Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31743, John N Hight, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey.
Hight, John A.
S. 31743
CONTENTS

29.731.
Revolutionary New York
S. Wright
Co. in the State of New York
Sergeant in the company commanded by John Schenck of the Regiment commanded by Jacob Hoyer in the New Jersey line a Sergeant, nine months
scribed on the Roll of the Albany Agency the rate of 1,500 Dollars per annum, commences on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of February 1835 and sent to Hon. E. Howell.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r A.D. 1834. $135.00
Semimant. allowance ending 4 th March. 1835. 22.50
$157.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. W. Nelson — Clerk, Book E. 2. Vol. 4 Page 30.
Original sent to Hon. E. Howell 16. A. Dec. 13. 1835. let to Pension off. Albany.
Note of death not in A13

John M. Hight Admitted Oct 1832 New York
29731
Ex p Aug. 4/54 Cerro
C. W. Bennett Atty. Present.

State of New York County of Steubenville
Be it Known, that on this Sixth day of May A. D. 1854 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared William S. Hight
resident of Bradford in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the child of the identicals John S. Hight whose name, under Act of New York has been placed on the New York Pension Roll at the rate of forty five Dollars per annum.
That he is credibly informed that the said Pension may and ought to be increased from its commencement and during its continuance; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said increase, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of John S. Hight for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or INCREASE OF PENSION , that may be due; and for the purpose of establishing additional service by the soldier for whose military duty in the Revolution the aforesaid Pension was granted, I hereby authorize my said Attorney to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources, certified proofs of such service. To examine all papers or documents in relation to said service on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my benefit the Certificate for INCREASE which may be issued in satisfaction of said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension Agency of this State; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Agent and Attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
William S. Hight
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said William S. Hight to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged, in whose claim I am in no wise interested.
Abel Evlane Justice of the Peace
State of _____ County of _____
It is hereby Certified, That satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of _____ that _____ was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of $ _____ per annum,* and that he died on the _____ day of _____ Eighteen Hundred and _____ leaving surviving the following named (widow and) children and none other, to wit:
It is further certified that _____ Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing a duly authorized Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine; and further, that in the within claim for Increase of Pension I am in no degree interested.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this _____ day of _____ 185_____
1. Claimant's name or names in full. 2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the," or "that she is the," or "that she is the widow of," or "that he, she, or they are the child or children of," &c. 4. Pensioner's full name. 5. State the Act if known. 6. Give the State where pensioned. 7. Name the yearly amount received. 8. "He is," "she is," or "they are." 9. Claimant's signature. 10. Magistrate's signature. *If the Pensioner be living, this part of the Clerk's certificate should be omitted. 11. Here name each of the survivors. 12. Magistrate's name. 13. Clerk's signature. N. B.—Should two or more Acts join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

State of New-York,---Steuben County Clerk's Office, ss :
I, CHARLES W. CAMPBELL, Clerk of the said County, and Clerk of the Court of Record in and for said County, do hereby certify that Abel Eveland Esquire, before whom the annexed instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate is genuine, and that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, and of said Courts, at Bath, this 15th day of May A. D. 185 4
C. W. Campbell Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjoined 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. These 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 John A. Hight  Stetson 6 o Wright
   Period when the service was required. 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.     Orato 1775 1 Priest Capt Peter Gordon Gen Hight Monmouth Long Island Minalsea 62 under 76 Traditionary   Clapa Capt John Schock Gen Maw Amboy   Sub for David Hight Capt Samuel Hight Gen Maw   1778 Capt Samuel Hight Gen Maw Monmouth   1779 Capt Samuel Hight Gen Maw Amboy   1780 Capt Samuel Hight Gen Maw Princeton & Newark  
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 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 records 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

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York
County of Steuben ss. On this 16 th day of October 1832. Personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Steuben now sitting John M c Knight as resident of the town of Jersey in the County of Steuben and State of New York aged Seventy Six 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 officers and served as hereinafter - stated -
That he was born on the 9 th day of January in the Year 1756. in Bedminster, Somerset County and State of New Jersey. When deponent was about three years of age his parents and family removed to the Town- ship of Mendham, County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey and continued to reside there till after the close of the Revolutionary War - That in the Year 1775 deponent belonged to Captain Peter Grooms Company of Militia and went with said Company when ordered out by General Mearns to assist in dis- arming the Forces on Long Island, that on this occa- sion, which was in the Winter, on their return from Long Island the East North River had been raised by a freshet the Ice broke up and there was a great deal of difficul- ty in getting across. That on deponent served one month or more - That in or about May or June 1778 the Company being closed off - the Class to which de- ponent belonged went into service under Capt t John Schenck - Lay awhile at Amboy - at the Blazing Star and that during the same summer the Class in the same Company to which a Younger brother of this deponent named David Knight, belonged was ordered out, and deponent took his place and went out as deponent thinks under the command of Capt t Aaron Linsley and this Mason deponent continued in the service of the until the 28 th of November  September next about which time the

Campfire prevailed in their Camp at Amboy, and deponent being unwell was advised by his Capt Aaron Longstreet to return home on account of his sickness, since Capt Longstreet provided a passage home for deponent on a Settlers Waggon - That he was confined with said fever until the Spring fol- lowing at which time the fever having fallen in his legs he was obliged to use crutches until in the fall following in the Spring of the Year 1778, in June or thereabouts deponent went into service as he thinks in his Class of the beforemen- tioned Company under Capt Samuel Stout of Windsor aforesaid and were attached in some way to Genl. Man- fields Division, that on the 28 th of July this deponent was in Genl. Lee's Division and was marched down near the Monmouth Court House and commenced bat- tling with the British - This was about eleven o'clock A.M. at the com- mencement of the firing the British were retreating, they immediately halted returned the fire, the division to which deponent belong- ed retreated across Tennants Run by this time Genl. Washington had formed a new division marched through his line and were dismissed by Col. Butler for that time and went back to their quarters at Englishtown at which place they had left their knapsacks &c, not long after this Capt Samuel Stout's Company was discharged and deponent returned home - - -
That in the Summer of 1779, & also in Summer of 1780 de- ponent was frequently at out in service in the same Compa- ny under the said Capt Samuel  John Schenck and was posted principally at Amboy, Princeton, & Newark and thereabouts and that on all occasions deponent went into service when called and faithfully served out every term - And that he verily believes that he served in all during the Revolutionary War near three years - that during the Revolu- tionary War he never received any Commission -
That he did not receive any written discharge That he was acquainted with Col. William Budden of Windsor aforesaid - also with Genl. Hears of Woodbridge

that in the year 1798 removed from Windsor aforesaid to Bedminster in Somerset County aforesaid and remained there more than one year, in the year 1800. He removed from Bedminster aforesaid to the town of Fredericktown (now Jersey) in Steuben County and State of New York and has continued to and still does reside there —
That he has a record of his age which he copied from the one kept by his Father
That he is acquainted Abraham Fleet Silvanus Arnold, General George M c Clure
who can also testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution —
That he has no documentary evidence of his services in the Revolution —
That he knows of no persons living who can testify to the condition of his services or any of them except Captain Peter Gordon of Geneva whose deposition is herunto annexed —
He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State —
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
M c F. Burney Deputy Clk Steuben County
John D r Hight
We Silvanus Arnold of Hone in said County of Steuben, and Henry S. Williams of the same place Merchants and David Higgins of the town of Painted Post a Clergyman do —
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John D r Hight who has subscribed and sworn to the above declara- tion, that we believe him to be Seventy Six Years of Age that his character for truth and veracity is unquestionable

that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he now resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we fully concur in that Opinion
sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me H. S. Ryansky dep. Clerk Steuben County
Silvanus Arnold W. M. Williams David Higgins
And so,
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 so the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that David Higgins who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Painted Post in the said County of Steuben
And so,
that Silvanus Arnold and Henry S. Williams
who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of the town of Lyons in said County of Steuben — and are credible persons and that their Statements are entitled to credit
I David Ramsey Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Steuben in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John N. Knight for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 16 th day of October 1832
D Ramsey Clerk Steuben County By M. S. Ramsey Deputy

State of New York Ontario County, ss.
Peter Gordon of the Village of Genesee, County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and say that in the year 1775 he was Captain of a Company of Militia, near Princeton in New Jersey, that John N. Knight belonged to said Company when Genl. Howe of Woodbridge N. J. called out said Company on a tour of duty to Long Island. that said Knight was with the Company on said tour and continued in service about one month.
Peter Gordon
Sworn and subscribed to this 2 nd day of August 1832 before me a Notary Public for said County - witness my hand & seal of office
Note The name above should be Knights instead of Keights
Peter Gordon
R. M. Bayly Not. P.

State of New York
Steuben County ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Steuben John N Hight who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services in the Revolutionary War, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades - For one month under Capt Peter Gordon as a private - under General Hove - for For fifteen months under under Capt John Schenck - under Col Jacob Hyer - William Seder - Maj Dykins - For six months under Capt Aaron Lohrstrat, Col William Seder - for For 3 months under Capt Samuel Stout - & Col William Seder - that he served 1 st Sergeant in all the above mentioned times except the one month under Capt Gordon - that he was not during the period above named engaged in any civil pursuit and he is certain he rendered more services during the War but cannot with certainty set them forth - and for the above mentioned services I claim a pension
Sworn and subscribed
this 1 st day of August 1830
John N Hight
Before me Henry L Amos Justice -
State of New York
Steuben County ss. I Henry L Amos the Justice of the Peace before whom the above deposition was taken do certify that the papers in the matter of the application of John N Hight for a pension were by me received of the Clerk of the County of Steuben and that no addition has been made thereto except this sheet and I further certify that I am acquainted with Peter Gordon of Geneva whose affidavit appears to said
(over)

papers, and that the character of said Gordon is that of a gentleman of truth and honor - Witness my hand this 1 st day of August 1833 -
Henry L. Amos  Luther

WASHINGTON
October 8, 1931
Mr. John W. Reeves, 2nd 410 Hamilton Street Easton, Pennsylvania.
BA-J/AWF AWF
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John Hight, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, S. 31743, based upon his military service in that war.
John H. Hight was born, January 9, 1758 in Bedminster, Somerset County, New Jersey, and when small moved with his parents, whose names are not given, to Windsor, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
While residing in Windsor, he served in the New Jersey Militia, as follows- from December 1775 one and one half months as private in Captain Peter Gordon's company; in May 1776 one month as orderly sergeant in Captain John Schenck's company, Colonel Jacob Hyer's regiment; from June 1776 to November 25, 1776 as orderly sergeant in Captain Aaron Longstreet's company, Colonel William Scudder's regiment, two months of this service was as substitute for his brother, David; from June 1778 two or three months as orderly sergeant in Captain Samuel Stout's company, Colonel William Scudder's regiment, and was in an engagement at Crosswick Bridge and the battle of Monmouth; in the fall of 1778, one month in Captain John Schenck's company and one month in Captain Aaron Longstreet's company in Colonel William Scudder's

regiment; in 1779, three months as orderly sergeant in Captain John Schenok's company under Colonels Jacob Hyer and William Scudder; in 1780, four months as orderly sergeant in same company and regiment; in 1781 one month as orderly sergeant in Captain Samuel Stout or Captain Aaron Longstreet's company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, then a resident of Jersey, Steuben County, New York.
The name of soldier's wife is not stated, his son, William S. Hight, was living in 1854 in Bradford, Steuben County, New York. There is no further reference to children.
foregoing The foregoing record is that of the only John Hight, Hite or Haight, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Sam E Howells Recd - Jun 12. 1835

Rec d of the Com ee of Pensions the pension papers of John C. Hight Jan'y 12 th 1895-
E. H. Noble

New York
Rev. C. -
John N. Hight
Sustained
let to Hon E. H. Howd
Dec 16. 1831
4986
William S Hight - Private Capt J Scituate Co Major Webb Battalion V3 Militia from Sept 23 rd to Nov 23 rd 1872

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
4986 REJECTED
P. O. _____
Service: John M. Hight
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18

Tension Hound conduct Dept 9 th - 12 th Capt J. L. Knight Base
Hon. S. M. ...
Howell
Home of
Rep. U. S.
Washington

Dr. L.
I take the liberty, tho' a stranger to you personally, to enclose to your care, the amended pension papers of one of your constituents, (J. N. Hight) - His services having been all performed in N. Jersey, & his witnesses being here, he was induced to come here to have them completed, as the witnesses, (Runyan) are too aged & infirm to go to Paterson. - The papers have been made out before a Master in Chancery, as the regular term of our Co. Court will not be held till the latter part of Dec. & it was not possible for Hight to remain here till then. As an ex member of the H. R. I have certified to the official character of the Master - but if it should be objected to in the Pension office, I will venture to say, that if you will show my Certificate to Sen. Cas. he will direct it to be recd. in evidence. - You will observe a Certificate, or rather a deposition of A. L. Arnold, whose credibility is omitted to be certified by the Magistrate. If you know him, (as is probable) your own certificate of the fact will be sufficient. - The fact to which Mr. Arnold testifies is important to Mr. Hight, as it will vary the quantum of his pension. If you can say of your personal knowledge, any thing favorable as to Mr. Hight's moral character & veracity, it will benefit him. - If it will not be taxing your kindness too much, you will greatly oblige me by handing the papers yourself, to Mr. Luce, of the Pens. Office, as they have passed through his hands heretofore. - My kind regards to him. - Whenever a decision shall be had, whether allowed or not, please notify me the result. I enclose Mr. Magee's letter, for your perusal, which I will thank you to return to me. - By it, you will see his opinion of the Blainant & Blainant.
Very respectfully,
your ob. servt. &c:
Morris town, N. Jersey, Dec. 9 th 1834.
Levis Bondict.

John N. Hight. Steuben Co. N. York.
Supplemental Declaration. Nov. 18 th 1834.
10m

State of N. Jersey, Morris County ss.
Be it known, that on this 18 th day of November, 1834, before me, Charles
Freeman Esq r . one of the Masters in Chancery in the State of N. Jersey, residing in Morristown in said County, personally appeared John N.
Hight, an aged man, personally not well known to me, but certain- ing as I verily believe, a fair character, & having been by me duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare as follows viz: - I am the same John N. Hight, who, on the 16 th of October 1832, made my declaration before the Court of Common Pleas of Steuben County in the State of New York, to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, for my Militia services in the revolutionary war; - which Declaration has been returned from the Pension office, together with a Supplemental Decla- ration or Deposition made by me before Henry L. Arnold Esq r . a Justice of peace of Steuben County aforesaid, for want of specification & detail of the periods when my services were rendered, the places where, - the duration of the terms - & names of officers.
At my advanced age, I found it at first exceedingly difficult in my first Declaration, to recollect with any certainty these various details - many of them had escaped my recollection entirely, & some of them have since been in some measure recalled to my memory by conversing with some few of my old neighbors & fellow soldiers in New Jersey, where I lived during the revolution, & where my services were performed. - I have now travelled in my old age & my weakened constitution from Steuben County New York, to New Jersey, hoping to find living witnesses of some of my services. Most of my associates are dead, or removed to some unknown places, & I have been able to find but two old men living, who served with me, viz: Hugh Runyan, & Richard Runyan whom I well knew in Middlesex Co. N. Jersey, now living in Morris County, & whose testimony I hope to obtain, & to forward with this my own Deposition. - My advanced age & bad health, renders it extremely doubtful & uncertain whether or not I shall ever be able to reach my home in Steuben County, at this inclement season, & I have therefore deemed it prudent to make such further explanations at this time & place, as I may be enabled, with the help of the remembrance of my old comrades Messrs. Runyan, when I now am visiting, & I hope this deposition will be rec d . by the Commissioners, as though it had been made in Steuben Co. where I have resided for many years. -
In my statement of my services to the person who wrote my original Declaration, I am very certain that I stated the fact, of being a Sergeant of Militia, & that in all my tours of Militia duty except the first tour, I acted & performed a Sergeant's duty. I find it is omitted in the Declaration, & whether omitted by mistake of the writer, or because he supposed it to be of no consequence, I know not. - I did not notice the omission when I signed it, or I certainly should have corrected it as an error. Such was the fact, that in all my Militia service except the 1 st tour under Capt. Peter Gordon, upon Long Island, I was an only Sergeant.

I was regularly chosen Sergeant in 1776, in Captain John Schenck's company, & rec d . from the Company officers, a Sergeant Warrant, & in all my subse- quent Militia tours, I performed Sergeant's duty, rec d . Sergeant's pay, & was known & acknowledged by the Company & addressed by them as Sergeant Hight. My Sergeant's Warrant, I lost or mislaid many years since, thinking it of no value. As stated in my first Declaration, my first tour was under Capt. Peter Gordon & Genl. Head, upon Long Island, with a view to disarm the Tories. We crossed over to Long Island at Haulgate ferry, then marched to Jamaica, to Hempstead, & some distance into Suffolk County, disarmed many suspected & disaffected inhabitants, & brought away many guns, pistols - swords. We returned home by the same route, through the snow, which was quite deep, & I recollect that 2 British vessels of war were lying in the harbor, which I believe were called the Asia & the Phoenix. We went to the Island in December 1775, & returned home late in January 1776, & were absent on this tour of duty at the least one full month, & as I believe, as much as 6 weeks. After our return from this tour, Capt. Gordon raised a company of men for the 5 months service if I mistake not & was soon after appointed a Major. - John Schenck took the command of the Militia company, which had been Gordon's co. & was elected Captain. Early in May, we were ordered on duty under Capt. Schenck, under Col. Jacob Heye before entering upon this tour, I had been duly chosen Sergeant by the company, as I have before stated, & went on this tour of duty with Capt. Schenck as Sergeant, & ever afterwards during my service, performed Sergeant's duty. We were stationed along the ferry shore opposite Staten Island, near Amboy, & Blazing Star ferry, performing guard duty & protecting the inhabitants from Tory depredations. We remained on this tour a month, when the company was dismissed, & I remained as a voluntary substitute for David Hight, a younger brother, & served a month for him, performing the same duty as before. I am not certain whether during this last month Capt. Schenck remained in command - but I inclined to believe, that Capt. Aaron Loystret commanded the Co. & Col. Scudder the Regiment. These 2 months were both performed before harvest. The British fleet from Boston, with the British Army, took possession of New York & of the island, near the City this season, & the call for Militia service was very urgent, & we were ordered out immediately under Capt. Schenck, & were again stationed to protect & defend the frontier opposite Staten Island, in the vicinity of Amboy & along the sound; & here I continued in constant & incessant duty till the 25 th Nov. when having become seriously ill of a fever, my Captain, (Loystret) under whose command I then was, advised me to return home in a Suther wagon which he procured for me. - I believe one of these months of fall service was performed as a substitute for my brother David Hight, in Loystret's company. The Camp here, so called, provided much in the camp near Amboy, & I remained at home, unable for duty again till the spring following. - Col. Heye, Major Deyo, Kirk, & sometimes Genl. Dickinson were present during this campaign & on this frontier. -

The war left me quite absent from home for several months, & I believe I did no more active militia duty, until in the spring preceding the Monmouth battle. I was then ordered into service, under Capt. Saml. Stout, in Col. Scudder's regiment. We were marched through the country toward Phila. by way of Mount Holly, & had some skirmishing with the enemy at Crosswicks bridge, & were obliged to retreat before the enemy, who were then on their march toward Monmouth. — We were engaged in the battle, & after it was over, we were ordered back to English town & remained in service performing guard duty till after harvest in July, when we were dismissed, having been in active duty a little more than two months. — In the fall season of 1778, I know that I performed two months militia duty, one under Capt. Schenk, & one under Capt. Loyalstreet protecting the inhabitants along the frontier upon the Sound between Amboy & Eliz. town. The first was in September, & the last in Nov. & December, under Col. Scudder. These towns I believe are not mentioned in my first Declaration, & I could not remember distinctly the facts, until my arrival here, & talking with some old acquaintances. —
In 1779 & in 1780, I performed militia duty under Capt. Schenk, Capt. Loyalstreet, & some under Capt. Stout, at Princeton, Amboy, Eliz. town & Newark. — Our calls to duty I think were more regular as to intervals & periods, than when the British lay at New Brunswick & Amboy. My first tour in 79, was in May & June under Schenk, one month, at Princeton I believe, guarding prisoners & protecting courts then sitting there. Our guard room was in the Colley. I performed another tour of a month under Capt. Schenk, in the months of Aug. & Sept. was stationed part of the time at Eliz. town & part of the time at Newark, guarding the landing place & protecting the inhabitants. — In Nov. & December, I performed another tour of a month under Capt. Schenk, our station was along the shore, between Amboy & Eliz. town. Col. Scudder I believe commanded the militia on this station. —
In May 1780, I was ordered out under Capt. Schenk & Col. Scudder, & while on the Amboy station, the enemy overrun the country through Essex County, & burnt Connecticut farms & Springfield, after much fierce skirmishing & some hard fighting. The country was all alarmed & all the militia were under arms. — I recollect Mrs. Catwell, wife of a clergyman, was killed at the skirmish in Connecticut farms. — The battle of Springfield & burning of its church & village, was a few weeks later than that of Connecticut farms, & the enemy had retreated before we reached the place. — Genl. Howe & Genl. Wards, I believe were with the militia on these occasions, & Col. Seely, Melinghagen & Scudder. We were kept out in consequence of their invasion & alarms of the country, & were not relieved & discharged till after harvest in July, having been engaged in active duty along the line from Amboy to Eliz. town, Connecticut farms & Springfield for two entire months at least. — I performed another month's duty in the fall of 1780, under Capt. Schenk, at & near Princeton, guarding prisoners, & protecting courts. — In the winter following, I was stationed on guard duty one month under Capt. Schenk, on guard duty near Amboy, & another month in the following spring just after farmers began plowing for spring crops, under the same Captain Stout, or Captain Loyalstreet, I am not certain which. —

Beside the tours which I have stated, I know that I have performed many others which I cannot particularise, with any certainty as respects my commanding officers, and as respects the particular months & years. — I have performed more tours I am confident, at Princeton, & along the lines between New Brunswick & Elizabeth town, along the Sound which separates Staten Island from N. Jersey, than I have specified. And I know very well, that if I could particularise all my Militia services, they would exceed two years. Such as I can most distinctly recollect I have stated, according to the best of my knowledge & belief, with a conscientious regard to truth, admitting at the same time, that from the frailty of human memory & the lapse of so many years, that in regard to precise dates, & sometimes in regard to the names of officers under whom I have served, I may have fallen into some mistakes — but still knowing, that much remains of my public Militia duties which I never can particularise further than I have now done. — In regard to the fact of my duties as Sergeant, I know it to be true, that all my tours except the tour upon Long Island, under Capt. Gordon, were performed by me as Sergeant, & that the omission in not mentioning this fact in my first Declaration, was the omission of the Writer, being confident that I mentioned it as distinctly as any other fact in my narrative. Sworn & subscribed before me at Morristown, the date first mentioned.
Charles Freeman m. in Chy John N o Hight

New Jersey, Morris County, ss.
Before the subscriber, one of the Masters in Chancery in said County, personally appear Hugh Runyan & Richard Runyan both aged & respected citizens of said County, well known to me as men of veracity & fair character, & having been duly sworn respectively, state as follows, viz:
Hugh Runyan Declares as follows, — I was well acquainted with John N. Hight, the foregoing applicant for a pension, in time of the revolutionary war. We lived in the County of Middlesex in New Jersey as neighbours, & performed Militia service together on the same tours in different years, & in different months of the same year. John N. Hight was orderly Sergeant in Capt. Schenck's company, afterwards commanded by Capt. Stout. He was orderly Sergeant & performed duties as such, in all the tours in which I knew him. — I served with Hight on many more tours of duty than I can specify or distinctly remember, but such as I can recollect, I will state. I was with him on duty at the Monmouth battle, in the summer of '78, & afterwards in the same year as I believe at Princeton, when I was frequently stationed in 1778, '79, & in 1780, to guard the Courts of the State, which used sometimes to meet there. Prisoners were there also, & we sometimes used a room in the College as a Guard room. I well know that on all these occasions the said John N. Hight always acted as Sergeant, & was recognised as Sergeant, both by the officers & privates. We were not always in the same company, but were located near together, & often saw each other — Hight was most frequently in Schenck's  Stout's company, & I was in the company of Captain Schenck sometimes — at other times under Capt. Snook, & N. Stout.
I often fell in with Hight going & returning from Militia duties, & verily believe that I must have been associated with him at Monmouth, Princeton, near Amboy, & along the shore of N. Jersey opposite Staten Island, & elsewhere not less than 8 or 10 different monthly tours of Militia duty; & I verily believe that I must have seen him on duty more frequently than I have stated, altho' I cannot particularize the several occasions from the length of time which has since passed. — I knew Mr. Hight after the war, & went to him to school, as my teacher.
Sworn & subscribed before me at Morris town, this 18 th . Nov. 1834
Charles Freeman ss. in Chancery Hugh Runyan
Richard Runyan, being duly sworn also, saith as follows, viz: — I was well acquainted with John N. Hight before, & in time of the revolutionary war, in Middlesex County, when we lived as neighbours, near each other, & I knew him until

he removed from Middletown in N. Jersey, to the State of New York. I knew him as an orderly Sergeant in Captain John Schenck's company, in Col. Scudder's Regiment, & he always performed the duty of Sergeant at all times when I knew him. Some of my duties as a soldier were performed at Newark, & Spotswood, near Brunswick, & at Monmouth, & I performed duty toward Mount Holly & Borden town, sometimes under Capt. John Schenck, & sometimes under his Captain lieutenant, Stout, who often became Captain  that company . I have the most distinct remembrance of being with said Hight at the Monmouth battle in the summer season of 1778, in which we were under Capt. Stout Schenck. I am certain I also saw him on militia duty in Mount Holly town several other times - at Newark - in the neighborhood of Mount Holly & Borden town in N. Jersey & near Amboy - but I cannot tell the months nor the years. - A part of my militia duties were done in the State of Pennsylvania, toward the altho' principally in New Jersey. I cannot tell at this distant day, how many months of duty I have known performed by said Hight - but, I verily believe, that I must have known him & seen him on duty all together not less than 8 months, & upon every occasion in which I saw him, he was always called Sergeant Hight by all the soldiers & performed Sergeant's duty. Sworn & subscribed before me, at Morris town, November 18 th . 1834.
Charles Freeman Esq. Richard his Runyan an to his mark
I hereby certify to the Commissioners of Pensions, & to the Hon ble Secy of War, that Charles Freeman Esq., before whom the preceding Supplemental Declaration of John N. Hight, & the depositions of Hugh Runyan & Richard Runyan were taken, is now, & has been for several years past, one of the Masters in Chancery in the State of New Jersey, & County of Morris, & that the signature of his name thereto is genuine. Morris town, N. Jersey, Nov. 18 th . 1834.
Lewis Condict, late a Referee in Congress, from N. Jersey.
Hugh Runyan & Richard Runyan, the Deponents above named, are personally well known to me, as citizens of this County, & men whose character for truth & honesty & temperance, are unimpeached. They are fully entitled to belief.
Lewis Condict, late a Representative from N. Jersey.
Nov. 18 th . 1834.

State of New York
Steuben County ss
* "Serjeant" the name of a village in Steuben Co. N.Y. where Mr. Wright lives
Henry L. Arnold being duly sworn says upon his oath aforesaid that the declaration of John N. Wright of Serjeant, in the said County, in order to obtain a pension for services as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution was drawn up by deponent - And deponent further says that he distinctly recollects that the said John N. Wright stated that all the services by him rendered in the Revolutionary War with the exception of one month were rendered by him as a Serjeant And deponent further states that if said facts are not so set forth in the declaration of the said John N. Wright it is because they were omitted by mistake - And further deponent says not -
Sworn and subscribed this 29 th day of November 1834 - before me
Henry L. Arnold
Mary Williams
State of New York
County of Steuben ss
I William H. Bull Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Henry L. Williams, Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & sworn - and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and easily believe his signature to the above affidavit to be genuine - In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Bath this 1 st day of December 1834.
Wm. H. Bull
I am personally well acquainted with the above named Henry L. Arnold Esq. His character is good in truth & veracity & he is entitled to full credit & belief
Wm. H. Bull
Henry L. Arnold
Perhaps Sir - the enclosure will explain this business I am informed that your certificate as former member of Congress will be sufficient to the above affidavit & so it will save the old gentleman a trouble You may either forward this to Mr. Lendrick or return it to me Yours etc. S. Arnold

I have been personally and intimately acquainted with John N. Bright the person mentioned in the within affidavit for over during the last nineteen years during which period he has maintained a high and most excellent moral character He bears the reputation of being a pious good man and so far as we can judge by a correct reportment none who know him personally can doubt the correctness of this opinion.
John Magee
Bath Steuben Co Dec. 22 1854

I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Capt John N. Wright the applicant in the annexed papers named for about fifteen years past and that during all that time he has been and now is reputedesteemed one of the most Respectable Citizens of the County of Steuben in which he resides I have never heard his integrity or veracity in any manner questioned and believe that the fullest confidence may be reposed in his exemplary moral character & deportment Dated December 12 th 1824
H. Hall M. C. N.Y.

31743 Buy INVALID.
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John N. Hight Serg Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1897
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1893 - Feb. 16. Hist. to O. R. Hight. Morris, Ill. F.S.
1893, April 28. Hist. to O. R. Morris, Ill. F.S.
May 29-1897-Histo to Mrs. Fred. S. Retan 260. Warren, Ave. Mrs Detroit, Michigan.
Aug. 2/99 Chas. E. Hight Dearborn, Mich.
1907 Aug. 10. Hist. to Mrs. F.S. Retan aw
1918 July 23 Hist. to Mrs. W. M. Steb. blank aw
1923 Feb. 3 Hist. to Myrtle C. Hight. En.
1931 Oct 8 " " John W. Reece 2 nd Eng

Morris Ills Nov 9/92
Hon Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you please inform me What Reg't & Co my Grandfather belonged to in the War of The Revolution he went from New Jersey & was
Capt John N Heigh-
& Remains Very respectfully
yours &c
O R Heigh-
Sept 60 H 12 reg Mich Vol Inf'ty
1867

OLD WAR AND NAVY MAR 12/1893 FILES
Morris Ills Feb 28/93
Andrews Davulson Esq Dear Sir
I rec yours of 16 th inst - in relation to my Grandfather John V Bright - who was in the Revolutionary War from New Jersey & May 1 st hanks But what I expect to know was that Best & Co he belonged to so I could have it - on his Tombstone can you tell me & oblige J. R. Bright - of 12 th West 18 th 1861

OFFICE.
1888 JUL 8 10P NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Division of Pension Affairs. RECEIVED JUN 22 1897
P.M. W.H.P.
PENSION OFFICE JUL 2 1897
J.B.G. Department of the Interior,
June 22 1897
Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions.
for consideration.
W.H. D. Secy
ANSWERED
JUN 2 1897

OFFICE OF
• • • • •
ESTABLISHED 1882
CATALOGUE SENT FREE.
Chas. E. Hight,
Manufacturing Jeweler AND OPTICIAN.
Gold Rings made to order.
Lawton, Mich., June 21, 1897
Interior Dept Washington D.C.
Yours! I would like information of (My Great Grandfather) John N. Hight of N.J. who enlisted in the Revolutionary war about 1775 also of (Grandfather) Wm S. Hight of Jersey at N.Y. who enlisted in the war of 1812
Any information you can give me will be thankfully received for I have failed to rec. any thing else here
Resp
Chas E. Hight

MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
William Savage Hight.
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Date of death (as near as possible):
Christian name of widow:
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Remarks:
  This is all I can find out now
Your name and address:

MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
John N High
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Windsor N.J.
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Jersey N.J.
Date of death (as near as possible):
Oct 14 1856
Christian name of widow:
no Widow
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He did
Remarks:
Your name and address:
Chas E. High - Lawlin, Van Buren Co Mich

Kindly oblige by sending Revolutionary history of John N. Hight. specially desire to ascertain his place of enlistment. Also the same information concerning Jonathan Cook also a soldier of the Revolution. Address. Mrs. F. S. Retan. Burlington, Vermont.

Rev 1/2/18
EMILY VIRGINIA MASON CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HASTINGS, MICHIGAN
Rev. War Dept -
Pension Bureau Washington -
Please give us the full military record of John N. Hight a soldier of the Revolution born in Bedwin, N. J. 1/9-1756 and whose pension was allowed Oct 16-1832. Kindly include date & place of death and any facts known concerning his marriage
Sincerely
Mrs. W. M. Hobbs,
Regent -

17.11.23
1300 N. Bethune, Detroit, Mich.
Jan. 15, 1923
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Sir,
Kindly send me military record of John N. Hight, enlisted 1875- on Windsor Middlesex Co., N. J.
Very truly yours,
Myrtle C. Hight

Stamp Enclosed
Ret
JOHN W. REEVES, 2ND 410 HAMILTON STREET EASTON, PENNA.
September twentyfourth 1931
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
Will you kindly investigate your records and see if they contain any information concerning a John Hight Guly who served as a private in Capt. John Walton's Company of Light Dragoons from Monmouth County New Jersey during the Revolutionary War?
I would very much like to know if he ever drew a pension for his Revolutionary services?
Thanking you in advance for your kindness I am Very Truly yours John W. Reeves II

service on file in this Bureau.
John H. Knight S. 31743
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1775 1 1/2 mos Pvt. Peter Gordon N.J.   May 1776 1 mo Crdly Sgt John Schenck Jacob Hys   June 1776 to Nov. 23 1776 " " " " Aaron Longstreet Wm Brudder   June 1778 2 mos Det 4 2 Samuel Stout " "   Sept 1778 1 " " John Schenck " "   Nov. 1778 1 " " Aaron Longstreet " "   1779 3 " " John Schenck Jacob Hys & Wm Brudder   1780 2 1/2 " " " " "   1781 1 " " Samuel Stout or Aaron Longstreet " "  
Rev. Rev. Rev. Rev.
Battles engaged in, Crosswick Bridge, Monmouth Residence of soldier at enlistment, Trenton, Middlesex Co. N.J. Date of application for pension, Oct. 16, 1832. Claim allowed. Residence at date of application, Jersey Steubenville N.Y. Age at date of application, born in Redminster, Somerset Co. Eng. Jan 9, 1756.
Remarks:  Name of soldier's wife is not stated. Son Wm S. alive in 1854 res. Bradford, Steubenville Co. N.Y.