Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,249, for William Porter, New York
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Continental (N.Y)

Porter, William

NUMBER
S. 44,249

CONTENTS
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Notif Sent to the Hon. R Clark H R. 26 Jan: 182 [last number?, possible zero - 1820]

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5910
4

New York

William Porter

of New Baltimore in the state of New York who was a provate in the regiment commanded by Colonel James Livingston of the New York line, for the term of six years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 11 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 Jany 1819
and sent to Hon M Kirtland
[illegible] Repr.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.          
30.14
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 
48.00 [underlined]
78.14

{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
4 Oct 29
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William Porter [underlined]

Not on the roll. [underlined]

Sir
The within named Wm Porter is to me personally
Known & in related circumstances &c &c
the Interlinations are all truly made

D Kirtland
Geo Boyd esq.
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State & DISTRICT Of New York - , 88.

On this Eleventh day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said district [said district is crossed out] County of Greene, [County of Greene is written in] personally appeared William Porter aged sixty years, resident in the Town of New Baltimore in the said Cpunty state and [county state and written in] district, 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 William Porter enlisted in Fort Stanwix Line during the rev. war [during the rev. war is written in] in the state of New York in the month of Febuary 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Derick Hanson of the Regiment commanded by Col. James Livingston, of the New York line of the Army of the United States on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the Termination of said War and ___, when [when is crossed out] he was discharged from service in June 1783 at West Point, in the state of New York which discharge is lost, that he was in the battles of York Town and at the taking of Burgoinde, and various other places

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.

William Porter [signature]

Peter G. Adams one of the Judges of Green Common Pleas -

I, Peter G. Adams Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said William Porter did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, 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.

It further appearing to as well from my personal knowledge as otherwise my satisifaction that the said William Porter is in 
that the said William Porter is in reduced circumstances and absolutley stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. 
May 11th 1818

Peter G. Adams [signature]

[seal]
SEAL OF THE COURT.
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State of New York
Greene County ss

I do hereby certify that the Court of Common
Pleas of the said County of Greene is a Court
of Record in the said State and that the said
Peter C. Adams before whom the foregoing
proceedings and testimony was taken was
at the time of taking thereof and still is a lawful Judge of the said Court, acting under the authority of the said State and that the
said Peter C. Adams is to me personally
known and that I am acquainted with
his hand writing and know his signature
above subscribed to be genuine. In Witness
whereof I William Van Bergen Clerk of the
said Court have hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal of the same
Court - Dated, May 27th 1818
Wm. Van Bergae Clerk
of said County

[seal is affixed on bottom left of page]
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[left side of page written top to bottom lengthwise]

have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Clerc said Court the 13th day of July 1818-
Wm. Van Bergen as a [illegbile]
[seal affixed on bottom left of page]

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William Porter
Admitted
Hon. Kirtland

H. of Ry
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State of New York
Greene County SS.

James Selkirk of the town of Bethelem in the county of Albany being duly swotn  maketh oath and saith that he is well acquainted with William Porter mentioned in the annexed declaration.  that he became acquainted with the said William Porter in March in the year
1777 that the said William Porter was then a
soldier in the company commanded by Captain Derick Hansen, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Livingston of the New York line of the afore of the United States on the continental establishment that the said William Porter served till the termination of the Revolutionary War and was
discharged in June 1783 at West Point in the State of New york  This deponent further saith that he the aforesaid this deponent was a non 
commissioned officer in the Regiment during the time aforesaid - - - and saw the said  William Porter most every day during the whole time saith not

Jos P.  Mzirtz [signature]

Sworn this 2nd day of July 1818.  Befor me 
William V.B. Heerm and Justice of the Peach and Commissioner to take affidavits
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State of New York
Greene County ss

Colonel Richard McCarty of the town of Coxsackie in the County aforesaid being duly
sworn according to law saith, that he has been
well acquainted with James Selkirk the person
who made the annexed affidavit, for twenty years that the said James Selkirk. has come during the time aforesaid, a character for truth, honesty and respectability further he saith not - 

Richard McGarty [signature]

Sworn this 3rd day of July 1818.  Before me

William V.B. Heermand Justice of the Peach & commissioner

I hereby certify that the above named Richard McGarty is a man of truth & veracity of Respect standing in Society.
D. Kirtland

State of New York
Green County ss

I do hereby certify that William VB Heerman is a commissioner to take affidavits to be read in Courts of Record in the State of New York. acting under the authority of said State in
and for the said County of Greene, and also a
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Justice of the peace in and for the said County and was at the time of taking the two preceding affidavits and still is such - And that the said William VB Heermance is to me personally known and that I am acquainted with his hand writing. and know his signature above subscribed to be genuine-
In Witness whereof I William Van Bergan Clerk of the said County have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court the 13th day of July 1818.
Wm. Van Bergen Clerk
Bergen Clerk
as a form inc
[seal affixed on left of page]

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William Porter
Admitted

Hon. Wm. Kirtland

H. of Rg.
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William Porter

Certified
Copy of oath and Scheduled from Clk of Greene County

application to the con tinued as a Revolution
any pensioner

5910
March
1819
Hon R. Clark
H. Rep
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State of New York
Greene County ss

On this thirtieth day of May 1820 personally
appeared in the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene in the State of New York at an open Court then held at the Court house in the said County the same being a Court of Record which proceeds according to the course of the Common Law with Jurisdiction unlimited in point of account keeping a Record of their proceedings: William Porter
aged 62 years resident in the Town of New Baltimore County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows that he Enlisted at Fort Stanwix in the State of New York in the latter part of the winter of 1777 for during the war in the Company commhanded by Capt Derick Hansen of Fort [fort is underlined] in the Regiment commanded by Col James
Livingston of the New York line and that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the month of June 1783 when he was discharged from service at West Point in the State of New York; that the original declartation made by him was dated on or about the 11th day of May 1818 and that his pension certifi is numbered 5910. and I do solemnly swear
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that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner 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 18th day
of March 1818: and that I have not nor has any
person in trust for and any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule here unto annexed and by me subscribed my necessary bedding and clothing excepted.

Real Estate.
Eight acres and one quarter of land
on which are 2 small houses, one blacksmith shop and as small barn valued at 
$400.00

On the above property is a mortgage given by unto Charles Titus of the Town of New Baltimore in said County on which there was due principal and Interest on the 5th day of May 1820

- 239.93 [underlined]
$160.07 [underlined]

Carried Foward
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Personal Estate
a part of two sets of Blacksmith's tools - $40.00
two Cows $25. three ewes and four lambs $4-
29.00
one Hog $2. five Dunghill fowls $0.50 -
2.50
1 Mahogany Bureau $8. 1 Cherry dining Table $2 -
10.00
2 Kitcher Maple Tables $1.50, 4 Windsor Chairs $2 -
3.50
5 Common D. $1.25- 1 large Do 75 Cts. -, 1 pr. of Andirons shovel & tongs $2 - 
4.00
3 long low chests $2.50. One Common Cupboard $6 -
8.50
one small looking glass $1.00, necessary dishes $3.50 -
4.50
necessary pots and kettles and one Skillet pan 3.50
one old weavers loom and tackle -
2.00
necessary pails and pans & small churn -
2.00
One Candle Stand -
0.50
One Cider soap. M eat & pickle [word crossed out]  2 flour Do -
1.50
2 axes $1.50, one small spinning wheel $1.50 -
3.00
one old large wheel -
0.25
stool. chair. Whitening pot. Steel yards, hand bellows. eg and spade Reel Runtis -
$4.00 [underlined]
$118.75
Amount from proceeding page 160.07 [underlined]
$278.82 [underlined]

And the said William Porter further states that he is
by occupation a blacksmith but by reason of a disorder
called St Vitus's dance, with which he has been afflicted
for a number of years.  it for the most part of the time
incapacitates him from pursuing his aforesaid occupation
or any kind of labor and renders him unable to
support himself and family - that his family consits
of a wife aged 54 years who resides with him and that
she is incapable of supporting them and that he
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William Porter

has no children -
Sworn to and declared before me on the 30th day of May 1820 in open Court
Wm Van Bergen Clk.

I William Van Bergan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court, which is a
Court of Record as set forth in the foregoing proceedings; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is five hundred and
eighteen Dollars and seventy five cents and that there is now an incumbrance on the Real Estate of two hundred and thirty nine Dollars and ninety three cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the said Court on this 1st day of June 1820.

Wm Van Bergen
Clerck of the Court of Common Please for the County of Greene

[seal is on the bottom left of page]

suspended [underlined]
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44249
INVALID.
Rey

File No. 44249
William Porter
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 399

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I am personally aquainted with William Porter
an applicant for Pension from New Baltimore
in Green County New York - I do not know
the precise amount of his property but know it is small and am satisfied inadequate to his
support. He has an aged and infirm wife-
No children - He has got the St Vitus Dance
a dreadful degree so that he is wholly incapable
of labour

Robert Clark
Member of Congress

Jany 4th 1821