Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 12742, Andries Davis, New York
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New York    Davis, Andries   S12742
carded
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1518
New York

Andries Davis
of Olive in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Schoonmaker of the Regs. commanded by Col. _________ in the New York
line for two years

Inscribed in the Roll of New York
at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, to 
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of 
November, 1832 and sent to J. Snider.

Arrears to 4th Sept., 1832   $120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar, '33  $40.00
                                                                     $160.00, {Revolutionary Claim,
  Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles, Clerk
Book D, Vol. 2, page 80
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832

State of New York
Ulster County

On the tenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty two.  Personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Ulster County, being a court of records for said County, proceeding according to the course of common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of their proceedings having a clerk and seal of their own, Andries Davis, a resident of the town of Olive in the County of Ulster aged Seventy-two 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 the 7th June 1832,
   That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit,  that in the fall of the year 1777 he enlisted or volunteered as a private soldier in the militia service of the State of New York in the Revolutionary War in the Company commanded by Capt. Frederick Schoonmaker, Lieutenant John C. DeWitt, served part of the time near Kingston Landing in the County of Ulster, guarding the prisoners on board the prison vessels lying in the Roudout Creek, remained there until the British came to  Kingston when he and the said Company were sent to Marbletown in said County of Ulster to continue to guard the prisoners there, a few days after Kingston was burned by the British and when he had continued in the above service the full term to Two months, he with the said Company were there discharged.
[Note in left margin - 2 months [illegible] from Affidavit]
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And this applicant further declares that in the Spring of the year 1778 he again volunteered as a private soldier in the said service of the State of New York in Capt. Soundberry's Company for Nine Months, entered the Company at Marbletown, marched with the said Company to Valley Forge and there joined Colonel Van Cortland's Regiment and from Valley Forge went to White Plains, from there to Fishkill Hollow (was in the army at the Battle of Monmouth, but not in the Battle) from there returned to [illegible] Ulster County, and was there some time in the winter of 1779 discharged, after the full term of Nine Months.

And this applicant further declares that in the Spring of the year 1779 he again volunteered as a Substitute for one  ---- Van Benschoten, as a private soldier in the said Service of the State of New York in Captain Hunter's Company in Colonel Paulding's Regiment, for Nine Months, entered the Company at Shandaken and joined the Regiment at Marbletown, marched from there to Shandaken built a fort around the house of one Longyear, from there marched west with an intent of joining Genl. Sullivan  on his expedition against the Indians, but when he with said Company came near the Susquehanna River understood a letter had been found stating that Gen'l Sullivan was some days in advance, being nearly out of provisions, he with the said Company returned to Shandaken, and from there went to Stoney Point, continued there until some time in the month of December following. (being out of provisions.) went from there to Poughkeepsie, remained there with the said Company and Regiment until some time in the month of January following (1780) when he with the Company and Regiment were there discharged by Colonel Paulding in person.