Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,979, for John Jaquish, New York
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[Headings] Service     Number
New York  Jaquish, John   S.44.979
BLWt 931-100
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-- 931 --
John Jaquish
private
2nd Regt:  New York line
Warrant issd Dec. 5th 1820
Attn:  Robert Clark
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Jno Jaquish
papers
claims ?
No. 931 --
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State of New York
County of Delaware so 58.107
On the twenty eighth Day of October 1820 personally appeared before me Nehemiah Gregory Esquire one of the Justices of the peace in & for said county Henry Burdick and Elisha Burdick both known to me as men of Respectability and truth and they bring by me duly sworn in do depose and say -- That they both served in Col Phillip Van Cortlands -- Regiment during the Revolutionary War (to wit) Henry Burdick in the company commanded by Capt Jacob Wright and Elisha [Henry crossed out] Burdick in the company commanded by Captn Dubois -- That they were both well acquainted with John Jaquis and knew him to be a soldier in the same Regiment in which they served and that they frequently saw him doing duty in said Regiment as a sargeant in Captn Jonathan Hallets company and they have no doubt that he  served in said company & Regiment from the time of his enlistment until the close of the war as they were both discharged about the same time with him. 
Sworn & subscribed the 
28th day of October 1820
Henry Burdick
Elisha Burdick
before me
Nehemiah Gregory
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State of New York
County of Delaware
On the twenty sixth day of October 1820 came personally before me Nehemiah Grigory Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said county John Jaquich to me well known and he being duly sworn did depose and say That about the last of December 1776 or the first of January 1777 he enlisted in the 2d New York Regiment commanded by Col. Phillip Van Kortland in the company commanded by Captn Benjamin Petton -- That he continued to Serve in said company [insertion] altho afterwards commanded by ? Hallet & Regiment until the month of June 1783 when he was honourably discharged -- That he entrusted his discharge with General James Gordon a member of Congress about the year 1790 in order to obtain the New York State Bounty land that he obtained the said Bounty land (the Patent for which is herewith transmitted) But his discharge was never returned
Sworn and subscribed before
me the day & year above w
written
Nehemiah Gregory
Justice of the Peace
[faded paper seal]
The testimony that Nehemiah Gregory is and has been since the twenty sixth day of October last a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Delaware duly Commissioned and sworn according to law I have set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of COmmon pleas of said County this 6th day of November 1820
HR Phelps
Depe?
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13,756
New York
John Jaquish of Kortwright in the state of N York who was private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Cortland of the N York line for the term of the war.
Inscribed on the roll of N. York
at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 29th of June 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31st of July 1819 and sent to Isaac Ogden Engr Delhi -- N. YOrk
Portion of Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 26/30 17.69
$17.60
Delaware County
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State of New York   )
County of Delaware)
On the twenty ninth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred nineteen before me the Subscriber first Just of the County of Delaware aforesaid John Jaquish aged sixty three years resident in the town of Kortright in the County of Delaware in the State of New York and in being by me first duly sworn as the law directs doth ? his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the ? 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 that the said John Jaquish in the month of December 1776 or January 1777 enlisted in a company commanded by Captain Benjamin Pelton in the -- Regiment commanded by Col. Phillip Van Courtlandt in the New York Line for during the war that he continued to serve in said Regiment altho under different captains until the fore part of June1783 when he received at Newburgh in this state and honourable discharge accompanied with two badges of honour from the company of Jonathan Hallet in said Regiment..That he was engaged with the enemy at the taking of Burgoine at Chestnut Ridge, at Monmouth at Chemung with the Indians at Yorktown when Cornwallis was taken and a number of skirmishes both with the both with the Brittish & Indians -- That he has lost his discharge by sending it with Genl Gordon to obtain his bounty land -- that he is in Reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aforementioned of his County for support, in further this deponent saith not
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Sworn to and declared the day and year above written before me.
Isaac Ogden first Judge of Delaware Com Pleas
John Jaquish
(text below inserted sideways)
John Jaquish
New York line
Col Van Courtland
January 1777 war
29th June 1819
Roll
Admitted
(end insert)
State of New York   )
County of Delaware)
On the twenty ninth day of June one thousand eight hundred nineteen came personally before me Isaac Ogden first Judge of Delaware Common Pleas Henry Burdick of the town of Kortright in said county who being duly sworn did depose and say -- That he is acquainted with the above named John Jaquish and served in the same regiment with him for rising six years. That he is known to move of the facts set forth in his declaration and believes them to be substantially true
Henry Burdick
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written before me
Isaac Ogden
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Honorable Charles E. Winter,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Winter:
In response to your letter of March 10, I have the honor to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 44979, it appears that John Jaquish enlisted in December, 1776 or January, 1777, and served as a sergeant in Captain Benjamin Pelton and Captain Jonathan Hallett's Companies, Colonel Phillip Can Cortlandt's New York Regiment. He was at the capture of Burgoyne, and at the battles of Chestnut Ridge, Monmouth, Chemung, and Yorktown, and was discharged in June 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 29, 1819 while living in Kortright, Delaware County, New York, aged sixty-three years.
There are no data on file as to his family.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to a John Jacquist and this is the only soldier with a similar surname that is found on said records.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.