Rev. War Pension of Abraham PAULHAMUS; Lycoming Co., PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Beryl Meehan [bmeeh1@hotmail.com] Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* 7th September 1832 before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, Lycoming Co, Pennsylvania, Abraham Paulhamus, declared that he was a resident of the Borough of Williamsport in the County of Lycoming in state aforesaid, aged seventy-four years who was first duly sworn according to law and doth on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, AD 1832. "That I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. The Field Officers of the Regiment to which I belonged were General Frelinghuysen, Colonel Beaver, Lieut-Colonel Bonnell, Major Cronandike and Company Officers Captain Christopher Johnson, Lieut John Stout, and Ensign Daniel Palmer all of New Jersey. I entered the service of the United States in the year 1776 before the Battle of Trenton, but the month I cannot recollect, and served as a drafted militiaman every other month for about five years. When I was drafted I resided in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County and State of New Jersey. The Regiment to which I belonged had retreated into Pennsylvania before the Battle of Trenton, and being sick I had leave to go home and was not at that battle. I was frequently called out and went to Elizabethtown and other places in New Jersey as a drafted militiaman and was at the battle of Monmouth in the capacity of First Sergeant under General Frelinghuysen, which office I held upwards of two years. My company officers at that time were Capt Johnson, Lieut Stout and Ensign Palmer. I distinctly recollect that the weather was excessively warm at the battle of Monmouth and that a number of the soldiers died of the heat, thirst and fatigue. My situation was on the west wing under General Frelinghuysen who commanded that wing; he was a small man. General Washington commanded the army on that day and had some difficulty with General Lee on the battleground. It was said that General Washington had a horse shot from under him in the battle. I was born in Alexandria Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey on the 20th day of March AD 1758; the record of my age is lost. When called into service I lived in Alexandria Twp the place of my birth. Since the revolutionary war, I have lived in Pennsylvania and I now live in Williamsport, Lycoming Co, Pennsylvania. I was called into service as a drafted militiaman and served as a private soldier until I was appointed Sergeant previous to the battle of Monmouth. I have named the Regiment and Company Officers when I served, I cannot recollect the names of others except that John Sherrard was my first Captain, then Philip Palmer, afterwards Daniel Palmer and then Capt Christopher Johnson. I never received any written discharge from the service of my country but at the close of the war was honorably discharged with other militiamen. I was acquainted with Peter Vanderbelt and Abraham Waggoner who were also frequently in the service during the Revolution; they were my neighbours in 1776 and since that period I have continued to be well acquainted with them, they as well as the Reverend Henry Lenhart and John Carothers can testify to my character for veracity and their knowledge and belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution." And the same Abraham Paulhamus doth hereby relinquish 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. Abraham Paulhamus. (signed with his "X" mark) Sworn and subscribed in open court this 7th day of September AD 1832, signed J Wood, Proth'y. The declaration of Adam Waggoner of Lycoming County, being seventy-five years of age, deposed that he was well acquainted with Abraham Paulhamus, the petitioner named above, for sixty-five years; that they went to school together when boys in Alexandria Twp, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; that the said Abraham Paulhamus was a drafted militiaman in the Revolutionary War and served his country as such both before and after the taking of the Hessians at Trenton and the Battle of Monmouth. That this deponent was in the army with Abraham Paulhamus at Springfield, Elizabethtown and Amboy and that he well recollected being in Monmouth with a wagon a few days before the battle for the purpose of supplying the army of General Washington with forage and provisions; that on his return home he met Capt Christopher Johnson with a number of militiamen on their way to Monmouth and that Abraham Paulhamus was one of the Company. Deponent was also well acquainted with General Frelinghuysen, Colonel Beaver, Lieut Col Bonnell, Major Cronandike all of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, under whom both this deponent and Abraham Paulhamus served in the Revolution. An amended declaration was made by Abraham Paulhamus at 25 March 1833 and in it he declared that he was drafted in May 1776 and served one month under Capt John Sherrard under whom he marched to Elizabethtown; then he served for three months in 1776 at Amboy under Capt Philip Palmer and again in 1777 for six months under Capt Palmer. In 1778 he next served six months as a Sergeant under Capt Daniel Palmer and Capt Christopher Johnson wherein he served in the Battle of Monmouth at 28th June 1778. In 1779 he served six months as First Sergeant under Capt Johnson at Elizabethtown, Springfield and other places in NJ. In 1780 he served five months as First Sergeant under Capt Johnson at Morristown, Elizabethtown and other places in NJ and for the above stated services he claimed his pension. Ref. Pension Certificate #11485 granted him $108.32 per annum commencing 4 March 1831 under the Act of Congress for life, payable semi-annually 4 March, 4 Sept every year. Arrears due him totalled $270.82 as at March 1838. Ref Record Book E, Vol 5, page 45 as recorded by Geo B Whiting, Clerk.