Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,055, John Boyd, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Boyd, John
NUMBER
S. 34,055
CONTENTS

(454)
New Jersey
John Boyd, Capt. Mayars
Corporal,
4
New Jersey Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th of May 1818 and sent to the Pensioner, care of W S Pennington Esq. Judge Newark, New Jersey
Arrearages to 4 Sept 1818 $ 39.20 to do 27 days $ 39.20
{ Revolutionary claims, { Act 18th March, 1818,
Seven years
War
1820 24/34
town Elizabeth Essex Co
Continued under the law of 1st May 1820, with interest thereof sent to Gen. B. F. Butler, Elizabeth - New Jersey

John Boyd Declaration
Formal. S.P.P.
New Jersey Line
Admitted

District of New Jersey ss
On this eighth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said district, personally appears John Boyd aged Eighty three years resident in Elizabeth Town in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" That the said John Boyd enlisted in April or May 1776 in the State of New Jersey, in the company commanded by Captain Myers of the first Regiment of New Jersey; that he continued to serve in the said corps, & as steward in Genl. Washington family until the tenth day of November 1783, when he was discharged from service in Rocky Hill, State of New Jersey, that he was in the battle of Germantown - - - - -
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; that he has no other evidence now in his power, but his discharges accompanying this document Declaration and certificate of Genl. Washington herewith attached -
Sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid -
William Paterson District Judge
his John X Boyd marks
I William Paterson judge &c as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Boyd did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress.
Seal of the Court
William Paterson
District Judge

I William Pennington clerk of the District of New Jersey do certify that the signature to this in- strument are the proper hand writing of William S. Pennington Esq. Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
In witness my hand & the seal of the said District Court at Newark this eighth day of April 1871.
Wm Pennington
"

Inc Boyd Eloy Town.
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12 May 1818.

State of New Jersey County of Essex — } ss —
On this sixteenth day of June 1820, person- ally appeared in open court being a Court of Record in and for the Borough of Elizabeth, State & County afore- said, John Boyd aged eighty six years resident in the Borough of Elizabeth State & County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, did on oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows (vizt) That he enlisted in the month of May 1776 in Captain Meyers's Company in the first Regiment Line of the State of New Jersey com- manded by Col. Matthias Ogden and that he con- tinued in said Regiment until the close of the Revolutionary War, but being attached to the family of General Washington in May 1780 as his Steward was not discharged until the month of November 1783. Date of original declaration 8 th of April 1810 D. of Pension Certificate 454 — and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United on the 10 th of March 1810 & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to to diminish it as to bring myself within the pro- visions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolution- ary war passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 & that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than which is con- tained in the Schedule hereto annexed —
Wife children house land furniture or property of any kind I have none, by occupation a Shoemaker

but through infirmity of age I have been unable to to pursue it for a number of years past—
John his + Boyle mark
Sworn to and declared the Sixth day of June eighteen hundred & twenty in open court before me— Calb Huester Jr Mayor—
State of New Jersey, Court of Common Pleas for the Borough of Elizabeth.—
I George Boerner Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the Borough of Elizabeth do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property of the said John Boyle is as exhibited in his aforesaid affidavit vizt that he has no house land furniture or property of any kind—
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty.—
George Boerner Clerk—

This certifies that John Boyd Soldier in the 1 st Jersey Regiment mustered for the War only has served with great fidelity in the Capacity of a Steward in my family to this day and is in the set- tlement of his accounts to be allowed pay up to the twentieth Instant allowing him Ten days to go home
Given under my hand the Tenth of November 1783
G. Washington

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof John Boyd Corporal in the New Jersey Regiment, having faith- ly served the United States four years and  six months and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 6th day of June 1783
By His Excellency's Command,
J. Humbill Indorse
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Col. M c Whorter Adjutant.
THE above John Boyd has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for Years faithful Service.
M c Whorter Col.

HEAD-QUARTERS, June
1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Warrant for One Hundred Acres of land granted to the within John Boyd ————— War Office. June 13. 1783
to Stagg Jun r
BOYO, JOHN (N.J.)
S. 34055

34 055 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,055
John Boyd Corp Rev Mo
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 46
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Boyd, John GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8142 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 14, 1789 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.