Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10296, David Blackford, New Jersey.

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Blackford, David Kannah
W. 10296
BLH. 26287-160-55
CONTENTS

809. Nerr - Jersey Hannah Blackford, widow of David Blackford who served in the Revolutionary war, as a N. J. private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of June 1857, and sent to W. S. Allison Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 90 Vol. a ,
Reg. 3 m 55-96386

96.386 Act 3 March April 25 } '55
Hannah Blackford widow of David Blackford } died David
Pensioner Revolutionary war
N.J. July 48-809
W.H. Allen, Mgr. 28 Bp B.H. p. 12
Peter P. Ransom New Brunswick N.J. —
Ch. P.P. Ransom, Dec. 32/55 let; " " " " " " " same Jany 27/56
Vol. B1-164

Grant is a count of assumpsit having several counts in declaration.
Given under my hand and the seal of the County of the City of Philadelphia this fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
Henry D. Johnson Clerk
Hannah Blackford widow of David New Jersey, at 7 June 1832 & 24 July 1832,
W. J. Allison Attorney.

State of New Jersey Somerset County ss.
On this 11 th day of April 1851, personally appeared before me John H. Voorhies, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Somerset County, Mrs. Hannah Blackford aged eighty years, who being duly sworn state, in order to obtain a pension under Act of June 1832 and 29 th July 1848, State, that her husband, David Blackford on the 4 th August 1750 and in 1776, was seventeen years of age, From the best sources of information which she can obtain, her husband was drafted in that year, under Captain Hugh Dunn and Colonel Martine, to serve in monthly tours, and was marched Woodbridge and other places, and served not less than four months, In 1777 the enemy still retaining possession of that part of the county where her husband lived, he was frequently called out in drafts of one month and served not less than five months, under the same officers as before and was marched to Woodbridge, Elizabeth Town and other places, In 1778, her husband was called out to serve in monthly tours and was marched to Woodbridge New Brunswick, and other places, under the same officers as before and served not less than four months, In 1779 he was again called out under the same officers as before and was marched to New Brunswick Elizabeth Town, and other places, and served not less than three months, in monthly tours, and under the same officers as before, In 1780 the refugees becoming very troublesome he was called out to serve in monthly tours and was marched from place to place

to protect the county from their depredations, and served not less than five months, the service under the same officers as heretofore. In 1781 he was again called out as before to serve in monthly tours, and services not less than four months, partly under Captain Dunn and partly under Captain Strazie, and was out not less than four months. In 1782 he was again called out to protect the county against the refugees, and served in monthly tours not less than three months, besides being called out on alarms, and was marched to Woodbridge and other places. This deponent therefore served as a private of the New Jersey Militia. The lines were convenient to a Judge of Somerset County, and has therefore made her declaration accordingly. She further states that she was married to said David Blackford in May 1794, and that her first child was born on the 10th August 1795 as will appear from the records taken from her family Bible herewith exhibited. The first named child thereon was by a former wife. This deponent husband died on the 4th day of February 1842, he never applied for a pension being possessed of a good farm and means of support, and that she is now a widow, known and subscribed to this day and year aforesaid.
John H. Burleigh      Randolph Blackford S.D.
Hannah D. Blackford

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK; AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED, By His MAJESTY'S Special Command.
Appointed to be Read in CHURCHES.
EDINBURGH:
Printed by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His MAJESTY'S Printers. MDCCXCV.

David Blackford Was Born the 4 Day of April In the year 1759
Rebekah Blackford was Born the 25 Day of Nov 1790
Mary Blackford was Born the 10 Day of August 1795
Sarah Blackford Was Born the 4 Day of March 1797
Randolph Blackford was Born the 26 Day of
January 1799
Jonathan Blackford was Born the 24 Day of
February 1801
Mary Blackford the Second was Born the 17 Day
January 1803
Jerimiah Blackford Was Born on the fourteenth Day October 1808 -

State of New Jersey, Middlesex County, ss,
On this 24 th day of April 1857 personally appeared before me one of the Judges, of the Common Superior Court of Common Pleas of Sussex County Randolph Blackford aged 52 years, a credible and respectable witness who being duly sworn testifies that he is a son of David Blackford deceased and that he has often heard his father speak of his services in the revolution, war- fare of his hardships, but cannot now recall many particulars thereof. He further testifies that his said father died on the fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty two as appears on the inscription on his tomb stone in the graveyard in the vicinity of his residence and that his mother the forgoing applicant is now a widow thereby subscribed this _____ day and year aforesaid. Randolph Blackford
John H. Barnes
Hannah Blackford
State of New Jersey, Somerset County ss,
Henry D. Johnson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that John H. Barnes whose junior signature appears to the foregoing declaration is and was at the time of signing the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the
County, and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that all his official acts as such are in tutto legal with and valid and the aforesaid

Count is a count of record having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand and the seal of the county at the clerk's office in Somerville this fifth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty one. Henry D. Johnson Clerk
Samuel Blackman Notary of Danville Vermont at 7 p.m. 1832 24 July 1832
W. J. Helle Attorney.

96.386

State of New Jersey, County of Middlesex. On this 19 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty five per- sonally appeared before me a justice of the Peace within and for the County and State of said Hannah Blackford aged eighty three years a resident of the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of David Blackford who was a soldier of the Revolution That she is in the receipt of Pension at the rate of eighty dollars per annum on account of the Revolutionary services of her said husband payable at the New Jersey Agency at Trenton That her Certificate of Pension is Recorded in the Pension Office on the roll of Pensions under act February 2 nd 1848 Page 90 Vol 1 st and bears date June 10 th 1851 and is No 809 That she is now a widow
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the County land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855
Hannah Blackford sworn
We the undersigned have known and understood the foregoing declaration in the State of New Jersey as our oath reflects that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Hannah Blackford in our presence and believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and knows that she is a widow
Sarah Ann Blackford Richd. E. Rury

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed by me on the day and year above written And I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant in the petition represents herself to be that I have her Pension Certificate in my possession for safe keeping and for the purpose of making a Power of Attorney to draw her Pension when due And that I have no interest in this claim
Peter P. Murray Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey County of Middlesex ss I Nicholas Boor clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Peter Murray on whose General Synodical Office above is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts. I further certify that said Court is a Court of record having General Jurisdiction as aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office at New Brunswick this 19 th day of April AD 1855 N Boor clerk

State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss
On this tenth day of April A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me B. Page One of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County. Captain Blackford aged 96 years who being first duly sworn states that he is the brother of David Blackford now deceased whose widow Hannah Blackford is now making an application for a pension under Act of June 1832 and 27 th July 1848, that he has a personal knowledge of his brother's service having served with him a part of the time His Brother was called out by draft to serve as a Militia Man of New Jersey in Monthly tours from 1776 to the termination of the war under Capt. Hugh Duryea and Col. Martin. In 1776 he was out a part of the time with his Brother, in which year his brother served at Woodbridge and other places four months in Monthly tours. In 1777 his brother was called out by draft and served in Monthly tours, five months during which he was marched to Woodbridge Elizabethtown and other places. In 1778 his brother was called out as before to protect those farms exposed to the hostile invasion of the enemy and served four months in Monthly tours during which he was marched to Woodbridge. New Brunswick and other places. In the following year he was again called out under the same officers as before and was marched to New Brunswick Elizabethtown and other places and served three months in Monthly tours. In 1780 the Refugees becoming very turbulent his Brother was again called out to serve in Monthly tours and the Refugees beginning to commit depredations upon the property of those persons living upon Staten Island and other portions of the County bordering on Staten Island, the Militia were frequently called out on alarm, besides performing their regular Monthly tours. His deponent's Brother served in that year not up than five months in Monthly tours. In 1781 his brother was again called out and was marched from place to place being stationed part of the time at Woodbridge Elizabethtown and

New Brunswick and served four months. In 1782 his brother was again called out to serve in monthly tours and on alarms, the Refugees being still troublesome and served not less than three or four months. His services were performed under Captains Allen and Frazar and Colonel Dyer. He further testifies that his said Brother David Blackford was married to Hannah Blackford who is now claiming a pension in May 1794 and he this deponent was married late in the same year and cannot therefore be mistaken as to the time. His Brother possessed a good farm and means of support and would never apply for a pension until within the last month when he made his declaration to obtain a pension.
Sworn and subscribed before me April 10 th 1851
This is my mark Nathan X Blackford
B. Ward Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey Burlington County
On this 10 th day of April 1851 personally appeared before me B. Ward one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Samuel Blackford aged 70 years who being first duly sworn testifies that he was well acquainted with David Blackford during the Revolutionary war who was a distant connection of this deponent. Said David Blackford was about two years older than this deponent and went into the service before he did. He however recollects of his being drafted to serve as a Militia man of few days in Capt. Allen's Company the year that the Battle of Red Bank took place and that he was out several times during that year and served not less than four months. He recollects of his being out the next year as a drafted Militia man at Red Bank during which he could not have served less than five or six months having

been out himself with him a part of the time, in 1778 said David Blackford was again called out in monthly tours in which year this deponent served a part of his time with him and was returning to his services in that year at least five months. In 1779 said David Blackford was again called out to serve in monthly tours under the same officers as before and was marched to Woodbridge and other places and served at least three months a part of which time this deponent served with him. In 1780, 1781 & 1782 said David Blackford was called out to serve in monthly tours as before from three to four months in each year during which he was marched to Woodbridge Elizabeth town and New Brunswick and other places and under the same officers. This deponent served with him a part of his time and we lived in a section of the country much exposed to the enemy and every man able to bear arms was obliged to be out in the defense of his country, a great part of his time this deponent owned a small farm and until recently and since he has been unable to labor and attend to it would not apply to his country for support - this  Sworn and subscribed this 10 th day of April 1837 Before me
His Samuel X Blackford Mark
B. Ward Justice of the Peace
This is to certify that the within and above witnesses Nathan Blackford and Samuel Blackford are well known to me the subscriber as credible witnesses and men of integrity  Westover April 10 th 1837
B. Ward Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey } ss
County of Middlesex } I Nicholas Wood do hereby certify that the within is a true and full copy of the original now on file in my office of the County and State above mentioned as hereby certified that Bethuel Ward whose signature hereunto appears is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a court of record having General Jurisdiction
Given under my hand and Seal of Office at New Brunswick this Eighteenth day of April AD 1851
N. Wood Clerk
W. J. Albin
Atty.
Hannah Blackman New Jersey
Act 29 July 1848, § 7 June 1832,
additional acts

32,888 New-Jersey David Blackford, dec d
of _____ in the State of N.J. who was a priv in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of N.J. at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Ending 4 Feb'y 1842
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of June 1857 and sent to
Arrears to the 4th of W.S. Allison Semi-annual allowance ending Present
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N.E. Robinson Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 116

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10296
Kannah Blackford
Wid. of
David Blackford
Post Rev. War
Act: July 29 th 48
Index:—Vol. A , Page 67
[Arrangement of 1870.]

April 23. 1857
App d of Hannah Blackford wife of David
W. G. Allison Present
Andrew Jackson Washington City Mississippi
Topog l
Smithsonian

Davis Blackford die?
N. J.
Act 7 June 1832.
W. S. Allison Present.

✓ 26.287
5 Nov Aug

96.386
FREE
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington
C. C.

Hon. Mr. McClelland Secretary of the Interior Washington D. C.

Hannah Blackford
Papers on appeal
Affirmed
Jany 24. 1856

Rindon Office, December, 13 th 1855.
Sir;
The Certificate of the Secretary of State of New Jersey, filed to establish the service of David Blackford, the husband of Hannah Blackford, an Applicant for bounty, does not establish a service of "fourteen days" the payment being only 17 Shillings & 6 pence; further evidence of service should be filed.
Yours Respectfully,
C. H. Rhet. for Commissioner.
Peter P. Rummel Esq., New Brunswick, N.J.
✓

96. 386
Have they been received
h. k. 191

New Brunswick New Jersey April 23 d 1855
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Enclosed are the Petitions of Betsey Munnings Mary J. Randolph Hannah Blackford Luke Field and Mary Correll all widows of Revolutionary soldiers for bounty due under the act of Congress approved March 3 1855 The applicants are all quite aged and some of them infirm. The Commissioner is respectfully solicited to give these cases his earliest attention and communicate the result of his deliberation to the subscriber
With profound respect &c
Peter P. H. Murray
Hon L. P. Wolao New Brunswick New Jersey N. B. I have forwarded to the Department several packages of claims and received no acknowledgment. Have they been received R. P. H.

Bounty land claim Law of March 3 1855 Supplemental evidence Hannah Blackford No 96.380
Peter P. Harnadow Agent New Brunswick, New Jersey

Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties of the State of New Jersey for Militia service during the Revolutionary War.
   NO. OF CERTIF. DATE. SIGNED BY PAYABLE TO AMOUNT.     544 May 1. 1784 Henson Stelle David Blackford £. 0. 17. 6  
STATE OF NEW JERSEY :
I, THOMAS S. ALLISON, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office.— And I do further certify, that Henson Stelle was, by an Act passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled, "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence of the frontiers of the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Middlesex for the purpose of settling and adjusting the Pay-rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said State, this Thirtieth day of November A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five
Thos. S. Allison
Secretary of State.

Hannah Blackford wid of Lewis N. J.
Act 29 July 1848.
adm d 2 yrs priv - $80.
from 4 March '48
Payable to her.
cert to W. S. Allison Present.

David Blackford decd. N. J.
Act 7 June 1832.
Am d . 2 yrs per - $ 80 per Ann: from 4 March 1831 to 4 Feby 1842 when he died.
Payable to Hannah Blackford his widow.
Ceil to W. S. Allison Present.

11 5 4 3 5 4 3

Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties of the State of New Jersey for Militia service during the Revolutionary War.
   NO. OF CERTIF. DATE. SIGNED BY. PAYABLE TO. AMOUNT.     544 June 8 1784 Thomson Stelle David Blackford £ 0.17.6  
STATE OF NEW JERSEY:
Thomas P. Allinson I, Charles G. McCreagh , Secretary of state of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office.—And I do further certify, that Thomson Stelle was, by an Act, passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled, "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence of the frontiers of the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Middlesex for the purpose of settling and adjusting the Pay-rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said State, this eighth day of April A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
Thos. P. Allinson Secretary of State.