Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42962, for John Mc Lean, New York
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(3-1776)
Service
New York    

McLean, John     

Number
S. 42962

Contents
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15.383    R
New York
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John McLean of Duanesburgh in the State of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Van Schaick of the New York
line, for the term of six years   War
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Inscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 29th of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13th of Octobr 1819 and sent to John K. Page Esqr agent
Schenectady, New York-
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Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 $129.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820 
48.
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$177.60

16 [?] mo 6/30
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continental
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John McLean Pvt.
Appln. for Pension
29 April
John Keys Paige
Schenectady New York
Correct DW

See [illegible] on Wood case
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State of New York
County of Schenectady. On the twenty ninth day of April in the Year 1818, before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schenectady in the State of New York, personally appears John McLean aged eighty two years, resident in the Town of Princeton in the County of Schenectady, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late law 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 he the said John McLean enlisted in the then Town of Schenectady in the State of New York in the latter part of the year 1770 to serve during the war, in the Company commanded by Captain John Copp of the First New York State Regiment on the Continental establishment commanded by Colonel Goose Van Schaick, that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States until the conclusion of the said Revolutionary War, where in the month of June in the year 1783 he was discharged from service at Snake Hill in the State of New York, that he was in the battles of Saratoga, Monmouth & Yorktown on the surrender of Cornwallis, and that he is in reduced cir-
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cumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the testimony of James N. Lighthale hereunto annexed.
Signed: John McLean

Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid
John Yates 

State of New York
County of Schenectady}SS
James N. Lighthale of the City & County of Schenectady being duly sworn deposeth & saith, that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and that after the consolidation of the New York State Regiments he was attached to Colonel Van Schaicks' Regiment, which was in the year 1780, that he has been personally acquainted with John McLean who has under oath made the above declaration, from the time of the said consolidation, that the said McLean was a sergeant & was discharged at the same time & place with this deponent, this deponent further says that he has a personal knowledge of the service of the said McLean on the Continental
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Establishment from the year 1780 until the summer of 1783 when he was discharged.
[Signed] James N (his X mark) Lighthall
Sworn before me this 29th April 1818
[Signed] John Yates

I John Yates Judge &c as aforesaid, do Certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John McLean did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances in life; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the direct of the aforementioned Act of Congress .
[Signed] John Yates

State of New York
County of Schenectady SS In testimony that the above named John Yates before whom the above affidavits of John McLean & James N. Lighthall were taken & who subscribed the forgoing certificates was on the twenty ninth day of April 1818 one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schenectady & the above his signatures. I subscribe my name and affix the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas this 29th day of April 1818
[Signed] Jelles A Fonda Clk of the County of Schenectady

[Note written sideways on the upper left side of page]
The words "& that he is in reduced circumstances in life" insected in this certificate by my direction [Signed] John Yates
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I request that my pension Certificate when granted may be transmitted to the care of John K. Paige
of the City of Schenectady - 27th April 1818
[Signed]  John Mc Lean
Present
[Signed] Alonzo C Paige
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[handwritten]

John McLean
15,383
[illegible cross out] 1820
March 1820
Gilles A Fonda
Schenectady
Nov 10th 1820
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STATE OF NEW YORK
County of Schenectady, SS.
On this fifteenth day of August 1820 personally appeared before Simon A. Groot one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County John McLean a Pensioner under the act of the 10th March 1818 & Pursuant to the act of the 1st of May 1820, certificate dated 13th  Oct 1819 No 152023, aged Eighty four years resident in the county of Schenectady who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: he enlisted in Capt Veeders Company, Col Wyncoops Regt 1776 reenlisted in Capts Company Col Van Schaicks Regt New York 1777. continued in said Regt to the close of the War and the army disbanded.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Schedule [underlined]
Real estate ---- None.
Personal estate -----None.
Income none.
occupation---None
family - none
John McLean  Aged-years 84

Sworn to and declared, on the 15 day of Aug1820, before me, [illegible] & approved in open court before us Simon A. Groot one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County John McLean
I, JELLES A. FONDA, Clerk of the county of Schenectady, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is --- dollars  --and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, on this 19 day of Aug 1820
[Signed] Jelles A Fonda
Clerk of the County of Schenectady
[Round Seal in lower left corner is illegible]
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[handwritten]

42962
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42,962
John McLean
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. G, Page 321
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[handwritten]

Recd. 27th Sept. 1819 4900
Case of John McLean
[illegible lined out]
John K Paige Esqr
Agent
Schenectady, New York
Compd with roll
Enter the decision on this case in the book
of entries.
Admitted
[written vertically]
Hon J. C Calhoun 
Secy of War
Pension Office
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[handwritten]

Hon J. C. Calhoun Esqr
Secy of War
Sir,
I transmit the second Declaration of
John McLean, 
for the purpose of procuring his Pension
Certificate for Revolutionary services. John Yates Esqr
the Judge before whom the first declaration was
made, on the 29th April 1818, kept no memorandum
of dates of taking those declarations, and has since
ceased to be a Judge, as will appear from the
Certificate of Judge Henry Yates before whom
the present Declaration is taken-
The Certificate of the time of taking
the first Declaration
is grounded upon my affidavit. I know the time
from the entry made at that time in my
Book
John McLean the present applicant was a
Sergeant in Col Van Schaicks Regt, his name
will be found among those who received Patents
in the New York line for their services
Schenectady N.Y.
21st Sept 1819
Respy Your Obdt Svt
Jno Keyes Paige
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[handwritten]

John McLean
Appl. for Pension
private
Col Van Schaichs Regt
New York Line
1777-to 1783
on Roll
Admd,,
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[printed form with handwriting]

State of New York
City and County of Schenectady ss:
On this 21st day of September 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county
personally appeared John McLean
aged Eighty Three years, resident in Duanesburgh in the said Court who, being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late 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 he the said John McLean
enlisted for the term of during the war
on the 17th or 19th day of April
in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy
Seven in Saratoga in the State of New York in the company commanded by
Captain John Copp
of the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Goossa Van Schaick
in the line of the State of New York
on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service
of the United States, until the 11th or 12th of June 1783
when he was
discharged from service at Snake Hill in state of New York
that he was in the battles of Saratoga, at the siege of Fort Stanwix, the battle of
Monmouth, Brandywine and little York the taking of Cornwallis
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid
Henry Yates 
John P MC his mark McLean
I, Henry Yates 
Judge, etc. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
to my satisfaction, that the said John McLean
did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term
of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance
of his country for support. I certify that he made a previous declaration
on the 29 day of April 1818
as appears from the annexed
affidavit, before John Yates Esquire that time one of the Judges of
the court of Common pleas of Schenectady who has [illegible] to be a Judge
SEAL OF THE COURT.
Henry Yates
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[handwritten]

State of New York
City & County of Schenectady ss:
John K. Paine of the City & County
aforesaid, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that
on the Twenty Ninth day of April in the year
of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen,
he prepared the Declaration of John
Mclean, in order to obtain the provision made by
the late 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 from an entry made in a book kept for
that purpose by this Deponent he
is very certain that on 
the same day (the 29th April 1818)
the said McLean made Oath to the said
Declaration before John Yates Esquire, then one
of the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas
of the Court of Schenectady, and that the said
John Yates as said Judge did also on the same
Day sign the usual certificate accompanying
the said Declaration
This Deponent also thinks
there were one or two affidavits of the service
of the said Mc Lean, but as to this he is not 
positive - That the
seal of the Court & the Certificate
of the Clerk that the said John Yates was
then a Judge as aforesaid
was attached; and
the whole transmitted by mail
to the War Department on the 4th of May 1818. That 
afterwards the papers were returned, requiring the
additional Certificate of the Judge as to the
indigent circumstances of the applicant
McLean, that the said additional Certificate
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[handwritten]

was procured, and the papers resent to the Hon:
the Secretary of War by mail on the 12th Day
of August 1818, since which this Deponent heard
nothing of the said application, untill [sic] information
received from the Pension Office a few days since
that it did not appear from the records of the
office, that the Declaration ever was received -
This Deponent further says that since taking
the said Declaration of the said Mc Lean, the said
John Yates has ceased to be one of the Judges
of the said Court of Common Pleas
and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn before me this 21st day of Sept 1819
Henry Yates
Jno Keyes Paige

I certify that John K. Page the above
Deponent is a credible witness
Henry Yates

State of New York
City & County of Schenectady ss:
In testimony that Henry Yates
Junior before whom the proceeding declaration of
John McLean was taken and the above affidavit
of John K. Paige Sworn to & subscribed
the foregoing certificates was on the day of the
date thereof one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas in & for the County of Schenectady, and
the above his signatures, I subscribe my name &
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[handwritten]

affix the seal of the said court of 
Common Pleas, this 21st day of 
September 1819
Gilles A Fonda Clerk
of the County of Schenectady