Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.34,376, John Grub, New York

SERVICE
New York
Grub, John
NUMBER
8.34.376
CONTENTS
Blank lined area for contents
Blank lined area for contents

34 376 Pey INVALID.
File No. 34 376
John Fink
Rev. Rev. Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 498
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4,080
New Jersey Roll
John Grub
Capt Fleming
private 4
New York Line, 1781. Infantry
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 9 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of Octo 1818 and forwarded to Mr. S. Pennington Newark Esq. N.J.
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818 38.93 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
$86.93
4 m 26/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued
Bergen Co
Notification sent to Abm Westervelt. Bqr 28 Sep 1820
Hackensack. N.J.

Mr. Grub 4,000.00
Con
March 1819

District of New Jersey. Bergen County ss. On the 14 th day of June 1820. before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bergen personally appeared in open court, being a Court of record, possessing a seal having a jurisdiction unlim- ited in point of amount & proceeding according to the course of the common law John Grub - aged sixty eight years resident in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War three years in Capt. Fleming's Comp y . Col. Lamb's Reg t . of Artillery that the date of his original application was on the 9 th day of Apr. 1818 that he has rec d . a certificate from the War Department as a Pensioner inscribed on the Pension Roll of the New Jersey Agency dated the 31 st day of October 1818. being Number 4.080. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property so as to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." passed the 18. March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me. nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. That his occupation is that of common la- bourer. That from his age he is not able to support himself by labour. That he has no family that himself. and that he has no property to give account of than his common wearing apparel and straw bed. Sworn to & declared in open court this 14 th day of June 1820. his mark John S. Grub Gab. A. Ford.
Schedule referred to in the foregoing Deposition. I do not own any property Real or personal whatsoever except my wearing apparel & straw bed Sworn to & declared in open court this 14 th day of June 1820. his mark John S. Grub Gab. A. Ford.
I Abraham Wirtewit, Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bergen do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 14 th day of June An. Dom. 1820.
Abraham Wirtewit Clerk

John Gant
Declaration
General. L.P.E.
New York Line
New York State brothers those who for the cause
Judge Pennycuick is strongly in favor that he be permitted the same as state
Admitted

District of New Jersey ss
On this ninth day of April in the year of our lord one Thousand eight hundred eighteen before me the subscriber one of the judges of the circuit court of the United States, for the said district, personally appeared John Grub aged sixty three years, resident in Bergen County in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" That he the said John Grub enlisted in New Windsor in the state of New York in the company commanded by Captain Fleming of the 2 d Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel Lamb, some time about the close of the year 1781 or the early part of the year 1782. That he continued to serve in the said corps until some time in the month of October in the year 1783. When he was discharged from service at West Point in the state of New York, that he then received an honorable written discharge which he has since lost - that he is reduced in circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services,
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid
His John Grub mark
William Pennington District Judge
I William S Pennington Judge as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Grub did serve in the revolutionary

War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmits the proceedings and testimony had before me, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress, done at Newark in said district this ninth day of April A. D. 1871.
William Pennington
District Judge
I Mr Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey, do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper handwriting of Mr Pennington Esq Judge of the United States, District Court for the District of New Jersey.
As witness my hand and the Seal of the said District Court at New Ark this ninth day of April - A D. 1871.
Wm Pennington
Having served as an officer in the Second Regiment of artillery, I am convinced from circumstances related to me by the above named applicant, that he served in said Regiment the time mentioned in his declaration altho' I have no recollection of his person.
William Pennington