Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5864, Jacob Boozer, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Boozer, Jacob. Christiana.
NUMBER
N 5864
CONTENTS

4.963 New Jersey.
Jacob Boozer, private, 4
Pennsylvania line. 2 years to 1778
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Enscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d of June, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of Dec r 1818 and sent to Hon. Col. Genl. J. Bloomfield, Hon. of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 3 mo. 27/30 - 25.33. Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1818 45.00 $73.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Burlington —
Continued on the roll under the law the 1 May 1890
Notification sent to the Hon Joseph Bloomfield 28 June 1820 Burlington New Jersey

Just Boser a Sohier.
Burlington St. Louis
Certificate of Proficiency sent to Joseph Bloomfield.
Admitted

District of New Jersey ss.
On this second day of June 1818, before me Thomas Adams the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Burlington, in the State of New Jersey, personally appear Jacob Booyer, aged 62 years, resident in the city of Burlington in said County & district, who being by me 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 he the said Jacob Booyer enlisted in August 1776 in Perth Amboy, in said State, in the company commanded by Captain William McKiebeck of the Pennsylvania line, that he received the bounty of enlistment at Bergen  Bergen in New Jersey; on the 10th day of March of the year 1776 the company towards  to New York in the said Month of August 1776. That he was taken Prisoner with the said Captain McKiebeck & the Company in Fort Washington in November, in the same year, when their colonels, Major General Sullivan & General Howe surrendered the said Fort & all the new Jersey Prisoners; This Deponent does not recollect how long he was a prisoner, but believes he was not exchanged until 1778. That he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
* a pension has been issued to the said Jacob Booyer
N.B. the words Bergen & towards first inserted
Sworn & declared before me, the day & year first aforesaid
M c Adams. Judge Jacob Booyer
Thomas Adams of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Booyer 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 War department of the United States pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of Congress. June Second - 1818 the said
Jacob Booyer, is a poor & laboring man
M c Adams. Judge

I Joseph M c Shane Clerk of the County of Burlington State of New Jersey, do certify that the signature of "Thomas Adams" is the hand writing of Thomas Adams, who is & was on the time the third day of June instant a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Burlington & State of New Jersey regularly commissioned. And that all faith is due to his acts as such. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court. this third day of June eighteen hundred and 1818.
J. M c Shane
District of New Jersey, County of Burlington ss.
John Weaver, aged 48, of the city of Burlington, in said County, Freeholder, being duly sworn and William Erwin, of the City of  County of being duly affirmed; severally upon their respective oaths deposition, say; that Isaac Boozer, in the aforesaid deposition named, resident in said city heretofore known to us, to be a poor honest Man, in full communion with the Baptist- Church in said city, his occupation a daily Lebanon and well worthy of the benevolence of his Country.
John Weaver Wm Erwin
Sworn to & affirmed the 7: Dec. 1818
Before Thos. Adams Judge
I certify that the above John Weaver and William, are my Neighbors, of reputation for veracity & integrity; & due credence ought to be given to the above qualification - Dec 20. 1818.
J. Bloomfield

Jacob Boozers
4963
Had
19 th Dec r 1818
(March 1819.)
Continue.
Hon. S r Bloomfield Burlington N. I.

On this twenty seventh day of May 1820, personally appeared, in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas, of the County of Burlington, in the state of New-Jersey, being a Court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law—having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings. Jacob Boozer aged 63 years, resident in the city of Burlington in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:— I enlisted in the year 1776 in the company of Captain McElrath in a Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Baer which I suppose was the eleventh Regiment—First taken Prisoner at Fort Washington in November 1776 and imprisoned at New York—was let off on Parole, & afterwards exchanged—which was more than two years—I was enlisted for three years as a drummer—That my original declaration was made on the second day of June 1818—and my pension certificate is numbered 4.963
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and 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 what is contained in the schedule following, and by me subscribed. That is to say, I have 6 old chairs—2 pine tables—1 plates, 1 dish—1 silver tea spoon—2 pots—1 tea kettle—1 stove—1 Anderson—2 tubs—1 bucket—1 axe, 1 spade, 1 broad axe—1 auger—1 post axe—1 post machine—3 fowls & my family consists of a wife aged 63 years—two grand children—Christian Stockton aged 11 years, and Hannah Stockton aged 5 or 6 years who are unable to assist in supporting me—that I am a labourer but am not able from age and infirmity to maintain myself. Sworn to, and declared, on the twenty seventh day of May before Joseph Budd President of the court Jacob Boozer
I, JOSEPH MILVAINE, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Burlington, in the State of New-Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing deposition and the schedule thereunder written, 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 exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Thirtieth day of May 1820.
Handwritten signature: M. [unclear]

The court is of opinion that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the within schedule is forty dollars — Joseph L. Budd President of the court —
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original — J. W. Hovine Clerk 30th May 1826

11. 181
Widow Christiana Boozer dec d Pension of Jacob Boozer who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the of in the State of who was a priv in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Cleveland at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Ending 26 Dec 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Oct 1831 and sent to A. B. Chapman Total amount, $ 640.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by N. E. Robbins Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 383

State of Ohio } ss. On this 24 th day of February A.D. 1851 personally Lorain County } appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County and state aforesaid John Boozer a resident of the township of Henrietta in said Lorain County aged sixty one years who being first duly affir- med according to law doth on his said affirmation make the fol- lowing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act gran- ting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That himself and Henry Boozer of Howard County in the state of Missouri and Ann Stockton of the County of Burlington in the state of New Jersey are the only surviving children of Christiana Boozer deceased who was the widow of Jacob Boozer who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum and died in the City of Burlington in the County of Burlington in the state of New Jersey on the sixth day of May in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty three, where he had resided for several years & at his death left a widow the above named Christiana Boozer to whom he was lawfully married in the County of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania on the seventh day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one by the Rev. Samuel Jones That the maiden name of the said Christiana was Christiana Horton and that she died in the aforesaid City and County of Burlington on the twenty sixth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty eight aged eighty two years & was at the time of her death a widow That on the 27 th day of February A.D. 1839 this declarant then a resident of said County of Burlington was duly qualified as the sole executor of the last will & testament of the said Chris- tiana according to her last will and testament a copy of which is hereunto attached & declarant asks that a Certificate of Pension may issue to him as the sole Executor and be made payable to him at the Pittsburgh Agency for the benefit of the surviving children of the said Christiana Boozer deceased John Boozer
Affirmed and subscribed to before me in open court February 24 th A.D. 1851. before me -
M. R. Keith Clerk of Lorain Common Pleas

City & County of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania United States of America.
On the Seventeenth day of September anno domini 1850 before me, John K. Kane, District Judge of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, personally appeared Sarah Harris of the City of Philadelphia aforesaid Widow and being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say:
That she is the daughter of the late Reverend Samuel Jones S. S. formerly of the Township of Lower Merion in the said County of Philadelphia, who is now deceased, and is well ac- quainted with his handwriting, she having frequently seen him write: That she has in her possession a Book all of which is in the proper handwriting of the said Doctor Samuel Jones, deceased, which said Book commences with the following words, vizt:
"The following persons were joined in holy mat- rimony and pronounced man and wife by me. Samuel Jones." And then follows the names of Sunday persons and the date, beginning with n o . 1 and so proceeding to n o . 146 of which entry the following is a true copy: "146 Jacob Boorer of Bethlehem and Christiana Foster of ye same place. Jan'y 7 1781 Sic." both of which extracts are in the proper hand writing of the said Reverend Samuel Jones S. S. - And she doth further depose and say That her said father S r . Jones was at the said date last mentioned a Minister of the Gospel and as such fully com- petent to administer the Marriage Ceremony -
Sworn and subscribed before me, this Seventeenth day of September A. D. 1850
Sarah Harris
J. K. KANE
D. J. M. S. E. D. H.

House Representatives
Washington - Dec. 10. 1850
I certify that from my knowledge of the latter named Mrs Sarah Harris, she is a lady of high reputation and any evidence she may give is entitled to the utmost credit.
John N. Robinson
House of Representatives U.S. Washington City Feb'y 12 th 1851
I hereby certify that J. H. Kane whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit of Sarah Harris was at the date of the said affidavit United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and that his signature as shown written is genuine D. Wilcutt

State of Ohio } Be it known that on this Thirtieth day of Lorain County } May A.D. 1851 before me Bird B. Chapman a Notary Public duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State of Ohio personally appeared Mary H. Hens a resident of the township of Florence in the County of Erie in the State of Ohio aged thirty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say that during the month of December in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty eight she was teaching school in the township of Lower Dublin in the County of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania when on the twenty sixth day of said Month of December in said year 1838 she was infor- med by a letter from her father John Boozer that his Mother Christiana Boozer who was the Grandmother of the Deponent died on the morning of said Twenty sixth day of December 1838 said letter was dated Dec. 26, 1838 signed "J. Boozer" and is the one which is here- with presented said John Boozer was then residing in the City of Burlington in the State of New Jersey New Jersey which was about twelve miles from the place where the deponent was teaching school & the death of said Christiana Boozer took place in said City of Burlington and was at her death the widow of Jacob Boozer late of said City of Burlington and a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death The said Chris- tiana Boozer at her death left as her only surviving children John Boozer who is now present and resides in the township of Bennington in said County of Lorain and State of Ohio Henry Boozer of Howard County in the State of Missouri and Ann Stockton late of the City of Burlington in the State of New Jersey and now a resi- dent of the City of Philadelphia & State of Pennsylvania Said above mentioned letter is in the handwriting of the

said John A. J. Boozer & has been kept in the possession of this deposit from said 26 th day of December up to this time
Mary Akers
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year above written and I do certify that the crossword of the word "Pennsylvania" between the words of "I" & "the" in the above affidavit was made prior to the execution of the same and I further certify that the above depositor is a person fully entitled to Credit
Bind B. Chapman Notary Public

Dec 26. 1838
Dear Mary , ,
I again address a few lines, informing you of the dealings of Providence with us, which are wise, gentle, & good: and yet afflictive. your Grandmother continued to decline from the time I wrote last week, untill this morning at 8 o'clock she fell asleep, we trust in the arms of Jesus. she was sensible that the time of her departure was at hand. she felt composed in mind, and in no more distress otherwise than we could expect. she went off what is called easy that is to appearance; without a struggle or a groan. sister Schooley was with us at the time. that time so long dreaded by her, she was enabled to meet calmly. O what a mercy, how good the Lord is. blessed be his holy name. John Noyes has gone to Phila to invite to the funeral which is to be to morrow at two o'clock P.M.

Brother Courtney was to see Mother yesterday, talked & prayed with her. & sung a part of the hymn that was sung at Father Otto's funeral, this he done of his own accord, after asking if she would like him to sing.
Margaret Bullock & your mother set up last night - & the night before Aunt Rachel, & John, set up till one o'clock, & I set up the remainder of the night.
Mother failed me down, to kiss her about \frac{1}{2} an hour before she died. we do not suppose you could come conveniently - the river is fast new, & they crop on the Ice, so that I sup- pose there would be no danger in the boat.
we had a letter yesterday from bro Jacob who was pleased to hear that Mother Ott was well & comfortable & moved over to Jacob's -
I intend sending you a copy of the Minutes of the new Jersey Convention soon but not to day. Yours affectionately J Boager

No 1 330
Christiana Boozer decd widow of Jacob
Ohio
Act of 7 th July 1838
B.B. Chapman. May 21/57

Ray WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5864
Christiana Boozer Wid.
Jacob Boozer Brk. Pa. line
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. A , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]

City of Burlington
State of New Jersey, S.S. Be it known that on this sixth day of Burlington County, January A.D. One thousand Eight
hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me William R Allen Mayor of the City of Burlington in said State  Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County aforesaid Samuel Hall and Christiana Hall residents of the City of Burlington in said County, of lawful age and credible and disinterested witnesses, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths say That John Boozer of the County of Lorain in the state of Ohio and Henry Boozer of the County of Howard in the state of Missouri and Ann Stockton of the aforesaid County of Burlington are the only surviving children of Christiana Boozer deceased late widow of Jacob Boozer who was a Rev- olutionary soldier and Pensioner of the United States and died as deponants have been informed and verily believe in said County of Burlington and state of New Jersey on or about the sixth day of May in the year One thousand Eight hundred and twenty three where he had resided for many years and at his death left a widow the said Christiana Boozer whose maiden name was Christiana Foster and to whom he was married in the state of Pennsylvania by the Rev-

Edward Samuel Jones, That after the death of her husband the said Jacob Boozer the said Christiana remained a widow and unmarried until her death which took place in the City of Burlington in the County of Burlington in the state of New Jersey on the twenty sixth day of December in the year One thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight and was at the time of her death a very aged woman That the above named John Boozer was the sole Executor on the estate of the said Christiana Boozer and is the son of the said Jacob & Christiana and is a man now upwards of sixty years of age Sworn to and subscribed before Samuel J Hall the day & year before mentioned Christiana Hall
M y R Allen Mayor
I hereby certify that I was for many years personally acquainted with the above named Jacob Boozer, and his widow Christiana Boozer both of whom I believe died at the times as above stated, and likewise am I acquainted with John Boozer of this son of the said Jacob & Christiana Boozer and her executor of the estate of the said Christiana and I also certify that Samuel J and Christian Hall above named are credible - - - - - - - - - -

persons and that the erasures & interlineations between the words "City & County" were made prior to the execution of the above instrument.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of said City this fourteenth day of January A.D. 1857
Wm R Allen, Mayor
State of Penn. ss
29 Jan'y 1857
I hereby certify that Wm R Allen writer of the above signature is Mayor of the city of Burlington in the County
W. A. Lewis

Certified Copy of the Last Will & Testament of Christiana Breyer Died
Feb 21. —

I Christiana Boozer of the City of Burling- ton and State of New Jersey being of sound mind and memory, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament — First, that I give and bequeath to my Daughter Ann Stockton all my household goods, kitchen furniture and my wearing apparel — Second, I direct and injoin it on my Executor to pay out of my Estate all my just debts funeral expenses and the that may be owing or become due — Third, I give to my son John Boozer my house and lot on the north side of Pearl Street in the City of Burlington aforesaid with all the Buildings and appertinances thereto belonging to be his, his heirs & assigns forever. Fourth, it is my will and I do direct my son John in consideration of the above bequeath to pay to my son Henry Boozer the sum of twenty Dollars within one year after my de- -cease — Fifth, I appoint my son John Boozer, Executor of this my last Will and Testament. — In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of May Eighteen hundred and twenty six — 1826 Signed sealed published and (Christiana Boozer Ed. 3 declared by the said Christiana Boozer to be her testament & last Will in the the presence of us Samuel Worrell Peter Powell Eliza S. Howell

State of New Jersey Burlington County, ss
Samuel Howell one of the Witnesses to the foregoing Will alleging himself to be conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, and being duly affirmed according to law, did declare and say, that he saw Christiana Boozer the Testatrix therein named sign and seal the same and heard her publish the same and declare the foregoing Instrument to be her last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof the said Testatrix was of sound and disposing mind, memory as far as this Affirmant knows and as he verily believes and that Peter Paul and Eliza A. Howell the other subscribing evidence were present at the same time and signed their names as witnesses to the said Will together with this Affirmant in the presence of the said Testatrix
Affirmed & Subscribed at Mount Holly County of State aforesaid the 27 th day of February AD 1839 before me Charles M. Hester Surrogate
Samuel Howell
State of New Jersey Burlington County, ss, John Boozer Sole Executor in the foregoing Testament named alleging himself to be conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, and being duly affirmed according to law doth declare and say that the foregoing Instrument contains the true last Will and Testament of Christiana Boozer the Testatrix therein named so far as he knows and as he verily believes, that he will well and truly perform the same by paying first the debts of the said deceased and then

The Legacies in the said Testament Specified So far as the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased can thereunto extend, and that he will make and exhibit into the Prerogative Office at Trenton a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased as far as have come to his knowledge or possession or to the possession of any other person or persons for his use, and render a just and true account when thereunto lawfully required.
Sworn to the foregoing at Mount Holly, County & State aforesaid the 27 th day of February A D 1839 before me Chas. M. Harker Surrogate
I Charles M. Harker Surrogate of the County of Burlington, do certify the annexed to be a true copy of the Last Will and Testament of Chris- tian Boozer late of the County of Burlington deceased, and that John Boozer of the County of Burlington Sole Executor therein named proved the same before me and is duly authorized to take upon himself the administration of the Estate of the Testator agreeably to the said Will — Witness my hand & Seal of Office the twenty seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine —
Charles M. Harker

I Benjamin Buckman Surrogate of the County of Burlington do certify the annexed to be a true copy of the Last Will and Testament of Christiana Boorer Deceased together with the Probate thereof as the same is recorded in my Office at Mount Holly in and for the County of Burlington & State of New Jersey in Book F. Page 318 &c of Wills—
Witness my hand and Seal of Office the twentieth day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty One—
Benj. Buckman
Ref. Will 1

B. B. Chapman Esq.
Washington D. C.
No 14.330
Christiana Boozard near Jacob Ohio
Act 7 July 1838 —

State of Ohio } p. Lorain County }
At a Session of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid held at Elyria in said County on the 2nd day of February A.D. 1851 personally appeared in open Court John Boozer a resident of Henrietta in said Lorain County and on his affirmation made and subscribed his Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" and the Court after investigating the matter & the evidence hereunto attached do hereby declare their opinion that Jacob Boozer late of the City & County of Burlington in the State of New Jersey deceased was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & died in said City of Burlington on the 6 th day of May A.D. 1823 and left a widow the within named Christiana Boozer to whom he was married on the seventh day January A.D. One thousand seven hundred and eighty one and that she died in said City & County of Burlington on the twenty sixth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty eight and was at the time of her death a widow and that John Boozer , Henry Boozer and Mrs Stockton within named are the only surviving children of the said Christiana Boozer and that said John Boozer is the sole Executor on her said estate & was duly qualified as such and it is ordered that the Clerk Certify to the same under the seal of this Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 2nd day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty one
M. R. Keith Clerk of Lorain Common Pleas

Jacob Booyer
Aug 16 th

Dear Sir
Henrietta Lorain Co Ohio Nov. 7 th 1830
My father Jacob Boozer of Burlington New Jersey now deceased was a Revolutionary Pen- sioner of the U.S. at the rate of $96 per annum and died in 1832 his widow my Mother survived until 1838 and never applied for a pension As one of her surviving Children I wish you to examine the original papers of my father in the Pension Office and see what rights may be due in arrears of Pension to the estate of the surviving Children
Respectfully Yours
To B. B. Chapman Esq. } John Boozer Elyria Ohio } of New Jersey under act of March 18, 1818

Elyria Lorain Co. Ohio June 9 th 1851
Sir
Inclosed you have the Certificate and proof required in your letter of May 21 st 1851 in the case of Christian Boozer deceased I trust you will not fail to make the Certificate payable to John Boozer Executor & thereby save the claimant much trouble
Very Respectfully Yours
B. B. Chapman
Hon. J. E. Heath Court of Pensions Washington City D. C.

State of Ohio } p. It is hereby Certified that Satisfactory Huron County } proof has been exhibited before the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Huron in the State of Ohio by the affidavits of Catharine Boozer and Mary Hens who are persons entitled to Credit that John Boozer, Henry Boozer and Fannie Stockton are the only surviving Children of Chris- tiana Boozer who was the widow of Jacob Boozer and that said Christiana Boozer died in the City of Burlington in the state of New Jersey on the 26 th day of December A.D. 1838 and that she left at her death as her only surviving Children the above named John & Henry Boozer & Fannie Stockton
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal of Office this 3 rd day of June in the year One thousand Eight-hundred and fifty One
H. Brown Clerk

Court of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Washington City Feby 12 th 1851
Sir
Inclosed you have the application of John Boozer Executor & one of the surviving children of Christiana Boozer late widow of Jacob Boozer , claiming the benefit of the act of July 7 th 1838. You will please examine the case & report to me your decision upon the same. You will please notice in the examination of the original papers of Jacob Boozer a pensioner & late husband of the said Christiana that in his Declaration made in 1818 that he did not state in what Capacity he served, but that in his second Declaration made in May 1820 he states that he enlisted as a Drummer . It is desirable that the distinction be observed.
I am very Respectfully Yours
B. B. Chapman
Hon. Com t of Pensions Washington City D.C.

The State of Ohio, § Be it known that on this Thirtieth day of Lorain County, May A.D. One thousand Eight hundred one fifty one personally appeared before me Bird B. Chapman a Notary Public duly authorized by law to administer oaths within & for the County aforesaid Catherine Boozer aged fifty nine years & a resident of the town- ship of Henrietta in said County of Lorain & state of Ohio who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say that during the year 1838 she resided in the City of Burlington in the state of New Jersey and was there personally acquainted with Chris- tiana Boozer who was the widow of Jacob Boozer who died in said City of Burlington in the year 1823 and was at his death a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States That said Christiana Boozer died in said City of Burlington on the Twenty sixth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight and at her death left as her only surviving Children John Boozer who now resides in the aforesaid County of Lorain & state of Ohio, Henry Boozer of Horne County in the state of Missouri & Ann Stockton of the City of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania & late a resident of said City of Burlington This deponent further says she set up with said Christiana Boozer during the last night of her sickness and was present at her funeral & she further adds that she is able to state the day month & year of said Chris- tiana Boozer's death by reason of a family record kept by John Boozer which said record states that said Christiana Boozer did die on the 26 th day of December 1838 and she further says that her own recollection is clear & well as to the period of her death
Sworn to - subscribed the day & year Catherine Boozer above written before me & I do further certify that the above deponent is entitled to credit. Bird B. Chapman Notary Public

Elyria Lorain Co Ohio
August 16 th 1851
Sir
On the 9 th of June last I forwarded to your Office the additional evidence required by your letter of May 21 st 1851 in the case of Christiana Boozer for a Revolutionary Pension under act of July 7 th 1838. Will you be pleased to inform me what action has been taken on the case
I am very Respectfully Yours
B. B. Chapman
Hon Com d of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Brief in the case of Christiana Boozer dec d wdow of Jacob County and State of Ohio act 7 July 1838.
Claim, ("original," or " for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner.
Evidence of marriage; record.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent.
B. B. Chapman, Elyria Ohio.
F. F. Kirby Examining Clerk.

Christiana Boozer dec d wid of Jacob. Ohio.
Act 7 July 1838.
$80 per An. from 4 March '35 to 26 th Dec. '38 when she died - payable to John Boozer Ex r . for the benefit of him- self, Henry Boozer & Ann Stockton, only children -
B. B. Chapman Elyria, Ohio.