Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2275, Joseph Harrison, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Harrison Joseph
S 2275
CONTENTS
Carded

20 Jersey 30.693
Joseph Harrison
Officer C. in the State of New Jersey - has been in the Army commanded captain Williams of the Regt. commanded Col. Van Courtlandt in the N. Jersey
for 8. Bays - $80 16. M. P. - $53.33 $133.33
Enrolled on the Roll of New Jersey the rate of $133 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of June 1836, are for the life of the said Joseph Harrison
on the list of N. Jersey 36.7666.68 for the same - 66.66 $103.33
for the year 1830 as R. ... for the year 1831

State of New Jersey,
Essex County, ss. On this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex now sitting at Newark, Joseph Harrison a resident of the township of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged eighty five 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 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 in July A D 1776, when the British Fleet was reported to have entered the Bay of New York - he left home, then residing in the township of Newark in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, and joined the Company of Militia to which he belonged as a private soldier and volunteer, under the command of Capt. Samuel Pierson which company as he believes was attached & belonged to the North Battalion of Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt's Regiment of the Essex Brigade of New Jersey - then under the command of Maj. Caleb Dodd - That he marched with said Company to Long Island in the State of New York, to assist in erecting Fortifications at Brooklyn - and continued there in that service two weeks when they were relieved by the New Jersey State Troops, and he returned home - That soon after this the Militia men in Essex County New Jersey were divided into Classes - He was drafted and entered the Company under command of Capt Samuel Pierson, in the same Battalion & Regiment as before mentioned, and served under him and he believes other Captains, whose names he does not recollect - every other month from the latter part of August A D 1776, to the latter part of November A D 1776 - being two months, until the British Troops entered Newark and stationed themselves there & at Elizabeth Town & New Brunswick - That he well recollects during the last-mentioned period of service of being stationed at Elizabeth Town, when New York was burnt - that he was then employed there in building fortifications from the Old Point up to Newark Bay, that Maj Genl Hays was there, and he believes the two Battalions of Col. Philip Van Cortlandt's Regiment, were then together - That when our Army retreated, were followed by the British into New Jersey in Nov r A D 1776

as near as he can recollect, he was at Agawam in Essex County, New Jersey in service - was discharged therefrom - and returned home with others of the Militia disheartened & discouraged. That after the Battle at Trenton - and as he believes in the latter part of January A.D. 1777 - he was again ordered into service as before in a company under the command of Lieut. Josiah Kimble - as he believes, that he marched to Connecticut Farms in said County & State - where a severe skirmish ensued between the three months troops as they were called and the Hessians in which the latter lost seventy men taken prisoners. The company to which he belonged had just passed the troops when the engagement occurred - cannot say how long a period he was out at this time - Soon after time not recollected he was stationed at Springfield in this State - on monthly tour of duty under Capt. Brookfield & Col. Spencer whom he believes to have been Col. of the First Regiment of Essex Brigade - was in service one month & while there they attacked a detachment of British troops, but were overpowered and forced to retreat, to Chatham in the County of Morris in this State where they encamped that night, in the morning following they returned to Springfield, not finding the British there pursued them to Westfield in the same County of Essex, but could not come up with & returned - While at the Connecticut Farms, recollect, he had a shot at the British Light Horse & "dropped one" - That he was called out on the following Alarms, - That on an alarm, he
went to Connecticut Farms - where several Houses were burnt by the enemy, that they followed them down below Elizabeth Town in this State towards the Bay, where Moses Smith & one Person belonging to his company were killed. The British built a Fort somewhere up in the Field, remained there some time, then proceeded to Springfield - this he believes was in June A.D. 1780. That in the 1 st day of May A.D. 1780 he was sworn in to office as Ensign in Capt. Jonathan Landon's Company of Militia belonging to the Regiment commanded by Col. Philip Van Cournblatt & Maj. Samuel Heyes. - That in June A.D. 1780 - was at Springfield when it was burnt - was out but a few days, thinks twelve days - was also at Belleville in this State in service, under Capt. Abraham Spear, Genl Winds & Col. Van Cournblatt & Maj. Heyes the regular Officers.

was also at Raritan & Hackensack at the time the British built a Fort near Hackensack - After his election as Ensign in May AD 1780 he served in that capacity to the end of the war - under different Officers whose names he can not now particular specify - That from the latter part of the year AD 1776 he served as a private in the Militia, every other month as he believes till the end of the war. Was employed when not marching in making fortifications and guarding the lines at Aquackunk Belleville Elizabeth Town & Newark in this State - Believes and is confident that he served upwards of Two Years , during the Revolutionary War - but can state other facts corroborating this declaration - He is acquainted with Joseph Pierson & Buel Baldwin who were in the service with him, and whose affidavits to their knowledge of his services are hereto annexed - recollects many others now living who were in the service but not with him - In answer to the interrogatories put him by the Court he says - Was born in the township of Newark, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey - on the 19 th day of December AD 1747 old style - Has no record of his age - Was living in the township of Newark County, State aforesaid when called into service - Now lives in Livingston in said County, where he had lived since the Revolutionary War - Entered the service as a volunteer first, was afterwards drafted - The names of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where he served were Genl. Mundy, Col. P. Van Courtlandt - Maj Genl. Hays, Col. Potter Col. Spencer & Maj. Caleb Dodd - These were Militia Officers - As to the general circumstances of his service he states - That during a period of about three years, Newark Township where he resided and the adjoining towns in New Jersey were exposed to constant inroads by the enemy - That a guard was necessarily kept at Newark and other places on the lines - Alarms were frequent and the Militia required to be in readiness at all times on a minutes warning to turn out - That the Militia were so classed that they respectively served under different Officers.
Rec d no dis charge, having rec d a Commission as Magistrate he resigned his place in the Company to which he belonged -

He is known to Pres d  Asso who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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 or Territory Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court
Joseph Harrison
A. Reynolds Judge
We Stephen Grover of Caldwell Essex County New Jersey and Timothy Gould of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Harrison who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be abt eighty five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court
Stephen Grover Timothy Gould
A. Reynolds Judge

Rev War
2275 INVALID.
File No. 2275
Joseph Harrison Point Rev War.
Act: June 7 1838
Index:—Vol. A , Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jos. Harrison New Jersey. susp d
Let. to Hon. S. Condit 31 Jan'y '33 " J. Kingsley 12 Oct. '33 " Hon. J. Dickerson 8 Apr. '34 " W. Gould 24 June '35 " do. 22 July '35

(Copy)
War Department, Pension Office,
Sir,
October 12 th 1833
On examination of the papers of Joseph Harrison, it is found that he has neither specified the terms of his actual service in the war nor required by the regulations, nor proved it by the testimony of others. By your letter it appears that he has done all that he is able to do, by reason of old age, and ill health. In his original declaration, he not only omitted to designate the times and places of each term of his service, but expressly states that he is not able to do so. Upon this state of facts, it is impossible to determine whether the claimant is or is not entitled to a pension, except by conjecture, to which this Dept t is not authorized to recur. The papers are placed on file, and whenever the claimant shall produce evidence sufficient to establish the particulars of his service, they will be again examined.

I am &c
J. L. E.
Philip Kingsley Esq. Orange, Essex Co. New Jersey

Joseph Harrison

War Department, Pension Office,
April 8 th 1834.
Sir,
In reply to your enquiry, relative to the claim of Joseph Harrison, I beg leave to enclose to you a copy of a letter addressed to Phillip Kingsley Esq., on that subject on the 12 th October last.
I have the honor to be
Y r M c P h
J L Edwards
Hon. P. Dickenson, } Ho. of Reps. }

Caldwell Ct. May 30 th 1836
Hon ble Dear Sir:
I have fulfilled the requirements as directed in the declaration of Joseph Harrison getting the Witness Certified Credible & the Certificate of the Clerk all which I return for your approval. I would beg leave to say there is a misrepresentation that in the declarations I have drawn there should be an Idea of Redin g to serve expressed or implied implied I can only say I never thought of Redin g being service. It is true there were in the revolutionary war what was called Minute men inroled in Companies but Militia men were Classed and took their turns in their Classes or was hired as substitutes being a Soldier of the Revolution myself & often in the same Company with Joseph Harrison & others who has made application for a pension I have no doubt of the truth of their declarations.
I have no returns respecting the declarations of Simeon Williams and Cornelius Jacobus will you have the goodness to send them to me with directions what further is necessary to be done for them to make them acceptable and I pledge myself to return

Return them safe to your officer again as soon as they are amended
I am Sir
Your aff te Friend Humble Serv t
St Edwards Org n
William Lloyd

Joseph Harrison
$2275-
Payment to be made at Trenton, by the Tren- ton Banking Com- pany - Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of New Jersey
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E 2-Vol. 3.-
Page 135 by
R. Burdine Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Joseph Harrison, of the State of New Jersey, who was an Ensign and Private during the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive One hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty= six
Examined and Countersigned. §
J. L. Edwards

State of New Jersey Essex County ss
On the Fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions being a Court of Record now sitting Simon Condit of the Township of Orange County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged seventy three years who being first sworn according to Law on his oath saith that in the revolutionary war that he Joseph Harrison of the Township of Livingston were private in Cap Samuel Pierson Company of Militia - That in January 1777 he was on a months Tour of duty in Cap Jacob Brookfield Company with Joseph Harrison of Livingston County of Essex at Springfield & the farms at the time that the 70 Hessians was taken by our troops was in the mess during the months service
In September was on a months duty with Joseph Harrison at Newark under Cap Samuel Pierson continued there untill the Enemy came into Newark from Eliz Town through Newark to Belville pursued them & on their way found Samuel Crane lying dead killed by the Enemy which was on the 16 of Sep r on the morning of Battle of Belville were both engaged in said battle & pursued them to Hachendack continued together during the months duty
In December was on a months Tour of duty with Joseph Harrison at Newark billeted at the Widow Howell together was frequently on guard together & were dismissed together
1778 In June was doing a Month Tour of duty at Eliz Town in Cap Elijah Sykes Company had been on duty one week when Cap Robert Nichols Company came from Newark to relieve them they being ordered to Monmouth they marched below Brunswick Orders Countermanded & the Company returned to Eliz Town where he found Joseph Harrison in said Cap R Nichols Company they did duty together during the Month & were dismissed together
In September Joseph Harrison was with deponent on a months Tour of duty together at Connecticut Farms under Cap Phoebe Williams at the time Daniel Condit had the Night Mare saved out their month duty together & were dismissed

1779 In February Joseph Harrison & deponent was on a month's tour of duty together at Belville in Capt. Ely's Squire Company did duty together during the month & billeted together at Old Garlands and further Saith Not
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Simon Goudet
William Gould Eliphalet Hall } Court of Record Rufus Harrison } State of New Jersey Essex County ss
On the Fifteenth day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred & thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions being a Court of Record Now Sitting Aaron Crane a resident of the Township of Bloomfield in the County of Essex State of New Jersey aged eighty four years being first duly sworn on his oath saith that in August 1779 that Joseph Harrison of the Township of Severington County of Essex was with deponent at Eliz a Town Point on duty together one month lay in tents together & in one mess recollects that a bet was laid who would jump over the breast work when done & he jumped out their month's tour & was dismissed In November Joseph Harrison was with deponent one month at Acquackononk in Capt. Abraham Speer Company keeping guard & scouting at Dover & other places was in the same mess together & at the expiration of the month were dismissed & went home together and further Saith Not
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Aaron Crane
Eliphalet Hall Rufus Harrison } Court of Record William Gould }

State of New Jersey Essex County ss
On the Fifteenth day of November in the Year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions being a Court of Record now sitting Jared F. Harrison of the Township of Livingston County of Essex aged forty four years who being first sworn according to Law on his oath saith that about the year 1809 he was looking over the papers of his Father Joseph Harrison Saw and read his Ensigns Commission stating that he was Ensign in Cap Jonathan Bondit Company of Militia in Col Phillip Van Courtlands Regiment recollects that the Said Commission was in an old box or cover to a looking glass in the Garet with other papers that was consided of no value, and when building a new house & repairing the old one afterwards was lost or burnt Sworn and Subscribed } The day & year aforesaid }
Jared F. Harrison
William Gould Eliphalet Hall Rufus Harrison
Commission

15,704 Joseph Harrison New Jersey
on various rolls
18 th March 1777 to 11 April 1777
impaired
let Wm Gould Hohnes
1835
Col P. Kingsley 12 Oct
1833
adm a
  8 mo. Ensign  80     16 mo priv -  53.33      133.33  
Wm Gould Esq Caldecott N.P.

I Joseph Harrison do sincerely profess and swear, that I do not hold myself bound to bear allegiance to the King of Great Britain So help me God -
I Joseph Harrison do sincerely profess and swear that I do true faith and allegiance to the Government established in this State under the authority of the people - So help me God Joseph Harrison Ensign
Sworn 17 May 1780 before R. Ogden Jr. v. d. & c.
State of New Jersey County of Essex
I Elias Van Arsdale junior Clerk of the County of Essex Do hereby certify that the
foregoing are true copies of the oaths of Abjuration and Allegiance made & taken by Joseph Harrison above named, as the same remain in my Office
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said County at Newark the fifteenth day of May A.D. 1834.
Elias Van Arsdale Jr. Clerk
State of New Jersey Essex County
Personally appeared before the Court as before stated Joseph Harrison who being duly sworn deponeth & saith that by reason of old age & 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 in his declaration & in the following grades for one year six months & fourteen days I served as a private for eight months I served as an Ensign and for such service I claim a pension Sworn and subscribed this day of year aforesaid
Joseph Harrison
William Gould Eliphalet Hall Rufus Harrison

State of New Jersey } We the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions being a Essex County } Court of Record now sitting do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the declaration of Joseph Harrison for a pension And the Court do further Certify that the affidavits of Joseph Pearson Simon Williams Aaron Crane & Simon Bondit were taken subscribed before the said Court and that they are respectable old men & their testimony entitled to credit In Testimony whereof we have set our hands & affixed our Seal this Fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred thirty four
William Gould Eliphalet Hall } Court of Record Rufus Harrison }
Joseph Harrison Declaration

State of New Jersey County of Essex ss: I Elias Van Andale Junior Clerk of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the peace in & for said County of Essex Do hereby certify That Eliphalet Hall, Rufus Harrison & William Gould Esquires, before whom the foregoing proceedings in the matter of Joseph Harrison for assault were had, were each of them (at the time when said proceedings were so had as aforesaid) Justices of the Peace of said County & Members of said Court duly commissioned & sworn: And that the signatures of said Justices wherever they occur in the foregoing proceedings are genuine. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Newark in the County of Essex the Twenty second day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty five —
Elias Van Andale Jr. Clerk

In the Matter of the application of Joseph Harrison for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New Jersey Essex County — ss The Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Essex do hereby declare their Opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after having heretofore put the Interrogatories, pre- scribed by the War department. That the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. — And the said Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Stephen Grover who signed the certificate annexed to the said Joseph Harrisons, Declaration dated September the Twentieth A. D. 1832 is a Clergyman Resident in the Township of Caldwell County of Essex and State of New Jersey. — And that Timothy Gould of the same place, who has also signed the same is a credible person and that their Statement is Entitled to Credit.
Approved by the Judges in Open Court at Newark in said County April Twentyfifth A. D. 1836
E Wm Andrews Clerk
And the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Essex now in Session do hereby further certify that Joseph Purnon & Zadok Baldwin who have subscribed and sworn to the affidavits annexed to the said Joseph Harrisons Declaration are well known to the said Court & are credible persons and that full faith & credit may be given to their said affidavits.
April 25 th 1836. —
E Wm Andrews Clerk

I Abraham Reynolds one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas & Justice of the peace in and for the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey. - do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Simon Condit and Simon Williams (Whose affidavits are said to have been sent to the pension office at Washington in support of the claim of Joseph Harrison for a pension) - Are credible persons and fully worthy of belief as witnesses. - But I am not acquainted with the person of Aaron Crane whose affidavit it is also said to have been made in support of said claim.
Newark April 27 th A.D. 1836.
A Reynolds
State of New Jersey
County of Essex
ss: I Elias Van Arsdale jun. Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Essex Do
hereby certify That Abraham Reynolds Esquire, before whom the several affidavits annexed hereto were respectively made and taken, at the time of taking the same, was (and now is) one of the Judges of said Court and a Justice of the peace in & for said County, duly commissioned and sworn: That the papers herunto annexed contains all the proceedings "In the matter of the Application of Joseph Harrison for a pension" and that wherever the signature "A Reynolds" occurs in the said proceedings, the same is genuine -
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at Newark the fourth day of May A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty six -
E Van Arsdale Clerk

Declaration
State of New Jersey Essex County ss
On this Fifteenth day of November In the Year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions being a Court of Record Now Sitting Joseph Harrison a Resident of the Township of Livingston County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged eighty Seven years who being first sworn accord- ing 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 & served as herein stated
In April 1776 in the 29 th year of his age being a private in Cap Samuel Pierpont Company of Militia he was ordered by Sam l Williams Serjeant to March to Long Island & about the 10 th day of the Month he entered the Service under the command of Cap Tho s Williams Coll P. Van Courtland & Caleb Dodd Maj of the Regiment kept guard & worked at Fortifications billeted at one Conover near Flatbush in Company with Joseph Pierpont who billeted at the same place continued on duty one Month & was regularly discharged
In June thinks about the 15 day (And not in July as stated in a former declaration) was warned by Serj Col s Gainer he believes to take his turn in his Class entered in the Service to perform a Month's Tour of duty under Cap t Abraham Speer does not recollect Subaltern officers Col P. Van Courtland & Maj t Fays Command the Reg t marched again to Long Island worked at Fortifications & keeping guard with Joseph Pierpont billeted together at Mr Conover untill a Short time before the British landed on Long Island was ordered to New York where he continued on duty to the end of his Month & was regularly discharged
In July recollects it was harvest time was called out on alarm entered the Service a Volunteer in Capt n Samuel Pierpont Company under Col Phil Van Courtland Sam l Fays Maj t marched to Aquacknonk Essex County from thence into Bergen County scouting & guarding the lines of the Enemy fourteen days was discharge by Cap t Sam l Pierpont
Some time in August remembers he had been home a few days was warned to take his turn in his Class was ordered to March to Eliz h Town Essex County & entered the Service under Cap t Amos Dodd Lieut John Crane Philip Van Courtland Col Caleb Dodd Maj t kept guard & worked at Fortifications at

Eliz Drown Point with Aaron Crane was in the same mess & lay in tents together remembers it from a bet that was made who could jump over the breast work when done & Ladock Williams won it by jumping more than a foot above it continued on duty one month and was discharged
In November it was his turn in class was ordered by Sgt. Linn Gould to March to Aquacknonk joined Cap. Abraham Speer Company & entered the service one month at Aquacknonk in Col. P. Van Courtlandt Reg. Caleb Doda Mayor and on hearing the news that the British Army was on their March through New Jersey they were ordered from Aquacknonk to Dover in Essex County where the Company continued scouting & keeping guard recollect Aaron Crane was with him in the same mess at the end of the month service was discharged by Cap. at Speer & returned home together
1777 In January soon after the Hessians were taken at Trenton & Princeton Sim Gould his ordered him to join Cap. - Boosfield Company Josiah Durnby sent he entered the service & marched to Connecticut Farms joined Col. Van Courtlandt Reg. Sim. Haz. Maj. Marched from thence to Springfield where they continued a short time when declarant was ordered on a scouting party towards New Brunswick with Simon Condit who was soldiering with him that month on their way they fell in with a British scouting party had a severe skirmish and took about 70 prisoners - returned again to Springfield lodged at Timothy Whiteheads with Simon Condit said Simon Condit was ordered next day to March with a party to Aquacknonk to take possession of Col. Drummons store of goods he having deserted to the enemy declarant continued at & near Springfield scouting fell in with a party of British Light horse had skirmish & he shot a black horse at the end of his month duty was discharged
In March date not recollected was ordered by Cornelius Gann say to March with his class to Belville under Cap. Abraham Speer John Crane sent entered the service one month joined Col. Phil Van Courtlandt Reg. Caleb Doda Maj. kept guard & billeted at old barlands with Joseph Pierson at the end of the month was discharged & went home together
In June warned by Sgt. Gann to March Belville joined Capt. Thomas Williams Company & entered the service with Joseph Pierson joined the Reg.

under Col P h Van Courtlandt Col d Dodd May r billeted together at Old Garlands kept guard & often scouted together at one time surprised a company London traders took salt & some other articles not collected saved out his month and was regularly discharged
8 In Sept r thinks about the 5 th was warned to march to Newark under Capt Samuel Pearson Lieut Josiah Quimby entered the service for a month Joined Col P h Van Courtlandt Reg t Sam d Hays Major with his class at Newark Continued there until the 13 th day of Sep r on guard at the old Ferry & bound Creek when the Enemy came from Staten Island to Eliz t Town & through Newark to Hackensack they were driven back of the Town & next morning pursued them to Belville on the way Saw Sam d Crane lay dead by the side of the road killed by the British was in the engagement at Belville under Gen l Wines saw a number of Refugees after the Battle lay dead in the woods think the battle was on the 15 th inst t continued on duty to the end of the month was then dismissed
9 In December he thinks the first was warned by Sam d Williams Sergeant on a month's tour of duty entered the service under Capt n Elijah Squire and marched to Newark Joined Col Van Courtlandt Regiment Sam d Hays Major kept guard at Camp Dock Old Ferry & Newgate Billeted with Simon Conditt at the Widow Howell's recollects that they were dismissed at the end of their month's duty on the week of New Years Holy day
10 1778 In March 3 rd recollects it from the age of one of his children was warned to march to Belville by Lieut n Louis de Soy Joined Capt n Thos d Williams Company under Col Van Courtlandt Sam d Hays Maj r and entered the service at Belville with Joseph Pearson billeted together at Old Garlands - was on a Scout together at Seacones fell in with a company of London traders took their canoe loaded with beef butter & eggs going to the enemy saved out his month's tour was discharged
11 In June date not recollected Sam d Williams Lieut warned him to perform a month's tour of duty he entered the service under Capt n Robert Nichols marched to Newark Reg t commanded by Col Phil l Van Courtlandt Col d Dodd Maj r was there one week keeping guard billeted with Joseph Pearson at the Widow Howell's quarters Company was then ordered to march to Eliz t Town to relieve Capt n Elijah Squire's company who was ordered to Monmouth remembers seeing Simon Conditt in Capt n Squire's Company when they marched away in a few days Capt n Squire

Company returned to Eliz n Town where the two Companies did duty together keeping guard at old & New Point as was called often Saw Simon Condut in the Company of Cap n Squire during the Month was in Mss with Joseph Pearson & lay in tents and at the end of the Month duty was discharged
In Sept r thinks about the 5 th was warned to on a months duty under Cap n Thos s Williams Joined his Company & Marched to Connecticut Farms & Essex County Lay in tents in an Orchard with Simon Condut in the same Mss together Recollects a Soldier by the Name of Daniel Condut one night got the Night mare & his Screaming alarmed the whole encampment they persuaded think- ing the Enemy had attacked them dont remember that they were formed into Reg t but sent out a detached party to guard against the British foraging parties declarant & Simon Condut Served out their Month together was dismissed and returned home together
In December Ordered by Col n Lawrence on a Month tour of duty to Newark entered the Service under Cap n Elijah Squire See John Brane Joined Col n Phil Van Courtland Reg t Sam l Hays Maj t billeted at Joseph Baldwin with Joseph Pearson kept guard at Camp dock Bound Creek & old Ferry is Certain of the time remembers that on Christmas day the Soldiers that lay in a house of Col n Low got in a frolick left the fire carelessly by which means it took fire & burnt up when declarant was on guard at Camp dock at the end of his month Service was dismissed and returned home together
1779 - In February date not recollected was warned by Simothys-should say to take his turn in his class he joined Cap n Elijah Squire Company entered the Service & Marched to Belville Joined Col n Phil Van Courtland Reg t thinks Col n Dade was Maj t kept guard along the Passaic River billeted at old Garlands with Simon Condut at the end of the Month duty was dismissed
In May in time of planting Indian corn had to leave his part planted was warned to take his turn on a month tour of duty by Sam l Williams Reg t Joined Cap n Thomas Williams Company Lieut n Amos Harrison Marched to Eliz n Town Joined Col n Phil Van Courtland Reg t Sam l Hays Maj t worked at Fortifications & kept guard Lay in tents with Joseph Pearson at the end of the Month tour of duty was dismissed & returned home together

In the fall of the year thinks in Sept r (recollects seeing farmers sowing grain and gathering fall crops as he marched) was ordered by Sam l Williams Esq r to perform a months tour of duty he entered the Service joined Capt Col d Speer Company John Brane Lieut marched to Newark joined Col Phil Van Courtlandt Regt kept guard at Camp along Rd Henry Billed at Joseph Baldwin with Joseph Pierson at the end of his Month duty he was dismissed
In December does not remember the day but recollects he was on duty in the Holly days was warned out to take his turn in his Class by Col d Garner Regt he entered the Service under Capt n Elijah Squire Lieut John Brane marched to Belville kept guard and billed at Old Gardens with Joseph Pierson extreme Cold British & Refugees troublesome very hard month duty was together on a scouting party came across a Company of Lendon traders in Bergen County with beef & potatoes & eggs seized the prize & carried it to head Quarters served out his Month duty & was dismissed
1780 In March recollects the Snow was pretty much gone was warned by Sam l  Esq r to take his turn in his Class he entered the Service under Capt n Lebulon Jones & marched to Acquacknonk joined Col Phil Van Courtlandt Regt Sam l Hays Maj r kept guard Billed Apr m Van Riper with Joseph Pierson served out his Month duty & was dismissed
In May 1780 was appointed Ensign in Capt n Thomas Williams Company of Militia and on the 17 th day of the Month was sworn into office agreeable to the record of the Clerk of the County of Essex accompanying this declaration
In June date not recollected took his turn of duty as Ensign in Capt n Thomas Williams Company entered the Service & marched towards Springfield while on duty the British under the Command of Gen l Kniphausen with 5000 troops crossed over from Staten Island to Eliz th Town Essex County declarant joined Col Phil Van Courtlandt Regt Samuel Hays Maj r & was sent with a detachment to guard some prisoners and Military Stores was not in the Battle at Springfield but followed there to Eliz th Town demolished their Fort continued at Eliz th Town on duty until the end of the month and was dismissed
In August about the 10 th knows it from the birth of one of his Children was called to take his turn as Ensign of the Company entered the Service under Capt n Elijah

Squire Henry Squire Lieut Marched to Eliz th Town Joined Col Philip Van Courtland Reg Samuel Hays Maj r worked at Fortifications & keeping guard Lay in tents The British fired from Staten Island their cannon across the Sound to prevent our people working - Capt. Daniel Neal with 2 pieces of Artillery one at the Old Point & one at the New fired a few shots & drove them off declarant remembers Simon Williams was in his Company on duty during the month - performed his month Tour of duty & was dismissed
In November recollect it was late in the Fall farmers had gathered in their Fall Crops was called on to take his turn of duty as Ensign entered the Service & joined Capt John Edgen Company Marched to Newark Joined Col Phil Van Courtland Reg billeted at David Grance with Joseph Pearson The Refugees being Troublesome & London traders almost as much so, kept guard at Camp. dock Old Henry bound Creek was much on duty had to patrol almost every night saved out his Tour & was dismissed
1781 In January immediately after the Holiday days was called on to take his Tour of duty as Ensign to perform a months Tour entered the Service under Capt Thomas Williams Marched to Newark Joined Col Phil Van Courtland Reg Sam l Hays Maj r billeted at Joseph Baldwin with Simon Williams saved out the month keeping guard & scouting at the end of the month was dismissed
In April does not recollect the day remembers the grass began to look green was called on to perform a month Tour of duty as Ensign he entered the Service in Capt Col d Speers Company & Marched to Aegunacknook Joined Col Phil Van Courtland Reg Capt Dodd Maj r billeted with Joseph Pearson at one Newkerks thinks they were together with Jonah Gould & others at Hackensack River at the time they took the beef & butter & eggs of the London traders saved his months Tour of duty & was dismissed
In August recollects the time from his having to have horse when he had Carpenter at work at a building by his day book that he was called on to take his Tour of duty as Ensign he entered the Service under Capt n Ely Squire John Crane Lieut Marched to Eliz th Town Lay in tents does not remember the officers of the Reg was frequently officer of the guard one night while on duty at the Old Point was alarmed by the continual hailing & firing at a Cow in the Marsh in a dark night supposing it was a canoe loaded with refugees or London traders as they were called that had illicit intercourse with the enemy continued on duty one month & was dismissed

Deumba does not recollect the day was called on to perform a month 25 term of duty entered the Service under Cornelius Speer & marched to Newark Some Col Phil Van Courtland Maj Sam Hays Maj McCallum being on duty in the Holly days & in term of the Court of Genl Common Pleas from a trial against a Company of London traders in which declarant was an evidence kept guard at Bound Creek & old Ferry Served out his months term of duty & was dismissed
1782 April 4 th recollect the day from a melancholly event of her Family was called upon to perform a months term of duty entered the Service 26 under Capt. Abr m Speer marched to Eliz th Town joined Col Phil Van Courtland Regt kept guard lay in tents recollect that the enemy was very quiet after Com- wallis was taken & duty much lighter but still necessary to keep up guards performed his months term and was dismissed
Declarant further saith that he was actively engaged in actual Military Service during the whole time he has stated in his declaration for which he claims a Pension and not employed in any civil pursuit during that time
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension list or Roll of any State Agency in any state in the United States
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Harrison
William Gould Eliphalet Hall Rufus Harrison John Duryee } Court of Records
a Clergyman residing in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey and Simon Williams residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Harrison who hath subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in the Neighbor- hood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution And we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the The day & year aforesaid
John Duryee
Simon Williams
William Gould Eliphalet Hall Rufus Harrison } Court of Records

Interrogatories
 1 st Where & in what year were you born Ans r Was born in in the Township of Orange formerly Newark Essex County and State of New Jersey in the Year 1747 December the thirty first  2 d Have you any record of your age & if so where is it Is to be found in his Father family bible & from that transcribed into his own  3 rd where were you living when called into Service In the Township of Livingston formerly Orange where he has lived ever since until the present time  4 th How were you called into Service Was never a volunteer nor substitute but always took his turn in his class when called on duty & on alarms  5 th State the names of some of the regular officers &c  6 th Did you ever receive a written discharge from the Service Never had a written discharge to his knowledge But was appointed Ensign in Cap Jonathan Cordeys Company & sworn into office May 17 th 1780 Commission signed by 
7 th State the names of those to whom you are known in your neighborhood Timothy Gould David Harrison Simeon Williams Rev d Stephen Grover Josiah Steele Rev d John Duryee Rev d Asa Fitchard D.D. Rev d Gideon Ladd  And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Soldier of the revolution & served as he states And the Court do further certify that it appears to them that John Duryee who has signed the preceding Certificate is a layman resident in the County and that Simeon Williams who has also signed the same is a resident in the County & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
William Gould Eliphalet Hall Rufus Harrison  Court of Records

On the Fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions now Sitting being a Court of Record Joseph Pierson of the Township of Orange County of Ulster & State of New Jersey aged Seventy five years who being first sworn according to law on his oath saith that in the revolutionary war in the year 1776 in the month of April did one months duty on Long Island State of New York in the Company of Cap Thomas Williams with Joseph Harrison of the Township of Livingston they did together & billeted together at one Conover near Flat Bush worked together making fortifications
1776 In June thinks about the 15 th did a months duty on Long Island under Cap. Abraham Speer with Joseph Harrison working at Fortifications & keeping guard billeted at Conover together
1777 In March recollect the snow mostly gone did a months tour of duty at Belville formerly called Second River in the County of Essex under Cap. Abraham Speer with Joseph Harrison kept guard & billeted together at Old Garlands
In June date not recollected did one months duty at Belville under Cap Thomas Williams with Joseph Harrison was on a Scout together & billeted together at Old Garlands
1778 In March did one months duty at Belville under Cap Thomas Williams with Joseph Harrison was on a Scout together at Sea Caves fill in with Company of London traders & took their cargo &c billeted together at Old Garlands
In June recollect it was soon after planting Corn he did one months duty at Newark & Eliz. Town under Cap Robert Nichols with Joseph Harrison while in Newark billeted together at the widow Howells & at Eliz. Town lay in tents
In December remembers he was on duty in time of Hallowe'en at Newark under Cap Elijah Squire with Joseph Harrison billeted together at Joseph Baldwin was on duty when Col Lows house was burnt by the soldiers on a Christmas frolick
1779 In May in time of planting Corn did one months duty at Eliz. Town under Cap Thomas Williams with Joseph Harrison lay in tents kept guard & worked at fortifications

In September recollects seeing farmers sowing grain as he marched did one months duty under Cap Cornelius Speer with Joseph Harrison at Newark kept guard at Camps dock & Old Ferry & billeted at Joseph Baldwin
In December did a months duty at Belville under Cap Elijah Squibb with Joseph Harrison was together on a scouting party to Bergen County took a prize from a Company of London traders billeted together together at Old Garlands
1780 In March did one months duty at Acquacknonk under Cap Titus Jones with Joseph Harrison kept guard and billeted together at one VanRiper
In November did one months duty at Newark under Cap John Byden with Joseph Harrison he recollects he was then an Ensign & did as such billeted together at David Grams
1781 In April did one months duty at Acquacknonk under Cap Leonil Speer with Joseph Harrison was on a Scout together when they took a prize from the London traders billeted together at one - Newberks Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Pierson
Eliphalet Hall
Rufus Harrison
William Gould
Court of Record
State of New Jersey Essex County ss
On the Fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions being a Court of Record Simon Williams aged Seventy four who being first sworn according to Law on his oath saith that in August 1780 Joseph Harrison of Livingston County of Essex & State of New Jersey was with deponent on a months tour of duty at Eliz th Town point & had the Command of a Company as Ensign during the month Also in Jan y 1781 was at Newark on a months tour of duty with Joseph Harrison in Cap Thomas Williams Company & well recollects that he was Ensign of the Company & further saith Not
Sworn and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Simon Williams
William Gould
Eliphalet Hall
Rufus Harrison

State of New Jersey Essex County ss - Personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Essex now sitting at Newark, this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred thirty two Joseph Pierson of Orange in said County and State aged Seventy three years - is well acquainted with Joseph Harrison who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration knows that he was in service in the Revolutionary War, that they served together at Belleville, Newark, Hacquastuck in this State, were together on Long Island when the British came there, saw him at Brooklyn, they were classed together in the Militia service were out very frequently on monthly tours at the above places, were attached to the same Company when at home - thinks he was out seven or eight monthly tours to his knowledge - & further saith not - Sworn in Open Court
Joseph Pierson
A. T. Cuyler's Judge
State of New Jersey Essex County ss On this twentieth day of September AD eighteen hundred thirty personally appeared Zaddock Baldwin, of the township of Newark County & State aforesaid aged Seventy Seven years who being first duly sworn on his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Joseph Harrison who has signed & sworn to the above declaration - That he was in the same company with him the Revolutionary Service at Belleville & Hacquastuck in this State was out with him at Brooklyn on Long Island four weeks in the first of the war, and was with him at Newark & Elizabeth Town in this State for a long time - Sworn in Open Court
Zaddock Baldwin
A. T. Cuyler's Judge

J. Elias Van Andelale the clerk of said Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Essex do hereby certify that the foregoing containing the Original proceedings of said Court is a true copy of the Application of Joseph Harrington a Pensioner In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this fifth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty two - E. M. Andelale Clerk
Joseph Harrington
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State of New Jersey
Essex County ss 3. Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Essex in the said State of New Jersey, Joseph Harrison of Livingston in said County of Essex, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he can not 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 two months & two weeks in the year AD 1776, as a private in the militia of New Jersey, two weeks of which time I served as a Volunteer, & two months as a drafted soldier - That I served for three months in the year AD 1777 - as a private in the Revolutionary war, at the places & times, stated in my declaration - For five months in the year AD 1778, I served as a private, - That in AD 1779 - I served in the same grade for five months - That in the year AD 1780, I served as Ensign for four months - I received a Commission of Ensign which is lost - I was qualified by Robert Ogden then Clerk of the County of Essex - I know not how the Commission was lost unless, thrown out of doors or burnt by my family, - and for the above stated service I claim a pension - I cannot state more particularly the periods of service, but believe I served full two years in the Revolutionary War - I am now at the State before eighty five years old -
Joseph Harrison
Subscribed & sworn to this second day of March AD 1833. before me - Sam l Babbert.
Justice of the Peace

I Stephen D Day of Orange, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify That I am and have long been personally acquainted with Joseph Pierson and with Gadok Baldwin the Witnesses whose affidavits accompany the declaration of Joseph Harrison, that they are men of integrity and strict veracity, and of good reputation in society. Joseph Pierson resides in Orange & Gadok Baldwin in Newark, both in the County of Essex aforesaid Orange March 4 th 1833
Stephen D Day
State of New Jersey County of Essex
vs Elias Van Arsdale Esq. Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Essex Do hereby certify That Daniel Babbit Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Joseph Harrison was made & taken, was at the time of making the said Affidavit (and still is) one of the Justices of the peace for said County, residing therein, duly commissioned & sworn, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice & know that the signature "Danl Babbit Justice of the peace" is his proper handwriting. I do further certify That Stephen D. Day Esq. to whom the above Certificate is signed, was at the time of signing the same & still is a Justice of the peace for said County, residing therein duly commissioned & sworn, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice & know that the signature "Stephen D. Day" affixed to the certificate aforesaid is genuine & that full faith may be given to his official acts. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of said Court at Newark in the County aforesaid this the Seventh day of March A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty three
E Van Arsdale Esq. Clerk
Joseph Harrison