Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,734, William Bussing, New York
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New York 20473
William Bussing of New York in the State of N. Y. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Abner of the Regt. Commanded by Col. Malcomb [Malcolm] in the State Troops line for 17 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Sept. 1833 and sent to John N. Taylor, 3 Nassau St. N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 33 $141.65
Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 $28.33
[total] $169.98
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by F. Franciosi [?] Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 48
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1107 New York City N.Y.
Susannah Bussing, N.Y., widow of William Bussing who was a Private in the N.Y. Line for 17 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 56 Dollars & 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of July, 1843 and sent to Ralph C. Bacon [Baert?], New York
Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A Vol 1 Page 101
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State City & County of New York ss: On this Sixteenth day of October AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Marine Court of the City of New York now sitting William Bussing a resident of said City who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he is seventy six years of age on the 11th of January last past, that he was born in the said City of New York on the 11th day of January 1756 according to the tradition of his family, that he has written record of his age to wit the family bible, that he entered the service of the United States in July 1776 for six months in Captain James Alner’s Company in the 2d Regiment New York State troops of Infantry commanded by Colonel Malcolm & served the full period of 6 months & more, that soon after his said enlistment his Captain Alner was promoted Major & then Henry Brazier was made his Captain, that he was attached to said Company under Brazier on the 15th Sept 1776 when the American Army was driven out of New York by the British, that during said 6 months he was at the battles of Long Island, Harlem Heights & White Plains. That in the summer of 1780 he again entered into said service [continued on next page]
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[continued from previous page] at Poughkeepsie in the said State of New York for three months in Colonel Philip Van Courtlandt’s Regiment of New York Infantry in Captain Lemuel Conklin’s Company & continued in said service said 3 months doing duty on the lines at or near Fishkill.
That in the Spring of 1781 he entered a volunteer for six months in Captain Theodosius Fowler’s Company of light infantry in Col. P. Van Courtlandt’s Regiment of New York troops under the orders of the Marquis LaFayette being then at Poughkeepsie and marched with his said company & Col. Van Courtlandt down to West Point & Kingsbridge & crossed over to Bergen in New Jersey was engaged in several skirmishes & returned to Poughkeepsie where he was discharged - that his said discharge was soon lost. That in the summer of 1777 he was also engaged in the Government service for more than 3 months in making & putting down chevaux-de-frize [sic] in the North River at the highlands. That Theodosius Fowler his old captain & Peter Tillou his fellow soldier are now living in this city & can testify to part of his said services from their personal knowledge. That besides the two gentlemen above named he is well known to Alderman Henry Meigs Alderman John Palmer & many others who can & will testify to his character for veracity & his reputation as a soldier of the [continued on next page]
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Revolution, that he has no documentary evidence, that he now lives & has lived since the Revolution in the City of New York.
He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State.
Sworn & subscribed this 18th day of October 1832 in open court.
Wm Bussing [signed]
John Barberi Clerk [signed]

Peter Tillou of the City of New York personally appeared in open court & being duly sworn saith that he was born in the City of New York in the year 1755, that he has been well acquainted with the above named William Bussing, that they were playmates together of the same age in the said City until the war of 1776 that in that year they both entered Capn. James Alners Company together for six months, that said Bussing was with this Deponent in said Company at the battle of Long Island in 1776, that when the British drove the Americans out of New York in 1776 said Bussing went with his said Company to the battles of Harlem Heights & White Plains, that after the said six months campain [sic] [continued on next page]
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this Deponent parted with said Bussing & enlisted in the Continental line & he did not see him again during the war, but he always understood that said Bussing was in service most of the time afterward in the war, that he has been intimate with said Bussing since the war & known him for a man of strict integrity & has no doubt of the truth of the statements in his declaration. Sworn & subscribed this 16th day of October 1832 in open Court.
Peter V. Tilyou [signed]
John Barberi Clerk [signed]

We Henry Meigs and John N. Taylor residents of the City of New York do hereby certify that we are welll acquainted with William Bussing the above named applicant that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed this 16th day of October 1832 in open court 
H. Meigs [signed]
John N. Taylor [signed]
John Barberi Clerk [signed]