Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 814, Casper Betzler, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Betzler, Casper
NUMBER
P. 814
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State of Pennsylvania City of Philadelphia
On this Twenty Eighth Day of March, in the year Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty five personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Philadelphia. Casper Batz Bar a resident of the Northern Liberties of the City of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania, aged Eighty Two years and nine months . Who being duly sworn, according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he En- listed in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 - with Captain John Snyder, and served in the  Regiment of the Jersey line, under the following officers, viz Colonel Jonas Hickman - Major - Ellis (he believes John Ellis) Captain John Snyder - First Lieutenant Christopher Sickler - Second Lieutenant Joseph Smallwood Ensign Peter Hunsinger - That he enlisted for one year, and served in the same Company the full time of his Enlistment - That at the time of his Enlistment he resided at Longcoming in Gloucester County, State of New Jersey - The day after his Enlistment the Company marched to Philadelphia, and were lodged at the Old Jail (the Barracks) in Callowhill Street - Next day they marched to Neshannoy , on the road to Bristol - where they encamped for the night next day marched to Bristol - Next day they crossed the Delaware below Trenton - and marched to join the Army under General Washington - and joined his Army next day - about two weeks after joining the Army they were ordered to Winter Quarters and

marched to Somerset - this about two weeks before Christmas - remained till April - when they were marched to Princeton where they again formed General Washington - remained under his order during the Summer and was with the army at the time the attack was made on the Hessians at Trenton - who were taken by surprise and captured - The prisoners were placed in charge of Col. Shipman's Regiment and Marched into Pennsylvania They crossed the Delaware about Burlington - and marched through Pennsylvania near to Reading - where they were relieved of their Prisoners by another part of the army, and they returned to the City of Philadelphia and crossed to Jersey - and so to ring coming - where they were discharged - afterwards he joined a Company of Volunteers under the same Capt. Hyde - with the same Colonel and marched to attack the Hessians at Red Bank - and was engaged in the Battle at that Place - where the Hessians were defeated and pursued as far as Timber brook - when they returned to Red Bank - and afterwards marched Home - During the remainder of the war, he Repeatedly served as a Volunteer - on particular occasions being called on by his Captain - but did not again join the regular army -
his Barker - X Belyer mark
Said Barker Belyer hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity. Except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state -
Barker his X Belyer mark
Subscribed to and sworn in Open Court of Common Pleas of Philada forming the Twenty Eighth day of March 1835 -
F. A. H. H. H. for the

Margaret Causon on her solemn oath declares and Says. That she is Seventy Three years old. is the sister of Casper Betzler. That when she was a girl of 13 or 14 years of age her Brother Casper joined a Company of Soldiers. under Captain Wyder at Long Comings in New Jersey. after he left home with the Company this Deponent went and staid with his wife. He was gone from home as a Soldier more than one year - Deponent knows that when he returned home he stated he had been wounded in his knee and that he has been lame of that wound ever since This Deponent further says that all his Neighbors at Long Comings knew of his being a Soldier and she has often heard him and them talk of what they did as Soldiers - That some years after the war his then wife died - And he afterwards married Betsey Boyer. who was sister to Mr. Mary Dillman. -
his Margaret Causon mark
Sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County this Twenty Eighth day of March A.D. 1835
F. A. Traubel Forefoster

Jacob Dillman aged Sixty years and Eight Months on his Solemn Oath declare and Says that he has been intimately acquainted with Casper Betzler for the last Thirty Six or Seven years, is his Brother in Law having Married his Wifes Sister -- That from his acquaintance with Casper Betzler he does believe his is of the age he represents himself -- That from what he has heard said by others, and from what Casper Betzler himself says he verily believes the said Casper was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war -- That said Casper is spoken of by the Neighbors as being an old Revolutionary Soldier --
Ans Jacob Dillman mark
Sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia this Twenty Eighth day of March AD 1835 --
F. A. Shaybold pro pro

Mary Dillman on her solemn Oath Declares and Says that She will be Sixty one years of age on the 16 June next. That She is the Sister of Casper Betzler Wife - who died 2 years ago - That he Married her Sister forty nine years ago - That She has from that time been Intimately acquainted with him. and it has been generally reported and believed amongst her Neighbors and acquaintances that he was a Revolutionary Soldier - That She has often heard him speak of the Services he was in during the War - of having been at Trenton and fighting with the Hessians - This deponent from her acquaintance with Casper Betzler and from what She has heard from others, fully Believes that he was a Soldier of the Revolution as he has stated and that he is of the age he represents -
Mary X Dillman (mark)
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. this Twenty eighth day of March AD 1835
H. A. Elizbold John Frost

John Caspar Betzler, a lawful Son of Conrad Betzler and his wife Catharine, was born on the 9 th day of May in the year of our Lord 1753, & baptized on the 10 th day of June in the same year. Sponsors were John Caspar Lepler, Hans Adam Haef & Catharine Haef.
That the above is a true copy from the Records of the German Lutheran Congregation of St. Mich- ael's & Zion in the City of Philadelphia, witness my hand & seal.
Philadelphia March 4 th 1835.
Ch. R. Demme, Pastor of the said Congreg.

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No. 814
RECEIVED
_____, Ex'r.
OLD WAR INVALID.
Coaspet Betzler
P. O. Redy war
Service : _____
Enlisted : _____, 18 .
Discharged : _____, 18 .
Application filed : _____, 18 .
Alleges : _____
Re-enlisted : _____
Attorney : _____
P. O. _____
Recognized
Contr.

32,916 Suspended. 32,916
Per letter 4 Apr 1835 - to N. Hopkins Phila.
814
act. 77 Dec 1832

And the said Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County State of Pennsylvania 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 (Casper Betzler) was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states - And the said Court further certifies, that it appears to them Jacob Dillman, Mary Dillman and Margaret Baun, who have severally signed the preceding Certificates, are residents in the County of Philadelphia and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit -
Edward King
Richd. Mansfield
I Richard Palmer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Casper Betzler for a Pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Twenty Eighth day of March Anno Domini One thousand Eight hundred and Thirty five -
R Palmer Prothonotary

32,916
Casper Betzler Pennsylvania
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N. Hopkins Phil

And the said Court of Common Pleas of Philadel- phia County State of Pennsylvania do hereby declare their Opinion that the above named applicant, Casper Bitzler, was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
Edward King
Henry Kanesotto
I Richard Palmer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Casper Bitzler for a Pension
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this Twenty Eighth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty five
J. M. Elmer Proth.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pennin Offic

Sir
Phila a March 30 th 1835
Your favor enclosing the copy of regulation to be observed in making a declaration to obtain a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 - was duly received - Enclosed I send you the declaration of Peterson with the certificates of persons to whom he is known - with the certification of the Court of Common Pleas - which are I believe in conformity to the regulation -
Please inform me the result of the application and if any thing else will be required -
Yours very obed t Serv t W m H. Hopkins
J. L. Edwards Esq r Pension Office, Washington