Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7,728, for Thomas Middleton, New Jersey

SERVICE
Middleton, Thomas Hendricks, Hannah
NUMBER
W.7.728
New Jersey
Former widow
CONTENTS

2786 New Jersey Hannah Ward widow of James Ward who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 12 Dollars 50 Cents Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Jan 1848 and sent to Mrs. Hannah Ward New Jersey
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 275
Repeated Jan 5/49

8800
Hannah Kendricks wid of Thos Middleton
N. J.
Act 7. July 38 #23. Aug. 42.
adms.
12 mo. pri. Int. 10. 98 - (ladd)
$ 82. 91,
41 4. 55-
J. M. Hartshorne Trustee N. J.

State of New Jersey { Monmouth County } ss:
On this tenth day, of February A.D. eighteen hundred forty three personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of said County Hannah Hendricks a resident of the Township of Freehold in the said County of Monmouth aged eighty — years and upwards, 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 acts of Congress passed July 7, 1838 and the 23d of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Thomas Middleton who was a private of Infantry, and also of Cavalry in the Revolutionary War.
That the said Thomas Middleton entered and enlisted in a company of State troops under the Command of Capt. Thomas Chadwick and Lieut. Elisha Chadwick about the first of January 1781, and served in said Company for term of one year, ending about the first of January 1782, that the head quarters of said Company were at Colts neck in the said County, of Monmouth — and she further states that the said Thomas Middleton about the first of Feby 1782 entered and enlisted in a company or troop of Horse under Capt. John Watton and David Rhea Lieut. and served therein for the term of twelve months, and that their head quarters were at Freehold in the said County of Monmouth, as she has been informed and verily believes: She also believes that David Forman was General & Asher Holmes Col:.
She also declared that she was married to the

Said Thomas Middleton on the twenty third day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five - that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Middleton died on the _____ day of July - in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty nine : 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 : at the time above stated, she further declared that after the death of the Husband aforesaid she was married to William M. Hendricks on the Seventh day of February in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety five that he died on the twenty seventh day of September eighteen hundred and thirty eight and that she is still a widow.
I now to subscribe in open Court the 10 th day of February A.D. 1873
M c Brown
{ Hannah Hendricks

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss:
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace of the said County the Reverend Aaron A. Marcellus who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is the Minister and Pastor of the first Dutch Reformed Congregation of Freehold, and that he hath in his possession the Register of said Church and congregation in which there is contained a record of Marriages solemnized by the Ministers of the said Church, and this deponent finds recorded in said Register the marriage of Thomas Middleton and Hannah Woolly in the following words and figures to wit:
"January y e 23 d 1785 Thomas Middleton and Hanna Woolly"
That the said marriage was solemnized and recorded by the Rev d . Benjamin Dubois who was at that time the ordained Minister of said church. He said entry has been translated into English and as follows to wit:
A A Marcellus
Pastor of the Ref d Dutch Church of Freehold
Given to the subscribed before me Justice of the peace as aforesaid the fifth day of March 1823. by the said Aaron A. Marcellus who is a credible person to whose statement is entitled to full credit -
(Signature)

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss.
Personally appeared before me a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County John Dumock who being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is a surviving soldier of the Revolution aged eighty two years and upwards that he was acquainted with Thomas Middleton in the War of the Revolution - that shortly after the war the said Thomas Middleton married one Hannah Woolley and they lived together as man and wife until the death of the said Thomas Middleton - that after the death of the said Thomas Middleton, his widow Hannah was married to William M. Hendricks, with whom she lived until the death of the said Hendricks about four or five years ago -
Sworn to & subscribed before me Judge as aforesaid by the said John Dumock who is a credible person & whose statement is entitled to credit March 4. 1843
W. S. Browne
John Dumock

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss: Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace of said County, James Yelmas who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is a surviving Soldier of the Revolution: that he was well acquainted with Thomas Middleton in the Revolutionary War: that the said Thomas Middleton enlisted and entered a Company of State Troops under the Command of Capt. Thomas Chadwick & Lieut. Elihu Chadwick for the term of one year Beginning about the first of January 1781 and ending on the first day of January 1782 when the Company was discharged: This Deponent belonged to and served in the same Company with the said Thomas Middleton during the said term of one year, and the said Middleton performed his duties faith- fully as a good Soldier in the grade of a private during the said term. That the Head Quarters of said Company were at Colts neck, and their duties were to guard the inhabitants from the depredations of the enemy in different parts of the County of Monmouth, wherever the exigencies of the times & Service might call them. - They received no written discharge, it was merely verbal: That the said Company was an embodied Corps called into Service by the authority of the Laws of New Jersey. That they served in field also not in garrison: and that for the time during which the said Service was performed, the said Thomas Middleton was not engaged as a  other  occupation or employed in any civil pursuit, and

for the faith not known to & subscribed before me justice of the peace as aforesaid this Twenty fourth day of January A.D. 1843. by the said James Wetman, and I do hereby certify that the said James Wetman is a credible Witness and that his Statement is entitled to full credit -
JAMES Wetman
Moses S. M c Cluskey justice of the peace

State of New Jersey { ss: Monmouth County }
Personally appeared before me Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County - John Matthews who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is a surviving soldier of the Revolution aged seventy nine years - that he was well acquainted with Thomas Middleton in the Revolutionary War - that he knows that the said Thomas Middleton was an enlisted soldier under Capt. Thomas Chadwick at Cotts-neck in the County of Monmouth, in the year service, in the year 1781 - This deponent frequently saw him in said Company, and has no doubt but that the said Thomas Middleton served out his full term of one year - This deponent lived near the head quarters of said Company at Cotts-neck, and was well acquainted with said Middleton; And he further states that James Yetman was also an enlisted soldier of the said Company of Thomas Chadwick in the year service: And this deponent further saith that the said Thomas Middleton married one Hannah Woolly, who after the death of said Middleton, married William M. Hendricks, who died about 4 or 5 years ago - Sworn to & subscribed before { John Matthews me Judge as aforesaid by the said John Matthews who is a credible person & whose Statement is entitled to credit March 24. 1843.

State of New Jersey Monmouth County } ss
Be it known that on this sixth day of March 1843 personally appeared before me Justice of the Peace of the said County John Chasey who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Thomas Middleton in the War of the Revolution. That the said Thomas Middleton served in a Company of Light Dragoons under Capt. John Patton under an enlistment for a term of nine months, in the year 1782, beginning in April, and ending in December of that year. That he this deponent belonged to and served in the same Company with said Middleton. That the head Quarters of said Company were at Freehold in said County and said Company was raised under & by authority of an act of the Legislature.
Sworn to & subscribed before me Justice as aforesaid by the said John Chasey who is a credible person & whose statement is entitled to credit Ly Alston White Justice
John Chasey

State of New Jersey Monmouth County } ss:
I Samuel Mairs clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Monmouth do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said County in the matter of the application of Hannah Hendricks for pension, and that William H. Bowne whose name is subscribed thereto is the presiding Judge of said Court, and that his signature thereto and also his signatures to the affidavits of John Hummock and John Matthew are genuine - and I do further certify that Moses S. McChesney and Lyttleton White are respectively Justices of the peace of said County & that Cyrus Bowne is also a justice of the peace of said County, and that they are all duly Commissioned and sworn at such, and that their several signatures to the annexed affidavits are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighth day of March eighteen hundred and forty three -
Samuel Mairs C.M.P.

New Jersey 2386 Hannah Hendrick, formerly widow of Thomas Middleton who was a Piv. of Cavalry & Bn. in the New Jersey line. 12 mo. 10 d. of Infantry, 10 mo. 9 days Piv. of Cavalry
Reprinted
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Eighty two - Dollars Sixty one Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the twenty third day of October 1843 and sent to
J. M. Hartshorne Freehold New Jersey
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 122

New Jersey-7159
Rept the
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey -- at the rate of 82 — Dollars 91 — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th — day of April 1843 — and sent to J. M. Hants — — horne, Freehold, N. Jersey —
Arcars to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
5414. 557
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by W. H. Stewart — Clerk, Book A — Vol. 2 — Page 25 —

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
7728
Hannah Hendricks for Wid. of Thos Middleton By Rev. War
Act: _____
July 28/48
Index:—Vol. _____
64
Page _____
324
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. On this ninth day of October 1848 before me Thomas C. Shrockmorton one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer oaths Personally appeared Hannah Kendrick a resident of the Township of Millstone County & State aforesaid aged Eighty six years, who being first duly sworn accor- ding 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 on the 2 d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of the late Thomas Middleton deceased, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, and that she drew a pension under the acts of Congress passed the 17 th June 1844, at the rate of Eighty two dollars and ninety one cents per annum - on account of the Revolutionary service of her husband the said Thomas Middleton dec d . She fur- ther declares that she is still a widow sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written
Before me
Thos. C. Shrockmorton Justice of the Peace
Hannah her Kendrick Mark
I certify, that the above named affiant is

personally known to me, and that she is the same person who drew a pension, as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit -
Thos. C. Brockmorton Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey Monmouth County, ss. I Daniel Christopher clerk of the inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Thos. C. Brockmorton Esquire is and was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County at the time of signing the foregoing affidavit, Certificate duly Commissioned, sworn and enrolled in my office and authorized by law to take affidavits &c. and that his signature to the foregoing affidavits & Certificate is Genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed Seal of Office this Sixteenth day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred & Forty eight (1848) Daniel Christopher Clerk

2619
Hannah Hendricks
H. Hendricks
$82:91 per am
J.M. Hartshorne Freehold N. Jersey
2386
122

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss:
On this eleventh day of May A.D. eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Hannah Hendricks a resident of the Township of Freehold in the County aforesaid aged eighty years and upwards, who is personally known to me and who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act 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 William M. Hendricks and formerly the widow of Thomas Middleton who was a private of Infantry and Cavalry in the New Jersey State Troops in the War of the Revolution, and that she received a pension of eighty two dollars and ninety one cents per annum under the Act of July 7, 1835.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Known to me subscribed on the day and year above written before me. Thos C. Brockmorton } Hannah Hendricks
Stat. of New Jersey Monmouth County ss:
I Samuel Mairs Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Thomas C. Brockmorton Esquire is now and was at the date of the above affidavit, a Justice of the peace of said County, duly qualified Commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of July in the year eighteen hundred forty three. Samuel Mairs CLK

Freehold N.J. Oct. 16. 1848
J. L. Edwards Esqr Sir
Enclosed I send the Declaration of Mrs Hannah Hendricks widow of Thomas Middleton dec d under the act of Congress of the 2 d Feb. 1848
Mrs Hendricks filed her claim & was inscribed upon the Pension roll, & believed under the act of the 7 th July 1838. & has been continued thereon under the subsequent acts. She claims a Pension under the act of Feb. 2 d 1848. She begs leave to refer to her papers on file in the Department for proof —
Very Respectfully &c A. B. Fitzpatrick

FREE
W.H.
22 J. L. Edwards Esq Com d of Pensions War Department Washington City D.C.

Freehold March 1843
Sir
On the 17 th of Feby last I sent to the Department the papers of Catharine Van denhoef only child of the widow of Barons Morris - And also on the same day a letter in the case of Hannah English in answer to your letter of the 24 th . Jany last.
I also transmitted to you the papers of Hannah Hendricks the widow of Thomas Middleton on the 8 th March inst.
Will you have the kindness to inform me whether they have been received, and what determination you have come to upon them respectively - Not having heard from them I felt some anxiety lest they might have miscarried -
Yours Respectfully & J. M c Hautohne
J. L. Edwards. Esq Com r . of Pensions

Freehold N.J. Mar 8. 1843
Sir
I herewith enclose to you the papers of Hannah Hendricks, the widow of Thomas Middleton, and also the widow of William M Hendricks for a pension under the acts of July 7, 1838 & Augt 23. 1842 for the services of her first husband Thomas Middleton -
Thomas Middleton served 1 year under Capt. Thos. Chadwick & Lieut. Elihu Chadwick at Cottsneck in 1781. See affidavits of James Yetman and John Matthews - I refer you also to the Certificate of the Secretary of State filed with the papers of Elizth Clinton widow of Benj m . And also to the papers of Elihu Chadwick of Penn: & Mary Brockinton of N.J. now on file in your Office for further proof upon the same point -
He also served in Capt. John Walton's Troop of horse from Feby 6. to Dec 15. 1782 - 10 mo & 9 days. See Exhibit No. 11. attached to the papers of Margaret Walton widow of John Walton -
See also Exhibit Y. attached to the papers of the Children of Lydia Russell widow of John -
See also the affidavit of John Chasey, Survivor. The marriage was in 1785 & is fully proved by the affidavits of Rev. A. Marcellus & John Humock
  1 year in Infantry  $ 80.00     10 m: 9 days Cavalry $8 3/4 per month.  85.82      2/165 82      82.91   
Yours Most Respectfully J M Haulshorne
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions