Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 456, Aaron Dewitt, New Jersey

SERVICE
Dewitt, Aaron Mary.
NUMBER
W.456.
New Jersey
CONTENTS

Payable to Prebe Johnson, Mary Longstreet, Ann Morrill, Elizabeth Dewitt, Priscilla Dewitt, Aaron Dewitt, James Dewitt & Peter Dewitt, children of said dec d ?
New Jersey 8421
Mary Dewitt, dec d died 25 th October 1842. widow of Aaron Dewitt
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 11 th 1827 of Middlesex Co., in the State of N. Jersey Private in the company commanded by Captain Nixon of the regt. commanded by Col. Scudder in the N. Jersey mil. force for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of May 1844 and sent to Hon. L. Kirkpatrick, Horem Reps.
Total amount, $150
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D Brown Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 193.
Reported to Agent, see letter Clt to B. F. Randolph Dec 13. 1844.

Declaration of Mary Dewitt Act of Congress passed July 7- 1838
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County } ss
on this twenty fifth day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine. Personally appeared before the sub- scriber one of the Judges of the Superior court of common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex Mary Dewitt in the seventy third year of her age, a resident in the Village of Cranbury in the County and State aforesaid. who being first duly sworn according to law doth. on her oath make the declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7- 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows. That she is the widow of Aaron Dewitt who was a private in the militia of New Jersey in the service of the United States during the Revo- lutionary war. This declarant can only state that her husband repeatedly told her after their marriage of his service in the militia being married to him after the war, has heard him repeatedly say that he served more than eighteen months in said Revolu- tion which statement this applicant verily believes, heard him say that he had served under Capt Robert Origer, Capt Joachim Gulick, Capt David Chambers, Capt Wyatt and a Capt Hopkins, Col. Myers, Col. Scudder and Col. Wilson General Heald and General Dickinson.
That he was duty two months and that he had been stationed at Cranbury, Cranbury, Pot- ter's wood, New Jersey, Woodbridge, Elizabeth Town, Newark, Springfield, Bridgeport, Courland mountain, and a number of other places.

She further declares that she was married to the said Aaron Dewitt on Sabbath the eleventh day of September A.D. Seventeen hundred and eighty five - by the Rev d Mr. Blackwell a Baptist Clergyman, the Wesleyan Clergyman Rev d Joseph Clark, positively refusing to marry any couple on the Sabbath - Emma C. Cheney sister to applicant's husband was personally present at their marriage whose testimony is attached. That her husband the aforesaid Aaron Dewitt died on the eleventh day of June Eighteen hundred and twenty seven. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and sixty four - at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before me
Joseph M c Henry & Judge
{ Mary her X Dewitt mark
I certify that Mary Dewitt the the above applicant is a person of credibility and truth and on account of bodily infirmity and distance from the County Seat is unable to appear in open Court.
Joseph M c Henry & Judge

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
In the year of our Lord 1785 Aaron Dewart was married to Mary Debow on Sunday 11th of September
In the year of our Lord 1813 My Daughter Mary was married to Charles Dewart on the 8th October 3. 1813.
In the year of our Lord 1815 My Daughter Phoebe was married to Ruben Johnson on the 10th of February 1815
In the year of our Lord 1816 my son Aaron Dewart was married to Hannah Warn on Feb y 14th
In the year of Lord 1823 was my Daughter Ann married to Elizabeth Dewart the 26th
In the year of our Lord 1833 was Hemen D. B. Lefferts married to Cornelia Johnson March 24th
In the year of our Lord 1833 was Edward B. Lafayette married to Mary D. Brinkley the 7 day of April
In the year of our Lord 1836 was Mary D. Dewart married to James J. Dewart April 13th
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678 J FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
In the Year of our Lord 1766 Aaron Dewitt was born on the third day of January.
In the Year of our Lord 1767 Mary Debow was Born on the 28 th day of January.
In the Year of our Lord 1786 Elizabeth Dewitt was born on the 23 rd day of March.
In the Year of our Lord 1788 Susan Dewitt was Born on the 20 th day of January.
In the Year of our Lord 1789 Phebe Dewitt was Born on the 8 th day of January.
In the Year of our Lord 1798 Priscilla Dewitt was born on the 25 th Day of February
In the Year of our Lord 1799 Mary Dewitt was born on the 20 th day of December
In the Year of our Lord 1799 Aaron Dewitt was born on the 15 day of November
In the Year of our Lord 1798 Anne Dewitt was born on the 22 nd day of October
In the Year of our Lord 1800 James Dewitt was born on the 28 th Day of March
In the Year of our Lord 1809 Peter Dewitt was born on the 3 rd day of February
In the Year of our Lord 1814 Louisa Brinkley was Born on the 15 th day of May
In the Year of our Lord 1815 on the day of 23 rd of September Cornelia Johnson was Born
In the Year of our Lord 1815 Mary Brinkley was Born on the 26 th Day of October
In the Year of our Lord 1817 Mary Dewitt was Born on the 4 th Day of February
In the Year of our Lord 1817 George Brinkley Born on the 27 th Day of December
In the Year of our Lord 1818 Sophia Johnson was Born on the 11 th Day of March

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
on the 1 st day of December 1842 Before the subscribers Justice of the Peace in and for said County person- ally appeared Priscilla Dewitt of the Village of Cranbury in the Fifty second year of her age a person of credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to law on her oath deposeth and saith. That the leaf herewith attached was cut out of the family Bible by deponent and contains the only original record of the marriage of this deponent's father and mother and the birth of their children. That the records of the Births and the four entries of marriages commencing with the first are all in the handwriting of Aaron Dewitt deponent's father (except the four last, which are in the handwriting of deponent) That the same has always been in the family and is the only record they ever had. Aaron Dewitt the father of deponent departed this life on the eleventh day of June eighteen hundred and Twenty seven, and that deponent's mother the said Mary Dewitt remained a widow ever since that period.
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year above written (Before
Garret G. Voorhies. J. P.
Priscilla Dewitt

Hall of New Jersey
December Term 1843
Medalen County, I Nicholas D. D. Clerk of the inferior Court of Common Pleas in the said County do hereby certify that Aaron D. D. appeared before said Court (the same being a Court of Record) and informed the said Court that Mary D. D. late of the Township of South Brunswick in said County was a native of the United States. That she departed this life on the twenty fifth day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty two. That she left eight children surviving her to wit Elizabeth D. D. who intermarried with Reuben Johnson Priscilla D. D. Mary who intermarried with Benjamin Longstreet Aaron D. D. (his deponent) Ann intermarried with James Morris Frances D. D. & Peter D. D. Given under my hand and Seal of office This 14 th day of April A.D. 1844 (Duplicata)
N. D. D. Clerk

state of New Jersey Middlesex County ss
On the twenty sixth day of March A.D. 1839. Before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally appeared Anna M c Cluskey of the Village of Broadley in the Seventy eighth year of her age, a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on her oath deposeth and saith. That she accompanied her brother Aaron Dewitt and Mary Debow in the month of September Seventeen hundred and Eighty five to the Rev d . Mr Joseph Black a Presbyterian Clergyman at Allentown on a Sabbath day. Found Mr Black at home but refused to marry any couple on the Sabbath - the dep t then accompanied them to the Rev d . Mr Blacknell a Baptist Clergyman who married them in the presence of the dep t and others, none of whom are living now that dep t knows. The said Aaron Dewitt departed this life in the month of June Eighteen hundred and twenty seven. Mary Dewitt still remains his widow. Dep t well recollects that her brother the said Aaron Dewitt was out all the month of June in 1778. was engaged in the battle of Monmouth and knows that he was out in actual service in the militia not less than eighteen months in said war. In witness whereof the Subscriber has hereunto set his hand and the day and year above written. Before me Joseph M c Cluskey J.P.

Hon G. W. Crump Acting Com d Pensions
Sir
Mrs Ann D Morris a daughter of Mrs. Mary Dewit who died about a year ago applied to me recently to ascertain the Amount of the Pension granted by the W. S. to Mrs. Dewit - to whom the Certificate was sent &c
The facts are - 2 or 3 years ago Mrs. Dewit the old Lady signed some papers for getting her a Pension at Cranberry in this State. She never received anything before her death and recently a very small sum has been tendered to Mrs. Morris as one of the Children of Mrs. Dewit, with the allegation that the Pension has been granted since the old Lady's death - Mrs. Morris surprised at the small sum was not satisfied and desired to know the Amount granted, but received no satisfaction, she then desired to see the Certificate but was informed that no Certificate had been granted.
If Comptable with your duty I shall be obliged to you for a statement of the date of the Pension Certificate - to whom the Pension was to be paid - the Amount - and to whom it was forwarded. It may be all right, but it is much doubted -
Respectfully
Yours & M c L t
Pennington, N. Jersey
Freehold, Monmouth C. N. J.
Dec. 7. 1844

Hoosick Washington
March 18. 1844
Sir,
I recd a letter this morn from Joseph McCluskey, stating that he had forwarded the papers of Mrs. Mary Dittitt widow of Simon De Witt for a pension - The application is now in late Randolph County in the state of New Jersey -
Will you do me the favor to in- form me whether the papers have been recd, and any thing else touching the matter that it is proper to communicate
Respectfully Yr obed Servt Gerrit Smith

In the case of Mary DeWitt.
Joseph Morton
1777. 3 months under Capt. Chambers Guback & Perrine Colls Hyer and Sudder in Cranberry, under Capt. Chambers at Amboy in October.
1778. 1 month at Elizabeth town in April under Capt. Chambers & Coll. Neilson, & in October of same 1 month at Elizabeth town.
1779. In July served 1 month under Capt. John Bay or Capt. Peter Perrine at Woodbridge under Colls Sudder and Neilson.
1780 2 or 3 months at Elizabeth town and 1 at S. Amboy the 1 st in March or April under Capt. Guback. The 2 nd at Amboy under Capt. Chambers & John Bay.
Abraham Guback
1776. 1 town in August at Woodbridge under Capt. Joachim Guback 1 month 1 month at Cranberry in Decr 1776.
1777. One month at Cranberry I think DeWitt served 18 mths in the course of the revolution.
Isaac Sudder
1777. Jan 7 at Cranberry under Capt. Joachim Guback 1 month under Capt. Chambers same place and May & June same place. Colls Hyer and Sudder.
1778. June under Capt. Chambers or Coombs 1 month. October 1 month Woodbridge 1 month Elizabeth town.

Isaac Snedeker
One month at Amboy One month at Spotswood One at Spring field. One at Bergen Point.
John Pastor
1777. 1 month Elizabethtown Capt. Gulick. 1 Nov under same
1778 Sept. Capt. John Day at Woodbridge 1 month
1779. Nov under Capt. John Gulick. Capt. Saunders Merlin Woodbridge
1781 May at Amboy March

Isabel M. Cherry Columbia Md.
Columbia Md. Oct 6 th "
free
Rev
D. L. Edwards Comm. of Pension Washington City D. C. Nov 9. 1843
Rev D. L. Edwards

Frankbury N.Y. Oct 6 th 1843
Sir,
In answer to yours of the 22 nd Sep r . last. The Heirs of Mrs. Mary Dewitt (she being dead) hope upon a reexamination of the proof that one year would be allowed - if the proof will not justify it, they must submit to the best allowance the department will give - Your ob t serv t
Joseph M. [unclear] "

State of New Jersey Middlesex County } ss
On the 29 th day of September 1839, before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Joseph Mount of the Township of Monroe ( late North Amboy) in the County and State aforesaid, in the eighty fourth year of his age a person of credibility and truth, and a pensioner of the United States. Who being known according to law on his oath deposeth and saith That he knew Aaron Derritt who resided in the Village of Cranbury before and during the Revolutionary war, and well remembers serving with him in the militia in the service of the United States during said war, the first regiment served with him was in Cran- bury in the Winter and Spring of 1777, in the months of January, March and June to the best of his recollection, under Capt. Chambers Gulick and Perrine, and Col. Hoyer & Scudder in 1777 in the Fall deponent believes it was in the month of October he served one month with said Derritt at Amboy under Capt. Chambers then was no Colonel with them being only two Companies. in 1778 served a monthly term with said Derritt at Elizabethtown in the Spring thinks it was April under Capt. Chambers & Col. Neilson and in the month of October same year and under Capt. Chambers served that month out with said Aaron Derritt at Elizabethtown apples near ripe, and we marched from

Brantley in 1779. Capt. served a monthly tour with said Derritt. (July being in the midst of harvest) under Capt. John Dey or Peter Perrin cannot say which at Woodbridge Col. Scudder and Neilson commanded them in 1780 Capt. served two or three tours with said Derritt one at Elizabethton and one at South Amboy the first was in the Spring for it was before the battle, in March or April under Capt. Guleick. Capt. believes and the tour at Amboy was under Capt. Chambers and John Dey. Derritt was in Chambers Company and Capt. was in Capt. Dey's. Capt. can recollect about ten tours of monthly duty he served - with said Aaron Derritt either in the same company or Battalion. Capt. served other tours of duty but cannot remember that said Derritt was with him. as it is impossible to specify exactly every tour as to time - place and officers, and further saith not, Sworn to and Subscribed this day and year above written } Joseph Noerr Before
Garret G. Voorhies, J.P.

State of New Jersey Middlesex County - To.
on the 26th Day of March A. D. 1839 before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally appeared Abraham Gulick a Prisoner of the United States and a Person of Credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Aaron Dewitt of the Village of Cranbury in the Revolutionary War and served with the said Dewitt one tour in the Militia in August 1776 at Woodbridge under Capt. Joakim Gulick the tour was one Month also in December 1776 in the Company commanded by this Deponants Brother one Month at Cranbury and Georges road the Company immediately volunteered in January 1777 at the time of the battle of Princeton remained the Month out in Cranbury Col. Scudder Col. Hays commanded and in the Month of April and May the said Aaron Dewitt was in the same Company Stationed at Cranbury under Deponants Brother while the Enemy lay in New Brunswick after this service at Cranbury Dept. saw him at different times places in the Militia at Elizabeth town Woodbridge Amboy New Brunswick & Dept. Served many tours of duty with the said Aaron Dewitt but he is unable to specify any others than the five above named Dept. believes he Dewitt served not less than Eighteen Months in the war of the Revolution Deponant knows well that he the said Dewitt was in the same Company with Dept. in Cranbury and as the said Dewitt then lived in Cranbury believes he served in the Militia all the while they were

were quartered in that Village Dept. was well acquainted with him until his death which took place about twelve years ago Deponent is acquainted with his widow Mary who is now residing in the Village of Cranbury - - - - -  Sworn to and subscribed his  Abraham J. Gulick the Day and year above written mark before me Joseph W. L. Hovey Judge } Abraham J. Gulick

State of New Jersey Middlesex County } ss
Be it known that on the 10 th day of May A.D. 1839 before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of common pleas in and for said County personally appeared Isaac Snedeker, in the eightieth year of his age a person of credibility and truth & a Pensioner of the United States, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith, that he was well acquainted with Aaron Derritt and served with him in Capt. Jonathan Gulick's company of militia in the service of the United States, in the month of January 1777, at Cranbury, under Capt. Chambers in March at the same place one month, and in the months of May and June at the same place under Capt. Gulick, and Capt. Hoyer and Scudder, making four months at Cranbury with said Derritt, served one month with him in June 1778, under Capt. Chambers or Coombs, it was during the battle of Monmouth, served the month of October with him at Newbridge, under Capt. Chambers and Capt. Vidson, was with said Derritt afterwards a month at Elizabethtown, one at Sully and one at Spottiswood, one at Springfield one at Bergen point and at other places, but deponent cannot specify them at this time of life, he fully believes, that he served more than twelve months with the said Aaron Derritt in the militia in the service of the United States during said Revolution, he died more than ten years ago in Cranbury where his widow now resides, he was a good soldier and a good friend to his country but it is impossible to tell precisely every town he served with this deponent, except the above named,
Subscribed the Day and year above written before me Joseph N. Thorne Judge
his Isaac Snedeker mark

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Be it known that on the Eighteenth day of May, Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, per- =sonal appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County John Paxton a Resident of said County, in the seventy seventh year of his age a person of good credit and truth who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that during & before the Revolution he was well acquainted with Aaron Derrit and had a number of military tours in the service of the United States with said Derrit - one tour of one month (September) 1777 at Elizabethtown under Capt. Gulick and another in November same year under Capt. Gulick at the same place both Derrit and Derrit commanded tens men another tour in the year 1778 in September under Capt. John Day at Woodbridge said Derrit was there during that month in the militia. one tour in the fall of 1779 thinks it was November under Capt. Gulick & Col. McScudder at Woodbridge, also recalls me that time he served with said Aaron Derrit under Capt. Gulick after the rout of the Pa. line in March 1781 at Red Bank - remembers which station at Elizabethtown a tent was raised by volunteer said Derrit has me to go and that the party of the British they went John Hageman was one of the party he got killed and Derrit helped bring him to camp there near two of the tents killed and recalls to the me. Hageman died about one hour. Derrit loved the service and done much active duty.
Sworn & subscribed this day & John Paxton year above written - - -

9350
Declaration of Mary DeWitt dec d widow of Aaron DeWitt. N.Y.
Act July 7. 1838
m. prob - 9 mo per adm o
9 mo per
30.
To Phebe Johnson. Mary Longstreet Aaron Morrill. Elizabeth - Priscilla - Aaron - James & Peter De Witt only surviving Children
Att. L. Kirkpatrick J.R.
Joseph McElwee
Brandon
New Jersey

State of New Jersey
I Charles G. McChesney - Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby Certify that Joseph McChesney Esq. before whom the Reclamation of Mary Derritt & affidavits of Abraham J. Guleick, Made Sneacka, John Paxton, and Anna McChesney were taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and - Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middle- sex, also Garet G. Voorhees Esq. before whom the affidavits of Joseph Monat and Priscilla Derritt were taken was at the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Midd- -lesex, both of whom were duly appointed, Comm- -issioned & sworn, that full faith and credit are to be given to their official acts, the same being in the proper handwriting of the said Joseph McChesney and Garet G. Voorhees.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed my Seal of office at the City of Trenton in said State this twenty fourth day of November A.D. One thou- -sand Eight Hundred and fortytwo.
Charles G. McChesney Secy of State

V 9109350
Mary Dewitt
New Jersey
Suspended
Set to J. McChesney Sep 22 43
" " J. McChesney Nov. 27 "
" " Hon. L. Kirkpatrick Mar. 28 44
Ret 7 July '38

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WIDOW, &c.
cont
File No. 456
Mary Dewitt widow of  Asa Dewitt Priv. Rev. War.
Act: July 7, 1838.
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 174
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jan'y 25 1844
Wm Lloyd S. Jones
1330 m
Add pms Mary Saint
Free
J. L. Church Washington City D. C.

State of New Jersey December Term 1843 Middlesex County ss. I Nicholas Woodruff Clerk of the inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Aaron Dewitt appeared before the said Court (the same being a Court of record) and proved to the satisfaction of said Court that Mary Dewitt late of the Township of South Brunswick in said County was a pensioner of the United States that she departed this life on the twenty fifth day of October AD Eighteen hundred and forty two leaving Eight Children surviving her to wit Phoebe De- witt who intermarried with Reuben Johnson Elizabeth Dewitt, Priscilla Dewitt Mary who intermarried with Benjamin Longstreet Aaron Dewitt, Ann intermar- ried with James Morris, James Dewitt and Peter Dewitt and no others —
Given under my hand and Seal of office the twenty third day of December AD 1843
N Woodruff Clerk

Glanbury Jan 21 st 1844
J. L. Edwards Sir
I received yours of the 27 th inst requiring a Certificate from the Court concerning the death of Mary Dewitte and names of the children deceased is the same
I am very respectfully Your Ob t Servant Joseph McChesney Esq

Receipts for One years interest paid on Certificates given by the Commissioners in the Several Counties for Militia Services.
   No. of Vouch. No. of Certif. Signed by Date Payable to Amount Creat. int.     96 1318 Thomson Stelle June 10. 1784 Aaron Dewitt 1..13..9 .. 2 ..  
State of New Jersey
I Charles G. M c Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true extract from a Book headed as above, as taken from and Compared with the original now remaining of record in my office. And I do further Certify that Thomson Stelle Esq r . was by the fifth Section of an Act passed by the Legislature of New Jersey Dec. 20. 1783* appointed a Commissioner
for the County of Middlesex for the purpose of settling and adjusting the payrolls of the Militia and troops of this State, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person, a note for the payment of what may be justly due.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton, this twenty second day of November A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty two.
Charles G. M c Chesney Sec y of State
* entitled "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia & troops who have been raised for the defense of the frontiers of the State and to provide for the settlement of the same"