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1833 Revolutionary War Pension of James Gardner

29 August 1833, Warren County, New Jersey

In the 1830s, James Gardner was trying to obtain a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War. In order to do this, he needed to prove he served in the War with documentation and witness affidavits.

The testimony of James Gardner of Greenwich, age 72:

-He was born at Bethlehem, Hunterdon, NJ on 25 Dec 1760.
-He has his father's family Bible.
-He was called into service when living at Bethlehem. Since the Revolution, lived in Greenwich, Sussex (now Warren), New Jersey.
-He spent multiple months between 1776 and 1777 serving in the New Jersey militia as a private.
-He enlisted in Dec 1777 as a private in the Quarter Masters Department to perform the duties of a wagoner. Continued in this service until the end of the War.
-He served as a wagoner under Captain John Gardner, his brother, from Mar 1778 to the end of the War.

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