Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 16868, for Andrew Ostrander, New York
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE

New York

Ostrander, Andrew
Ostrander, Jane

NUMBER 
R16868
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State of New York
County of Albany ss   On this twenty seventh day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred & forty personally appeared before the Justices Court of the City of Albany the same being a court of record., Jane Ostrander, a resident of the town of Guilderland in the County of Albany aged Seventy five years and upwards, who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and rations to certain widows:
That she is the widow of Andrew Ostrander who was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army in the service of the United States & served as this declarant was informed by him in his lifetime and believes in the company commanded by Captain White. Regiment not recollected that her said. Husband served under said Captain White at the siege of Yorktown in Virginia where the said Captain White was killed by the bursting of a shell thrown by the enemy - that her said husband also served in the army at West Point, and was there at the time Arnold's treason was discovered - that this declarent is not at present able to give any further information respecting her husband's service, except that she has understood that her said husband served at one period during
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the war at Danbury in Connecticut. She further declares that she was married to the said Andrew Ostrander on the fourteenth day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty five, that her husband, the aforesaid Andrew Ostrander died on the fourth of March in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty one That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated  She further declares that she was married to the said Andrew Ostrander at Normans Kill in the County of Albany, and that the ceremony was performed by Volkert Vedder Esq then a Justice of the Peace, who has been dead many years. That she does not know or believe that there is any record of her said marriage in existence. But her Brother William Davis was present at said marriage, and she believes he is now living and residing at Chippaway in Upper Canada - She further states that her name previous to her marriage was Jane Davis and that she was the daughter of Thaddeus Davis

[signed] Jane Ostrander

Sworn to sbuscirbed on this day & [illegible] first above written in open court, Witness this [illegible] court & the signature of the clerk the court
John G Wasson Clk
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7086
Jane Ostrander
of Andrew 
N.Y.
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Upper Canada
Niagara District to wit   Before me James Cummings Esquire Personally came and appeared William Davis, of the Village of Chippewa in said District, Gentlemen who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that his sister Jane David was married at Norman's Creek, or Kill, in the State of New York, in the County of Albany, and Town of Bethlehem to Andrew Ostrander at the house of John Peeble by Squire Volkerveeder, some time in the month of January 1785 thinks about the middle of the month - heard him say that he served three years in the American Army during the Rebellion, and had his regular discharge and was entitled to Military land from the American Command - That the said Andrew Ostrander died sometime in the month of March 1831 - This deponent further saith that said Jane is the lawful widow of said Andrew Ostrander -

William Davis

Sworn before me at Chippewa this 16th day of April 1841
James Cummings JP

I certify that the above Deponent William Davis is a respectable inhabitant of Chippewa aforesaid whose word, or testimony on any respect cannot be doubted - 
Chippawa 10th April 1840
James Cummings J.P.
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State of New York
Albany Justices County ss Daniel Davis of Guilderland in said County, being duly sworn deposeth, that he was well acquainted with the within named Andrew Ostrander in his life time, and is well acquainted with the within named Jane Ostrander his widow, who has made & sworn to the within declaration in his presence That the said Jane is a sister of the deponent's Father  That the said Andrew Ostrander died at his residence in the District of Niagara, Upper Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty one 
That shortly after the decease of said Andrew this deponent received a letter from his (deponent's) father informing him of the death of said Andrew This deponent does not recollect the month or day of the month in which said Andrew died - but is confident it was given above stated. And this deponent further saith that the said Jane has remained a widow ever since the decease of her said Husband, Andrew Ostrander. And this deponent he knew the said Andrew & Jane as husband & wife more than thirty years ago.

[signed] Daniel Davis

Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 27th day of March 1840
J.G. Wasson Clk

This hereby certifies that the above deponent is a credible witness - by order of the court - Witness my signature & the seal [illegible] this 27th day of March 1840 -
John G Wasson Clk
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16868

P.O.
Jane Ostrander
Service:  Widow of Andrew

Enlisted:  [stamped] REJECTED
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Jane Ostrander
of Andrew
New York
Suspended
See Let 23, July 40
S. Jenkins
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Albany May 25, 1840

James L Edwards Esquire
Commissr of Pensions

Sir

I enclose the declaration of Mrs. James Ostrander widow of Andrew Ostrander, and other proofs in support of her claim for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7, 1838, and I am,
with great respect,
Sir your obst svt
Samuel Jenkins
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James L Edwards Esquire
Comms'r of Pensions
War Dept
City of Washington
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The original papers in the claim were handed to Mr Anderson with [illegible] one claim for Mr [illegible]
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Albany July 15, 1840

James L Edwards ESq
Comr of Pensions,

Sir,
Please to file the enclosed certificate of Matthew Ottley, with the papers in the case of NY Jane Ostrander, widow of Andrew Ostrander, an applicant for a pension under the act of July 1838.

Very respect'y
Yr Obt Svt
L Jenkins
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James Cummings J.P.

I Matthew Ottley Public Notary duly commissioned in and for the province of upper Canada residing in the village of Stamford in the District of Niagara in said Province do hereby certify that James Cummings of Chippewa Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said District of Niagara, duly appointed and qualified, that he has been so to my knowledge since the year 1827, and I believe some years before, the commissioners of magistrates in this province are unlimited as to time or during [illegible] pleasure of the Commr and that his signature above written is genuine - In testimony whereof I the said Notary have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office this Eighth day of June at Stamford aforesaid, in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Forty

Matthew Ottley
Not. Pub
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The number and amount of certificates issued by the treasurer of the State of New York for services for Militia services to continued present proof
To whom given
1780 June 1   40.538 Andrw Ostrander   Private  1 / 13/ 1
1780 December 11  40.569 Andrw Ostrander  do  1 / 0 /10
1781 October 24   405.94 Andrw Ostrander   d0  - /16/8

State of New York
Comptrollers Office
Albany May 21, 1840

I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No 8 now remaining in this office and that the service for which the three certificates above named were issued were purported under Captain Robert woodworth in a regiment commanded by Colonel Killian V Rensalaer and Lieut Colonel John H Beckman

W.W. Inway
Dp Comptroller