Paul DeGarmo 2 June 1820, Washington County, PA Petition
 On this 27th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Common Pleas and a Court of Record for the County of Washington in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Paul DeGarmo aged eighty three years old on the first day of July last past/ Old Stile resident in the county aforesaid thirteen years and upwards, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: that is to say he the said Paul DeGarmo enlisted on the 2nd or 3rd day of March 1776 in the Company Commanded by Captain John Soward, called the Flying Camp, and that he served in the same for the span of three months, the said Company being in the Regiment of Volunteers Commanded by Colonel Ephraim Martin in the New Jersey line, land called the Flying Camp in the continental establishment - that at the expiration of said period of three months he the said DeGarmo enlisted under the said Company and Regiment for three months and served in the same for and during that term aforesaid, he the said DeGarmo enlisted for three months under Captain Peter Hopkins in said Company and Regiment of the said Captain Peter Hopkins, having succeeded the said Captain John Soward and served in the same the said period of three months additional, and at the expiration of the period last aforesaid he volunteered and served for two weeks under the said Captain Hopkins at the termination of which that is about the fifteenth day of December 1776. He the said DeGarmo was discharged from the service at New Brunswick in the State of New Jersey; that during the said service of nine months and two weeks he the said DeGarmo was in the battles of Long Island and White Plains. And that he the said DeGarmo. Some time in April 1777 volunteered his service as orderly Sergeant in a Company Commanded by Captain Jacob Hall in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jason Hankinson; and he the said DeGarmo was thereby afterwards commissioned an ensign in said company by his Excellency William Livingston, Esq. Governor, Captain General and Commander in Chief in and over the State of New Jersey and territories thereunto belonging as will more fully appear by his commission hereunto annexed; that he served in the said Company as ensign thereof for or about one year from and after the date of his commission at Daniels Landing on the River Delaware, the said Compay being there stationed to guard the ferry at that place; that in the Autumn of 1778 he was stationed for three months at Travsepion? in the State of New Jersey with the command of thirty seven men, and thence he was ordered by the said Colonel Handkinson to various other places, among others Camp Town, Paramus Town, Torg houses, also false claims in the said State of New Jersey; that in the fall of the year 1779 he was stationed nearly three months at Fort Montgomery; after which he was stationed in various other places until the close of the Revolution War in the capacity of ensign; the said Paul DeGarmo do further state that my service as aforesaid were rendered in the States of New York and New Jersey; that I the said Paul DeGarmo made a declarationon on the 30th day of April in the year 1818, and a second declaration on the 20th of June 1819 and not being placed on the pension list I make this third declaration. That I do state that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my possessions, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for service pensions engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War", - - the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or secutities, contracts or debts due me; nor have and having accepted/ other than what is contained in the following schedule I any income or property swearing, afford and holding excepted other than that which is contained in the following schedule - One old mare, one saddle and bridle not exceeding in value five dollars. 
I the said Paul DeGarmo do further say and under oath declare that my occupation was shoe making, but that for twelve years last past, I have been unable to pursue it on account of the failure of my eye sight and other infirmities incident to old age. That my wife Elizabeth is blind from old age who, as well as himself has for a considerable time been supported by the charitable contributions of the humane, and that they are both now supported by the Township in which they reside.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 27th day of June A.D. 1820.
Signed by Paul DeGarmo (X his mark)
Pennsylvania . . I William Sample Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas for said county Washington County, do certify that the foregoing declaration, affadavit and schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court that the total amount of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is five Dollars. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court, on this 4th day of August 1820. Wm. Sample, Pro.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in general assembly met. We your petitioners , inhabitants of Washington County and State of Pennsylvania and elsewhere together with and in behalf of Paul DeGarmo of the said county of Washington, a Revolutionary soldier in the American War, hereby humbly showeth that.
Whereas the said Paul DeGarmo hath made several declarations to the Secretary of the Department of War in order to be placed on the pension list, the original one was dated 30th of April 1818 - and two other Declarations since, the latter of which has been returned to this agent as inadmissable, in consequence of the Flying Camp not being considered in the Continental Establishment. In which nine months and two weeks of his service now rendered in the said War in the year 1776, and the balance of his service from sometime in the month of April 1777 to the close of the war, in the service of his country against the common enemy in which case in turn from the date of his commission, which was on the fifteenth day of May 1777 as a volunteer in the service in the capacity of Ensign in the militia all of which will more fully appear from his commission, and his last Declaration, herunto annexed and we do further represent that he the said Paul DeGarmo, is in very indigent circumstances, exceedingly infirmed and nearly blind from old age and whereby unable for nearly thirteen years past to follow any trade, occupation or calling. Whereby he might have assisted in the support of himself, his wife, who is also blind and helpless from the same cause, all of which will also appear from the aforesaid Declaration and as those most excellent and humane laws together with their - - - making for provisions for the war - - soldier, and that those whose intrepidity, valour, perserverance the Liberty and Independence of our country was received; does not we presume provide for this Paul DeGarmo relief, whose services undoubtedly contributed to that illustrious event, and as the said provisions were unquestionably framed and intended for the relief of those - - - of the Revolution, who are now but few in number, and but a very few more revolving seasons when another call from one of those patriots of 1776 for relief, shall no more invite the attention of our Representatives, when those acts supplements, shall be forever obsolete, and the opportunity irrecoverably past of our manifesting our gratitude to those who instrumentally won those belonging which we as a nation now enjoy.
Therefore we your petitioners may that your honorable body would enact a special provision for the relief of the said Paul DeGarmo and we your petitioners are in duty - - bound to pray. - January fourth, 1821. 
Paul DeGarmo
Joshua Davis
Samuel Davis
James Craig
Thomas Meyers
William Porter
Richard Davis
Peter Meyers
H.R. 16A-G181
January 29, 1821
THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
TIMELINE OF... Paul DeGarmo's Revolutionary War Service
Born July 1, 1737 - Enlisted March 1776 - New Jersey
March 2 to June 2, 1776
1. Enlisted under Company commanded by Captain John Soward called the Flying Camp. This Regiment of volunteers commanded by Co. Ephraim Martin - 3 months.
Note: Colonel Ephraim Martin, Second Regiment, Sussex County, NJ; Lieutenant Colonel, Second Regiment, February 28, 1777; Colonel Second Regiment.
June 1 to September 2, 1776
2. Reenlisted under same Company commanded by Captain John Soward, Regiment commanded by Colonel Ephraim Martin - 3 months longer
Note: Colonel, Ephraim Martin, Second Regiment, Sussex County, Colonel, battalion, "Heards Brigade", June 14th 1778, also Colonel Continental Army.
September 2 - December 2,1776
3. Enlisted under Captain Peter Hopkins - Company and Regiment of Captain Peter Hopkins who succeeded Captain John Soward.
Note: White Plains, New York, on the twenty-eighth of October 1776, a battle was fought with the Brisish, and the American's were forced to retire from the entrenchments to another position on a hill where canonading took place.
Note: Battle of Long Island, New York - August 27, 1776
December 2 - December 15, 1776
4. Volunteered and served under Captain Peter Hopkins
5. During his 9 months and 2 weeks of above service he fought in the Battles of Long Island and White Plains.
December 15, 1776
6. Discharged at New Brunswick, New Jersey.
April 1777
7. Volunteered as orderly Sergeant some time in April 1777, company commanded by Captain Jacob Hell, Regiment commanded by Colonel Aaron Hankinson.
May 1777
8. Commissioned Ensign by William Livingston, Esq. Governor, Captain General and Commander in Chief of New Jersey and Territories in same company commanded by Captain Jacob Hull, Regiment commanded by Colonel Aaron Hankinson.
May 1777 to May 1778
9. Guarded the Ferry at Daniel Docking on the Delaware River Company commanded by Captain Jacob Hull, Regiment commanded by Colonel Aaron Hankinson.
Note: Aaron Hankinson was Colonel of Second Regiment, Sussex Militia, February 28, 1777, and promoted Brigidaier-General June 5, 1793. He was on frontier service on the upper Delaware, against Indians and Tories, during much of the war, and at the battles of the Brandywine and Germantown under General Washington, September 11, 1777 and October 11, 1777. He was born February 7, 1735, at Rowland's Mills, near Flemington, New Jersey, removed to Sussex
County about 1764, and died Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey, October 9, 1806.
Autumn 1778
10. Stationed for three months at Travesepion, NJ with the command of 37 men.
11. Ordered by Colonel Hankinson to Camp Town, Paramus Town, Tory houses, False Alarms in New Jersey.
Documents relating to the Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. IV.
Some detaild movements of both armies during much of 1779 -1780
Chatham, March 29
Last Thursday morning a party of the enemy came out and penetrated into the country as far as Paramus. In their route cruelty and devastation, the characteristic of te tyrant's troops, marked their steps. At Hackensack they burnt the Court House and two dwelling-houses, and almost tore the house of Mr. Campbell, inn-keeper to pieces, after plundering him of a very considerable sume of specie and continental money. In short, they plundered indiscriminately both Whig and Tory. Their cruelty and brutality to the women was unparalleled, some they most inhumanely choked to make them tell where their money was, and one we hear, was so unfortunate as to have her arm broke by them. The Militia of the county turned out spiritedly, and forming a junction with a few Continental troops that lay at Paramus, pushed them on their retreat, very hard, took a few prisoners, and killed and wounded several, whom they carried off in wagons - Remember apostate Britons that your towns, during the last summer, have been in the power of our fleets, and that perhaps, may be the case the ensuing one, when taught by your example, we may retaliate ten fold.
Narratives of Newark in New Jersey 1666 - 1916 pages 236 - 237
The division line between Newark and Orange was adjusted in this manner.
Survey of the lines
Revolutionary War
Pension Application
Paul DeGarmo born July 1, 1737
DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA On this 27th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Common Pleas and a Court of Record for the County of Washington in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Paul DeGarmo aged eighty three years old on the first day of July last past/ Old Stile/ resident in the county aforesaid thirteen years and upwards, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: that is to say he the said Paul DeGarmo enlisted on the 2nd or 3rd day of March 1776 in the Company Commanded by Captain John Soward, called the Flying Camp, and that he served in the same for the space of three months, the said Company being in the Regiment of Volunteers Commanded by Colonel Ephraim Martin in the New Jersey line - - land called the Flying Camp in the continental establishment - that at the expiration of said period of three months he the said DeGarmo enlisted under the said Company and Regiment for three months longer and served in the same for and during that term, and at or about the expiration of the term last aforesaid, he the said DeGarmo enlisted for three months under Captain Peter Hopkins in said Company and Regiment of the said Captain Peter Hopkins, having succeeded the said Captain John Howard/ and served in the same the said period of three months additional, and at the expiration of the period last aforesaid he volunteered and served for two weeks under the said Captain Hopkins at the termination of which that is about the fifteenth day of December 1776. He the said DeGarmo was discharged from the service at New Brunswick in the State of New Jersey; that during the said service of nine months and two weeks he the said DeGarmo was in the battles of Long Island and White Plains. And that he the said DeGarmo Some time in April 1777 volunteered his services as orderly Sergeant in a Company Commanded by Captain Jacob Hull in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Aaron Hankinson, and he the said DeGarmo was shortly afterwards commissioned an ensign in said company by his Excellency William Livingston, Esq. Governor, Captain General and Commander in Chief in and over the State of New Jersey and Territories thereunto belonging as will more fully appear by his commission hereunto annexed; that he served in the said Company as ensign thereof for or about one year from and after the date of his commission at Daniel Docking on the River Delaware, the said Compay being there stationed to guard the ferry at that place; that in the Autumn of 1778 he was stationed for three months at Travesepion in the State of New Jersey with the command of thirty seven men, and thence he was ordered by the said Colonel Handkinson to various other places, among others Camp Town, Paramas Town, Tory houses, also False Alarms in the said State of New Jersey; that in the fall of 1779 he was stationed nearly three months at Fort Montgomery; after which he was stationed in various other places until the close of the Revolution War in the capacity of ensign; I the said Paul DeGarmo do further state that my services as aforesaid were rendered in the States of New York and New Jersey; that I the said Paul DeGarmo made a declarationon on the 30th day of April in the year 1818, and a second declaration on the 29th of June 1819 and not being placed on the pension list I make this third declaration. And I do so solomnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War", passed the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or secutities, contracts or debts due me; nor have any income or property, wearing apparel and bedding excepted/ other than what is contained in the following schedule - One old mare, one saddle and bridle not exceeding in value five dollars.
I the said Paul DeGarmo do further say and on oath declare that my occupation was shoe making, but that for twelve years last past, I have been unable to pursue it on account of the failure of my eye sight and other infirmities incident to old age, that my wife Elizabeth is blind from old age who, as well as himself has for a considerable time been supported by the charitable contributions of the humane, and that they are both now supported by the Township in which they reside.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 27th day of June A.D. 1820.
Signed by Paul DeGarmo (X his mark)