Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,658, Obadiah Bownd, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Bound, Obadiah
NUMBER
S. 22,658
CONTENTS

Pennsylvania 26, 24
Obadiah Bown of Lycoming Co in the State of who was a Private in the Compan comm by Captain Anderson of the Regt commande by Colonel in the Brigade line for
6000 1/2 1/2
Inscribed on the Roll of Service at the rate of 20 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of April and 1834 1834  the  13  day of  April
Arrears to the 4th of March 34 - 50 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept  10 00 60 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 5
Let to Hon. A Stewart, Sept 0 Same, Sept 27. 1837

On this 26 th day of October 1832 personally appeared before The Hon. Thomas H. Baird the first  deponent  for said County  and State of Pennsylvania aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he the said deponent  was  engaged in the service of the United States in the year A. D. 1776 for the term of six months in the following named officers. that he enlisted in the year 1776 for the term of six months, in the first  Regt  Company commanded by Capt. Joseph McMurray  in the City of Trenton  and in the  on the fifth of June in said year commanded by Col. John  Holmes  and marched to the  said Town of Trenton to Elizabeth town, sometime after which they marched to Strawberry Hill, and remained there for some time, (and from thence they was ordered on a forced march to the battle of Bruns- wick, some after which they returned back to Elizabeth Town, and from that to Kings Ferry,  where he was discharged by the said officers about the first of December 1776  and from thence he returned home in Huntingdon County. And that some time after was about the 1 st of March 1777 he was pressed to go out with his father's team, and was thus detained until the close of the said war, and served under Capt. Henderickson who was his wagon master; deponent states that he cannot distinctly recollect the precise time, but believes it was in the year of 1777, when he was pressed as aforesaid, and that he drove from the said Town of Trenton to Morris Town New Jersey, (where all our part of the army was)  loaded with  wagon, & from thence he returned to Trenton, & loaded principally with provisions, with provisions to Kings Ferry near Poughkeepsie in the State of New York, (and from thence back to Trenton and loaded with men, & provisions again to the said Kings Ferry, and thus continue to haul until the British drove the army from Kings Ferry across to the west side of the Raritan River; and deponent further believes that the said troops encamped the following winter, at a place called Bound Brook, and to which place he continued to haul forage and provisions, and boards from Trenton Mills for to build there Huts &c. Deponent says that he cannot recollect the dates of the army's many different movements, campaigns, and encampments, but that he can recall the most of the different places to which he was ordered to haul, but can not state them in rotation, that he hauled to the Whining, to the White Plains also to the German Flats, also to Morris Town New Jersey, likewise hauled hay for a considerable time from Tom's River to Trenton, he thinks the distance of near 30 miles, most of which loading and that he also was hauling forage, & provisions to the Valley Forge, also to Philadelphia, in 1778  in 1779 also to Princeton New Jersey, and towards or near the close of said war he was hauling to Newburg in the State of New York where he was discharged in 1783; that he had never drew but a little part of his pay for his said services. Deponent states that he can recollect that it was in the winter, and  Spring of 1777, when he first hauled to Morris town, a great many loads for the use of the said army, and also during their encampment there, at Vicksburg and that he was also hauling for a considerable time at, and to Morris town before, and after the army revolted, and left said Morris town, which he deponent be- lieves it to have been in the winter of 1779, & 1780 and until early in 1781 And that he knew Colonel Ogden of the first New Jersey Key, & Col. Irvine of the 2 d , and Col. Elias Dayton of the 3 d and Col. Martin of the 4 th and Col. Spencer of the 5 th N.J. Regiments — And that he has had a previous notice to reflect, & consider well on his said services, before sworn, but yet he can

cannot distinctly recollect by which of the said officers he was last discharged but verily believes it was the said Col. Dayton, at the said town of Newburg, in Orange County in the State of New York aforesaid, in the fall of 1783. And further that he was born in 1757 and lived in Hunterdon County in the State of New Jersey until the age of 32 years, and from thence he removed to the County of Fayette, in the State of Pennsylvania aforesaid, and resided in the Township of Washington and there resided until the present, & said where he yet resides. And that he has long since lost his discharges, and that he has no documentary evidence to produce in support of his claim, nor is he certain of finding any surviving testimony to prove his said services. That he had no other residence except Hunterdon County aforesaid, during the whole period of the said war. And that from the great loss of memory, he cannot distinctly recollect the exact term of his service, as a soldier, and present wagoner aforesaid, but verily believes it to have been not less than six years, besides the said six months tour, & that he was first that he was first first first by said Col. Dayton, & that he knew it to be less dangerous in the army than at home, & has continued HE hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State whatsoever. Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Henry M. Bleezer
[L. S.]
Obadiah B. Bown his mark
We the undersigned residing in the said County and the Hon. Andrew Stewart residing in the said County do hereby certify, that they are well acquainted with the said Obadiah Bown who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that they believe him to be 74 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that they concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Henry M. Bleezer
Andrew Stewart [L. S.]
Andrew S. Gifharts his mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that a resident in the said County Andrew Gifharts who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said County and that Hon. A. Stewart who has also signed the same is resident in the County aforesaid and credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Henry M. Bleezer Clerk of the Court for the County of Fayette aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Obadiah Bown for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this 27 th day of June 1833
Henry M. Bleezer
IN the Court for the County of Fayette
COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL

Obadiah Bound, Pa roll - act 1832, at $20 pr Annum. Has his pension been paid? If so, to whom?
no! for meekness Ed

Brooklyn
22 658
INVALID.
File No. 22,658
Abdiah Borne
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1

Adue 6. Months
$ 20
pa
L. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Post.
Hon. C. Stewart

J. L. Edwards Esq
Dr. Sir
I send you under the application of Theodore Bount for a pension please have the same examined & let me know the result. Yrs respectfully
A. Stewart
Secy of Pensions
11 th Nov r 34

Charles B. Brown Recommendation

Fayette County
Lee the undersigned citizen =ens of Fayette County do hereby certify that he is well acquainted with Obediah Bunn, the applicant mentioned =ned in the accompanying papers. That he is reputed & believed in the neighbour- =hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution. & that he fully concurs in this opinion - & that he is a man of good moral character.
This is to certify that I have heard Dorsey Lemmon say about 20 years since that he was in the Revolutionary Service about six years and was in Battles when there was much blood shed. Dated Rittenhouse James Rittenhouse Fayette County.
Thereby certify that the above named Obediah Bunn have been acquainted with him a number of years and believe him to be a man of truth and has related to me at sundry times of occurrences that took place when in the United States Service of his suffering at certain times. I believe him to be about Seventy Seven years of age.
Sam Blaney

10
Obadiah Bond 218 Paris
J. G. Schwarz 21
compt. 7 Parisian
New knickers
26
Signature

Union Town Sept. 17 1837
Dear Sir
Obediah Bound to whom a pension of $20 per ann was granted died shortly after his leaving 5 children one residing here & 4 in Ohio. He He devised the whole of his estate (on the payment of certain legacies) to his son residing here who he appointed sole Executor
Can he draw the arrears of pension?
If not can he draw it on a power from the other children in Ohio? & what is the form of the power of atty required in such case, & how must it be authenticated
Are the representations of deceased children entitled to any portion of the arrears?
Yrs &c
A Stuart
J. L. Edwards Esq

Obadiah Bound Haverst Pa No 26246.
Edward Ag Cousin of Rev. Markis Lee P.G.
FREE

Miami Town
4 Sept 1837
Dr Sir
Was Obediah Bound Bound placed on the Pen. Roll (under the act of 7 June 1832) of Fayette County Penn a . Did so was any part of his pension ever drawn by whom & how much
Andr Stuart
J. L. Edwards Esq Comp. Penn Washington city