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| 1833, 18 Oct, Middlesex Co., NJ, Deed: "Abner Higgins and wife, Sarah, to Frederick Buckelew, for $1,000 - a house and lot on Neilson St., formerly Queen St., adjacent to a house owned by Frederick Buckelew. Bound by a lot of Jacob Wycoff, and old burying ground & propt of Richard Van Arsdalen, deceased. Wit. Wm. Maxwell, Counsellor, & B.J. Messerole. Abstracted in Janet Riemer's June 1987 letter to Edna Taylor, Deed book & page # not noted." p. 582. <../rr_src.htm> Genealogical Society of N.J. Board of Trustees, Albert Stokes, Treasurer of the Society. He had done considerable work on the early Buckelews many years ago so I asked him about the Buckelew records in the Old Tennent Church. He said that they were for children of two Fredericks. "The primary item was a family record which had been sent to him years ago by Mr. L. l. Bucklew of Encinitas, CA...." The information here referred to has been incorporated into the accompanying record of Frederick's family." 29 <../rr_src.htm> 1826, 10 Aug, Middlesex Co., NJ, Deed: "Frederick Buckelew and wife, Margaret, of South Amboy, to Frederick Buckelew of Brooklyn, NY, for $2,500 - property in New Brunswick on the W side of Queen St. Bounded on the S by Ckharles Higgens, on the W by Jacob Wykoff, on the N by James Rynow, & on E by Queen St. Wit. Thos. Hance & Peter Buckelew. Abstracted in Janet Riemer's June 1987 letter to Edna Taylor, Deed book & page # not noted." p. 581. | ||||||||||||
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| 1832, 11 Sep. Declaration for Rev. War Pension. Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. I (A-E), Abstracted by Virgil D. White; The National Historical Publishing Co.; Waynesboro, TN; 1990; p.451: "Buckelew, Frederick, S804, NJ Line, appl 11 Sep 1832 Middlesex Co NJ aged 76 a res of South Amboy NJ, sol was b 14 Feb 1756 in South Amboy NJ & had enl there." "Declaration for Rev. War Pension: Frederick Buckelew, of South Amboy, aged 76, 'on the 14. of Febuary last' appeared in open Court of the Common Pleas in New Brunswick, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 1 June 1832. "He stated (that) he served as a Pvt. in the Militia of NJ in the company commanded by Capt. John ?Pyatt under Col. Heard... [The legibility on the 2nd copy I received is very poor, and it is extremely time-consuming to try to decipher. For that reason, I have not included details of Frederick's service during the Rev. Wr.] "Questions which the Court asked Frederick included: '1. Where, and in what year were you born? - [A] I was born on the 14. day of February 1756 in the Township of South Amboy in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey. 2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it? - [A} My age is recorded in my family Bible, and it is now in my possession. 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? - [A] In the Township of South Amboy in the said County of Middlesex and I have always lived there until _______[illegible] this time. 4. How were you called into service - [A] Always as a ?volunteering. 5. was about names of officers, and details of his service.] 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the services? - [A] I never received any written discharge. But when the tour on which I was called out exfpired I was ?already discharged ______[illegible]. 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? - [A] I am known to Major Richard Reid, Captain John Baird, Peter Voorhees, Thomas Potts, Joseph L. Dey, Matthew R. Dey, William ?L. Dey, and William Longstreet." Inverted at the bottom of the page is a memo dated June 21, 1833 by Charles _______[illegible] ?Cfhesney, Atty. 'I hereby consent to __________[illegible] a certificate for the within claimant to be ?compensated for 8 1/2 mos ? Pri of Infy and relinquish all other claims to a pension under Act of 7th June 1832.' From 2nd copy from Edna Taylor. My (Gerry Green's) note: What appears to be the original signature of Frederick appears twice in the 3-page document, ..." pp. 581-2. <../rr_src.htm> | ||||||||||||
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