Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,633, John Hawkenberry, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Hawkenberry John or Hawkinsbury
S. 39,633
CONTENTS

2814.
Transferred from New Jersey Roll to Pension
John Hawkenberry Lt Col. Dayton Private -
New Jersey line, 1776-1781 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of August 1810 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of September 1810 and sent to Thomas Adams Esq. Judge Burlington N. Jersey -
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1810. 22 22, 31 1/2/30 $ 6 71 Semi-annual all'ee ending 4 th March 1819 40
$ 54 71
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 19th March, 1818. }
Continued
Continued

Transf d & continued D e Nov r 1820 — Note s thereof sent to Sam l Moore, Doylestown, Pa.

N Jersey. Application of John ex Wenckberry. 34 Jersey Rest for a Pension.

District of New Jersey ss:
John Lake of the City of Burlington in said State labourer, being duly sworn before Thomas Adams judge as aforenamed, saith that the foregoing deposition of John Haubenberry having been read to this deponent, he believes the same to be in all things true, as this deponent knew the said John Haubenberry a Soldier in the third New Jersey regiment at Siconderoga, when and where this deponent was a Soldier in the second New Jersey regiment commanded by William Maxwell Colonel.
That the said John Haubenberry is a laboring man and this deponent verily believes is in indigent circumstances.
Sworn before me the 10 th day of August 1848.
Thos Adams
his John V. Lake mark
I Joseph M Swainy Esquire Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Burlington in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Thomas Adams Esquire before whom the above deposition was taken is one of the Judges of said Court, duly commissioned and to whom acts full faith credit is due given under my hand & seal of office the eleventh day of August eighteen hundred and eighteen
J. M. Swainy

District of New Jersey ss.
On this tenth day of August 1818 before me Thomas Adams one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Burlington in said State, personally appears John Haukenberry aged sixty six years resident in Camden in the same district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." That he the said John Haukenberry enlisted in the beginning of March 1776 at Amwell in said State in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Reading in the third Regiment of Continental forces whereof Elias Dayton was Colonel, Joseph Bloomfield was first Captain and afterwards Major of said regiment, that he marched with the said regiment and joined the Northern Army (and was in garrison at Ticonderoga) from November until the Spring of 1777 when the regiment returned to New Jersey and was discharged at Morris-Town on the last of March, Having continued to serve in the same corps upwards of twelve months, that in the Spring of 1778 he was draughted for nine months' service and served nine

months in the said third regiment in Captain Ballard's company and was in the battle of Monmouth, and in the spring of 1779 was discharged the service at Elizabeth-Town in said State. He also declares that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, that having lost his discharges he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. John Hauenberry
Sworn & declared before me the day and year first aforesaid Thos Adams
I the said Thomas Adams Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Hauenberry did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the above and annexed proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Thos Adams

John Waukenburg
24/11 Black City 60. yr old
why do you tell a line
Not on the Pennsylv manian agency
with a lot of words to be
23 Sept 1810
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2222 D

District of Pennsylvania
On the 30 th day of June 1820 Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas holden in Doylestown for the County of Bucks being a court of record proceeding according to the forms of the Common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings John Hawkins here aged 68 years resident in Bucks County in said district who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and 1 st of May 1820 That he served in the revolutionary war in the Company commanded by Captain Reading in the regiment commanded by Col s Dayton in the line of the State of New Jersey and has obtained a pension under the act of March 1818 his certificate being numbered 2874.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
John Hawkins
Schedule of Property.
I have besides necessary clothing and bedding one fish barrel two walnut tubs, two old chairs, one iron pot, one old beancan, one tin plate stove one frying pan, one bakeoven, one cedar tub, two buckets, one pot trammel, five cups and saucers, five white plates, one ax one coffee pot, one tea pot, five knives and forks, six pewter spoons one pint mug one small chest, and 1 pepper mill, one sugar bowl, and two quart jugs one —

one earthen pot and one coffee pot, one earthen dish one flesh fork and two tin tumblers, one knife box, one tin basin.
Two small lots or pieces of land in the town of Bethany are productive property but which costs $15.
There is one debt due me of $15.
I am indebted to the amount of $22.32.
I have no family but my wife Grace aged 58 years who is lame with an ulcer on her leg not able to support herself nor me.
Sworn to this 30 th day of June A D 1820 before W m Watts one of the judges
John Rawkinsbury
Bucks County ss:
I John Benezet Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bucks do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty five dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on this seventh day of July 1820
John Benezet Proth

39633 INVALID. Rev
File No. 89688
John Harkenburg Rev Rev Mar
Act: 15 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 211
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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County of Bucks P.S.
In this Twentieth day of August 1820 , before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Bucks personally appeared John Hawkenbury who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Reading in the Reg. commanded by Col. Dayton in the Service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Jersey from whence he has removed that he now resides in the State of Penn a where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future.
Sworn to & Subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
J. D. Hark
The above signature is John Hawkenbury, in Dutch, - it was written in my presence
Sam l Moore M.C.

Bucks County ss:
I John S. Benyett In the notary of the county of Bucks Do hereby certify That Isaiah Y. Shaw before whom the annexed declaration was made is a justice of the peace in the county of Bucks, duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts as such and that the signature is in the proper hand writing of the said Isaiah Y. Shaw.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office this 17th day of August Anno Domini 1820
John S. Benyett

Burlington VT Aug 14
34 charged 75 cts
George Bayliss
Clerk of Gen'l Land Office,
Department of War United States
Admitted
Washington.
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6 47