Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7814, Barnabas Hortwick, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Hortwick Barnabas
W. 7814
Bärnt
B.L.Wt. 8384-100 iänu 1792
Dorothea
B.L.Wt. 122-60-55-
CONTENTS

88-726 - act Mar 3/55
April 20/55
Dorothea Kortwich lifter of Barnet or Barnstable Kortwich
Dorothea Kortwich wid of Barnet or Barnstable Kortwich.
Revolutionary
Pensioner J. Contl. line,
ad 60 Ac. Nov. 20/55,
Reg. Feb 48 - Bkly. Mtn.
Daughter
Peter P. Runyon New Brunswick New Jersey

Rep. 16
29 New Jersey
Dorothea Wortwick widow of Paul or Abraham Wortwick who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Fifer
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of June 1848 and sent to
James L. Sabris R.E. New Brunswick New Jersey
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act March 2, 1848, Page 295 Vol. 4.

Family Record.
Marriages.
1766 September 15 th Was Married Joh Fisher Senior To Anny Kortwick Newbranswick
1787 Augst 7 th Was Married Dortha Fisher To Bonthortwick By the Reverend M c Van- hanting N B
1788 March 4 th Was Married Mary Fisher Charles Boat Newyork N Y
1789 August 25 Was Married John Fisher Junr To Hannah Newland By the Reverend Mr King N B
Marriages.
1796 August 4 th Was Married Anny Fisher John Degray Newyork N Y
1800 October 26 Was Married Hannah Fisher To William Voorhees By the Reverend Mr Linfy N B
1801 January 5 Was Married James Fisher To Susanah Cloud By the Reverend Mr Canlit N B
1807 May 21 st Was Married George Fisher To Sally Hartwick By the Rev Mr Van Haring Mill Stone
Sept 11 th 1815 Was Married Abigail Fisher To Israel By the Rev Mr Moses Bijah New Brunswick

Family Record. 1818 Leeds Greenfield
Deaths.
September 2. 1818
1767 Dyed Nelly Hartwick Daughter of Tice and Catherine Hartwick
1775 Died Doratha Hartwick Wife of John Hartwick Senior
1783 Died John Hartwick Senior
1788 Died Mary Hartwick Wife of John Hartwick Senior December 24 aged 80 years
1791 January 20 Died John Fisher Son of John and Hannah Fisher Aged 5 Months and 6 Days
1791 May 30 Died John Hartwick Son of John and Mary Hartwick. Aged 3 Years 2 Months and 16 Days
1795 August 10 Died Mary Fisher Daughter of John and Hannah Fisher Aged 1 Year and 1 Month 23 Days
1796 October 6 Died John Roach Son of Charles and Mary Roach Aged 2 Years 25 Days
1799 January 10 Died Hannah Degray Daughter of John and Mary Degray Aged 7 Months And 11 Days
1800 October 20 Died Daughter of John and Mary Degray
1803 February 3rd Died John Fisher Son of John & Mary Fisher New Brunswick aged 33 years & 6 months 29 Days
1805 February the 12th Died Mary Fisher Wife of John Fisher aged 60 years
1800 April 12th Died Mary Fisher Degray Daughter of John & Mary Degray New York Aged 1 year 10 months & 6 days 10 year
1800 Died September 2nd Hannah Fisher Daughter of James & Mary Fisher aged 1 year 2 Month & 8 Days

State of New Jersey
Medallion County ss I Nicholas Brown Clerk of the County of Medallion do testify that Joseph M c Whorter Esquire before whom the within affidavit of Catherine Lyon was taken, was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Medallion duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature to the within the within affidavit the certificate thereon is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the Seal of said County the 16 th day of March AD 1840 N icholas Brown Clerk

Abraham Hartwick Married to Dorothy
1787
First born in Barre St. Dominic's Church
Died May 30th 1799
Aged 23 years 6 months
Married to born June 30th 1837
Both buried

Barnet Hartwick Civil Dec 17 th 1818 As Taken from the Original, It being so defective that it could not be sent a true copy
the above was contains the record of the same

County of Middlesex } State of New Jersey } J. P.
Personally appeared before the subscriber Catharine Lyon who on her oath saith that she is a daughter of Sarah Hortonick an applicant for a pension She further saith that the above leaf contains the record of the family of Barnet and Sarah Hortonick that said record to the best of this deponents belief was made more than 20 years ago. That the said leaf was cut from a small family bible which has been in the possession of the family many years. I sworn and subscribed this sixteenth day of March 1840 before me
Catharine her Lyon mark
Joseph McNeely J. P. John P. Harenburgh Witness
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible person
Joseph McNeely J. P.

State of New Jersey (county of Middlesex) On this thirteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid (Dorothea Kortwilt age eighty five years a resident of New Brunswick in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according to law law declare That she is the widow of Barnet or Barnabas Kortwilt deceased who was a Fifer in the Revolutionary War That she is now a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty eight dollars per annum on account of the Revolutionary services of her said husband That her Certificate of Pension is "Recorded in the Pension office on the Roll of Pensioners under act Feb mary 2-1848 Page 295 Vol 4" No 29 and dated June 10th 1848 For proof of the services and death of her said husband as well as her marriage to him She would respectfully refer the Commissioner to her declaration on file in the Department She further declares that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 1855 her Dorothea X Kortwilt mark
We William Schenk of Middlesex County and Jersey House of Mercer County and State of New Jersey upon our oaths declare That the foregoing declaration was signed and acknow- ledged in our presence by Dorothea Kortwilt and that we believe from the appearance and state- ments of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that she is a widow

William De Hart Leroy Progers
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know William Dehart one of the affiants to be a credible person and Leroy Progers the other affiant appears to be a credible person that I know the claimant to be the identical person she represents herself to be having appointed her in getting her Pension she having acknowledged several Powers of attorney before me for the purpose of drawing her half yearly payments of Pension at the New Jersey Agency at Trenton and that I have no interest in this claim
Peter P. Hounyon Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey
County of Middlesex ss To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Whereas I Nicholas Boorse clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Sussex do hereby certify that Peter P. Hounyon whose signature is subscribed above is a true and lawful Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes, and that full force and credit are due to all his official acts, I further certify that said Court is a court of record having general jurisdiction and a clerk there; and that I have no interest in this claim
I the undersigned have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at New Brunswick this 16 th day of April AD 1855
N B Boorse Clerk

4253
Dorothea Hartwick
Act July 7. 1838
Marr'd 7. Aug 1787 Husband died Dec 1812
Certificate #24901 Barnabas Hartwick and Gratuity - Barnabas first in same company but for a short term
Barnabas Hartwick Act of 1838 1838

Col. James. Caliphia
New Brunswick

Dear Sir, — the  your request contained in your favour, which I have received, to examine the records of the Church at Millstane, I have done so; & find Registers I find Registers of Baptisms, of Members &c — but no Register of Marriages — In haste — Col. James. Walbridge (Yrs), S. L. Walbridge — Middlebury — Dec. 27 — 1830 —
was once she was married to the

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pension to certain widows" State of New Jersey } County of Middlesex } ss
On this 29 th day of December 1838 person-ally appeared before the subscriber Dorothea Hartwick a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 71 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Barnet Hartwick who was a Soldier in the Revolution and served as a fifer in the regular Army during the whole war but in what regiment or company I cannot say. She further declares that she was married to the said Barnet Hartwick in the month of August 1787 That her husband the aforesaid Barnet Hartwick died on the 17 th day of December 1812 That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794. Signed at the time abovenoted Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Dorothea X Hartwick her mark
D. W. Vail Judge of Probate
The above deposition further saith that Barnet Hartwick was called Bont
I certify that the above named Deponent is a credible person and that she cannot in consequence of bodily infirmity attend in open Court and make the above declaration. The above postscript was inserted before the paper was executed
D. W. Vail Judge

County of Middlesex State of New Jersey } ss
Personally appeared before the Subscriber Doritha Hartwick Widow of Bont or Barnet Hartwick an Applicant for a pension who being duly sworn on her oath saith that the within is the original record of family events that most of the events therein specified were recorded by the Father of this Deponent immedi- ately after they occurred and particularly the Marriage of this Deponent to her husband sworn to & subscribed this 29 day of Dec 1888 Before me } Doritha X Hartwick mark
D. W. Vail Judge of Probate
I certify that the above named Deponent is a credible person
D. W. Vail Judge

State of New Jersey County of Middlesex } ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber Catharine Lyons who being duly sworn on her oath saith that she is the daughter of Barnet and Sarah Hartwick That the said Sarah Hartwick who is entitled to a pension is the widow of Barnet Hartwick who as I have frequently heard him say was a soldier during the revolutionary war and that she has remained a widow ever since his death This Deponent further sworn & subscribed this 29 day of December 1838 before me I understand to be identical terms used indiscriminately
D. W. Vail Judge of the court
Catharine Lyons her mark
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible person
D. W. Vail Judge

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
4253
Mr D Aug. 178 42 Oct. 1812
I Nicholas Boorham clerk of the In- ferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Daniel W Vail Esquire before whom the annexed declaration of Dorothea Hartwell and officers of Dorothea Hartwell and Catherine Lyons was made & taken as at the time of the making said declaration & taking said officers a true copy of said board duly countersigned & sworn That I am acquainted with the signature of the said Judge and believe his signature to the said declaration & officers as the certified thereunto annexed are genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 29 th day of December AD 1838 N Boorham clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hortwick, Barnabas GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8384 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 7, 1792 to John Fogg, assignee
Also, B.L. Wt. 122-60-55
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

Rey  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7814
Dorothea Hartwick
Wid.
Barnet Barnabas Hartwick
Heup n Rest. War
Act: Feby. 24/48
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 343
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N Jersey
Dorothea Hartwick
let to J. Jablonski 21 June '39
" " Same Aug 31 '39
" " same 8 Oct 1839
" same 18 " "
" same 8 April 1840
" same 17. " "
Not July 1838

✓ PL
Coaars

Ph. Act 2.7.86:48, N.J.

Baint or Barnabas Hotwick 2 N.J. Regt Fifer - Bounty Land? G.M.C.
Land bounty was granted in 1792 to Barnabas Hotwick , a private of the N Jersey Line

Dorothy Hartwick widow of Barnt, or Barnabas Hartwick
Private
$80 per ann
act 7 July 1838
North Brunsw ick N. Jersey Roll Dec 1838 } m d d ied age 91 Mar d Aug 178 } d ied Dec 19 1812
Hand Cert. to Col. J.C. Zabriskie, of New Brunswick, N. Jersey
Present

New Jersey 5577
Doratha Hortwick widow of Barnet, a Barnabas Hortwick
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — December 1812 of Middlesex Co., in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain — of the reg't. commanded by — in the N. Jersey line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of July 1840 and handed to Col. J. C. Fabish, of N. Brunswick, N. Jersey, present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 320.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. " 40.00
$ 360.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 128
Let to J. B. Fisher Oct 7. 1842 do. to Samson. 19. 1842
Paid at Treasury under Act of the April 1838 from 4. Sept 1840 to March 1841. Notified, Feb'y 1843.

3166.
New Jersey
Doratha Westwick widow of Harut or Barnaby Westwick who was a Private in the A. S. line for 2 years
Rev. D. C. H.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Dec r . 1842. and sent to James F. Randolph New Brunswick N. J.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book L Vol. 1 Page 122

3166 New Jersey Increased 2 Certs. 1838 5 rep. 1843 } Dec. 22 Oct. 1844
Dorothea Hartwick widow of Barnt or Barnabas Hartwick who was a fifer. in the N. J. Line
Increase from $80. p. ann. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of October 1844 and sent to P. P. Runyon New Brunswick N. J.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 96.
Deduct what has been paid.

repe. by Act. 22 o Oct o
5571
New Jersey.
Dorothea Hartwick widow of Barnard or Barnabas Hartwick who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the December 1812 of Middlesex Co. in the State of N.J. who was a Hiker in the Co commanded by Captain _____ of the reg commanded by _____ in the N.J. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 88 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Increased from $80. per an.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 o day of Oct o 1844 and sent to P.P. Runyon New Brunswick N.J.
Runyon. Total amount, $440.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by P. L. Swann Clerk, Book A. Vol. 1 Page 197.
Debit what has been paid

Dorothy Hartwich, N Jersey all, act 1838, at $80. pr Ann. Elizabeth Laurence                      do                      do      at $50      -
Please say to what time they were last paid, respectively.
Plufra Offer Oct 6. 1842. }
Dorotha Hartwich, Pd. to 1 st Sept. 1840. - Elizabeth Laurence, Pd. to 1 st Sept. 1840. -
B.M.B.

3.65 3.65 6.83
141 17 6
8 17
104 17 12 17 6
PAID
Edwardes Minton City St. G.

New Brunswick March 15/1840
Dr. P.
Enclosed is the record and affidavit you requested of me in the case of Dorothea Northwick Bridal of Bunch Northwick. Be pleased to send in connection with the certificate the leaf of the family bible I think it will be as I have that will be of no further use
Respectfully Thomas G. Larkins

New Brunswick Sept 3 rd 1839
Dear Sir
Yours of 31 st ult o is rec d In reply I state that in a correspondence with the Land Office some six months since while investigating some land claim I learned that Barnabas Hotwick had rec d a land Warrant for 100 acres No 8384. This fact settles the question conclusively in relation to his service for Warrants were issued to non combatants such as served "during the War" or were "slain in battle". Hotwick lived long after the War and consequently served during the War.
Respy
Your obed t Serv t James E. Lakin

New Brunswick Nov 16 th 1888
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the additional testimony required by the Dept in the cases respectively of Mrs Mary Hillier, Mrs Ruth Burden and Mrs Elizabeth Rose. In the latter case I like to now transmit a certified transcript from the Office of Secy of State showing that Anna Morgan (under which is alleged that Mr Rose rendered his services) was regularly commissioned by the State.
Respt
Yours Affecly
James C. Salter

  131.12.0     266  266    786  40    786  106,40    262     348.46   

New Brunswick
Aug 26 1839
Dr Sir
This enclosed is the affidavit of the Rev. Mr. L. Talbot. This completes the testimony in the case of Mrs. Dorothea Southwick.
The additional papers relate to the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Grover, widow of Robt Grover.
Respt
Your oblt St James E. Talbot

New Brunswick Dec r 29 th 1832
Dr Sir
Enclosed are the papers in the case of Mrs Doritha Hartwick widow of Robert or Patrick Hartwick whose the evidence of whose service you will find in your office among the papers is the Certificate of the Revd John L. Zahuskie setting forth that there is no record of marriages among the Church records. He is the Successor of Rev d Mr Van Harlin who solemnized the Marriage in the case above referred to
Respt
Yours Obedt Servt James C Zahuskie

Rev
A. B. June 26/39
Herewith I send the required affidavits in the case of Mrs. Dorthea Gortwick The Certificate of Rev. Mr. L. Schenck the Successor of Mr. Van Haring. You will find with the papers previously sent The Certificate of Mr. Schenck altho' informal (being in the form of a letter) Nevertheless distinctly states the fact that no recess exists
Respt
Your Affec. Son James C. Schenck
C. B. ...

18. Nov 1842.

Col Edwards will greatly oblige me by having the accompanying portion of Atty (made out in the case of the Bridows) named in the accompanying certificates and enclose them together with the certificates to my address at Brunswick. Please have inserted the name of George Dr Gamble of Washington City as the Atty in both cases
Respect
Yours affec James C Edwards
Washington City (Mar 1818)

General Land Office June 30 th 1840.
Sir
In answer to yours of this day, relating to Barnabas Kortwick's Bounty Land Warrant, I have to inform you, that Warrant N o 8384 was granted to John Foggy as the assignee of Barnabas Kortwick a Soldier of the New Jersey line, on the 9 th of July 1788, and that the same was patented on the 4 th day of February 1800.
Upon an examination of the Records it does not appear that any other Warrant was ever registered or patented to John Foggy or any other person for the services of a Soldier of the New Jersey line by the name of Kortwick.
I am very Resp d
Sir Your Ob d Serv t
W. Whitcomb Commissioner
Col James C. Jabusch Present

New Brunswick
Oct 4 1842
Dear Sir
Mrs Elizabeth Lawrence and Mrs Dorothy Hartwick have requested me to draw the balance of pence on draft I do not know to what term the draft was made neither do they I learn of neither that application must be made directly to the Department Will you do them the favour to inform me how the draft must be made and for which  amount
Respectfully James C. Lake
Hon. J. L. Edwards

Dr P...
St B May 4 1840
England I send the copy of a paper in the case of Oritha  Watwick . I think this will satisfy you that the husband of Oritha was the individual whose name appears on your list as Barnabas . The husband of Oritha possessed a land warrant and assigned it to  Aggy . He was a musician &c. belonged to the Semi corps with  Matthew  Watwick from the rolls in Long office and the record in the Land office that  Aggy was Barnabas  Watwick who served during the war. The same individual being the husband of Oritha . Be pleased to examine the case yourself
Reply
Yours etc James E. Schulten

General Land Office
February 29 th . 1840.
Sir:
Agreeably to your request in person this morning I have to state, that, on the 31 st of Oct. 1789, warrant No. 8338 for 100 acres, was issued by the United States, to Thomas Walfpenny, late a Soldier in the New Jersey Line.
The following endorsements are on the back of the warrant. viz: "For value received I hereby assign my right & title of this warrant to John Bray, as witness my hand this 23 rd November 1789". "Thomas his mark Walfpenny."
"I assign my right & title to this warrant to Jacob Martin Esq. for value rec d . the 8 th . Decr. 1789". "John Bray."
The said warrant was, with several other warrants, amounting together to four thousand acres, located in the year 1800, by William Martin, for Robinson Thomas, on the 2 nd quarter, of the 3 rd township, in the 12 th Range, in the United States M c . dist. Ohio: and the patent for said tract issued in the name of said Robinson Thomas on the 16 th . May 1800.
On the 7 th of Feb y . 1792, the warrant No. 8384 for 100 acres, issued to John Foggy, assignee of Barnabas Hotwick, who was a private in the New Jersey line.
This

This warrant has on its back the name of "John Fogg" signed in presence of "John Yenny". And was located in the year 1800, by Thomas M c Ewen H s for Nicholas Gilman, on the 1 st gr. 3 d town: in the 7 th Range, and a patent for the same issued on the 20 th of March 1800 in the name of said Gilman.
I am Sir:
Very respectfully y r . obs. Serv t
W m Whitcomb, Commissioner.
J. C. Fabricius Esq r of New Jersey Present

General Land Office April 13 th . 1840.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of date the 10 th . inst. I have to state that the warrant N o . 8384 for 100 acres of land was granted by the United States on the 7 th . of Feb y . 1792 to "John Foggy assignee of Barnabas Hotwick, a private of the New Jersey line."
The said warrant was, with several other warrants, located by Thomas M c Ewen Esq. for Nicholas Gilman, on the 1 st . gr. 3 rd town in the 7 th . Range, M. S. M y . dist. Ohio - a patent for which issued in the name of said Gilman in the year 1800.
The evidence upon which the warrant N o . 8384 issued is, I presume, on file in the Bounty Land Office.
I remain Sir:
Very respectfully
Yr. obs. S r .
J. W. Whitcomb, Commissioner.
James C. Zaher Esq. New Brunswick N. Jersey

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 21 st 1842.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Dorothea Hartwick , — a Pensioner on the Roll of the New Jersey — Agency, at the rate of — Eighty — Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1840, to the 4 th March 1841 —  Respectfully, yours,
J. Wilson B. Parris Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Mr. De
St B Ap 15 1840
I have supposed the case of Banch D'Artrick or Barnabar D'Artrick after which transpired in the case of service with you as Dr. Washburn -tan You stated after examining the record that if I would send the bible leaf containing a record of the name of Banch you would follow the claim By John Gawn of the 8th June You have concisely stated that Banch D'Artrick has received no service and consequently his Bridget cannot receive a pension It is in evidence on file that the husband of Dorothy D'Artrick was Banch or Barnabar assigned his lands  lands and warrants to a man of the name of "Foggy" I now send you a communication I rec'd from the Land Office in Conforming that state- -ment as regards Barnabar D'Artrick there conclusively identifying Barnabar D'Artrick as the husband during the war as the husband of Dorothy D'Artrick I had a copy relating to your rule established in the case of Missilla Walpenny settling the case
Russ J. G. Gawn J. A. G. Gawn
Nov 12 Edward

Emab D. G. Dorothy Hartwick
FREE
J. L. Edwards Washington City D. C.

Oct 14 Emab Miss Dorothy Hartwell
FREE
J. L. Edwards Washington City D. C.

N B Oct 12/39
Dr In
Your favour of the 8th inst in relation to Barnabas or Dorothea Hartwick is recd. I refer you to the affidavit of James Fisher to prove the identity of the claimant with the individual whose name is found upon the record of the Land Warrants was transferred to the individual named by Fisher as found upon the record the question is settled and I shall ask the claim upon that ground. No man could have obtained a Land Warrant unless "He was slain in battle" or "died during the War"
Yours Very Affecly James B. Lakin
Rev. J. L. Edwards

New Brunswick Oct. 28 th 1839
Dear Sir
I rec d Yours in relation to the case of Mr. Doritha Hartwick since which I have written to Mr. Gordon Esq r of the Land Office the following is an extract from said letter "In relation to Yours of the 21 st inst I have to inform You that the name of Baruch Hartwick is not returned on the records of the New Brunswick Line on file in this office" "In relation to Barnabas Hartwick who was a Soldier in the New Brunswick Line I have to inform You that his claim to bounty land from the United States was satisfied on the 7 th Feb y , 1792. by the issue of Land warrant 8384 for 100 Acres to his assignee John Foggy" It therefore appears that a mistake must have occurred on Your part in the examination of the records for You state that the difficulty in relation to the case proceeds from the fact that there were two persons of the name of Hartwick who served in the same Company one Baruch and the other Barnabas Mr. Gordon says on the contrary that the name of Baruch is not returned but even if that were so from the above letter it appears that Barnabas Hartwick assigned his certificate to John Foggy that corresponds precisely with the testimony of Simon Fisher one of the witnesses and thus the identity is fixed beyond a controversy Please inform me whether You can send to me a certificate for Mr. Grove
Russ
Yours
Ob s St
Hon J L Edwards
James E. Richardson

County of Middlesex State of New Jersey
Personally appeared before the subscriber James Fisher of full age - who on his oath said That on or about the month of October last he made an affidavit to the following purport to wit That Boyd Warick or Warick Warick who was the husband of Martha Warick an affiliate of a person served in the N. J. line in a officer from the time that he enlisted to the termination of the War. That he obtained a land warrant for his service and transferred it to a man of the name of Hossy This deponent now further saith that Matthew Warick was the father of the said Boyd Warick and that they both served in the same Company. Sworn and subscribed this 4 th day of May 1840 Before me Peter P. Rumson James Fisher Justice of the Peace
I certify that the foregoing copy =Mark is a credible person
Peter P. Rumson Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
ss I Nicholas Woodruff clerk of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify That Peter P. Runyan Esquire before whom the heretofore affidavit of James Fisher was taken was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and I do further certify that the signature of the said Justice to the said affidavit and the endorsement thereon are genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 14 th day of May A.D. 1840 N Woodruff clerk

Ent Capt Laurens Comp 1 apd 1777

County of Middlesex State of New Jersey } Js
Personally appeared before the Subscribers a Justice of the Peace in and of a said County James Fisher who being duly sworn on his oath saith that the accompanying record is the family record of Barnet Wortwick and that said record is true This Deponent further saith that he was well acquainted with the said Barnet Wortwick that he was the son of Matthias Wortwick who together with the said Barnet entered the service of the United States and served during the war The said Barnet Wortwick was sometimes called Barnabas sometimes Bont and again Barnet As the said Barnet being exceedingly ignorant did not know which was his proper name This Deponent further saith that he thinks that the said Barnet Wortwick entered the United States service in the year 1777 that he enlisted under the command of Capt. Laurie and was attached to the regiment commanded by Col. Shreeve sworn and subscribed } This 25 th day of June 1839 } before me } J. Ford
James Fisher
J. Ford
Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Deponent is a credible person
J. Ford

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
ss I Nicholas Booroom Clerk of the County of Middlesex aforesaid do hereby certify that Josiah Ford Esquire before whom the within affidavit of James Fisher was taken was at the time of the taking said of affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified therefor. That I am acquainted with the house writing of the said Justice and do nearly believe his signature to the proof of the within affida- vit and certificate are genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 26 th day of June AD 1839
N Booroom Clerk

March Indue
FREE
W. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

New Brunswick March 23. 1839
Dr Sir
I take the liberty to request (and I do not often trouble you in that way) that you will cause to be examined the following cases to wit: Judith Hartwick, Hannah F. Randolph, Elizabeth Rose, Ruth Burlew, Mary Hillyer, Elizabeth Lawrence, Elizabeth Clark, Mary Stockton, Elizabeth Groves, Margaret Stults. I expect to leave home about the middle of April for the West and the above named widows rely upon me exclusively to prosecute their respective claims. The cases of Mrs. Hillyer, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Burlew, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Clark, I think are by their "office age" entitled to attention. If your public duties and those of the Department will permit you to accede to my request you will greatly oblige me more immediately concerned no less than
Your Obt St James C. Lake
Hon J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
3108 Market St. Phila
addp { Ely Rose file N 19 { Ruth Burlew Mary Hillyer No 3108 Ely Clark
May Stults

N. Jersey July 25 add. proof
Ruth Burlew
Hon. J. G. Edwards Washington City D.C.
Rev. Ruth Burlew

N. Jersey July 25
22. proof
Ruth Burlew
FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards Washington City D.C.
Ruth Burlew
ms.

New Brunswick
July 22 1839
Dr Sir
Enclosed are the papers required in the case of Mrs Ruth Burlew All the testimony agreeably to the rules and requisitions of the Dept is complete in the fol. cases to wit Elizabeth Bone Mary Billings, Ruth Burlew, Elizabeth Clark, Dorothy Hartwick and Catharine Clarkson This last case is one of peculiar hardship inasmuch as the Dept seems to esteem it a virtue to withhold from that widow a pension to which she is as much entitled as any applicant whose claim was presented and this will appear from the papers on file I respectfully ask that the Dept will transmit the certificates in above cases as I am harassed nearly to deprivation by widow's
Yours
Yours Affecly James C. Schukin
Hon J L Edwards

State of New Jersey, Middlesex County, ss.
On this twelfth day of August, 1843, before me a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex, personally appeared Dorothy Hootwick, widow of Bonias Hootwick, deceased, known to me as a credible person, who being duly sworn on her oath declares, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of March 3, 1843: That she resides in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, and is the widow of Bonias Hootwick, late of said County, deceased: That her husband was a fifer in the War of the Revolution: that she received a Pension of eighty dollars per annum, for five years for his services, under the Law of Congress of July 7, 1838; and that she now applies for the benefit of the Law of March 3, 1843, and refers the Department to her former declaration and papers annexed therewith, in support of the application. She is still the widow of said Hootwick, never having been married since his death.
Subscribed and sworn before me } Dorothy her Hootwick the day and year above written } mark D. Fitz Randolph, Judge, &c.
State of New Jersey Middlesex County, ss. I Nicholas Booroom Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Daniel Fitz Randolph Esq. before whom the above declaration of Dorothy Hootwick was made was at the time of the making thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Middlesex duly commissioned and sworn that his signature thereto is genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 12 th day of August AD 1843 N Booroom Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2 nd Feb y 1848 Entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving widows and orphans of the Revolution State of New Jersey County of Middlesex 3 rd
On this 18 th day of March 1848 personally ap- peared before the subscribers, a sister of the deceased and for the County aforesaid on oath at her age 84 years who being first duly sworn & under oath of law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed on the 2 nd February 1848 granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War That she is the widow of Bush or Bannick who was a Revolutionary soldier. She further saith that she has received a pension in her own right to the sum of ten dollars per month  ten dollars per month  ten dollars per month That she is the widow of Bush or Bannick She is the widow of Bush or Bannick
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above expressed Before me Matthew Brown Justice of the Peace
Dorothy Her Horton & Merle
I certify that the above declaration is personally known to me and that she is the widow of Bush or Bannick Matthew Brown Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. I Nicholas Worrenbleek of the County of Middlesex aforesaid do hereby by certify that Matthew Brown Esq. in before whom the within declaration of Dorothy Horton was made this at the time of the making of said declaration and that in the eye of the law of common pleas and also a section of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned therefor, & that his signatures to the said declaration & except all things are Genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County this twentieth day of March A.D. 1848
Matthew Brown

Supplemental Declaration of Doratha Voorhies of New Jersey acts 1838) & 1843
increased 24m Fifer
88. deduct
act 3 march 43 $ 88 deduct.
J. P. Runyon
New Brunswick
N.J.

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
Supplemental declaration of Dorothea Nortwick
On this twentieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty four person-ally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Dorothea Nortwick a resident of North Brunswick in the County and State aforesaid in the Seventy eighth year of her age a person of veracity who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following supplemental declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress Passed July 7th 1838 Entitled "an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows," That she is the widow of Barret Nortwick who was a fifer in Capt Helms company of the second Jersey Regiment in the War of the Revolution being a war man this declarant has received Eighty dollars per annum under said act the pay of a Private and as her said husband was a musician she asks such an increase as is justly due her on account of the grade her said husband filled in said Revolution For such other facts as related to their said marriage as she refers to her declaration on file at the Pension Department and that she still remains a widow
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year last above written
Before Peter L. Kenyon } Judge }
Dorothea X Nortwick mark

Supplemental Declaration of Dorothea Wort- -wick under act of Congress passed 3 rd of March 1843
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
On this twentieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty four Per- sonally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County (Dorothea Wortwick a resident of North Brunswick in the County and State aforesaid in the Seventy eighth year of her age a person of truth and veracity who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following supplemental declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Rev- olutionary War That she is the widow of Bart Wortwick who was a fifer in Capt Helms company in the second reg t of Regiment during the Revolutionary War That this declarant has received the pay of a Private for the service of her husband but he having served as a Musician during the said Revolution she asks for such increase as is justly due her in accordance with the supplemental declaration she has this day made for increase of Pension under the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 She further declares that she is still a widow Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before Peter P. Rumsdell
Judge }
Dorothea her X Wortwick mark

Second Regiment
Capt. Helms's Company
   Names Rank Time in Service Pay p m m o Amt of depreciation State Stores Cash rec d of Com n ?     Barne! Hartwick Fifer April 1. 1777 to Aug 1. 1780 2. 15. 0 92. 7. 0 4. 0. 0 1. 17. 6 89. 9. 8  
State of New Jersey
I Charles G. M c Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the above is a true extract from Book A of Auditor's Accounts page 12, as taken from and compared with the original now on file in my Office. And I do further certify that Peter P. Runyon Esq r . before whom the Supplemental declarations of Dorothea Hartwick hereto annexed were made and taken, was at the time of the doing thereof a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex in said State duly appointed Commissioned and Sworn, that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Peter P. Runyon.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton in said State this eighteenth day of July A. D. One Thousand eight hundred and forty four.
Charles G. M c Chesney Secy of State
Charles G. M c Chesney Secy of State