Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,205, Judah Baker, New York.
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SERVICE
New York

Baker, Judah
Lydia

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 2.499-16055.
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New York N. 24.918
Judah Baker
of Tompkins Co. in the State of New York
who was a Private in the __________commanded
by Captain___________ of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Cockland in the N. Y. Troops
line for 12 months & 19 days

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 42 Dollars 10 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of March
1834 and Sent to Maj. Woodcock
Ithica N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834.         126.30
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept        21.05
                                                 Total     $147.35

RECORDED by D. Brown     CLERK,
BOOK  E.  Vol. 4   Page 116
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In the matter of
Judah Baker


18329

on rolls of Col Van Cortland
by 2 mo. & 23 days

Admitted
Private 12 mo. & 19 day
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832
STATE OF NEW YORK.
Tompkins County. ss
On this day of September personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Judah Baker a resident of the town of Enfield in the county of Tompkins and state of New York, aged sixty nine years, 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, 1932.  That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he resided at Frederickstown Dutchess County N.Y,
at the time of entering the service--That in the fall of 1777 after
harvest but the day & month he cannot recollect he enlisted
under Capt Eliazer Barnam of the militia for three months--
does not recollect the Colonel--that he marched with his
regiment to Fishkill-- that at Fishkill a guard was
attached of which deponant was one & sent to Morristown
to take down some deserters-- that he returned with the guard
to Fishkill & there remained until the regiment was
dismissed & he returned home.  the service lasted six weeks.
That in 1779, the year that Maj. Andre was hung,
sometime in august, but he cannot recollect the day, he
enlisted at Frederickstown aforesaid for three months, in the militia, but was
not called out.  That very soon after he went to West Point and
volunteered in the infantry--but as there was more than enough
to fill up the Company, he was put in the 2d New York regiment
of Regular troops in Capt Hottets, Company-- Colonel Cockland
deponent joined the regiment at Stoney Point-- marched with
his regiment to Hackensack & remained there staid about a month
& same Maj. Andre hung-- that afterwards he marched with 
his regiment to West Point & then staid as part of the
garrison until his three months was out-- that he recollect
assisting to carry the Cannon back into the fort, which
Arnold had taken out on the parade ground.-- that he was
discharged & returned home at the end of the time.
That he knew Capt French, Capt Wright & Lieut [illegible]
of the same Regiment-- that Colonel Cortland commanded
a regiment in the same Borjads.
That in 1781, he thinks in  April, but cannot name the day he
was hired, at Frederickstown aforesaid, by Colonel Ferris to serve
in the militia for a class for nine months, in Captain Williams'
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Company-- one other company belonged to the troop commanded
by Capt Sackett-- that the [illegible] was raided for the purpose
of guarding the lines between Bedford, West Chester Co and
the city of New York, that deponent found in this troop on
the lines-- that they had frequent skirmishes that they once
drove the Brittish tories out of [illegible]  & had a fight
at Voluntines Hill.  That about a fortnight before the
nine months were out deponent was permitted to leave &
did leave on account of sickness--the Company was
dismissed at the end of the time.
That deponent was afterwards out [illegible] required
during the Continuance of the war but cannot state
with precision-- that he has no documentary evidence
and that he knows of no person except Joshua Baker
whose affidavit is hereunto annexed whose testimony
he can procure who can testify to his service
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Tompkins County S.s.  Joshua Baker being duly sworn
says that during the revolutionary war he resided in
Frederickstown Dutchess County N.Y.-- that this
deponent was then well acquainted with Judah Baker
& lived a near neighbor to him-- that the said Judah
Baker & this deponent are cousins-- that in the year
that Maj. Andre was hung the said Judah Baker
left home for the avowed purpose of entering the American
Service & was absent about three months this deponent verily
believes that the said Judah Baker was in actual service
during that time.
That in the month of April 1781 this deponent
was hired by one William Colwell to serve with militia
for a class for  nine months-- that this deponent served in
Capt. Williams Company-- that this deponent knows that
the said Judah Baker was hired for a class for the
same length of time & that he was in the same Company
with this deponent-- that another Company commanded 
by Capt Sacket belonged to the troop-- that the said
Judah Baker & this deponent served in said troop on
the lines between Bedford West Chester, Co. & the city
of New York-- that the said Judah Baker served
during the whole period of nine months except a
short time that he was sent away on account of ill health,
& further says not.
(signature of Joshua Baker)
& further says that Subscribed & sworn this
23rd day of August 1832 before me
(signature of Saml. Love) clerk
of Tompkins County
I further certify that I am acquainted with the above named Joshua 
Baker and that he is a person of credibility and that his statement
is entitled to credit.
(signature of Saml. Love) clk,