Morris County NJ Archives Military Records.....Rachel widow of John CHANNEL, 1783
Revwar - Pension 
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RACHEL CHANNEL'S CERTIFICATE

  Decemr. 7th 1783.
  Application was made to the Court of General Quarter Ses-
sions in favour of Rachel Channel widow of John Channel to ob-
tain an adjudication for her Husbands halfpay....

                                    Present
                                    Danl. Cooper    }
David Thomson   }                   John Brookfield }
Benj. Halsey    }                   Elijah Horton   }
Jonath. Stiles  }  Esqrs. Judges    Joseph Wood     } Esqrs. Justices
Abrah. Kitchel  }                   William Ross    }
Willia Woodhull }                   Jacob Gould     }

  The following Certificates & Affidavits were presented to the
Court  Viz.

  I do hereby Certify that John Channel Said to be decd. was an
inlisted Soldier in Capt David Lyons Company in my Regt. for
during the War; and that he was taken prisoner by the British
after making a Gallant Defence under Lt. Martin of my Reg. who 
was kiled at the Same time and said Channel was said to Remain a 
prisoner with the Enemy one full year after he was made Pris-
oner.
Camp May 15th. 1780                         Oliver Spencer Col.
To whom it may concern

  2nd. We do Certify that Rachel Channel of the Township of
Mendham County of Morris & State of New Jersey is now living &
was the lawfull Wife & we believe is real widow of John Channel
Decd. December 13th 1783......
Witness that saw them Jacob Doty Overseer of poor
married                             Seth Babbit Justice peace
James Wilkisson Will Hulbard

  3rd. Morris County Ss : Personally appeared before me Ben-
jamin Halsey one of the Justices of the peace for said County
Benjamin Halberd & being duly sworn Saith that he Saw Rachel 
Hulberd married to the above named John Channel & that Ser-
jeant Reed of the same Company in which the said John was in-
listed told this deponant that the Said John Died in New York
about one year after he was taken which this deponant verily be-
lieves to be the Case & that he Said Rachel was the lawfull wife
and is the real Widow of the Said John Channel.
Sworn the 13th. day of
July 1780 before me                         Benj. Halburd
       Benj. Hallsey J. P.

  The Court having considered the s. Certificates & Affidavit are
of opinion that the said Rachel Channel is intitled to the half pay
of her deceased husband from the first day of June 1777 to this
day & do order the Clerk to make out Certiface accordingly


Additional Comments:
Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society.
Vol. 1, New Series, 1916, Pages 152-153.
Revolutionary Pension Records of Morris Co.

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