New Jersey } ss - Monmouth County } Capt James Reed a Revolutionary soldier and Pensioner, being duly sworn in open court, de- poses and saith, that he is well acquainted with Ann Reed, widow of John Reed, that he was well acquainted with the said John Reed during his life time, that they were reputed and esteemed to have been lawfully married, by the family and friends and the neighbourhood, that they lived and cohabited together as man and wife and had children born in lawful wedlock, that the said John Reed died several years ago, and that since that time the said Ann Reed has remained single and unmarried, That he knows the said John Reed to have been a soldier of the Rev- olution; that he saw the said John Reed before the year 1777 frequently out in the mili- tia doing duty under the regular commands of officers, but this deponent does not recollect now who the officers were or how long or how many times he served, has seen him at Shidelstein during this time in the service - That in the year 1777 he knows the said John Reed was a member of the same company with the deponent, this was a company of artillery commanded by Capt. Joshua Huddy. Lieut. Arthur Leffers etc, and lying at the Fords in Monmouth County New Jersey, that he en- 

in this company as this deponent believes about the time it was raised for one year and that he served the whole time of his enlistment - that this deponent did not remain all the time in Capt. Studays Company until the year expired but he frequently saw him serving therein, for he was attached to another company which during this period was frequently in the neigh- bourhood of Capt. Studays Company, that he knows that when Genl. David Formans Brigade of Skolnes Regiment moved across New Jersey into Pennsylvania to oppose the British march- ing to attack Philadelphia in the fall of 1777 that Capt. Studays company marched with the said Regiment, and that the said John Reed was along with his company, at Germantown during the day of the battle October the 4th. but whether he was in the battle or not this deponent cant say, that after the battle he marched back with his company into New Jersey down to Trenton Falls & there remained deponent thinks until his year was out - That after this he saw him out at different periods of the war, serving in the militia, but cant say under whom he served or how long. but always heard and understood he was a good and faithful soldier during the whole period of the war - he knows that in the year 1780 the time of the general alarm, which lasted two months, the said John Reed was out in the militia
Sworn & subscribed in open court this 30 th day of July A.D. 1836 -
William Lloyd
James Knapp

in this company as this deponent believed about the time it was raised for one year and that he served the whole time of his enlistment - that this deponent did not remain all the time in Capt. Studays Company until the year expired but he frequently saw him serving therein, for he was attached to another company which during this period was frequently in the neigh- bourhood of Capt. Studays Company, that he knows that when Genl. David Formans Brigade 2d. Haldanes Regiment moved across New Jersey into Pennsylvania to oppose the British march- ing to attack Philadelphia in the fall of 1777 that Capt. Studays Company marched with the said Regiment, and that the said John Reed was along with his company, at Germantown during the day of the battle October the 4th. but whether he was in the battle or not this deponent cant say, that after the battle he marched back with his company into New Jersey down to Trenton Falls & there remained deponent thinks until his year was out - That after this he saw him out at different periods of the war, serving in the militia, but cant say under whom he served or how long. but always heard and understood he was a good and faithful soldier during the whole period of the war - he knows that in the year 1780 the time of the general alarm, which lasted two months, the said John Reed was out in the militia
Second Subscribed in open court this 30 th day of July A.D. 1836 -
William Lloyd
James Kidd

And the said court do hereby declare their opinions that the said John Reed was a Revolutionary soldier and served as is stated by the above named Ann Reed his widow, and the said Capt. James Shive a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner in the foregoing declaration and affidavit; And they also declare their opinion that the said John Reed and Ann Reed were lawfully married during the Revolutionary war, that they always lived together as man and wife cohabiting, and were esteemed and reputed so to be by their family, friends and the neighbourhood in which they lived, that they had several children born in lawful wedlock, and that they believe the said John Reed done different periods of service after his marriage with the said Ann Reed the present applicant; and they further declare their opinion that the said John Reed died many years ago, leaving the said Ann Reed his widow, and that she has remained a widow ever since, they also declare their opinion that the said Capt. James Shive is a soldier of the Revolution, and that his statement, together with the statement of the said Ann Reed the applicant, and the statement of the said Sarah Stiker, the cousin of the said Ann Reed as to the marriage & cohabitation of the said John and Ann Reed, the death of the said John, and the subsequent widowhood of the said Ann Reed, are entitled to full faith and credit —
By the court —
John Patterson
I Samuel C. Ellis clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of McIntosh in the 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 Ann Reed, the widow of John Reed a Revolutionary soldier for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this first day of August A D Eighteen hundred and thirty six —
H. Millis

Recy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5674
Ann Reed
Wid. of
John Reed
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Act: July 4 th 86, say 89
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 152
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J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions. War Department. Washington City, D.C.

Freehold New Jersey Nov. 20 th 1837.
Sir
In your letter of the 11 th inst. respecting the Cuts of M ts Stanford and M ts Read, I think that you have entered in misapprehension of the evidence.
They both in their original papers claimed that their husbands served a continuous term of one year under Capt. Josiah Huddy in a Company of Artillery, Com- mencing in the latter part of the year 1777. This Company was raised by a Special Act of the Legislature of New Jersey, a copy of which I understood was transmitted to you at the time. In an abstract of Payrolls discharged by W m Hough Paymaster & taken from the records at Trenton, which you have in your office you will find that Capt. Huddy received the pay of his Company for this year's services . See exhibit No. 31. on Margaret Huddy's application.
It was for this year's services ending in 1778, that they were allowed a pension of $50. each, as they understood the matter at the time - and that this could not be allowed for services in the Militia because the service was not sufficiently proved - since that time they have discovered other testimony of their services of their husbands and they certainly had no idea of being precluded because they were allowed pensions for certain specified terms.
M ts Stanford now received a pension for 1 year's service ending in 1778, under Capt. Huddy - for which Huddy rec d . the pay. Can she therefore be allowed for service performed by her husband after that period? I should think so.
She states that her husband served one year under Capt. Snook and proves it by two witnesses David Snook and John Snook who rec d the pay - and that the

different records - If you will take the trouble to look into these affidavits you will find that the service is stated very explicitly indeed, and if petitions cannot be allowed for services proved clearly by two credible witnesses then it is the utmost folly hereafter to attempt any proof whatever of service.
In the case of Mrs. Reed the same evidence is adduced with the addition of Thomas Headings. Marginal notes, which prove that there was a balance due to her husband at the close of the war of $56.00 being pay for more than six months service. This was not on account of the service under study because study rec d the pay for that time as I have before drawn, but it was for services performed after the year 1779 because the pay abstracts of Wm. Hough before mentioned & also those of Col. Holmes at the department show that the militia were paid for their services during the years 1777, 1778 & 1779 - After that period their pay was irregular and some perhaps rec d none after that time and therefore a com tee was appointed to settle with them and to adjust their balances  balances at the close of the war.
It does appear to me that a spirit of liberality would be willing to allow for services proved in this way by 2 witnesses, testified and corroborated as it is by other circumstances.
I am with respect
Your Est. Serv t
J. M. Wails home.
L. L. Edwards Esq. Com tee of Pensions

Supplemental Declaration of Ann Reed widow of John Reed in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 4. 1836 -
State of New Jersey Monmouth County
On this second day of September in one thousand eight hundred and thirty six. Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in for said county, Ann Reed who being sworn according to law deponeth and saith, that she is the widow of John Reed, who was a Revolutionary soldier now dead, that her maiden name before her marriage with the said Reed was Abel that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim, that her husband resided in the County of Monmouth New Jersey when he entered the service, that she was not aware of there being any record of her marriage whatever at the time she made her first declaration, - that she now well recollects marrying the said John Reed whilst he was a member of Capt. John Huddy's company of Artillerists at Trenton Falls New Jersey, she well recollects of a roomer named Hannah Tilton asking her how she came to marry a soldier regularly enlisted, she once went to see her husband the said John Reed after her marriage whilst he was at Trenton Falls with his company under Capt. Huddy, she saw him in the company - that he remained there in the company all the winter following her marriage, and did not leave it she thinks till in the spring or first of summer of 1778 - she has always understood that her husband enlisted in Capt. Huddy's company for a year, in the former part of the year 1777 and served regularly in the same until the spring or first of summer of 1778 as before stated, but whether he was actually enlisted she can't say, but this much she knows that from the time of her marriage until the company broke up he was serving in the said company, and she always understood he was in him and others -

that he served the other portion of his year previous to her marriage in the same company - she is satisfied he served a year in this company whether enlisted or not - she recollects well that at the time of her marriage of hearing on some one else Capt. Budd threaten her husband for being longer from his company than he ought to have been, that he staid a day or so over his time and Budd she thinks on some one else came for him who was in the neighborhood at the time, & that he then immediately rejoined the company - upon the whole she is morally certain, from her own recollections & Col. Ford's means circumstances that the said John Reed served in Capt. Budd's Company during the period of between times aforesaid as much as one year doing the regular duties of a soldier in the same marching from place to place in Monmouth County New Jersey & to Germantown & back in the fall of '77 as she has heard and verily believes that she cannot state more particularly than she has done in reference to the other services of her husband in her first declaration, that she is very old and feeble and her memory is impaired.
Sworn & Subscribed this day of year aforesaid before me - A.P. The words "been" & "or" just under over - & the word "between" just interlined. also the words "or some one else" the same being just read to her -
her Ann * Reed marks
William Lloyd

Affidavit supplemental to John Reed's application for a pension under act of Congress of July 4 1836 -
State of New Jersey } Monmouth County }
Be it remembered that on this second day of September in the year of our Lord one thou. and Eight hundred and thirty six. Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county. Benjamin Dubois Smock, who being duly sworn according to law, deponeth and saith that he is the grandson of the Rev. Benjamin Dubois who was a Dutch Reformed clergyman in Freehold and Middletown many years ago and who is now dead & has been several years. That he has examined the original church registers of the Dutch Reformed church of Freehold and Middletown in said county of Monmouth now in the keeping of said church, and that he finds in and among the entries of marriages made therein, the entry of a marriage in the original handwriting as he believes of the Rev. Benjamin Dubois who was at the time as this deponent is informed society believes, the pastor of said church, between John Reed and Anne Arnel in these words and of which the following is a true copy "October den 16 th 1777 J o John Reed & Arnel met Anne Arnel", and which appears to have been the usual method of entry by the said Rev. B. Dubois of the marriages solemnized by him; that he is acquainted with the said Anne Reed and believes her to be the same Anne Arnel named in the said marriage records, that she was always reputed in the neighbourhood to be the wife of the said John Reed who is now dead leaving the said Anne Reed his widow
Sworn & Subscribed this day before me William Lloyd
Benjamin Dubois Smock

I the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Monmouth in the state of New Jersey do hereby certify & declare my opinion that the said Benjamin Dutton Smock is an inhabitant of said county of character and respectability and that his statement contained in the foregoing affidavit is entitled to full faith and credit - And further that I have examined the original church register of the Dutch Reformed Church of Freehold & Middletown in said county and find therein the entry of a marriage between John Reed and Anne Smock a true copy of which is contained in the foregoing affidavit, and that I am fully satisfied of the truth and antiquity of such record - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2 nd day of September A D 1836.
William Lloyd
I the subscriber Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Monmouth in the state of New Jersey do hereby certify that William Lloyd before whom the foregoing two affidavits purport to have been taken by whom the above certificate is given is and was at the time of the doing thereof a justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned sworn & that full faith & credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such, and that the three above signatures of William Lloyd are respectively the hand and seal of said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this 2 nd day of September A D 1836.
H. Ellis

State of New Jersey Somerset County ss.
Personally appeared before me Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Ann Reed who being duly sworn saith that in addition to her former declaration for a pension she makes the following - that she is very old and infirm and had almost forgotten the events of the Revolution, when she made her first declaration, but now upon more reflection she is able to state that after the year's service in Capt. Huddleston's Company in 1778, her husband the said John Reed joined Captain Barnes Smock's Artillery Company and served there at least every other month during the years 1779 and 1780, in tours of one month each - That she has often heard her husband say that the militia were divided in two divisions, and served every other month alternately, the one half serving one month and the other half the next month and so on alternately - and she knows that her husband was absent from home on such service at least every other month during the years above named - that it is impossible for her to state the particular months he was in the service at this distance of time, but she knows that he served at least one year's actual service during the years of 1779 and 1780, besides many other short tours upon alarm, occasioned by the landing of small parties of the enemy, but the particular times she cannot state -
Sworn to & subscribed before me Judge as aforesaid Sept. 27 th A.D. 1837 - Thos C. Knowlton Witness - J.M. Hutchinson
Ann Reed his mark

State of New Jersey, Monmouth County ss. Personally appeared before me Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County James M. Hartshorne who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has examined the margin of Thomas Henderson as Commissioner appointed by the Legislature of New Jersey to settle with the Militia of Monmouth County at the close of the Revolutionary War - that the said margin is in the Treasurer's office at Trenton and that the following extracts are truly taken and copied from the said margin to wit:
  "No. 376.  "No. 378.  "No. 521    "John Reed  "John Reed  "John Reed    "£ 7. 17. 9  "£ 3. 2. 8.  "£ 10. 1. 0    "May 1 st 1784.  "May 1 st 1784."  May 1 st 1784  
Which margin is the same margin mentioned by Janet D. Hall in his affidavit attached to the papers of David Baird.
Sworn and subscribed before } me this 27 th Sept. 1857 by the } said James M. Hartshorne who is } a credible person and whose } statement is entitled credit }
J. M. Hartshorne
Thos. C. Shuckmorton -

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss.
Personally appeared before me a Judge of the Court of said County, Jemal Simcock who being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is a surviving soldier of the Revolution aged Eighty - years - that he was well acquainted with John Reed the husband of Ann Reed in the Revolutionary war, and knows that the said John Reed joined Capt. Barnes Smock's Company of Artillery in the latter part of the year 1778 for he recollects that it was immediately after the said Reed had served a tour of one year under Capt. Huddy and he further knows that the said John Reed served in Capt. Smock's Artillery Company aforesaid at least every other month, in tours of one month each during the years 1779 & 1780 - that he cannot now recollect distinctly the particular months that he served, but according to the best of his recollection, and as he believes they were the months of February, April June August, October and December in the year 1779, and the months of February April June August October and December in the year 1780 - that their tours generally commenced, & ended with the beginning and ending of the month - that this Deponent was Sergeant in the said Company and served all the above mentioned tours with the said John Reed - That the Company had two field pieces and also muskets. That their duties were to guard the shores & frontiers from the British and Tories - That their head quarters were in Middletown, the frontiers of which they principally guarded - that besides this Regular Service, the said Company was frequently called out upon alarms upon the landing of small parties of the enemy - that the said John Reed was a private - that the said Company in which the said John Reed served was an embodied Corps called into service by the authority of the laws of New Jersey. that he served in field and not in Garrison, and that for the time during which the service was performed, he the

said John Reed was not employed in any civil pursuit - That Lieut. David Forman & Col. Peter Holmes were their field officers, and he thinks that Jacques Denise was the Lieutenant of said Company
Sworn to & subscribed this 2 nd day of September A.D. 1837 before me, by the said John Sumock who is a credible person whose statement is entitled to credit.
Thos. C. Stockmorton witness. in Hantshome
John X Sumock mark
State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss
Personally appeared before me Judge of the Court of Common Pleas & co said John Sumock who being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is a surviving soldier of the Revolution aged eighty six years that he was well acquainted with John Reed the husband of Ann Reed an applicant for a pension in the Revolutionary War - that he recollects hearing of the said John Reed's serving in Capt. Huddy's Company of Artillery during the term of one year which he thinks was in 1778 - that after the end of that term he knows that the said John Reed joined Captain Barnes Smock's Company of Artillery and served therein at least even other months in terms of one month each during the years 1779. and 1780 making one year's actual service during that period - that he

John Reed all the time above mentioned - that the Company had two field pieces and also muskets, and their duties to guard and defend the frontiers of said district from the depredations of the enemy, and that their several guard posts in said Township were at the Highlands, Sandy Hook, Bay Shore, Shaves Harbor, Wray Ranch, Co-nascunk and Brown's Point, being the most exposed part of Monmouth County, lying directly on the Bay of New York, at which places a continual guard was kept up by the Militia, who relieved each other monthly, and served every month during the two years above named - that the said John Reed lived a neighbor to this Department during the said time, where it was reported and believed that he was legally married to the said Ann Reed the present applicant - their field officers were Genl. David Fanning Col. John Holaburd James James Dando was the Lieutenant of said Company and James Cummins Sergeant as he thinks - there were two lieutenants, the other he cannot now recollect.
I now subscribed before me { Judge as aforesaid Sept. 27 th 1837 { by the said John Cummins who { is a credible person and whose { statement is entitled to credit. { Tho s G. Throckmorton
John Cummins
State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss:
I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that Thomas G. Throckmorton is a Judge of the said Court duly Commissioned and qualified, and his several signatures above written are genuine - Witness my hand and seal of Office this 30 th day of September A.D. 1837.
D. H. Ellis Clerk