Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34151, Hugh Calhoon, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn
Calhoon, Hugh
NUMBER
S. 34151
CONTENTS
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34151 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34151
Hugh Calhoun Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 65
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4,783 Roll of New Jersey
Hugh Calhoon Capt Jones, Private - 4 Pen n 1775 & 76 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 21 st of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Dec r 1818 and sent to Richard Tillermary his Indp Suedesborough x Gloucester Co. N.J.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. $m 2  \frac{11}{31}  \frac{4}{30} - 43:89 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48:
• $ 91:89
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 19th March, 1818. }
Continued
Suedesborough
(Faint vertical text on the right page, likely bleed-through from the reverse side) Revolutionary claim - New Jersey Act 19th March 1818 Hugh Calhoon Private - 4 Pen n 1775 & 76

Wiltshire Sept 14 1840 James Maltby, Newbury, New Jersey.

Indispensible without further evidence of service who was the Colonel when did he receive his discharge
Admitted
W. R. Tittermary

Hugh Calhoon's declaration, as required by 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" Luederborough, New Jersey 21 st March 1818
I Hugh Calhoon, having resided in this vicinity upwards of thirty years, and being nearly fifty eight years of age, and in indigent circumstances, do under the solemnity of an oath declare that I enlisted at Lancaster, according to the best of my recollection in Sept. 1775 for one year; and served in the Pennsylvania Line, under Capt. Jones. The regiment, was called the Greens, and I believe was called the 1 st and afterwards the 2 d under Gen ls M'Clure, Thomas, and Gates. I remained with others three months over the year for which I enlisted, and was regularly discharged, but not supposing that the discharge would ever be of advantage to me, did not preserve it
State of New Jersey
Hugh Calhoon
Gloucester County 8:—
Personally appeared on the twenty first day March One thousand Eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. Hugh Calhoon his solemn oath say that the above declaration is the truth Sworn the day and year first above written before me M ch : T. Stetson

State of New Jersey
I Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Gloucester do certify that Richard Tittermary Esqr is at this time in Commission as one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office at Woodbury this twenty first day of March A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen
Hendry Clk
I do hereby certify Hugh Calhoun the within applicant for a pension from my own knowledge is in reduced and indigent circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for his family relief; and have not the least doubt in my mind but the declaration he has made on oath before me is to the best of his recollection the truth and nothing but the truth and may be relied on as such.
Richd. Tittermary
Woodbury May 4 th 1818

I Hugh Calhoon do further solemnly on oath declare that I enlisted under Colonel Bull & Lieutenant Col. Allen and that I received my discharge in Philad a from Colonel De Lancey the night previous to the taking of the Hessians at Princeton Trenton.
And further I was at the battle of the Three Rivers where General Thompson Commanded and Lieutenant Col. Maxwell was Col. under Genl. Thompson who on crossing the River St. Lawrence to the battle gave the Countersign agreeable to the order of the General which was. "God and our Country" unfortunately our General Thompson was taken prisoner at the battle and a Presbyterian Minister who was with us
Hugh Calhoon
Gloucester County ss
Personally appeared before me the one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County on the 10 th Nov r 1860 and on his solemn oath doth say that declaration above made is true according to the best of his knowledge and belief Sworn and subscribed this 10 th Nov r 1860 before me
Rich: Littlejohn
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District of New Jersey, ss.
On this fifth — day of October — , 1820 , personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Gloucester — , 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. Hugh Calhoon — —
aged Sixty one — years, resident in Woolwich Township — — 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: in the Company Commanded by Jonathan Jones; in the second Pennsylvania Regiment, called the "Saucy Greens" Commanded by Colonel Dehorse in the Penn-Sylvania line — That upon a declaration made on Oath on the 21 st day of March 1818 he Obtained a Pension Certificate numbered " 4783 ". —
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 other 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. to wit — I have no Estate either real or personal of any description whatever or wheresoever. —
I am indebted to sundry persons in about the sum of One hundred and fifty dollars — I am by occupation a Labourer, but unable to support myself being very much afflicted with the Rheumatism and a eruption on the lower to, and declared, on the part of my Belle which is bursted out —
My Family consists before of a wife Anna Judeth aged 58 years next February & one daughter Anna Judeth Calhoon aged 15 years next November — My wife's Capacity is insufficient to aid me in the support of my family she being also very much afflicted with the Rheumatism, my daughter is also incapable of supporting me. —
Hugh Calhoon
Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of October AD 1820
before James Mattack } President pro tem of the Court
I, Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Gloucester in the state of New Jersey, 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 exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is — dollars and — cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
Sixteenth day of October , 1820. Hendry CLK

Copy
Hugh Calhoun
4.703
Sept. 1817
Calhoun
the submitted in proof of annual and per-hung records of its proceedings. New Jersey, being a court of record, proceedings according to the course of the Common Law—presuming jurisdiction before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of... in the state of... On the... day of... 1817. Attorney at law in open court. Service of New Jersey.
Hugh Calhoun
Signature

The court is of the Opinion that the Total amount in value of the property exhibited in the within schedule is true, and that the deponent has not any thing as therein stated —
Signed
James Matthews James Hopkins Charles Ogden