Revolutionary War
The following are extracted from Abstracts of Rev War Pension Files, pp 2219-2220. As soon as I can find the page from which these are transcribed, will add more.
MASTERS, Clement, S13855, NJ Line, appl 10 jun 1833 Greene Co PA, sol was b in 1756 in Essex Co, NJ, a Gideon Masters & Henry Little were witnesses to sol's aff'dt in 1833.
MASTERS, Clement, S40118, NJ Line, sol appl in May 1818 Fayette Co PA aged 65 on 13 Feb 1818, sol enl at Morristown NJ, sol's mentions his home burning in Bedford Co PA
MASTERS, John, BLW #8585-100-30 Dec 1796, srv as a Pvt in the NJ Line.
MASTERS, John, S34417, NJ Line, appl14 Apr 1818 Bergen Co, NJ aged 68 & he had lived there at enl, in 1820 sol had a wife Sally aged about 65 & a daughter Lydia aged 22 in his family.
MASTERS, William, Mary, W5344, NJ Line, sol was b 25 Feb 1757 in Sussex Co NJ & he lived there at enl & after the Rev he lived in Bedford Co PA for several years then returned to NJ for 12 years then returned to Bedford Co PA then went to OH for 5 yrs then returned to Bedford Co PA where he appl 27 Nov 1832 & his wid appl there 10 Aug 1853 aged 86, sol & wid had m 1 Aug 1810, sol d 30 Nov 1851, wid's son Jacob Waggerman aged 57 made aff'dt 6 Mar 1854.
MASTERS, Stephen, Judith, W5340, BLW #8516-100 & BLW #185-60-55, NJ Line, sol appl 22 Jul 1818 Stark Co, OH aged 65, in 1820 sol had wife Judah aged 70 & 2 sons at home; John 19 & Ira aged 15, wid appl 14 Sep 1839 Stark Co OH aged 75 on 6 Apr 1839, sol lived in Sussex Co NJ at enl, sol m Judith Slaat 16 Sep 1783 in Sussex Co NJ, sol d 3 Jan 1835, a son Joseph Masters made aff'dt in Stark Co OH 25 Sep 1839, wid appl for BLW in 1855 in Wood Co OH, children were; Chas B. b 1 Jul 1784, Lydia b 27 Aug 1785, Abrom b 12 Dec 1786, Stephen b 2 Nov 1788, Elizabeth b 25 Oct 1790, William b 7 Oct 1792, Joseph b 11 Oct 1794, Saly b 14 Mar 1797, Chas b 8 Apr 1799, John b 12 May 1802, Ira b 6 Sep 1804, also shown were; Curalina Merrells b 24 Oct 1803 & Judith Master b 6 Apr 1804, the sol Stephen Masters was b 7 May 1754 & his wife Judith (Slaat) was b 6 Apr 1764. |