Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13186, Abraham S Groat, New York
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SERVICE  NEW YORK

Groat, Abraham S.  

NUMBER  S.13186

Carded
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8455
New York
Abraham S Groat
of Albany Co. in the State of N York
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ostrom of the Regt commanded by Pet Schuyler in the N. York
line for 12 months & 26 days

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 42 Dollars 86 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of April 1833 and [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of Ma' 3   $85.72
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept '33  21.43

$106.15

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by GC Stiles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 20
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Revy War

13186
INVALID

File No. 13.186

Abraham S. Groat
Priv Rev War

Act:  June 7 1832
Index: Vol 1, Page 152

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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In the matter of Abraham S. Groat a Revolutionary soldier Application for a Pension

Admd
12 mo 26 or pn
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In the matter of Abraham S Groat  Application for a pension under the act of 7th June 1832
That declarant was born in town of Niscayana sometimes in the 1760 - No record of his birth. but one of his Baptism.

That in the spring of the year 1778 and while he resided in the Town of Watervliet county of Albany He was called in service as a militia soldier of the militia of state of New York Names of his officers. Ostrom Weaver & Schuyler details his services in following years.
1778  out on one occassion 32 days and 3 others 45 = 77 days
1779 during this year was out 99 days
1780 " " 105 "
1781 " " 39 "
1782 " " 66
386 days.

That he has no doubt there were others days but cannot detail them.
That he never has in any Battle hit in a skirmish that he cannot state all his officers but recollects there named- That the consolidating of regiments & change there never as he recollects discharge.
While out as a soldier he was not engaged in any civil pursuit
That he is acquainted with shafer - Runckle Orlop and Vandenbergh all living & residing in Watervliet where know of his services -
Relinquishes claim for any other pension (over)
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appended to his declaration in the affiant of the persons name stating his services.
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State of New York City and County of Albany  On the twenty eighth day of March in the year of thousand eight hundred and thirty three appeared before me the subscriber one of the justices of the justices court in the county of Albany and State of New York who being first duly sworn according to law in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7th June 1832. doth make the following declaration that he was born in the Town of Niskayuna in the county of Scenectady, some time during the year 1760. as he has always been informed and does verily believe. That he knows of no record of his birth but has a copy of the record of his Baptism from the Reformed Protestant Dutch church in the said town of Niskayuna from which it appears that this eclarant was christened on the sixth day of July 1760. Thata early in life he removed to the town of Watervliet in the county of Albany where he resided. and has resided always as far back as his recollection extends.
That in the year 1778 he resided in the said Town of Watervliet. That in the spring of the year 1778 he was enrolled as a private soldier in the volunteer
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the following year his addition to the time above escaped in the year 1780 - One hundred then days in the year 1780. Thirty nine days hi 1782 sixty six days. That these were he has no doubt other times and other services which he was called to perform and which he cannot now recollect or detail that he never was in any Battle according to the best of his recollection but was in a skirmish between Sir John Johnson and the Americans commanded by General Van Rensselear whose Christian name he does not recollect in the year 1782. That he cannot at this late day detail all the names of the officers under whose command he was during the different period of his services. but recollects those whom he has named. That frequently owing to the consolidating of Regiments or companies then officers would be changed. That he has no recollection of ever having been discharged or received a discharge. And if he has the same is now lost or destroyed. That during the time he was in service as before stated he was not employed in any civil pursuit. That he is well acquainted with Isaac S. Groat Peter Shafer Henry Runkle William Orlop and Wynant VandenBergh and that these gentlemen are all living and reside in the town of Watervliet aforesaid were in the service with him during the whole of the above detailed service and out as he does verily believe at every time he this declarant was out. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state.
And I the said Justice do hereby declare that from my personal knowledge of the Declarant and the history he gives of his services I do believe that the above named applicant was in Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
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State of New York
City and County of Albany  Isaac Groat Henry Runkle Peter Shafer and Wynant E VandenBurgh William Orlop all of the Town of Watervliet county of Albany being each separately and duly sworn do severally say that they are personally acquainted with the written named Abraham S. Groat and have known him for a great length of time That they were all as stated in the service of the United States during the war of the Revolution in company with the said Abraham S. Groat as volunteer militia men in the New York militia That they have heard the declaration of said Groat read and from their own personal knowledge know the same to be correct - 

Isaac Groat
Henry his x mark Runkle
Peter his x mark Shafer
Wensr x E Vandenbergh
William his x mark Orlop

Sworn this 2d day of March 1833 before me
Gerrit L Dox one of the Judges of the Justices of the Justices Court

I know Garrit L Don before whom the preceding declaration and affidavits are made to be a Justice of the Justices Court of the City of Albany - I am acquainted with Abraham S. Groat the declarant - hereunder in the town of Watervliet in the county of Albany - I believe him to be seventy two years old - He is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and I concur in that opinion- The persons who have signed and sworn to the preceding affidavit are known to me as respectable men and entitled to credit.
Albany March 28 1835
Garret Y Lansing
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In the matter of Abraham S. Groat a revolutionary soldier

Application for Pension

Admd
12 mo 26 or pn