Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18321, Abner Bonnel, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Bonnel, Abner or Bonnell
S 18321
CONTENTS
Carded

Ohio. 13467.
Abner Bonnell.
of Warren in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Whittum of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dayton in the Heedersey line for two years. -
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 80. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Feb. 1833 and sent to Nathan Sharp. Administrator.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160. 00 Sem-ant. allowance ending Sept. 23, 40. 00
$200.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. M. Palmer. Clerk Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 3

15086 13.467. Abner Bunnell Warren co. Ohio
Adm 2 years—
Plan #1217.
Nathan Sharp, Lebanon, Ohio.

BRIEF in the case of  Abner Bournell  of Warren county in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  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. As a Gen.     Enlisted In 1776 3 Private Capt. Britton   1777 9 Capt. Patterson 3 rd R. N.J.   1780 or 1781 1 Col. Dayton & Col. Neely Barbor  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Monmouth  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Essex co N.J.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Nothing but the opinion of the court  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Perfect 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. G. Bradford
Examining Clerk.

15086
Abner Bunnell.
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State of Ohio
Warren County
ss:
On this Third day of October 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in the County of Warren aforesaid Abner Bonnell resident of the said County aged 71 years who being duly affirmed, according to Law, doth, on his solemn affirmation make the following declaration, to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. That at the commencement of the Revolutionary War this Applicant resided in Essex County in the State of New Jersey & in the latter end of the year 1776 enlisted in the said County with Capt. Britton for three months, during which time the Company to which he belonged & another Company under Capt. Crane, were stationed in Elizabeth-town, & at the expiration of his term of service he was regularly discharged: That afterwards, to wit, a short time prior to the Battle at Monmouth this Applicant resided in Springfield in the said County of Essex & there enlisted for nine months under Capt. Patterson whose Company belonged to the Third Regiment of the New Jersey troops, commanded by Col. Day. Col. Barbour, of which Regiment. . . . Shepherd was Adjutant; that he joined his Company at Mount Holley & was marched to the Black Horse & thence, upon an alarm, to Crosswicks, & the following day, after cutting away Crosswicks Bridge, to English-town & so on to Monmouth; that he was in the battle there, & from thence was marched back to Elizabeth Town & there stationed until the close of his term, when he was regularly discharged: That afterwards whilst still living in Springfield, to wit, in the year 1780 or 1781, this Applicant again enlisted for one year under Capt. Neely & was marched in Capt. Gillam's Company, of which John Burnet was Lieutenant, to Newark & was there stationed until the expiration of his term.
This Applicant further states that between the periods of his second & third enlistment, he was out in the Militia
in

in several expeditions & had divers skirmishes with straggling parties of the enemy. He hereby relinquishing every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declaring that his name is not on the pension roll of any State
Horen Bammel
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & Year afore: J. K. Wilds clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated.
I Jonathan K Wilds clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County afo d do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Shura Bammel for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Lebanon this 4 th day of Oct A D 1832
J. K. Wilds clk

The declaration of Alma Borne, supplementary to his original declaration made on the third day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty two, before the Common Pleas Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Warren and State of Ohio then sitting, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed the second day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Be it remembered that on this twenty ninth day of May A.D. 1833, personally appeared before the Hon. the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in the Court of Warren and State of Ohio Alma Borne resident of the creek township in said County, who being duly affirmed, according to law, deposes and says that the information stated in his original declaration heretofore made as of force to him is true, that there is not at this time, nor was there when he made his original declaration, any clergyman resident in his neighborhood to whom the affidavit was known or who had any knowledge either of his age or services in the Revolution. He further states that he does not recollect whether or not he made a written discharge from his first enlistment, but he remembers that he did receive a written discharge for both his other enlistments, but which said discharges he has long since lost, and he now has no documentary evidence in his possession from or by which he can prove his revolutionary services, nor does he know of or believe there is any witness or document by whom he can prove his services as a soldier of the revolution.
The resolution: Affiant further states that, as he has been understood and believing he was born on the fifth day of October Seventeen hundred and sixty in the County of Warren and State of New York  Ohio and that the records of his age, the same having been destroyed by accident some five or six years ago, he further states that he is known to the following persons resident in his neighborhood, John John Houton, Reuben Connel , Abijah Pulliam  Wheeler and many others, by all or any of whom he can prove his character for veracity and that he is reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution and where they live in his neighborhood.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court 29th May - 1833 Alma Borne The matter of her to lot her Morley residing in the township of Little Creek, County of Warren and State of Ohio and in the neighborhood of Alma Borne the above affiant who had sworn to and subscribed the above declaration hereby certifies that we are well acquainted with said Alma Borne and have been for many years and we believe him to be

at this time about some time... the... and... in the... where... to have been a... of the revolution... and that we concur in that opinion; we further state... that... Board... same... who... to and... the original declaration... has to attend...
Nathan... Joshua Worley
open court May 3rd 1833 J. H. Wilds clk
And the court hereby declare their opinion that the applicant... is a revolutionary soldier & served as the state of that Nathan... their &... who have given the above... credible persons & worthy of belief.
The State of Ohio } Warren County }
I, Jonathan L. Wilds, clerk of the... Court of Common Pleas within & for the county aforesaid... do certify that the annexed contains the original pro- ceedings of said court in the matter of the applica- tion of... Board... a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto... set my hand & affixed the seal... of the said court at Lebanon... this 3rd day of May A.D. 1833.
J. H. Wilds clk
[Faint, illegible handwriting at the bottom of the page]

P 18321 INVALID.
File No. 18321
Abner Bonnell
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 45
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Abner Bournell of Warren co. Ohio which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1. 2. 7
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.