Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,434, Job D Clayton, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey.
Clayton, Job D.
S 2434
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CONTENTS

17501  New Jersey  Job D. Clayton of Monmouth in the State of N. Jersey who was a private in the Cont al commanded by Captain Chadwick of the Reg t commanded by Col. H. Dick in the N. Jersey line for 16 Mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of A. Casey at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Aug. 1833 and unto Hon. S. Gordon President
Arrears to the 4th Mo d $106.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1st Mo d 26.66 $133.33
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. J. P. Atty Clerk Recorded by Book E. Vol. 2. Page 105

State of New Jersey } Maurice Co } ss:-
On this tenth day of September A.D. 1832, Personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Maurice, now sitting for D. Clayton, a resident of the Township of Kirkold, in the County & State aforesaid, in the 68 th year of his age, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That shortly after he arrived at the age of sixteen years, he was enrolled under the Laws of this State. Disposed think, it was about the month of March 1 st 80 - That he went out first under one Capt o H o Chadwick, and continued to serve his monthly tours (till every other month) to end of the war - That he not only did militia duty when out on his monthly tours, but during the time which elapsed from the period of his entering the militia to the end of the war he was frequently out on occasions of alarm and incursions made by the British, Refugees and Tories - to which that part of the country of Maurice in which he lived was peculiarly subject - That after Capt o Chadwick's death, he served under one Capt o Stephen Fleming, and continued to perform his monthly tours in the militia - Towards the close of war he

he moved from the Township of Shrewsbury into the Township of Tuckahoe, and there he joined the company of one Capt. Horace Schenck and continued to serve with him to the time that the Militia of the County of Monmouth were verbally disbanded, and discharged at the town of Tuckahoe, at the time of Peace That he cannot now recollect the names (if any) of any other Captains under whom he served - That the Field officers under whom he served were Genl. Darius Forman, Col. Hendrickson, & one Maj. Hendrick Van Brunt - That his services as a Militia man were princi- pally confined to the County of Monmouth - That when out on his monthly tours, he was generally stationed & engaged within the County for the protec- tion and defense of the shores and those points exposed to the frequent depredations of the British Refugees & Tories from the City of New York - and when not out on his monthly tours, he would often assist to hunt the Refugees & Tories who were scattered and concealed through the extensive Pines in the lower part of the County and issuing out of them, plundered, rob- and murder the inhabitants, some of whom were taken by his company - and among others one Figgins (a desperate wood robber) who was hanged - That he marched principally in the County of Monmouth, from Colts Neck to Tinton Falls & Shrewsbury and the Branch, & so down to Shink River - That he was out on many scouting parties by day and night That he was once taken by the wood-robbers, but he afterward made his escape - That his four elder brothers were made Prisoners by the

Refuged and confined many months in Sugar House at the City of New-York - That he was in active service almost contin- ually from the time of joining the Militia to the end of the war - for when not compelled to be out on his monthly tours, the constant alarms & incursions of the Band Robbers were such as to keep the inhabitants almost continually under arms - That all the officers under whom he served he believes to be dead - That he believes he was in actual service as much as eight months and is sure that he was in actual service one year at least - That being confined to the county of Monmouth, he had little knowledge of the Continental regi- ments or their officers - That he has no documentary evidence - That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn and subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid
Job D. Clayton
N. J. Downes
1 Where were we what year ago for your son Ans. In the Township of Freehold 13 th Dec 1764
2 If you have any record of your age and if so where is it
Ans. His Father's Bible at offi cial's house in Freehold
3 Where were you living when called into service, when had you lived since the war and where do you say live
Ans. In Shrewsbury, & has lived in different parts of S d County ever since

4 How were you called into service were you drafted and you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom Ans. A volunteer & drafted.
5 State the names of some of the reg- ular officers who were with the troops when you served, such Con- tinental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the gen- eral circumstances of your service. -Ans. The names appear in declaration.
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it.
Ans. No discharge except verbal.
7 State the names of the 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. William Lloyd Esq. William J. Brown.
Subscribed & sworn to the 10 th Sept. 1832 in open Court
W. J. Brown
Job D. Clayton

Supplemental affidavit of Job D. Clayton, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
State of Penn - S. S. Montgomery Co. ss.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Job D. Clayton who being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that by reason of old age and 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 up than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades - That he was enrolled under the laws of this State in the month of March 1780 as a private in the Company of Capt. Thomas Chadwick & his order Sergeant was Abraham Robbaser - that he served as a private under them, six several months, comprising the months of March, May, July, Sep. Nov. in the year 1780 & January in the year 1781 - During the time of performing each of these several tours, he was stationed at Colts Neck in said County as Head-Quarters - from which he was marched as the exigencies of the service required, to Long-Branch - Rumson, Shrewsbury Shores & so down to Shunk's River - but he was not stationed at any one particular spot during the time of performing any whole tour except at Colts Neck as a private -
That upon the death of Capt. Thomas Chadwick, Stephen Fleming was made Captain of said Company & at this time he thinks James Howlett was the Lieutenant, & Abraham Robbaser his order Sergeant - He continued to serve as a private under said officers for eight several months, comprising the months of March, May, July, & September, November & Nov. of the year 1781, and a January, March & May of the year 1782 - That these services

were performed at Collietick in said County as has - greater from which place on each of the several hours, he was marched to various points extending along the shore from the Highlands to Shick-River and thro' the townships of Shrewsbury & Middletown. - After this time, he moved from Shrewsbury Town- ship into Freehold Township, and entered as a private the Company of Captain Aaron Schrand - he served at least four several hours under him in the middle & latter part of the year 1782 & the beginning of the year 1783 - but inasmuch as the Ma- - litia of this County were not called out at this time of the war with the same regularity as heretofore he does not wish to attempt to speak, and indeed cannot pretend to identify the months - tho' he cer- tainly remembers to have served four several mon- - ths  under him at Freehold then called Monmouth Court House. That he was under him at the time that peace was declared, and was paid - at that time in said company at Freehold & participated in the rejoicings of the Troops on that day, and afterwards the roll of the company was called, and the troops all verbally discharged - And for such service he claims a Pension -
This deponent further says that since he sent on his original declaration he has discovered that he can prove by Christopher Frobas a living witness, that his name was on the muster-roll of the Company of which his father Abraham Frobas was an orderly ser- geant - He further says that during the time of his services as above, he served with an embodied cap. called into service under the authority of the State - That he was in the field - And for the time during which his service was performed he was not engaged in any civil pursuit - That he would have had the certificate (as to the belief of his right to share in his services) which is attached to his declaration

signed by two persons, but he was assured that this traditional evidence was not required by the Department, where a living witness was swore to his actual knowledge of the applicant's services. That he has it signed now by David B. Cooper & David Cooper who can testify to what is required by the law - That he cannot recollect anything further, except that during the time of performing his several monthly tours, he rec d his rations regu- larly & also from officers - as to residence etc, he refers to his dect y Sworn & Subscribed this 8 th day of August A.D. 1833 before me The 34 th & 36 th line on first page being first blunder - the word "right" & the figure "8" first into line - And a part of 36 th line being first read
Job D. Clayton
Amos Shaw Justice
State of Ark - Iss Mooresville Co } Js:
Christopher Probasco being duly sworn upon his oath, saith, that his father was an order sergeant during the Revolutionary war. That this depo- nent sometimes since saw some of the must- rolls left by his father (now dead) and that the name of Job D. Clayton was on said must rolls. The must rolls in question are either lost or mislaid. Sworn & Subscribed this 8 th day of August 1833 before me } Christopher Probasco Thos L. Brockmeyer Justice

No 22116
Job D. Clayton N.J.
Return to m
adm d
Louis Benedict
Abraham Bonn
Wm L. Dayton
Michael Kelly
New Jersey

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
22 d 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 subj d 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 Job D. Clayton, of Mount Vernon Co. Pa.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enrolled First Muster 1780 (continued) to serve every other month till the end of the war - also frequently out on occasion of alarms Private Scout Capt. Thomas Chadwick Capt. Stephen Fleming Capt. Thomas Schantz Genl. Daniel Irwin - Colo. Hendrick son - Major Hendrick Bunt Generally about the County of Monument Shrewsbury in New Jer- sey - Aged 68 Sixty six m th There is also a certificate of tradition Evidence - but is not signed  
X Thinks he was in actual Service Eighteen months Sure he was in actual service at least one year
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 day 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 he 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 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 [j] 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
2434 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 2434
Job D. Clayton Print Rev War
Act: June 7. 1862
Index:—Vol. A. , Page 68.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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We David B Cooper and David Cooper - both residents of Freehold Township, Monmouth Co. N. J. do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Job D Clayton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 68 years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he now resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed this 8 th day of August - A.D. 1833
Amos Shaw Justice
his Mark David B Cooper David Cooper
I Amos Shaw one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to me that David B Cooper and David Cooper - who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of the township of Freehold in said County, that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I further certify that there is no Clagymann residing in the vicinity of the applicant -
Witness my hand this 8 th day of August A.D. 1833 - Amos Shaw Justice

I, Daniel H. Ellis, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Muscogee do hereby certify that the annexed papers contain the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Joel D. Clayton for a Pardon. That Wm. J. Brown, John Hall, John H. Brannen & John W. Lawson before whom they were signed to an Indictment in said court duly confirmed thereon, & that said facts and oaths are due to them their official acts. That I am acquainted with their hand-writing respectively and believe their signatures genuine. Further certify that Amos Shaw & Thomas C. Hooker before whom the supplemental papers herein annexed, are subscribed and sworn, are regularly Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly confirmed thereon. That their names are enrolled as such in my office. That they are authorized to administer an oath. That I am acquainted with the hand-writing of each of them and believe their signatures to said papers to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 9 th of August A. D. 1833
D. H. Ellis Clerk

Pension Application
Declaration of Job D. Clayton -
22116 22083 22083
adm 18 mo pre 60 $
L. Benedict Parent

State of New Jersey } Monmouth County } ss.
Personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County, Euphemia Heaviland who being duly sworn according to law, dep- oseth and saith, that she is fifty six years old. That she is well acquainted with John Clayton who is now an applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832. That she knew him during the Revolutionary war. That she knows him to have been out in the Matilda during the Revolutionary war, and at different periods within three years of its termination. That she has heard read his Declaration and believing it in all respects to be true and that the age of the applicant is as therein stated. That he and all his brothers are known and reputed to have been faithful soldiers of the Revolution. Sworn & subscribed this 10 th day of Sept r 1832 in open court
M c Dowre } Euphemia Heaviland M c Dowre } Mouth
The Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify that those persons whose names are attached to the annexed certificate are of character & standing in our County, and implicit reliance may be placed in their statements. We further certify that the signatures of some, & most of them, are known to us and we believe them genuine.
John Hull John Headden John M c Davison

We
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Job Clayton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be in the 73rd 74th year of his age. That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a faithful soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed this day of July A.D. 1832
N.B.
The above Certificate is not required by the rules of the Department where there is positive testimony, &c.
And the said, the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth, do hereby declare their opinion after a full investigation of this case, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that the said Euphemia Hempland passing affi-  who has signed the above  statement is a credible person, and that the statement is entitled to credit, and that the said Court believe there is no Clugyma now resident in the neighborhood of the applicant.
William Lloyd John Huld John M. Davison

I, Daniel H. Ellis clerk of the Inferior Court at Cumming Pleas in & for the County of Montmouth, do hereby certify that the for- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Job Clayton for a Pension under the act of June 7 th 1832.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this day of July A.D. eighteen hun- dred & thirty two.
3
D. H. Ellis Clerk

We the undersigned being nigh yours to and having been well acquainted with Job Clayton for several years past understanding by him that he purposeth to leave this State in the course of a few months take this opportunity to bear testimony of our approbation of his character and conduct among us -
We do hereby certify that since our first acquaintance with him which has been with some of us almost from his infancy that he has sup- ported as far as we know or have heard a fair and unblemished moral character and for sometime past the character of a christian. —
State of New Jersey County of Monmouth January 1794 - -
Samuel Forman
Jon n Forman
M rs : Henderson Solomon Combs John Forman Hendrick Snyder Daniel Grandin Daniel Combs Denise Combs David Forman
William Lloyd John Hull John M c Davidson