Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1498, James Bowers, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey.
Bowers, James
NUMBER
S. 1498.
CONTENTS
Carded.

22. 1781
West Tennessee
James Bowers
Montgomery Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ward of the regt commanded by Col Seely in the A. of G. Tenn time for 18 months for 1778
1832 74 756
Inscribed on the Roll of W. Tennessee at the rate of 60 Dollars + Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Oct 1833 and sent to P. N. Mann Clarksville Tenn
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33 $150. - Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33. 30 $180. -
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by
Wm Allison
Clerk
Book
8
Vol.
7
Page
73
See letter 22 Nov 33 to Pen Agent,

7764

August Term 1832
Montgomery County
Tennepsee
On this 20 th day of August personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, now sitting, James Bowers a resident of the County, & states afore said, aged seventy six years, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He served a 3 months tour in the city of New York under Col Sealey (or Cely) and in Capt Brand's company, they being the first troops ever raised in the County of Morris New Jersey, as well as he now recollects. This was in the year 1776, to the best of his knowledge. He next served a 3 months tour at Morristown New Jersey, during the time that Washington took up his winter quarters there, and after the battles of Trenton and Princeton. This was in the latter part of the year 1776. During the time of his station at Morristown the troops were inoculated with the small pox. His Captain was Morrill a resident of Morristown and the field officers were either Col Sealey or Col Ford, he is not certain which. The next tour he served was in the spring of 1777, under Capt Crane Sealey Col. He was stationed at Newark (N.J.) the British were lying at the time at a town called Bargain and were under the command of a Col called Barton. He does not recollect where the main bodies of the American or British forces were at this time as there was great shifting of the forces about . This was a 3 months tour. The next was a 3 months tour at Elizabethtown (N.J.) under the command of Captain Beckey - and Col Sealey. This was in the last of 1777 and first 1778. He never served with any of the continental troops & does not consequently know any of the officers. The next was a six months tour and stationed at Springfield (N.J.) under the command of Capt Baldwin & Col Ford, as well as he recollects. The precise year not recollected, tho' he

Sworn and subscribed this 20 th day of August in the year 1832. in open Court Yes C D. Mann Clk
We Robert M c Korkle a Clergyman residing in the County of Montgomery State of Tennessee and W m Blair residing in the same County & State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Bowers who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be 78 years of age: That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Yours sincerely in a pen bound August 20 th 1872. D. M. C. C.
W. W. Blair Robert M c Corke

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the in- terrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolu- tion, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the person who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergy- man resident in the County of Montgomery & State of Tennessee and that William Beum who has signed the same also is a resident of the County and State aforesaid, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Parry H. Hays Clerk
I Peter Marr clerk of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County & State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Bowers for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office. This 20th day of August in the year 1832
Parry H. Hays Clerk
P. H. Hays Clerk of Montgomery Circuit Court

James Bowen F.R.S. 1818
Miss Anne
Free
War Department Wachington

State of Tennessee } Subj Term bounty count 1833 Montgomery County }
On this 23 day of July in the year 1833 personally appeared in open court. Now in service, James Bowers who is a resident of said county of Montgomery who being first duly sworn according to Law, depositeth & saith that by reason of old age and the want of memory he cannot speak positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served two years and one half of a month, or more, but he is certain, & cannot be mistaken as to his service of two years. and upon this certainty he is willing to give his service at two years, For one year and nine months, he served as Sergeant, and for three months and a half he served as Ensign for which service he claims a pension. He would state in addition to his declaration heretofore sworn to upon the present count of this bounty; and which is now before this court. That some two or three years after the war, he moved to the State of North Carolina, from thence he moved to the county of Montgomery & State of Tennessee (Shura Perry) where he has lived ever since & where he now lives, He has his father's family bible now in his possession and my age is there put down in my father's hand writing.

which states that I was born on the 28 th day of May in the year 1786 Making me twenty seven years of age
Sworn to open court
James Bowers
And the said court now in session do further certify that we are personally acquainted with James Bowers the appli- cant for a pension, that we cheerfully certify that we believe him to be of the age stated and that he is now a resident of said county and here for many years, and that they are acquainted with William Blair & Robt McCarthie who signed his certificate before the present court and that they are entitled to credit, and the court further certify, that the original papers as sworn to before the present court are now before them and that they believe that James Bowers the applicant for a pension served as he there states, and further that there is no publick seal of office belonging to the present court clerk's office for the county of Montgomery and that Pat McCar is and was the acting clerk of said court.
J. G. Watkins N. H. Kim A. Rogers

State of Tennessee Meigs County ss I Andrew Vance do hereby certify that the above is the original proceeding before the Court now in session as to the application of James Bowers for a pension. That the original as sworn to before the Court is now before the Court and which is attached to this proceeding. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office in the town of Clarksville this 22 day of July 1833
Andrew Vance
I send you an addition of the application of James Bowers hoping that it will be sufficient I would have sent a new one complete, but that his witnesses could not be got to leave, In the addition I have I believe obviated all the exception as taken by the department to the original.
Yours Humble servt W B Johnson

W. S. 1704
James Bowers Montgomery Co 20 1776 private 18 months. $60
can only allow as a purchase for 18 months return
5, 10. 12. 15. 2, 6, 7,
E P 289
11 March R. J. Man Clarksville Tenn

7764  BRIEF in the case of James Bowers  County of Montgomery in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 76  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Vol. In 1776 — 3 — Private Gen. Sealy , Capt. Hand   " 1776 — 3 — " Capt. Morrill , Col. Sealy & St.   " 1777 — 3 — " Capt. Crave , Col. Sealy   " 1777 & 78 — 3 — " Capt. Rickey , Col. Sealy   " 1778 & 79 — 6 — " Capt. Baldwin , Col. Ford , Gen. Winds   called out not stated "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Springfield  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Morris City N.J.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No Public Seal of office to the Clerk's Certificate 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk.

Rev War
INVALID.
Ans
File No. 1498
James Bowers, Pvt. N.Y. Mil.
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 36
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Bowers, James GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8114 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 29, 1791 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.