Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,629, Jeremiah Howell, New Jersey

SERVICE
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New Jersey
Howell, Jeremiah
S. 2.629
carded
CONTENTS

New Jersey
Jeremiah Howell
in the State of New Jersey who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Halsey of the Regt commanded by Col Seely in the New Jersey line for 9 mos Service — $45.00
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 45 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Feb 1833 and first letter L. Condorcet Home Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 — $67.50 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 22.50
$90.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Viral Luce Clerk, Book D Vol. 4 Page 155

Jeremiah Howell No 4626
Star Jersey
Sup. 7 Jan '33
Obj. 14.11
Non L. condit
28 Jan '33 Obj. 16
Admitted
9 mos p 198.
9 mos p 223.
Sergeant
9 mos $ 45. 22 50
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BRIEF in the case of  Jeremiah Howell of Hanover  County of Morris  in the State of  New Jersey  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 85  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Sept In 1776 1 Gen. Capt Halsey, Col Seely   Oct " 1 Col Bott & Ford   Nov " 2 Capt Dubs.   1777 3 Gen Maxwell &   1778. 1779 2 Dickerson & Mines   9 Sergeant  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Monmouth & Skirmishes  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Morris County New Jersey -  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living & Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jacob Wilson Examining Clerk.

Jeremiah Howell.
No 4. 626
John Hall
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18th March 1888
the power of the state at the present time, to a person or company stock the present

DECLARATION, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-JERSEY, } Morris Com. Pleas, July & August special term, 1832 - County of Morris. } ss.
On this fourth  sixth day of August, 1832, personally appeared, in open court before the judges of the Superior
the court of Common Pleas now sitting, Jeremiah Howell a resident of Harrison in the County of Morris and State of New-Jersey, aged nearly eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated:
That he entered the service in August 1776, in a Company commanded by Captain Isaac Halsey, and Lieutenant Moore that on the 19 th of the same month, he marched to Elizabeth  Town , and thence to Elizabeth Town, by Connecticut Farms & Springfield, at E. Town, with his Company he was on Guard duty at the Fort and on fatigue duty at a breast-work at Ball's DeKart's point, he stayed one month was then dismissed & went home. On the 19 th October '76 the same year, again under Capt. Isaac Halsey, and Lieutenant Samuel Henson he performed another month's tour at Elizabeth Town, on guard there and in the vicinity was then dismissed & went home. Having been at home about one week, an alarm was given, and he went immediately out again, under the same officers to E. Town on Guard duty &c. While he was at E. Town, Gen. Washington passed through, on his retreat through the Jerseys late in November, with his Company, he joined in his rear at E. Town, and followed him in his march to New Brunswick, Washington continued on to Princeton & Trenton, and the Militia marched through Bound Brook, Plainfield, & Bealltown to Morristown, where for a short time they were in guard over the stores, and was at Morris when the Hessian were taken. With his Company, he then marched to Chatham & Springfield, while this deponent was at Chatham, there was a skirmish at Springfield, Colonel Bott & Ford commanding, his Company continued their march to Connecticut Farms & E. Town, where a large body of Militia from Essex & Morris was collected assembled under Colonels Bott & Ford, & the British & Hessian evacuated the town & retreated to Staten Island, in January '77 he thinks, there was some skirmishing on their retreat, he stayed at E. Town on guard duty some days, and about the 1 st of February was dismissed & went home. This deponent was out at this time & under arms more than two months.
In April '77 in May, June, July, August & September there were frequent alarms when Capt. Halsey's Company or a part of them were ordered out at a time, and during these months this deponent was on Guard duty &c at Springfield, Connecticut Farms, E. Town, Bloomfield, & Squaquahone, during this time was on duty at least 3 months.
Again in October '77 he thinks, he was called out & went to New Windsor & while there Burgoyne was captured & Esopus captured burnt, his officers at this time were Capt. DeLoe, Lieutenant Jon. Gould, Ensign John Ball, the troops were marched through to N. Windsor by Colonel Seward's and were employed in preventing the enemy from plundering, his company returned & was dismissed at Whippany Morris County in November -

bro over 8 During the winters '77 & '78. he was frequently out toward Elizabeth Town and the whole Company was warned by their officers to be ready on a moment's warning as Minute Men
About the 20th of June, probably in the year '78 under Capt. Debow, Peter Walmsly Lieutenant, he marched through Morristown Baskerville, Milltown, Princeton & Maidenhead where we joined Mawells Brigade - thence to Crosswicks - were ordered under Colonel Seely to join Gen. Scott who with 6000 men was sent to Atentown Monmouth County - the British having left Allen Town about one hour before our arrival - Scott & Seely pursued them leaving the Company in which this deponent served to guard the baggage - this deponent was left Sergeant of the guard at Allen Town - in about two hours orders were received for the guard with the baggage to follow on as fast as possible, having overtaken Scott & Seely about 5 o'clock P.M. the Militia in Seely's Regiment was ordered to file off & join General Dickinson's corps at Freehold - The British & General Washington were now near each other & were preparing for a general action. The night before the Monmouth battle - Saturday night this deponent & his Company was stationed at a mill with Seely's command - the following morning Seely received orders to attack the Rear guard of the enemy - the order was promptly obeyed deponent being with him - Seely continued until General Washington by express orders him to refresh his exhausted men near the middle of the day - the battle continued till afternoon when the British retired. About two days after this he was ordered to Middletown, and at Quibbletown received our dismission from Colonel Seely & returned home in July.
This deponent knows no one living who was with him on the tour last mentioned but for evidence of his services in the before mentioned tours he refers to Ensign John Ball & Stephen Cook, whose testimonies are hereto annexed, with Col. H. Smith's.
This deponent was born on the 25th September 1747 at Southhampton Long Island as appears from the record of his family kept by his father. He resided there when drafted into the Militia & upon the appearance of a British fleet off Montauk Point, whose supposed object was to carry off cattle - in April 1776 he moved to Rarover, Morris County, New Jersey where he has since resided -
For testimony to his character for veracity he refers to Deacons John Ball & Deacon Stephen Cooke, who have been his neighbors & have known him for fifty years & longer, & to them he refers for his character for truth, & in regard to the general belief of his having served his Country as a soldier of the Revolution - He never recd. a written discharge, & he served as a Sergeant of Militia, as testified by Col. Smith, whose deposition is hereto annexed. He verily believes he served his Country faithfully for a period of Nine months. - His officers names have been already mentioned.

Morris Com. Pleas, July & August special term, 1832.
Personally appears this day in open court, John Ball & Stephen Cook, both of Hancorn, Morris County, & both well known to this court as credible witnesses - the former, (Ball), having been duly affirmed, declares, that he was duly elected an Ensign in Capt. Isaac Hallcy's company of Militia, & commissioned accordingly by the Provincial Congress of New Jersey, as will appear by the Commission itself, which is attached to his own Declaration, made under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, & sent on to the Department of War. - Said Cook, having been duly sworn, doth declare, that with said Ensign Ball, that Jeremiah Howell Stephen Cook , now an applicant for a pension, was a neighbour to both, & will know by them. - That all three of them belonged to Capt. Isaac Hallcy's company of Militia - were all frequently called on tours of duty during the war of the revolution from 1776, to near the end of it. That said Cook Howells was with them in said company as they verily believe on tours as aforesaid, at Elizabeth town, Springfield, Hackmark, Acquackanonk, Bergen, Newark, Connecticut farms, performing guard duty, defending the landing places & protecting the inhabitants from plunder by the British & by the refugees or "green coats." - He was with us in the rear of Genl. Washington's Army, retreating before the enemy thro' N. Jersey on the "New roads." They believe, that said Stephen Cook Jeremiah Howells was in active service on these various tours of Militia duty above alluded to, for a period not less than nine months, & more probably twelve months. - Further they say not.
Sworn, affirmed & subscribed in open court N. B. The name of Stephen Cook was this 6 th August, 1832, before me. reared , in three different places, & that of Jeremiah Howells interlined, before signing, & administering the oath, - Cook's name having been entered in haste & during conversation.
Stephen Dail
John Ball
Stephen Cook

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, is only on that of the Agency of the State of New Jersey.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Stephen Vail
Jeremiah Howell
We, John Ball, & Stephen Cooke residing in the County of Morris & State of N. Jersey hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Howell, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be nearly sixty five 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.
Stephen Vail
John Ball
Stephen Cooke
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 John Ball and Stephen Cooke who have signed the preceding certificate, are resident in the Township of Hanover in the County aforesaid, and that who have also signed the same are resident in the and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Stephen Vail
I David Day Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Howell for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Sixth day of August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
David Day Cth
Jeremiah Howell's character as a man of veracity, stands very fair & unimpeachable wherever he is known in Morris County. I fully believe the truth of his declaration.
Morris town, N.J. August 15th 1832.
Lewis Condict, one of the Representatives from N. Jersey.

Rev War
2629 INVALID.
File No. 2629.
Jeremiah Howell Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Jersey } Is Personally appeared before me Eben H. Smith one of Morris County } the Justices of the peace in and for said County Col. Hiram Smith of Hanover in the County of Morris who being sworn according to Law on his oath saith that he is acquainted with Jeremiah Howell of Hanover in said County and has been acquainted with him since the year 1777 and further saith that in the fall of Seventeen Hundred & seventy seven Jeremiah Howell as aforesaid served as a Sergeant in Capt. John Debe Company Col. Seely Regt. Genl. Kings Brigade of new Jersey militia at New Windsor in the State of New York one month or thereabouts at the time Genl. Bragme surrendered her army and further this deponent saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me on the 1 st day of Aug. 1832
Hiram Smith
Eben H. Smith
State of New Jersey } ss. I David Day Clerk of the Inferior Court Morris County } of Common Pleas in and for the County of Morris aforesaid do hereby certify that Ebenezer H. Smith before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken was at the

time of taking the same and still is one of the Justices of the peace of said County duly commissioned and sworn. And that the signature Eben H. Smith annexed to the Certificate of taking the same is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Morristown the sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two —
David Bayliss Clerk
Hiram Smith Esq. the within named Deponent, is personally well known to me as a man of known probity & excellent character in all the walks of life. His word will be believed wherever he is known.
Lewis Condict, one of the Refs. from N. J. Sur.
Jan. 19 th 1833.