REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION – JACOB KREAGER Contributed by: Diane Pheneger November 9, 2003 ******************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** Declaration of Jacob Kreager in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7th June 1832. The State of Ohio. Muskingum County.                                        On the third day of May A D 1833 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common pleas of said County of Muskingum now sitting Jacob Kreager a resident of Hopewell Township in the County of Muskingum and State of Ohio, aged eighty years in November next 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 lived in Hunterdon County, Lebanon Township  in the state of New Jersey, where he was born on 17 Nov. 1753, at the time of the declaration of Independence.  That soon after that event (the exact time he cannot recollect) he volunteered his services as a private to serve one month, and was among the first militia called out in that State.  He served the month under Captain Thomas Jones. That the company was during most of the month Stationed in Staten island, and attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Taylor.  That after harvest of the same year he was again in the service and served four months in succession as a private, the first month he was a drafted militia man, the second month he served as a substitute for his brother, the other two months he cannot now recollect in what character he served, whether as a substitute, volunteer or whether he was drafted. For the first month his company was commanded by Captain Wm Carhartt and was stationed at Amboy and during the three remaining months, he was under the command of Capt. Jacob Anderson at Elizabeth Town as near as he can remember, he knows however that he served three months under Capt. Anderson but is not certain that the three terms were in succession.  The company was atached to the regiment commanded by Col.Taylor or Col.Thompson.  the names of the Majors were Major Godfrey Rinehart and Major Tinnbrooke.  That the company was marched from near where he resided through Mailbrook to Elizabethtown, and Amboy.  That during that winter Capt. Andersons Company to which he then belonged, with some companies of Jersey Militia attacked a party of British regulars near Somersett Court House and defeated them.  That after this at different periods during the war he served several tours of a  month each as a private and once as first sergeant sometimes as a volunteer and sometimes as a draftee militia man, and he believes once as a substitute.  That he served under the following Captains ... Captain Jennings who was a Physistian one month as first Sergeant and under Capt. George Haver 4 months as a private, Capt. Bryan or Brine 1 month as a private and under Capt. Stillwell as a private 1 month.  That he cannot remember the names of any other officers either in the regular army of militia with whom he was acquainted except Col. Trelenhouse and Thompson to whose regiment he was attached.  That he was at the Battle of Monmouth with his company under Capt. Haver.  That as near as he can remember his regiment was commanded by Col. Taylor.  That soon after the battle of Monmouth his term of service having expired he was discharged he again entered the service but did not meet his company owing to the news of peace.  That he served altogether about sixteen or eighteen months but his memory being frail he cannot recollect distinctly more than twelve months.  That he is now extremely feeble and is sensible that his memory of late years has very much failed.  That he has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person by whom he can prove the service he has performed, but that it is known to Conrad Emery, of Hopewell Township Muskingum County Ohio, that he volunteered his services immediately after the declaration of Independence, and served a tour of duty.      He hereby relinquishes any 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.  He has at his house a common family record in a Bible of the date of his birth by which it appears he was born the 17th November 1753.  He further states that about four years after the revolutionary war he removed from Hunterdon County to near Cumberland Md., nine years after he moved to within ten miles of Union Town Pa. where he lived 18 years and since resided at his present residence.                                                   Jacob  X  Kreager. Sworn to & subscribed before me the                  (his mark). date above in open Court.              J. Willson Jr. Ck. We Alexander McCracken a Clergyman residing in the Township of Hopewell and County of Muskingum Ohio, and Conrad Emery residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Kreager who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty years of age in November next that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to ....................... [one line apparently was left off, or did not copy] ..... of Common pleas of Muskingum County Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Kreager for a pension.           In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal            of office this 3 day of May A D 1833.                            Jno. Willson Jr.   Clerk. The State of Ohio. Muskingum County.                            Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Jacob Kreager who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades:  For one month I served as a private under Capt. Thomas Jones -- for one month I served as a private under Capt. Wm Carhartt -- For three months I served as a private under Capt. Jacob Anderson -- For one month I served as a first sergeant under Capt. Jennings,  For four months I served as a private under Capt. Haver; -- For one month I served as a private under Capt. Stillwell, and for such service I claim a pension.  And the said Jacob Kreager on his oath aforesaid further saith that the facts as amended & set forth in the aforegoing declaration by him are just & true according to the best of his knowledge & belief.      And the said Jacob Kreager on his oath aforesaid further saith that to the best of his knowledge he never received a written discharge from the service and believes that such discharges were not common on such tours, but that the troops were dismissed the service without such discharges.      He states that Conrad Emery (now his near neighbour) is known to the fact of this affiant having volunteered his services & having in that capacity turned out & marched as is first set forth in his aforegoing declaration.      He states that the said Conrad Emery & Alexander McCracken are persons to whom he is known in his neighbourhood & who can testify to his character for veracity &c.  That he has in his possession a bible containing the family record from which it appears he was born the 17th Nov. 1753. Sworn to & subscribed before me this         Jacob Kreager. 15th day of August 1833.                      (his mark). John Prior  J P.