Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 132, John Hulit, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Hulit, John H or Hulet
W. 132
Deborah
CONTENTS

New Jersey - 1248
10 2nd Aug 86
Deborah Hulet
widow of John Hulet who was a private Col. Scudder. in the New Jersey line
20 Aug 36
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of July 1843 and sent to L. M. Rice Trenton N. Jersey
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 — Page 122 —

9862. New Jersey
John Hulet
of Edmunda in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hulick of the Regt. commanded by Col Scudder in the Militia line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of June 1833 and del d  C. G. M c Shane of Hightstown N.J. Present
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 $46.66 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sep '33 11.66 $68.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. Francis Clerk, Book C. Vol. 3 rd Page 115
To Hightstown N.J. 122.03.80
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12.233
John Hulet East Windsor old
Adm d L56 14 Specific reg
P. 389 2 May 33
Chas. G. McChesney Nights Town 19
STATE OF VERMONT ss. I, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, do hereby certify that the following is a list of the names of the persons who have been admitted to practice before said Court, and the date of their admission: John Hulet East Windsor Vermont 1833

BRIEF in the case of  John Hulet  of East Windsor in the State of N. Jersey  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 78 Years
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. As a Gen.     In 17 New Jersey Militia  Services wholly undefined States that, "he Verily believes he served 18 months and upwards in actual duty"   
5. In what battles was he engaged? Monmouth
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Windsor — N. Jersey
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence, and two living witnesses.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  They are properly authenticated
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
21 10
W. Gordon Examining Clerk.
210 7.

State of New Jersey } Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit Middlesex County } of the Act of Congress Passed June the 7 th 1832
On this 11 th day of September Person ally appeared in open Court at the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for s d County, held at the city of New Brunswick now sitting Being a court of Records. John Hulet a Resident of the Township of East Windsor in the County of Middlesex and State aforesaid Aged 78 the 3 rd day of May last Who being 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 the 7 th 1832.
That he was drafted in the Militia under Captain Robert Nixon for one or two months in the Early part of the year 1776 was out various times under the following officers - Capt James Barr Captain Col  Lyons  Col  Lyons and was out always as a drafted man  man and served under Col Dykins - Col Myers and Col Scudder and in one or two instances under General Washington - was called to guard and defend New Brunswick. Amboy Elizabeth Town. Lower and Mountains. Trenton. Wallingford Newark &c and those other places most exposed to the Enemy - was called out a number of times each and every year during the whole war and s d Applicant further declares that it is impossible for him to particularize each separate time. was in the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. and really believes he served eighteen months and upwards in actual duty during the war of the Revolution and this Deponent further declares that he has no documentary evidence relating to his services. Except the Testimonies of William Fisher and Lewis Bane more who served at different times with s d Applicant in the s d war of the Revolution. and doth hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity Except the Present and also declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State known and subscribed the _____
Day and year aforesaid. John Hulet Robert McHenry

We Israel Pearce a clergyman Resident in the Village of Hights Town, Middlesex County New Jersey and Charles G. C. Chesney of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Kuitit who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 78 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.  In witness whereof the Day and year aforesaid Robert McHenry  Israel Pearce Charles G. C. Chesney
Interrogatories Put by the Court to 8 th Applicant
1 When and in what year were you born
A. In East Windsor Middlesex Co. N.J. Born A.D. 1754
2 Have you any record of your age and when is it?
A. I have not any record of my age.
3. When were you living when called into Service when have you lived since the Revolutionary War and when do you now live?
A. In East Windsor Before the War and since
4. How were you called into Service. were you drafted Did you volunteer or was you a Substitute?
A. Was generally drafted.
5. State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the Troops when you served such Continental and State Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service
A. General Washington - General Putnam Col. Dyer's Col. Hays. Col. Leclerc - see Declaration
6. Did you ever receive a Discharge from the Service?
A. None But Furlough ones

7. State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your Present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
John B. Mount, Esq. William Allen Samuel Allen John Chamberlin Samuel C. Jones Charles G. McHenry sworn to and Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.
John Kulis
Robert McHenry
And the s d Court do hereby declare their opinions after the Investigation of the matter and after Pitting 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 Israel Penn who has signed the Preceding certificate is a blurry man residing in the Village of Hightstown N.J. and that Charles G. McHenry who has also signed the same is a Resident of the same Place and is a credible Person and that their statements is entitled to credit.
N Moore } Judges H. Ford } Simon McHenry }
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County ss } I H. S. Vanarsdalen Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Middlesex New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing containing the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Kulis for a pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of September A.D. 1832 H. S. Vanarsdalen Clerk

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Middlesex County ss Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County William Fisher and Lewis Baccamon who being duly sworn according to Law Depose and say that they knew and served in the Ranks of the New Jersey Militia with John Hatt during the War of the Revolution at different times and Places in said State and further say not.
Taken & sworn before me! William Fisher 28 th August 1832
John Smith & Lewis Bearmore do hereby certify that the above Subsc
I certify that the above Subscribing Witness In Favour of John Houlit an credit Parsons and Entitled to Credit and Relief of D D H
at and Belief John Smith

State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. I H. Kanardalen Clerk of the Court of the County of Middlesex in said State do hereby certify that John Smith before whom the within affidavit was sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace of the County of Middlesex and duly authorized to administer oaths.
12.233 John Smith
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of September A.D. 1832
H. Kanardalen Clk

Declaration of Deborah Houlit widow of John Houlit dec.
Act "July 7, 1838"
no 8732.
adm d
7 mo 15 d
$23.37 1/2
Residuary
C. G. McChesney
Trenton
N. J.
Died 20 Aug. 36
Per: Com: 21 Aug 36

Declaration of Deborah Hulet widow of John Hulet of New Jersey Act. "July 7, 1838"
State of New Jersey Sussex County ss
On this twenty ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty one Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for Sussex County Deborah Hulet, resident in the township of East Windsor in the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy Eight Years on the twelfth day of September last past 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, 1838" Entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
That she is the widow of John Hulet who was a private in the war of the Revolution in the militia of New Jersey, in the service of the United States. That her husband the said John Hulet rec d was in the receipt of a pension from the United States at the time of his death, which pension he rec d from the war Dept t some time in the Eighteen hundred and thirty three to the best of this Applicant's recollection. She has often heard him speak of being in the service of the United States in the Revolution, under Capt. Robert Nixon, Capt. Samuel Baer, Capt. Guleck, Capt. Jonathan Coombs Col. Dikens, Col. Flyer, Col. Seudder, General Dickinson & General Heards, the most of which service he stated was performed under Capt. Coombs, and which declar- ation of her said husband now remains on file at the war department to which she would respectfully refer the Commissioner of Pensions.
She further declares that she was married to the said to the John Hulet on the Eleventh day of December Seventeen hundred and Eighty one

by the Reverend Thomas Smith of the Presbyterian Church of Cranbury who has long been deceased and who (upon diligent Enquiry) has left no records of marriages. this Applicant has no record of her said marriage, but transmits the records of the births of her Children. She further declares that her maiden name was Deborah Vanderbeek.
That her husband the aforesaid John Hulit died on the thirteenth day of August. Eighteen hundred and thirty six.
That she was not married to him to the best of her recollection prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four, at the time above stated.
Sworn to and Subscribed on the 3 rd day of January above written Before me
John B Mount Judge
I do hereby certify that Deborah Hulit the above declarant is personally known to me as a Person of Credibility and truth and that on account of bodily infirmity (being seriously afflicted with Rheumatism) is unable to appear in open Court and I further certify that I have resided a near neighbour to her said husband while living, and to her for upwards of forty years past and that she now remains the widow of the said John Hulit deceased.
John B Mount Judge

State of New Jersey Mercer County } ss
Be it known that on the eighteenth day of September 1841 Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Isaac Pullen a resident in the Township of East Windsor, County and State aforesaid a Person of credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to law upon his oath deposeth and saith. That he is the son in law of Deborah Hulet and John Hulet deceased. That the said Deborah is now making application for a Pension. That her husband the aforesaid John Hulet died on the thirteenth day August Eighteen hundred and thirty six and that he was in the receipt of a pension from the United States at the time of his death.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above Written Before me
John B. Mount.
Isaac Pullen

State of New Jersey Mercer County
on the fifth day of September A.D. 1841 Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Personally appeared Jane Pullen resident of the town- ship of East Windsor in the County and State aforesaid a Person of Credibility - and truth who being duly sworn according to law upon her oath deposeth and saith That she is the daughter of Deborah Hulit and John Hulit deceased That her mother Deborah Hulit still remains the widow of the said John Hulit dec d and that the said John Hulit departed this life on the thirteenth day of August. Eighteen hundred and thirty six. that at the time of his death he was in the receipt of a Pension from the United States and further saith not Sworn and Subscribed the day and year above written before me John B Mount J.P.
Jane Pullen

John Hulit was Born May the 2 nd 1755.
Deborah Hulit was Born September the 12 th 1762.
Peter Hulit son of John & Deborah Hulit was Born February the 25 th 1783.
Margaret Hulit daughter of John & Deborah Hulit was Born May the 4 th 1786.
Martha Hulit daughter of John & Deborah Hulit was Born May the 13 th 1790.
Elizabeth Hulit daughter of John & Deborah Hulit was Born September the 24 th 1792.
Philip Hulit son of John & Deborah Hulit was Born February the 24 th 1794.
William Hulit son of John & Deborah Hulit was Born July 29 th 1796.
Thomas Hulit son of John & Deborah Hulit was Born February the 9 th 1798.
Mary Hulit Daughter of John & Deborah Hulit was Born June the 15 th 1800.
Delilah Hulit daughter of John & Deborah Hulit was born May 15 th 1802.
Jane Hulit Daughter of John & Deborah Hulit was Born July the 2 nd 1806.
James Hulit son of John and Deborah Hulit was Born May the 21 st 1802. Here observe this birth should have been recorded between Mary & Delilah.

State of New Jersey Mercer County ss
On the 31 st day of December 1841 Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Deborah Hulet, who made her declaration on the 29 th day of August 1841 for a Pension, who being justly sworn according to law on her oath deposes and saith, that the leaf hereto attached was this day taken from the family Bible, and contains the true records of the births of the children of this deponent and her late husband John Hulet deceased, that the same is in the handwriting of Elias Dancer (now deceased), who was a School teacher in this neighborhood, that the records was written upwards of twenty five years ago and has always been in the possession of this Applicant
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written Before
John B. Mount J.P.
her Deborah Hulet mark
State of New Jersey
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify John B. Mount Esquire before whom the within declaration of Deborah Hulet & affidavits of Isaac Patten, Jane Patten & Deborah Hulet were taken, was at the time of the taking thereof, a Judge & Justice of the Peace
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in and for the County of Mercer duly appointed Commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said John B Mount.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton in said State this fourth day of January A D One thousand eight hundred and forty two.
Charles J. M c Cluskey Sec y of State.

John Hulit - N.J. act 7. June '32. last paid?
[Signature]
24 Jan '42
Died 20 th August 1836 p st . that period JH
  11.66      23.33       116.65      10.65           106.00   
[Faint handwritten text, possibly "1836"]

New Jersey 6521- Reqd 12 July
widow of Deborah Hulit John Hulit -
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 20th: august - 1836 of Mercer co in the State of N. J - who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hulick of the Regt: commanded by Col: Hudd in the N. Jersey line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 23 - Dollars 33 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Vending 20th: august, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th: - day of July 1843 - and sent to D. W. Rice Trenton, N. Jersey -
Whole amount due . . . . . $10.12
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Kellstewart Clerk.
Book 4 Vol. 2 Page 125

6521
22
New Jersey Rebecca Houlet widow of John Houlet dec d
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 20 th August 1836 of Mercer Co. in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Houlick of the Regt t commanded by Col d Scudder in the New Jersey line for Yarmouth
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836. 20 th August 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Jan y 1842 & sent to and C. G. McChesney Newton New Jersey
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1841 $106.00
Semi-annual allowance ending
$106.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by W. H. Addison Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 nd Page 125

132 Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 132 Deborah Hulit Widow John Hulit N. J. Line Priv. Rev. War
Act: March 3, 1843.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 354
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

State of New Jersey } Be it known that on this day - Middlesex County } of June 1833, Personally appeared. Before me the Subscribed a Justice of
the Peace in and for said County John Hulit who being duly known according to Law Deposeth and Saith that the following amendments to his Original Declara- tion are true and made in order to obtain the Benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
1776 In June or July } Was drafted under Captain Robert Nixon and Col Dykeman marched to Spottwood. Amboy Elizabeth Town and Newark while at the last place remained standing guard for General Greene's This Loop lasted about one Month
Sept r } Volunteered under Capt Samuel Barr and Col Dykeman marched to Cranbury. Spottwood. Amboy crossed to Perth Amboy to Bonam Town Woodbridge then to Elizabeth Town. Beesw Point was there taken ill with dysentery This Loop was about one Month
Nov r } Drafted under Capt Jonathan Coombs and Col Hoyer marched to Cranbury. Springfield Newark & Elizabeth 1777 Towns and other Places. General Dickinson was there January Volunteered under Capt Coombs and Col Hoyer marched to Cranbury and was there stationed. The enemy in March
March Drafted under same Officers and remained at Cranbury May Drafted. Same Officers and at same Place June Volunteered under Capt Coombs and Col Hoyer marched to Princeton. Bucks Town John Land Mountain Steele's Gap. Pursued the British on to Amboy returned to New Brunswick and was there discharged one Month.
Aug t } Drafted under Coombs and Col Hoyer marched to Amboy Spottwood Old Bridge. South River where Quaker St - caused over

1778
June 19 Volunteered under capt y Conly and Col d Scudder Marched to Black Horse, Bordentown, Burlington, White Horse, Drawbridge. Pursued the Enemy on to the Plains of Monmouth and was at the Battle June 28 th 1778 1 Month, Was Drafted under capt y John H. Leeky and marched to Spotsylvania and was there stationed. On March was put other way but the before named are all I can at this great length of time remember and truly believe I served in actual duty during the said war of the Revolution from one year to Eighteen months and further saith not Sworn to and Subscribed this
Day and Year Aforesaid John Smith
John H. Leeky
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County I Nicholas Moore Clerk of said County Court of common Pleas do hereby certify that John Smith before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was at the time a Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly com- missioned & sworn, and that the signature John Smith is his proper signature — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of June AD 1873 N Moore Clerk

John Noble Post-Master
Capt. H. H. H. Genl. Headquar.
No. 12,233
10 hours within act at 21 days - in by com. at
Res. D
Yrs. &c.
$223.33
June 20 th 1833 I hereby consent to receive a certificate for the within claimant to be computed for 7 months Private of Infantry and relinquish all other claims to a pension under the act of 7 th June 1832.
Charles G. W. Chesney Attorney

Deborah Houlet of New Jersey
Acts of July 7. 1838 and Aug 23 1842
For aneas.
23 33 from 4 March 36 to 20 Aug 36
D. W. Beece
Trenton
N. J.

State of New Jersey, Mercer County
On this tenth day of May, One thousand Eight hundred and forty three. Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Deborah Houlit a resident of East Windsor in the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey in the eighty first year of her age, a Person of Credibility and Knith, personally known to the Subscriber Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress, passed "July 7, 1838" and the "23 d of August 1842" granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of John Houlit, who was a private in the Militia of New Jersey in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war, for which service declarant received a pension from the 20 th day of August 1836, to the 4 th March 1841, at the rate of twenty three \frac{33}{100} dollars per annum and now claims under the above acts such arrears of pension as may be justly due from the 4 th day of March 1836 to the 20 th day of August 1836, being the day of his death. She refers to her declaration on file at the department.
She also declares that she was married to the said John Houlit on the Eleventh day of December — Seventeen Hundred and Eighty one. That her husband the aforesaid John Houlit died on the twentieth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty six. That she was not married to him

prior to his leaving the Service but the marriage - took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety four V iz at the time above - stated. She further declares that She is still a - Widow.
Sworn to and Subscribed on the 3 rd  her Deborah Hutlet day and year above written mark Before -
John B Mount. J. P.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that John B Mount Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, and power of attorney acknowledged , was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Mercer 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 John B. Mount
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Tren- ton, in said state, this twelfth day of May A. D. one thou- sand eight hundred and forty-three.
Charles G. McChesney Sec'y of State.

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Deborah Houlit of New Jersey "act 3 rd March 1843"
D. W. Rice Trenton N. J.

State of New Jersey } Mercer County, } ss
On this tenth day of May, One thousand eight hundred and forty three, Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Deborah Hailit a resident of East Windsor in the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey, in the Eighty first year of her age, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision - made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of John Hailit dec d . Who was a private in the Militia of New Jersey in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war and the annual amount of pension which she received under the act of July 7, 1838 was Twenty three dollars and thirty three cents. She further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed on this 10 th day of May in the year above written
Before
John B. Mount J.P.
I hereby certify that the above declarant has been personally known to me for forty years past as a person of credibility and truth.
John B. Mount J.P.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that John B. Mount Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, and power of attorney acknowledged , was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Mercer 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 John B. Mount
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this twelfth day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty- three
Charles G. McChesney Sec'y of State