Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1023, William Booth, New York

SERVICE
New York
Booth, William
NUMBER
R 1023
CONTENTS

No 357493 Pension Application
William Booth. of New Jersey.
102 3/4

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832.
State of New Jersey County of Sussex ss: On this Fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty three, personally came before me Lewis Howell a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Sussex. William Booth, a resident of the Township of Frankford in the said County of Sussex, and State of New Jersey, aged Eighty Nine years and which William Booth I hereby certify is very infirm, and by reason of such bodily infirmity is unable to attend before the said Court or any other Court of Record, in order to make a declaration, and the said William Booth being by me 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 7 th 1832. That he was of the age of Eighty Nine years on the Twenty fifth day of December last. That in the Spring of the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, (in the month of March at deponent's only known) deponent entered the American army, as a Volunteer at the City of New York, that he went in the company of Captain Foster, Lieutenant Cook, but does not remember

the names of the other Officers, but remember they were under the immediate command of General Washington.
The company in which this Deponent volunteered there for some time in New York, then went up the River to Fort Washington, remained but a short time - he next went to Fort Lee, staid there but a few days, then went to Fort Constitution but was not there during any attack said to have been made on the fort.
After these forts were taken by the British, Deponent went with the Army to Monmouth in this State. That on his arrival there he together with thirty or thirty others, were turned over to Gen. Wylde, in the Company of Captain Hethfield whose first name Deponent thinks was James Lieutenant William Jackson, and Ensign James Barton, there were five persons in my all missing of which I remember Smith, Williams & Jones the fourth I do not remember, Before we went to Monmouth we stopped at a place - New Jersey where he remained about two months, at place then called where Potowomut.
Deponent remained with the Army at Monmouth during the winter, and while there he remembered a detachment of British came up the country from Elizabeth Town, as far as the Short Hills near Springfield, they were met by the Americans and some skirmishing took place, the Americans took shelter in an orchard, the British were checked, and returned to Elizabeth Town, Deponent was in that affray.

3.
That Deponent well recollects the hardships endured by the Army at Monistown that winter, which was severe, and from the effects of which, together with the insufficiency of clothing, provisions & other necessaries, very many were taken sick, among whom was Deponent, that last of May or the beginning of June in the year 1777, the camp at Monistown broke up, the army moving off towards Philadelphia, that Deponent being sick & unable to move, he was discharged from further duty, that he remained ill for more than a year from the time of his discharge, that he has no certificate of his discharge, nor does he remember whether or not he received any, that after his discharge he went to the City of New-York, where he remained until after the war, About the year 1784 Deponent came to the County of Super, has ever since lived here, within 300 miles of this Place (Frankfort,) — That Deponent does not know that any person is now living who has any knowledge of his service, that if any such are living, he would not be likely to know of it, since by reason of his early removal from New-York City to this Place & not having any communication with his former acquaintances, he has not the means of learning whether they are living or dead, That while in New-York he boarded with Hagerty a brother of Stephen Hagerty of this Township who I well know, & who De- ponent thinks may have some knowledge

of Deponents Service, or his early history before Deponent left New York City, which is about Sixty miles distant from this place, but Deponent does not know certainly that Mr. Stephen Daggett ever knew Deponent before the War.
That there is no Clergyman now living near, who is personally known to Deponent, or who could testify as to his character or to the reputation of his service, the church nearest Deponent. Augusta - as Deponent believes is without a Clergyman at this time, and the Methodist Society whose church is next require their preachers to change their location every two years. But Deponent is well known to John Bell Esqr., a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas to Laurens Price Esqr. late a Judge &c. & to Doctor John B. Beach of this Township. —
Deponent has no Record of his age but has no doubt that of the age stated, that the whole time of his service in the War was one year two months and a few days or so. That he has requested Ephraim Gustin Esquire who is an attorney at law to aid him to procure a pension for the above named services who has more than once promised so to do, but has neglected it from time to time. Deponent is very infirm & poor so as to be compelled to depend on the benevolence of others for a support.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension, or annuity, except

The present - my records that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the colony of any state. The age of Deposition above written on an erasure is Eighty Nine.
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid by the said William Booth by making his mark, the same having been first carefully read over to him before me Lewis Howell Judge of Court of Common Pleas.
Wm Booth mark
New Jersey Super County p. John Bell, residing in the same Township of Franklin County of Sussex. Do certify that I have known the said William Booth for the space of Fifteen years, and have been well acquainted with him, except while he was out of the state during all that time, that there was then to the best of my knowledge in the said Declaration recited, namely of the age of Eighty Nine years, upwards, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides & has resided for the last Fifty years, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion, and that the said William Booth is a person of truth & veracity whose allegations are entitled to full credit.
Sworn & Subscribed this fourth day of April 1843. before me a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas. Lewis Howell Judge.
John Bell

New Jersey
Sussex County ss. I Samuel Price of the age of fifty five, of said county of Sussex do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Booth who has subscribed the above declaration That I believe him to be of the age of Eighty nine years. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution. That about Six - years ago at a celebration of the Southfield. - He said William Booth. was one among several Revolutionary soldiers (as was then reputed) who took a part in the public services at divisions of the Revolutionary war. The said celebration was at Brandville county of Sussex. That I believe him to be a man of truth & veracity. His character for truth I have never heard doubted.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 14th day of April 1843. before me Lewis Howell judge V.
Samuel Price
New Jersey. Sussex County ss. I John B. Beach m. d. of the said county of Sussex of the age of fifty five - years, do certify that I am well acquainted with William Booth, who has subscribed the above declaration. That I believe him to be of the age of Eighty nine years, - that it he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution - and that I concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed this 14th day of April 1843. before me.
John B. Beach
Lewis Howell judge V.

State of Newbury Superior Court p.
I Stephen Gustin of the same county (an Attorney at Law) do certify that William Booth who has subscribed the above declaration did apply to me some years since, to make application for her for a pension under the laws of the United States, under the acts of 1818. and of 1820 and understanding that her services were in the Matriculation and not in the Continental Service, further proceedings were stopped by me. — and that her character for truth and morality is good. — Stephen Gustin Dated April 4 1843.
Sworn before me the 4 th day of April 1843 before me Lewis Howdell Esquire
Superior Court of Common Pleas of the Term of March one thousand Eight Hundred and forty three.
In Matter of the application of William Booth for Pension.
And the said Court after hearing the De- claration and the evidence above stated to her before Lewis Howdell Esquire one of the judges of the Court, and after due investigation

of the matter, and being satisfied that the said William Booth is unable to attend this Court by reason of bodily infirmity, and that the persons whose certificates are required to be taken in this matter, could not without much inconvenience and expense to the said applicant be brought into this Court - Being further satisfied that the said Judge Lewis Harrell has before the expiration of the said Declaration and certificates respectively, put the ques- tions prescribed by the War Department & that the answers thereto are embodied in said Declaration and certificates, and so hereby declare their opinion that the said William Booth was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states in his said Decla- ration. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Bell Payne who is a Judge of this Court, Laurence Price Esquire, Doctor John B. Brach, and Al- pheus Gustin Esquire who is an attorney of this Court, who have signed the above certificates respectively, are credible persons and that their respective statements are entitled to full credit - That they all reside in the said Township of Frankford, and further that Stephen Hagerty in the said Declaration named, is an old and infirm man, who resides at such a distance from this Court that his testimony could not without inconvenience & expense be taken or procured, and

that from a knowledge of the facts in the proportion of the Court, the said Stephen cannot have any personal knowledge of the deposition of the said William Booth —
Sam l Norbach Judge
State of Ohio County
I, John H. Hale Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contain the Original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of William Booth for a Pension — And I do further Certify that before me Esquire before whom the above Declaration and Certificate were made in a Judge of this Court duly commissioned and sworn to true faith in all his official acts, such as such Judge and that the several signatures hereto annexed are genuine — In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and affix- ed the seal of said Court at Newton this Seventh day of April A.D. 1848 and of the Independence of the United States the Sixty Seventh — John H. Hale

No. 35.493
William Booth
N. Jersey
let to Mr. S. Johnson Gray 17843
act 7 June 1832

Oct. 16. 1895.
Rece
Sena Maddam
John J. & Co. Estate 6000 1/2 P Street Washington

Washington Oct 18 th 1845
Sir
I am requested still further to prosecute the claim of Mrs Lena Muddough formerly widow of John Frazier who was said to have been an officer in the revolutionary war his son says at one time commanded a company of horse, if you will have the goodness to inform me what further proof is necessary in the adjustment of this case, you will confer a favor on the party through me.
I am also requested to look after the case W m Booth who made application some 2 or 3 years since under the act of 7 June 1832 but has since died, leaving a widow who would be greatly benefitted by the receipt of what may be found to be due her deceased husband. If I may be permitted to see the papers, it would probably supersede the necessity of a report thereon, both cases from New Jersey & were I believe presented by Dr S. Johnson Esq.
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully,
Your obt servant
J. L. Edwards
Com r of Pensions, &c
Nathan Scoble H 2

Ex'r.
INVALID
REJECTED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
1022
P. O. William Brook
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: Wm. C. ... ?
P. O. _____

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Rev. Office. Sewing & Partnership Washington Ky.

Sir,
Newtown N.J., Apr. 8: 1843
Enclosed are the papers in the application of William Booth for a Pension.
Any communications on the subject may be made to the undersigned at Newtown Sussex Co. N.J. Who respectfully requests a copy of the act or resolution of Congress at the last Session on the subject of Pensions, if it is printed in separate form.
I have the Honor to be
&c
W. S. Johnson
Hon J. G. Edwards Comm. &c.