Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,981, for John Slawson, New York
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(3-1776)

Service
New York

Slawson, John 
or
Slauson. 
Rhoda 

Number 
W. 24981
BL Wt. 12573-160-55

Contents
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New York 28643

John Slawson
of Chester Co. in the State of New York
who was a pri & Sergt in the company commanded by Captain Lewis of the Regt commanded by Col. Crane in the New York mil line for 6 mo private
9 " sergeant

Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 65 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of May 
1834 and sent to 
Hon. A Ward H Reps

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $195.00 
Semi-anl allowance ending Sept 4 '34 37.50
$232.50 

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Sam H. Page Clerk, 
Book E Vol 4. Page 123 

Let to J Slawson 24 May 51
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5767

New York Albany

Rhoda Slawson 
widow of John Slawson
NY
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a pri & Sergeant

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 65 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 7th day of March, 1837 

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of September 1851 and sent to 

S. Eaton E
Little Utica, N.Y. 

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 190 Vol. 4 

Reg 3 M 55 78948
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State of New York 
Westchester County ss} On this eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas of the said County of Westchester now sitting at the Court House in White Plains in said County, John Slawson of the Town of Poundridge in the said County of Westchester aged sixty nine years on the twenty ninth day of January next who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named offices and served as herein stated. That is to say that this Declarant in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty was living in the Town of Poundrige in the said County of Westchester where he was born and has hitherto resided and on the second day of November in the year last mentioned the Declarant enlisted at the Town of Bedford in the said County of Westchester as a private for the space of six months in a company of New York State Troops commanded
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by Capn Samuel Lewis and which company belonged to a Regiment of Militia within the said county of Westchester commanded by Col. Thaddeus Orane. That the aforesaid company to which this Declarant belonged and in which he enlisted as aforesaid although belonging to the aforesaid Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Crane was called State Troops or levies and specially enlisted to General the American lines within the said County of Westchester. That this Declarant in then three days after his aforesaid enlistment joined his said company and was marched with the by his said Captain to the troops in the North Castle in the said County where this declarant continued constantly in service under arms in his said company guarding the American Lines. Then kept in that vicinity and going out on parties when ordered by his said captain till the eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one when this declarant with his said company then under the command of the Lieutenant of said company one Jehiel Bouton was attacked by the British forces at North Castle in the said County
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under Col James Holmes and said Company were all that were there either taken prisoners killed or wounded except this declarant and one Smith Scofield who escaped. That this declarant recollects. That a man by the name of Henry Marshall belonging to said Company was killed in the aforesaid engagement several were left wounded on the field (supposed mortally) among the number was a man by the name of Squire Francher who after remains partially recovered and was placed on the pension list of Invalid Pensioners on account of his wounds received at the aforesaid engagement. That Sam Raymond a private belonging to said Company was taken prisoner at the aforesaid engagement and carried to New York and was confined in the Sugar House for several months. That about one month before the aforesaid engagement this Declarant with his aforesaid company were attached to a company commanded by Lieutenant Mosier and had an engagement at North Castle in the said County with a party of the British Light Horse and took
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mine of said Light Horse prisoner. The British forces last mentioned belonged to what was then called Delancey's corps and at the time last mentioned burnt several houses in North Castle aforesaid among the number near the Horses of Peter Lyons, Anderson, Sniffen, Carpenter, and others. And this declarant further states that there was not any Continental Officers or soldiers present in either of the aforesaid engagements.
And this declarant further saith that at the time of the aforesaid engagement on the 18th of March 1781 their said Capn Samuel Lewis was at his home in Poundridge aforesaid sick and three men home on parol. That this Declarant the said Smith Scofield who escaped as aforesaid immediately returned to their said Captains residence and informed him of the said engagement he then ordered this declarant and the four others of said Company back to North Castle to take care of the wounded & immediately return and do so and contained about one making that service when one of the wounded having died and the others removed home
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this Declarant and his four companions of said Company were ordered by their said Captain Samuel Lewis to join and did join the muscles to a company of Rangers then stationed as a Guard at Middle Patent in the said County on the American Lines commanded by the aforesaid Lieutenant Mosier whom this declarant accordingly continued to serve as such private  till his said Capn Samuel Lewis came down and verbally directed this Declarant with the other four men to return home and he did so with his said Capn but did not receive any other discharge. That this declarant thus served out n actual service under arms his aforesaid enlistment of six months in Capn Samuel Lewis Company as aforesaid and during the whole of said six months was never home or absent but once & that for one day after the engagement as aforesaid when he went up to give the information to his said Captain as aforesaid
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That there is no person living whom this deponent ┃ now knows who can testify to this Declarants aforesaid service of six months except Lands Raymond of the town of Neversink in Sullivan County in this State who was with this declarent in said Company till he as taken prisoner as aforesaid and whose affidavit is hereunto annexed, in support of his present application That in the month of July in the year 1781 but the particular day of the month this Declarant to connot now recollect he enlisted at Bedford aforesaid as a Sergeant for nine months in a company of Militia commanded by Capt Samuel Lewis of Poundridge aforesaid and this Declarant immediately joined his said company and they were marched to Middle Patent in said County of Westchester to guard the American lines in said County that this Declarant continued to do duty as a Sergeant in said Company on the American Lines in said County in actual
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 service till sometime in the Month of April 1782, when this Declarants said nine months enlist ment having expired he was verbally discharged by his said Captain at Bedford aforesaid and Returned to his home-
 That Capt Samuel Lewis of his said Company is dead and this Declarant does not know of any person that served into this Declarent in his last mentioned company now living within 300 miles of yhis Declarent who can testify to his aforesaid services in said last mentioned except, James Dan now residing in the Town of Poundridge aforesaid who occasionally as a volunteer during said nine months did duly as private in said last mentioned Company with this Declarent, and to whose affidavit is here unto annexed in support this present application That during the rest of the Revolutionary war this declarent lived in Poundridge afore seed and was occasionally called on  and did duty in Capt Samuel
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 Lewis Company of militia aforesaid Town whenever hands required.
 And this declarent in answer to the questions prescribed by the war Department and put to him by the said Court answered as follows. viz. That he has a Record of his age which he now produces and presents to said Court by which it appears as in fact it is. That he this Declarent was born at New Canaan in the State of Connecticut on the 29th day of January in the year 1764 where he lived all he was eight years old when he removed with his parents to Pound ridge aforesaid, where he has ever since resided except when absent on Military duty during the Revolutionary war and also except eighteen months in the years 1830 & 1831 he was absent in Onondaga County, in this State on a visit to his children living there That he lived in Poundridge aforesaid at the several times he entered the service as aforesaid and now resides in said Town of Partridge. That he always
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volunteered and enlisted as aforesaid but was not ever drafted neither did he ever serve as a substitute. That this Declarent recollects Col Sheldon & Major Talmage as some of the Regular officers with the the troops where he served and the following continental  soldiers & Militia Regiments viz Col Sheldon Regiment of Horse Col Thomas Regiment & Col Thaddeus Cranes Regiment of Militia. That the general circumstances his service are as her has above set forth in this his declaration That he never received my other than verbal Discharges from the service as aforesaid, neither has he any documentary or written evidence of his aforesaid enlistments services or Discharges That he is known in his present neighbourhood to the Hon Ezra Lockwood and Horatio Lockwood er both residing in the Town of Poundridge aforesaid who can testify as to this Declarent character for veracity  their belief of his
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age and their belief of this services as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll at the agency of any State. That there is not any clergyman living in this vicinity who is sufficiently acquainted with him to testify as to his character as aforesaid  Sworn & subscribed in open Court ⎨ the day & year aforesaid John Pierson ⎬ before me N Bayles Clk of said Court 
State of New York Westchester County 
⎬ ss Ezra Lockwood and Horatio Lockwood both residing in the Town of Poundridge in the said County of Westchester hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Slawson who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration & have been so acquainted with him for thirty years past. That we believe him to be sixty nine years of age and the twenty ninth day of January next. That he is man of good charac ter and of truth and veracity That he is reputed in the neighbourhood