Mapping Veterans of the Jersey Continental Line Who Remained in New Jersey as of March 18, 1818
While not every Revolutionary veteran applied for a pension, by the time the Pension Act of 1818 was passed on March 18, 1818, at least 342 veterans of the New Jersey Continental Line were still living in the State. Use the map below to discover who they were and where they were residing when they made their declaration for a pension.
How to Use the Map
Choose a veteran from the list on the left by scrolling through and clicking on their name. This will narrow the display to show just their unique migration path on the map. Dates are shown near the points on their journey when known. All points are placed within the geographical center of towns, if mentioned. If a veteran did not indicate a specific town but did give the name of a county as a place of residence, the geographical center of the county is used as the location point. If no county was given, then the geographical center of a State is used.
Clicking on a point will open a tab on the right side of the map, which will give more information about the veteran and the context of that particular location in their journey.
Learn more about the sources that went into the making of this map.
At a Glance
Number of Jersey Continental Line veterans who applied for a pension under the Act of 1818, per county:
NOTE: In 1818, New Jersey was made of up 13 counties, whereas today, in 2025, there are 21. What is today Atlantic and Camden Counties were still part Gloucester County; Hudson was the southernmost tip of Bergen County; Mercer County was still part of Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties; Ocean still formed the southern portion of Monmouth County; Passaic was still part of Bergen and Essex; Union County was also still part of Essex, and Warren County was still the southern half of Sussex.
