Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5360, Robert Hughson, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Hughson, Robert
R5360
CONTENTS

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Robert Hughson was born Augus 23 d D 1762. Jemima Hughson his wife was born Au g 13 th 1768. John Hughson their 1 st child was born Decem- ber March 7 th D 1788 Israel Hughson their 2 nd child was born Decem- ber 31 st D 1790. Elizabeth Hughson their 3 rd child was born Septe- mber 21 st D 1791. Nathan Hughson their 4 th child was born October 10 th D 1793. Jacob Hughson their 5 th child was born Janua- ry 9 th D 1796. Sarah Hughson their 6 th child was born Febru- ary 12 th D 1798.
BIRTHS.
Samuel Hughson their 7 th child was born June 26 th D 1799. Phineas Hughson their 8 th child was born Sept- ember 15 th D 1802. Julia Ann Hughson their 9 th child was born June 11 th D 1805. Robert Thompson Hugh- son their 10 th child was born May 19 th D 1807. Daniel Horton Hughson their 11 th child was born May 3 rd D 1809. Lydia Isabella Hughson their 12 th child was born April 11 th D 1816. Abigail P. Hughson was born December 1841. The daughter of Daniel Hughson

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Robert Houghson and Jemima Horton were married June 7 th 1737

FAMILY RECORD.
DEATHS.
DEATHS.
Jemima Hughson Died Oct. 3 rd 1842
Robert Hughson died December 27 th 1848

State of New Jersey County of Morris ss
On this the twenty fourth day of May A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty four personally appeared in open court before The Court of Common Pleas now sitting Nathan Hughson Executor of Robert Hughson deceased a resident of the County of Morris and State of New Jersey 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 his father Robert Hughson stated he entered the service of the United States (declarant believes) under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That at the age of fourteen or fifteen years he volunteered and entered the service of the United States in the Revolution a private in the Company commanded by Capt John Hughson (Regiment and Colonel unknown) in the Continental line in the year 1776 or 1777 at Pound Brook in the County of Somerset in the State of New Jersey and served a term of three months
That about the age of sixteen years he was draughted and entered the service of the United States about the 1 st day of June 1778 a private in the Continental or Militia lines (declarant believes) in the Company commanded by Capt Van Arsdale or Van Karsdalen and Regiment commanded by Col Frelinghuysen
That he was stationed at Monmouth and was in the battle of Monmouth in the County of Monmouth in the State aforesaid on the 28 th day of June 1778 and that during his services in the United States Army he was also under the command of Capt Levison and Lieut Emmery That he was stationed at Pluckemin and at Millstone in the County of Somerset in the State aforesaid and was in a skirmish at Pluckemin about October 1779
That he was also stationed at Elizabethtown in the County of Essex in the State aforesaid and was in the battle of Springfield on the 23 rd day of June 1780 under the command of Lieut Emmery Declarant believes that his father the said Robert Hughson served

regularly in said army until he was discharged which he, declarant, believes was on or about the 1 st of July 1780. That his father stated he knew generals Washington Greene and Maxwell in the Army but declarant is unable to state the sections of country through which his father marched. That if he possessed a discharge it is now lost or destroyed. And according to the Family Record preserved by Elizabeth Hughes (declarant's sister), he, the said Robt Hughes, was born on the 23 rd day of August AD 1762 and died on the 27 th day of December AD 1848 (aged 86 years), That he was a resident of the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey at the time he entered the service of the United States. And that after the close of the war, he moved to the County of Morris in the State aforesaid where he remained until his death. Declarant further states that all the heirs of the said Robert Hughes are still living except Sarah and Samuel and that he does not know of any surviving soldier of the Revolution by whom he could prove the services of his father. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his father's name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court
Nathan Hughes Executor
H. Child Judge

We Nathaniel Horton and Nathan Horton both residing in the County of Morris and state of New Jersey hereby certify that we were well acquainted with Robert Houghson whom here claim a pension for the military services of their father from the foregoing declaration; that we believe the said Robert Houghson to have been eighty six years of age; that he was reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion this 29 th day of March A D 1834.
Nathaniel Horton Nathan Horton
State of New Jersey Morris County } ss
Personally appeared before me Nathaniel Horton and Nathan Horton of the County aforesaid and made oath to the foregoing certificate the day and year above written
J. P. Mervent Justice of the Peace
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above named Robert Houghson was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated by Nathan Houghson in the foregoing declaration. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nathaniel Horton and Nathan Horton who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Child Benj. Crane Joseph Dalrymple
Judges.

State of New Jersey Morris County S.S.
I Albert H. Stamborough, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Morris do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Houghson Executor of Robert Houghson deceased for a pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Morris Town this Twenty Sixth day of May A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty four
A. H. Stamborough, Clerk

Surrogate Seal. I, Jeremiah M. DeCamp Surrogate of the County of Morris do certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the last will and testament of Robert Hughton late of the County of Morris deceased and that Nathan Hughton the executor therein named proved the same before me and is duly authorized to take upon himself the administration of the estate of the testator agreeably to the said Will. — Witness my hand and seal of office the twenty sixth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine. Jeremiah M. DeCamp.
I, Frederick Dellicker Surrogate of the County of Morris, do certify, the foregoing to be a true copy of the record of the Letter Testamentary issued on the last Will and Testament of Robert Hughton late of the County of Morris deceased, as the same remains of record in the Surrogate's Office of the County of Morris in the State of New Jersey.
Witness my hand and seal of office. This twenty fourth day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four. Frederick Dellicker

Know all men by these presents that I Nathan Houghson Executor of Robert Houghson deceased of the County of Morris and State of New Jersey do hereby nominate constitute appoint and empower Lorenzo de Pollock of the County of Vance and State of North Carolina for the Hunsat Law, our true and lawful Attorney both in law and in fact for us and in our behalf and in our name to ask, apply for, obtain and receive from the Secretary of War, the Commissioner of Pensions the Paymaster General and from any office or department of the United States or any officer or person connected there- with all sums of money, arrearages of pay extra pay bounty lands pensions clothing allowances or property of any kind that may be due or become due for or on account of our father, the said Robert Houghson, military service And I hereby authorize our said Attorney to take all lawful means for the recovery of the aforesaid or any part thereof and to attend to the final adjustment of all business now pending before either of the offices or officers above mentioned in which we are interested and to do all other acts the same as if I myself or we ourselves were personally present. Witness my hand and seal this the 24 th day of May AD 1854
Nathan Houghson Executor (Seal)
State of New Jersey Morris County } ss
Be it known that before me personally appeared Nathan Houghson Executor of the late Robert Houghson deceased and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written
Daniel P. Myrhardt Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Morris County ss.
Be it known that we have this day nominated appointed and empowered Philip Welsh of Chester, in the County of Morris & State aforesaid to collect all sums of money that may become due from the Government of the United States to the Heirs at Law of Robert Houghron dec d . and to transact any business directed by the officers named in the foregoing Power of Attorney.
Witness our hands, and seals, this 24 th day of May 1854
Nathan Houghron (Seal) Lorenzo D. Pollock (Seal)
State of New Jersey Morris County ss.
Be it known that before me personally appeared Nathan Houghron Executor of the late Robert Houghron deceased and Lorenzo D. Pollock and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to the said Philip Welsh to be their act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written.
Daniel P. Murchant Justice of the Peace

No 38,792
Robert Houghson Dec. Morris Co N J
F Manuscript book/files with this case is in the Chief Clerk Roll Room
F address J. L. Potter Barnsville Yancey Co N C
June 7/1832

State of New Jersey Morris County 300
Elizabeth Houghson of the County of Morris and State of New Jersey being duly sworn doth depose and say that the Family Record which she has exhibited before me has been in her possession about twenty five years that the Marriage, and the Births are in the handwriting of Lodawick Horton that the death of her mother, Susanna Houghson is in the handwriting of Barnabas H. Picket and the death of her father Robert Houghson is in the handwriting of Moses N. Houghson. And deponent further saith that the corrections in the years of the birth of her father and mother were made by Rev Spafford Houghson about the year 1840, and deponent believes the said record entire to be correct.
Elizabeth Houghson
Sworn to before me this 12 th day of June AD 1854 Daniel P. Murchant Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above deponent Elizabeth Houghson to me well known is a woman of good reputation and that her statement is entitled to credit. The day and year above written
Daniel P. Murchant Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey } Morris County } ss
Phinehas Horton of the County of Morris and State of New Jersey aged eighty years being duly sworn doth depose and say that Robert Hughson then of the County of Somerset and State aforesaid was married to Temima Horton (sister to said deponent), according to the statement of his father and mother and many credible persons. And deponent further saith that he believes said marriage was recorded on his father's Family Record which is now lost or destroyed as having been solemnized on the 7 th day of June A D 1787: that they lived together uninterruptedly as man and wife until the death of the said Temima on the 3 rd day of October A D 1842: that the legality of their marriage was never, to his knowledge, doubted and that accordingly John Hughson Sarah Hughson Elizabeth Hughson Nathan Hughson Jacob Hughson Phineas Hughson Julia Ann Hughson (now Leek), Robert J. Hughson Daniel H. Hughson and Lydia Sanhette Hughson (now Miller), are their legal heirs now living.
Phinehas Horton
Sworn to before me this 12 th day of June A D 1854 Daniel P. Merghant Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above deponent Phinehas Horton to me well known is a man of good reputation and that his statements are entitled to credit the day and year above written.
Daniel P. Merghant Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Morris County —
I do hereby certify that Nathan Houghson Executor of Robert Houghson deceased to me well known is a man of good reputation and that his statements are entitled to credit. And I further certify that Robert Houghson deceased who was to me well known, was a man reputed to be strictly honest and truthful that he was reputed to have been a soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolution and the same believed to be true in which I fully concur.
This 12 th day of June 1854
Daniel P. Merchant Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey Morris County ss
Richard Horton of the County of Cayuga in the State of New York being duly sworn doth depose & say that he was well acquainted with Robert Houghson from childhood and that he was reputed & believed to have been in the military service of the United States in the Revolution; that he has heard the said Robert Houghson speak of many skirmishes & battles in which he was engaged and was well satisfied of the accuracy of his statements as he knew the said Robert Houghson to be a man of truth and good character.
Richard Horton
Sworn to before me this 12 th day of June A.D. 1854
Daniel P. Merchant Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Richard Horton who has this day appeared before Daniel P. Merchant Esq. and subscribed

and made oath to the above affidavit is a man of good character and that his statements are entitled to credit this 12 th day of June A.D. 1854
Almeleea Heston
State of New Jersey Morris County S.S.
I, Albert H. Stanborough Clerk of the County of Morris do hereby certify that Daniel P. Merchant Esq. before whom the foregoing acknowledgments and affidavits were taken, was at the time of taking the same and still is one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Morris duly Elected Commissioned and Sworn and that the signature Daniel P. Merchant thereunto signed is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County of Morris at Morris Town this Twentieth day of June A.D. Eighteen Hundred and fifty four A. H. Stanborough Clerk

Stephenville Ky 12 Feb
Catherine Grimes March 1st - 1835
Robert Hughes
To the Commissioners of Pensions
Washington City
Pa

Catharine and John Robert Hugheson
W.H. & Co. Esq. Barnes & Co. Esq. Washington City
St.
Wm. Lloyd
FREE

Robert Hughson
N.S. Jan 1837
X
Melvin Coy
Commissioner of Sherry
Washington City
D.C.
Official Business
FREE

Robert Hughton N.D. - Mar 32
9 Hilda May Johnson Companion of Schumann Wabasha St. City St. Paul
Official Business
FREE

No 38,792
Robert Huchson.
Dec. 5 th New Jersey
L. D. Polet July 29/1854
J. B. Woodfin Sept 20. 1854
L. D. Polet 16 Nov. 1854.
Same Dec 5-1854
Hon. George Vail July 7, 1855
Retains Mumpmpt Book
L. D. Polet July 25 1855.
Same Mar 6/57
Same Dec 16 5/57
June 7/1832

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5360
P. O.
Robert Hughes
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

C.B.
My address is now Asheville instead of Burnsville N.C. S.H.S.

Asheville NC
November 7 th 1854
J. S. Waldo Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I deposited in your office last July for examination the Pension Claim of the Heirs of Robert Houghson decd. of the County of Warren & State of New Jersey. The Department was referred to the papers of an old revolutionary soldier, & pensioner, named in a former letter, for the company, regiment and line in which Robert Houghson served as he performed service with the same old pensioner. By referring to these papers, the Department would perhaps be able to arrive to facts in case of Robert Houghson. I hope that the Department will examine these papers, if not done, and decide on the claim as soon as possible & inform me of the result. I am Sir
Very respectfully
Your Afft Servt
Lorenzo D. Pickett

Asheville N.C.
Nov. 25 1854
Sir I have rec d . your of the 16 inst. stating that there is no evidence filed with the papers of Robert Hughson and that the papers of Isaac Bedell of Ohio did not throw any light upon Hughson's Claim &c.
Mr. Isaac Bedell served with Mr. Hughson in the War, in the State of New Jersey in the same regiment & line I suppose the same Company. I wish to know from you should Mr. Bedell's evidence be secured whether it will satisfy you and be taken as complete testimony in Mr. Hughson's Case. You will confer a favor in stating Mr. Bedell's address and whether he is yet living or not.
I am
To the Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.
Very respectfully
Dear Sir S. A. Poteet

Providence Jan
Feb 11 1857
To the Commissioners of Pensions,
Sir
There are in your Office the pension papers of Robt Houghton & John Crane Sec? of Newbury which I deposited there some time ago in person for inspection &c. They were filed I suppose for future examination and time for the applicants to secure further evidence. Some evidence of John Crane's service was adduced but I learn not enough to justify the Department to allow the claim.
I desire to know in case that the services of each soldier whom his heirs have applied for a pension, can and should be adduced whether you will allow the claims or reject them for other evidence of service cannot be obtained. Documentary evidence is the only chance.
Yours Truly
Lorenzo D. Poteet

L. D. Poole Broylesville Tenn. Nov 18. 1857
asks a question.
Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions. } Moses Kelly Dept. Int. } Nov. 25/57. } Chf. Clk.
Robert M. Myers
Rec'd 25 Nov: 57 Mr. Platt

Providence Jan Nov 18 1857
Sir
I have two pension claims in the Pension Office the property of the heirs of John Crane & Robert Houghton Revolutionary soldiers of New Jersey but have so far unable to procure documentary evidence required for the allowance of the claims I see a statement in a paper that the Attorney General has given his opinion that the practice of allowing pensions to the children of Revolutionary soldiers has no foundation in law or is not legal under any acts of Congress You will please inform me whether the Administration will continue the practice or abandon it oblige
Yours respectfully J. D. Peck
City

Surnerville W.C.
September 6 th 1854
Sir
On the 29 th of July last I filed in your office for examination the Claim of the heirs of the late Robert Hughson of the County of Morris in the State of New Jersey. Mr. Nathan Hughson the Executor being unable to state positively in his Declaration the Company, regiment and line in which his father served it was considered necessary to refer to the papers of Mr. Isaac Bedell of the County of Morris in the State of New Jersey with whom Mr. Robert Hughson served in the Revolution. Mr. Bedell's pension claim was allowed and his papers are in the Pension Office and from them no doubt the Company, regiment and line in which Mr. Robert Hughson served can be ascertained. A search was made for Mr. Bedell's papers but having been misplaced the Clerk could not then find them. He promised me that further search should be made. I hope that a thorough examination will be made for these papers on the reception of this letter. I presume that they will at once enable you to determine on the merit of the Hughson Claim favorably. I think that I have stated heretofore that the heirs were unable to procure documentary proof from the Office of the Secretary of State. It is hoped that you will receive the evidence already accompanying the Declaration and that the papers of Mr. Bedell

will give some light in the investigation of the claim enough at least with the evidence to satisfy you of the righteousness of the claim.
The following I recd in your letter dated 29th July last, in this case viz,
A Certificate of Court must be furnished showing when he died and when his wife died and who are the children now living and an administrator must be appointed and the amount of his bond shown to this office."
I wish to know also before I proceed to procure the Certificate of Court as above required if the claim will be allowed if the documents containing the above requisitions are sent to the Pension Office. This will be also expensive and troublesome which should not be incurred unless the heirs had some evidence that their claim will be allowed. Let me hear from you in this case very soon.
I Am Sir
J. P. Waldo Esq. Commr of Pensions
Very respectfully
June 16th 1864
Sorenzo D. Root

Anderson
for
Fulford
J. P. Waldo Esq. Counselors of Law, Present

Washington July 31 st 1854
Sir, In answer to your letter of the 29 th inst in relation to the application of the Heirs of Robert Hughes dec d of the State of New Jersey for a pension I remark that a search has been made on the Militia rolls at Trenton but the name of Robert Hughes cannot be found. I learn that the Militia rolls of the State of New Jersey are exceedingly imperfect and a full collection has not been made. Mr Nathan Hughes (the declarant) is unable to state positively in what line his father served. In the documents now on file in the Department is I believe a scrap of paper containing the name of an old gentleman (Mr Bedell) who served with Mr Robert Hughes. Mr Bedell many years ago obtained a pension and from his papers the Department can ascertain facts relative to the line in which Mr Hughes served. I hope this will be done. The reason Mr Hughes did not apply for a pension in his life time is attributable to the information he received from some person which was this "that two witnesses were positively required for a successful prosecution of his claim but he could not produce but one viz

Mr Bedell This witness several years ago emigrated to the West and his testimony cannot be had This I hope will be a satisfactory explanation. As to the little book I state that Mr Robert Hughson first served under his father in the Regular Army according to the Declaration on file and this book was carried by John Hughson the father of Robert in the war and in it is to be found a record of himself and party of 19 men having been reviewed by the Review master Mr Bates and now accepted (written in the record "accepted") The book having this record it was placed in the Department to give strength to that part of the Declaration I hope that it will not be useless In the same book the Department will find a list of Capt Haze's Company in which is the name of John Hustain (the same man) The list may be some service to the Department It is my opinion that as Mr Robert Hughson was first under his father John Hughson he served in the Regular Army during his whole service It is an important claim and it is hoped that the Department will make a thorough search on the Rolls of the Regular Army Mr Nathan Hughson's opinion is "that two years of his father's service has not been embodied in the Declaration"

If this should come to light the Department will doubtless recognize the service in connection with the time specified in the Declaration. Owing to the rapid mortality of the soldiers of the Revolution it is impossible to obtain the evidence required in the first pension law. I hope rules have been adopted now more favorable
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Your obt serv't
Lorenzo D. Tolson
Lt Col. Key
Commr. of Pensions