Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35242, Enos Dennis, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Dennis Enos
S 35242
CONTENTS

35242
INVALID.
Ray
Emm
File No. 35,242
Emm Dennis
His Rev. Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 108
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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See Litta 28 Sept. 1834 to Jas. Sewall.
Capt Enos Dennis 26th Sept 1818 by James Sewall, Esq; Esq; Esq; Maryland
New Jersey, 941 line Maryland Roll.
Enos Dennis Capt Rob N Jersey Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 17th of September 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th of October 1818 and delivered to Lieut Greenleaf Dearborn at Washington City -
Arrears with of Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4th March 1819, being 591 \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{4}{30 \ 31} = \dots $42:00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
948 new months
Compt. Fiscal County

Enos Dennis a citizen of the United States of America and at this time residing in Cecil County in the State of Maryland doth declare that he enlisted in the third New Jersey Regiment for nine months service in the year 1778 under Capt. John Ross Major Bloomfield, Colonel Ogden and General Maxwell; he remained in said service the term of his enlistment namely nine months a common soldier and was discharged at Elizabethtown N. J. in the year 1779, and he further declares that he hath not received nor doth he expect to receive any pension or other recompence from the General Government except a part of the pay for the aforementioned nine months service and what may be obtained by virtue of this document; and likewise declares himself old, infirm and unable to obtain a livelihood by his own exertions having no property. —
Then Came into Open Court the above named Enos Dennis and made oath on the Holy Evangel of Almighty God that the facts and circumstances stated in the foregoing declaration are true. —
Sworne to in Open Court James M c Wall C lerk .

Maryland Cecil County ss
I hereby certify that Lemuel Pinnacle Esq. to whom the annexed Certificate was given and whose signature is thereto affixed, was at the time of signing the same a Judge of the Second Judicial District of the State of Maryland, duly Commissioned and qualified according to law, and at such time and place, and on that day, was entitled to all the fees, emoluments and perquisites to which he was entitled by law.
James M'Call Cecil County
Emor Pinnacle
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Chas. S. ...
Greenleaf ... Secretary
I the subscriber one of the Judges of the Second Judicial District of Maryland do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Emor Pinnacle did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the within declaration and that he is in indigent circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and I hereby transmit the proceedings in the said case to the Secretary of War for in pursuance to the Act of Congress - Given under my hand this 17th Septem 1818 -
Emor Pinnacle

Copy Ennos Dennis's Oath Schedule &c as a pensioner under the late Act of Congress
3941
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State of Maryland, Cecil County ss.
On this 11 th day of September 1820 Personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of common Law with unlimited jurisdiction in point of amount for the said County Enos Dennis aged sixty five years resident in the aforesaid County and State who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oaths declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows; That he enlisted in the year 1778 in the State of New Jersey as a private Soldier Capt n John Ross Major Bloomsfield and Colonel Barker of the Third Jersey Regiment and was discharged at Elizabeth Town New Jersey after serving Nine months. The Certificate which he obtained at the time of his discharge is lost, that he made Oath to a Declaration to the foregoing effect in the month of September 1818 and obtained a pension thereupon the Certificate of which is numbered 3941.
I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to - being

Being 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 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracted or debt due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule here to annexed and by me subscribed Sworn to in Open Court James McCall Clerk
That I am a cooper by trade, but too infirm to obtain a livelihood by my own credit at present that I have no wife or family.
Schedule of the property of Enos Dennis
1 box 1 set of cooper's tools -
Enos Dennis
Sworn to and Declared on the 11 th day of of September 1820. before me the Subscribed Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District composed of Talbot Lincoln Kent and Pierce Counties.
W. D. Carle

I James Cravall Clerk of Linn County. do hereby certify that the foregoing Draft is true & correct from the Record of 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 foregoing schedule is Thirty Dollars —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of the said Court on this first day of December 1820.
James Cravall Clerk
I was a resident on the 18 th of Nov. have not since in any manner any part thereof relinquish it as to being