Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34258, Richard Cook, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cook, Richard or Cooke
S. 34258
CONTENTS

1742
New Jersey Roll
Richard Cooke Capt King's Musician Massachusetts 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 7 of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to Walter L. Sher Esq Hamburg - New Jersey
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 - semi-annual all co-ending
4 Mo 18/30.
$ 35.80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Six years Nov -
Continued
Vernon, Superior Co
Notification sent Sept. 14 th 1820 to E. Green Vernon, N. Jersey.

Rich? Cook
April 17 —
Correct by Rolls DH

District of New Jersey County of Sussex ss
On this seventeenth day of April A.D. One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County personally appeared Richard Cook aged Sixty one years or thereabouts resident in the Town of Vernon County and State aforesaid, 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 Intituled "An act to provide for "Certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services "of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That he the said Richard Cook enlisted in the service of the American Colonies on or about the month of April A.D. One thousand seven hundred and seventy five at the Town of Hatfield in the State of Massachusetts in the Company of Capt. Chappin attached to Col. Felloo's Regiment of foot for the term of eight months as a private, and upon the expiration of the said term of enlistment he again entered the service of the United States for the term of one year under Captain Wm. Watson attached to Col. Wesson's Regiment Massachusetts line, and upon the expiration of the said second term of enlistment he again enlisted in the service of the United States as Musician for and during the war, under the com- mand of Captain Wm. Watson attached to Col. Wesson's Regiment of foot Massachusetts line, and served until the close of the war, when he the said Deponent was regularly discharged, which discharge was given by His Excellency Genl. Knox on the 31 st day of Decr. A.D. 1783-

That from his house taken fire on the 17 th day of April A.D. 1811. His said discharge with all his other papers house- hold furniture, grain and all manner of provisions were entirely consumed which renders it impossible for him the said deponent now to produce this evidence of the substance of his claim, That he said Richard Cook owing to these severe dispensations of providence is now in reduced circumstances and prays the assistance of his Country - and he hereby relinquishes all claim to every pension heretofore granted by the laws of the United States Richard Cook.
I sworn and subscribed before me the Day and Year aforesaid
Walter Mose
I Walter Mose Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Richard Cook did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy - And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress - Witness my hand at Hamburg New Jersey the seventeenth day of April A.D. 1815 -
Walter Mose

State of New Jersey County of Sussex } Personally appeared before me Walter L. the one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid Richard Cook Junr. who being duly sworn according to Law declares and says that he has at divers different times seen a discharge from under the hands of Genl. Howe to Richard Cook from the service of the United States dated the 31 st day of Decr. A.D. One Thousand seven hundred and Eighty three, that this Deponent verily believes that the said discharge was consumed along with every other paper belonging to the above named Richard Cook when his house was burnt which fire took place on the seventeenth day of April A.D. 1811 - and further this Deponent saith not -
Sworn and subscribed before me } WALTER L. HILL this 17 th Day of April 1818 }
District of New Jersey Sussex County } I Ephraim Green Junr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that Walter L. Hill Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the taking and signing the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Sussex duly commis d & sworn and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Sussex County Court this 28 th day of April A.D. 1818
E. Green Junr.

copy of Richard Cooke affidavit
1742 Vernon
June 18
Sep 18

District of New Jersey
Sussex County
On this sixth day of June in the term of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Sussex in the state of New Jersey, the said court being a court of Record in said County constituted and established by the Laws of the State of New Jersey a court of Record having a seal with power to fine and imprison and an unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount in civil causes and whose Judgments are reversable by writ of error only at common law, and now sitting at Newton in said County Richard Cook of the age of sixty three years resident in the Township of Vernon in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare and say that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, he enlisted sometime in April in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-five under Captain Ring in a Regiment commanded by Col o Fellers of the Massachusetts line for the term of eight months and before the expiration of this time this deponent re-enlisted in a company commanded by Captain Ward in a Regiment commanded by Col o Wiper of the Massachusetts line for the term of one year, and before the expiration of the last term this deponent enlisted for a term during the war under the same officers last mentioned and continued in this service until after the battle of Monmouth where the members of the regiments were reduced and this deponent was transferred to the command of Col o Henry Jackson of the ninth Massachusetts Regiment and afterwards drafted into the light infantry into a company commanded

by Capt Thomas Hunt in a Regiment commanded by Col d James Farnott and continued in the service under diffe- rent commands till the close of the war. Since this deponent further says that he has received a certificate from the war department of the United States under the hand of Secy Calhoun dated the thirteenth day of June eighteen hundred and eighteen and numbered 1742 placing this deponent on the pension list roll of the New Jersey agency at the rate of eight dollars per Month commencing the twenty seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen And this deponent doth further depose and solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dis- posed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring him self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons eng- aged in the Land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen and that he has not since any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to this deponent or any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and subscribed by this deponent and this deponent further says that he is sixty three years old that he is by occupation a house Carpenter that his family resident with him consists of a wife named Mary aged about seventy two years and one daughter named Nancy that this deponent by reason of being afflicted with Rheumatism is unable to pursue his said occupation and that this deponent's said wife by age and infirmity incident thereto is entirely una- ble to procure a livelihood and that this deponent's said daug- hter is of the age of thirty six years but from original and natu- ral deformity and imperfection of body and mind has always

been unable to procure a subsistence. And this deponent further says that he considers himself in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the aid of his country
Sworn to and declared in open court on the 6th day of June A D 1820
Richards Cook
John Ogden
Schedule of this deponents property necessary cloathing and bedding excepted.
Real Estate none -
Personal estate
1 Broadaxe, one adz, 3 augers
4 chisels, 3 planes, 1 saw, 1 square and compass, 1 drawing knife, besides which this deponent had a cow and a small amount of household furniture which his land lord has taken and holds as property, for the payment of sixty dollars rent which this deponent owes to him - to wit 1 cow - 1 hog, 1 cupboard, 1 table 5 chairs - 1 pot - 1 pan - 1 tea kettle - 2 pails - 1 tub - 6 plates - 6 cups & saucers 4 spoons - 6 knives and forks - 1 drammet - 1 griddle - 1 chest - 1 wheel
Sworn to and declared in open court this 6th day of June A D 1820
Richards Cook
John Ogden
It is the opinion of the board that the unincumbered property on the above schedule is of the value of five dollars and thirty eight cents and that the incumbered property on the said schedule is of the value of twenty eight dollars and ninety two cents
John Ogden

Ephraim Green junr. Clerk of the before mentioned Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the forego- ing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are Truly Copied from the records 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 of the unencumbered property is five dollars and thirty eight cents and the incumbered property is twenty eight dollars and ninety two cents -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 22 nd day of July A.D. 1820
Ephraim Green junr. Clerk of the Court of the County of Sussex aforesaid

34 2 58 Recy INVALID.
File No. 34, 2 58
Richard Cooke Musician Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]