Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1460, Peter Burk, New Jersey.

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Burk, Peter
R. 1460
CONTENTS

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
1460
RECEIVED MAY 10 1873
P. O. Peter T. Burk
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Video letter to T. Capner 5 June 1820.
No pension cert: can be issued.
(These papers to be retained in the office.)
Dead
Reg d 1460

10,000.00 Old Case
Peter Burk, Huntersdon Co. N.J.
Thos. Capner Judge. Flemington Trenton, N.J. Jersey.
Rec d 10 Mar. 1820.
Col. John L. Equine. History of the New England States, Washington.
MS.

This Applicant died some month after his first application. This is an effort of his friends to obtain what would have been due to him at the time of his death
J. Coakley
Peter Park private Dayton Independent 1 year 6 mo 21 April 1818.
Further proof of Service required.
Pension Office
Peter B. Wirtz

This Applicant died some month after his first application - This is an effort of his friends to obtain what would have been due to him at the time of his death
J. Coakner
Peter Durt finials Dayton Indey segment 1 year 7/6 D 21 April 1818.
Further proof of Service required
Pension Office
Peter Durt

State of New Jersey
Heardwood County Jr. Be it remembered. That on the 18 th day of November in the year of our Lord 1819 before me Thomas Capen one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Hunterdon personally appeared Thomas Carhart, of Flemington for a person to me well known, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God on his oath doth say. That. in the revolutionary war he belonged to Captain Patterson Company in Col: Dayton's Third New Jersey Regiment which was raised in the winter and Spring of 1776 - That the Regiment. Rendezvoused at Elizabeth town about the month of April 1776 - from Elizabeth town the Regiment Marched to New York from New York they went to Albany from Albany they were detached to John's Town after Sir John Johnson & the Indians, they lay there some time from there they went to the German Flatts, from there to Fort Stanwix then they rebuilt the fort barracks Cannon Co: They all summer, some time in October they were relieved by a New York Regiment & from there they went to Ticonderoga. After the British retreated into Canada to winter quarters. Dayton's Regiment crossed over the lake to Mount Independence. Where they lay all winter. That. in the Spring they Marched down to the Head Quarters of the American Army at Morristown New Jersey. - where those who had enlisted for one year, whose time was out and who did not enlist again were discharged about the month of April 1777. That. Captain Thomas. Meadings company met the Regiment when the Rendezvoused at Elizabeth Town. I continued with them until they were discharged at Morristown That on the way between New York and John's Town this deponent became acquainted with Peter Brink who belonged to said Captain. Thomas. Meadings. Company. and who

who was then a sergeant in said Madsen's company. That the said Pike Bank contained in said Madsen's company as a sergeant until they returned to Elizabethton the next spring and this deponent then did his duty faithfully - that after they returned to Morristown his time being out he having served for one year only. and not being again he was discharged returned home that the time he served from the time the Regiment left Elizabethton till they were discharged at Morristown was upwards of one year - and this deponent always under good officers that he had served in, & belonged to said company some little time before they came to Elizabethton town but how long he cannot say - that this deponent was between the said Pike Bank men since they both residing in the County of Henderson - that Captain Thomas Madsen who commanded the company who lived in the neighbourhood of Flemington has now been dead some years -
Sworn and Subscribed this 18 th day of November 1849. Before me Thomas Capner
Thos Carhard
State of New Jersey County of Henderson Be it remembered that on

with Peter Burk at Elizabeth Town about the year Seventeen hundred and seventy six or Seventy seven in the revolutionary army in the Third Jersey regiment commanded by Col: Elias Dayton Walter White Lieutenant Colonel - and that this deponent was acquainted with the said Peter Burk for the space of one year at which time he served as a Sergeant  private in the revolutionary army and that this deponent always understood that the said Peter Burk done his duty faithfully as a good, honest and faithful soldier while in the service of the United States and further saith not Sworn and Subscribed.
this twenty third day of January 1820 Refer me
Joseph X. Moore Marks
Thomas Capner
I do certify that I am acquainted with Thomas Capner and Joseph Moore the depon- ents before mentioned and believe they are men of veracity - Witness my hand the 22 d February 1820
Thomas Capner
Shelburne Vt: I John T. Blackwell Clerk of the Shelburne Court do hereby certify that Thomas Capner resides before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken this was and yet is one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Bur- lington and full credit is due to all his acts as such
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and the seal of said Court the 22 d February A.D. 1820
John T. Blackwell

New Jersey, Hunterdon Co.
I John Blackwell clerk of Hunterdon Common Pleas do certify that Thomas Cahner, Esq. o before whom the within affi- davit was taken then was and now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, and that full credit is due to all his acts as such
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Flemington the 10th day of June A.D. 1818
Blackwell, D. H.

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss. Be it remembered that on this twentyfirst day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen before me Thomas Capner One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared Peter Burk, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he was a private in the United States Revolutionary Army, that he enlisted on the twelfth day of February in the Year Seventeen Hundred and seventy six into Capt s Thomas Readings Company of the Third Jersey Regiment under Colonel Dugdon, for one Year and that he continued in the the same Company and Regiment till May Seventeen Hundred and seventy seven and was then Regularly Discharged, which discharge has been long since lost and this deponent farther saith that he is a Citizen of the United States, and now resides in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey that by reason of his Age and Infir t mities he is reduced in his circumstances, and stands in need of his Country for support, and that he has never received any Pension whatever from the United States, and farther this deponent saith not
Sworn and Subscribed This 21 day of April 1818
Peter Burk
before me Thomas Capner
I Thomas Capner, One of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, as aforesaid do Certify, that Peter Burk the above deponent is well known in this neighbourhood and that he served in the United States Revolutionary Army against the Common Enemy, and it appears to my satisfaction that he served as stated in the preceding declaration, and I now transmit the proceedings had before me, to the Secretary for the department of War Pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress Flemington June 9 1818 Thomas Capner