Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 862, Jeremiah Coon, New Jersey

SERVICE
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New Jersey
Coon, Jeremiah
S 862
Carded
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New Jersey 7879
Jeremiah Coon
Warren in the State of N. Jersey who was a Pri. & Mus in the Co. on commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg commanded by Col. Hourt in the N. J. line for Militia 11 Mo
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 5 7/8 Dollars 89 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of May 1832 and sent James H. Randolph, Present
Arrears to the 4th of March, 33 3/4 64 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 33 18.66 $ 93.50
N. J.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk.
Book 60 Vol. 3 Page 8
This claim entered by
Wm. Stuart
April 8th 1834

State of New Jersey County of Somerset ss. on this Thirteenth Day of August In the Year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Personally appeared in open court Before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset now Sitting. Jeremiah Coon, a resident of Warren in the County of State aforesaid aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to Law on his oath do hereby make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832. — That Deponent was drafted in the military Service as a private in the Revolutionary war in the Year 1777 under Col Jacob Truynch in the County of Somerset in said State served one month and was discharged — The Same Year served two months under Capt Truynch as a musician and was discharged, next this time as a volunteer — In the Same Year was out four months under Capt Logan. Maj Davison & Col Hunt at Bergen and was then discharged — The Year following as this Deponent now thinks he was one month out in the same Service of the Conn- ecticut Farms and Elizabeth town under dont recollect the officers — after this was out one month under Capt Moffit at Acquackunock — out one month under Capt Coey during that time was in the Battle of Springfield — out one month under Capt Conrad Countryman in Supers — was in the Battle at Spanks town (now Bridgetown) Battle at Brund Brack- Battle at the Connecticut farms (near Elizabeth town) During all the time of the above Service this De- ponent lived in the County of Somerset & State aforesaid and has lived there ever since the Revolution — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever in in a pension or annuity except the present and

Declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency of any State —
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court etc.
Wm. H. Gaston
Jeremiah Coon
Somerset County ss. Be it Remembered that on this 13 th day of August A.D. 1832. Personally appeared in open court before the above named court, Garret Corneliuson, and Being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he was acquainted with the above named Jeremiah Coon during the Revolutionary war, that he served with said Coon one month in the militia at Bergen under Capt Jacob Van Eycke and this deponent further says that he has always un- derstood and believes that said Coon was out in the service as a militiaman a great many times, during the revolution that he has lived in the same county and neighborhood with him over twice, —
Sworn & subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid
Wm. H. Gaston
Garret
his X Corneliuson mark

We William D. Stewart Esq — residing in the township of Warren in said County and Squire Terrell Esq — residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Broom who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution. And that we concur in that opinion — Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid —
W. D. Gaston
App. D Stewart Squire Terrell
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary war department. That he is as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that William D. Stewart Esq who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of Warren of 2 — who also signed the preceding — and that Squire Terrell Esq — that they are creditable persons. and that is a resident in the same place and and that their statement is entitled to credit —
W. D. Gaston
The court further certifies that it appears that there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the above applicant to whom the said applicant is known. The clergyman residing there has lately come to that congregation and is not sufficiently acquainted with the applicant to sign his certificate —
W. D. Gaston Dan. H. Dillinger
Over Vanderwall

State of New Jersey Pomeroit County ss
I John M. Mann Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the Application of Jeremiah Boon for a pension
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty two
J. M. Mann
Jeremiah Boon -
No 6084.

Jeremiah Coon
Admitted Fife 2 months Private 9 do
I hereby consent that the time for which the within named applicant served be computed at nine months as a private & two months as a musician.
John Randolph June 20, 1833. Atty in fact.

Interrogatories proposed by the Court to Jeremiah Coon upon his application for a pension.
1. Question. Where and in what year were you born? Answer I was born in the County of Somerset in the year Seventeen hundred and fifty nine, on the 4 th of July - Jeremiah Coon
2. 2. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? Ans I have a record of my age at home in family Bible Jeremiah Coon
3. 2. When were you living when called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? Answer, I lived in the County of Somerset, I was drafted into the service in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Dyer. Jeremiah Coon
4. 2. How were you called into service, were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? Ans I was drafted, and as Volunteer - Jeremiah Coon
5. 2. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you visited and the general circumstan- ces of your service?
Ans For an answer to this interrogatory This respondent respectfully refers the Department to his declaration, and Col. Heat- Maj Linn. Maj David - Jeremiah Coon
6. 2. Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans I never received a written discharge, I was always told when my time was out, to go home by the Captain - Jeremiah Coon

7. 2. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Ans. I am known to a great many individuals in the neighborhood where I reside, among whom are W. D. Stewart, Squire Turrell, Master Sally Squires and many others, who can testify to my character for truth and veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution.
And further says That the times referred to in his declaration in the year 1777, he lived at Bergen in the year following (1778) at the time of service at Aquackunck in the same year.
I was in the Battle of Springfield. Gen. Dickinson was our Commander, but does not now recollect the Captain who had the Command there, - at the Battle of Bound Brook he was commanded by Capt. Platt. Bailey cannot recollect year and this Sergeant does positively state, that he was out fourteen months. To wit one month at Bound Brook under Capt. Bailey - one month at Raritan Landing - one month at Quibbletown under Col. Hunt - two months at Elizabeth Town under Capt. Moffitt - one month at Newark under Capt. Bragland - one month at Aquackunck under Capt. Moffitt - four months at Bergen under Capt. Logan - one month at the Connecticut farms, at this time we had a skirmish with the British at Bergen point one of them being killed - one month at Springfield. Gen. Dickinson commanded us - one month at Rahway to watch the Tories at that place and to stand guard over the prisoners in Jail who were there confined. Thinks the prisoners were brought from Elizabeth Town. - And the said Jeremiah born, doth further further depose and say, that that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear  1 mo 1 do 1 do 1 do 1 do 4 do 1 do 1 do 1 do

positively as the precise length of his Service (except the fourteen months above specified) But according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned Below and in the following grades, two months as a drummer & fifer, and the remainder of the time as a private soldier, making in the whole sixteen months, for which Service I claim a pension. Jeremiah Coon
I served under Gen Sterling - Gen Lee - Gen Dickson
Sworn, sworn, and Subscribed before me the 15 th day of June. 1833
Jeremiah Coon
Wm B Gaston
I William B Gaston the magistrate who administered the foregoing oaths, do hereby certify that Complainant  Jeremiah who has signed, & sworn to the foregoing affidavit or the declaration of Said Jeremiah Coon is a person of Credibility and belief, and his Statement entitled to credence and belief -
June 15 th 1833.
Wm B Gaston

State of New Jersey } I John M Mann Clerk of the Somerset County } Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Boon for a pension: And I do further certify that William B. Gaston before whom the amended proceedings hereto attached were had and whose proper signature is thereto subscribed was at the time thereof and still is a Judge of said Court in full commission & In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bridgewater this fifteenth day of June Eighteen hundred & thirty three J. M. Mann

No 6.084
Jeremiah Boon
Somerset County
New Jersey.
Ret d f. No.
Admitted
  Fifer 2 mo  3.66    Private 9 " "  7.32  
  36.00    7.32    $ 37.32  
  3.66    7.32    $ 7.32  
A. Thompson James P. Randolph Somerville Resat
W to W.D.S.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
24 th May - 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjocined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jeremiah Coons Warren County Somerset.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1777 1 21 4. Private Col Hunt. 73. Somerset County Living & Traditionary   1778 1. 1. 1. 1.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers ; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ; ) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service ; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev War
INVALID:
File No. 862
Jeremiah Boon Rev. N. J. Mil.
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 71
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Coon, John GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5617 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 20, 1790 to Solomon Goss
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.