Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11634, for Job Tilson, New York
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
New York

Tilson,  Job
Hester

NUMBER
W. 11634

B.L. Wt. 13420-160-55

CONTENTS
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Reported

31.965

New York

Job Tilson
of Ulster in the State of N.Y.
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Livingston of the Regt commanded
by Col Weisenfelt in the N.Y.
line for 7 mos. 26 ds

Inscribed on the Roll of N York at the rate of 26 Dollars 22 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of July 1842 and del H W Lyn Roos Esqr Present

 Arrears to the 4th of March '42, 288.21 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep. 13.11
301.35
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by the Theo L Moody Clerk
Book E.2 Vol. 4 Page 72
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Increase 4268
New York (City)
Hester Tilson
widow of Job Tilson
who served in the Revolutionary
N. Y.
war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on
the [3d February, 1853 crossed out]. Ded payments 27th July 1868 made since
Certificate of Pension issued
8th day of January 1869 and sent to Ethan A. Durham
Kingston
Ulster Co
N.Y. 
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853 [hand written underneath date & July 27, 1868], Page 29 Vol. H No 3
J. N. Smith
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108.410/ Act Mar 3/55
Apl 30/55
Hester Tilson wid of 
Job Tilson
Privt
N.Y. State [illegible]
[No 13420 and January written across page]
Rev. War
Ad: 16 A C Dec: 27/55/
Acres Dec 27/557 
NY Les 53- 4 68
P Aran Gaasbeek
Kingston 
N. Y.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832
State of New York
Ulster County

On this fifteenth day of December in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty one at a Court of Common pleas and General Sessions held at the court house (now setting, in the village of Kingston in and for the County of Ulster aforesaid personally appeared in open court before the Judges thereof Job Tilson a resident of the town of Newpaltz County of Ulster and State of New York aged Seventy five 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 Seventh of June 1832

That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein after stated viz

1st That he was born in the town of Amania in the County of Dutchess - State of New York afore said on the twenty Ninth day of January in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six

2nd That he has a record of his age in his family Bible

3rd That in the revolutionary war he resided with his father in the town of Hurley from which place he has since removed a short distance and where he has ever since resided which now is in the town of Newpaltz in the County of Ulster aforesaid

4th That he was a Substitute for his father and also for a class was never drafted or volunteered
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5th That the names of the Officers whom he knew were Captains Livingston and Pawling and Colonels Wysenfelt and Pawling and also Lieutenant Van [durzen]
6th That he never had a written discharge 
 7th And that he knows [Levi] McKean Esqr Justice of the peace Solomon E. Eltinge Esqr former Sheriff and Reuben H. Hine and Abraham A. Deyo Esqr Judges of the County Courts who are all his neighbors and acquaintances and who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier in the Revolution
He further declares that in the latter part of the revolutionary war and he thinks it was either in the Summer of 1780 or 81 this applicant became a substitute for his father Timothy Tilson who was ordered out as a private in a Militia company under the command of Captain [Lessiver] and served in his stead and was stationed at a place called Lunenkill in the town of Wawarsing for the defence of the County of Ulster for the term of about one month
He further declares that he afterwards served as a substitute for his Brother Timothy Gilson also on the frontier of Ulster County, for the term of about fourteen days as a private soldier
He further declares that in the spring of the year of 1781 or 2 this applicant became a substitute for a class out of a Militia company in his own neighborhood to serve as a private soldier in a company of levies for the term of eight months for which this declarant received from said class a bounty
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He further declares that he was ordered to Kingston village where the whole Regiment met and were mustered under the command of Col Albert Pawling
That this declarant with part of company under the immediate command of a Lieutenant were principally stationed at a place called Waghkunk in the town of Woodstock and were part of the time marching and scouting through the towns of Woodstock, Shandaken, and Saugerties and along the foot of the Catskill mountains for the defence of the frontier of Ulster County untill the latter part of December of the same year marched back to Kingston and were duly discharged but received no written discharge

He further declares that the foregoing statement of Nine months & fourteen days in all the service he remembers to have performed as a private soldier during the revolutionary war which in consequence of the lapse of time and loss of memory may be incorrect as to dates and commanding Officers but he is positive he has served not less the period of Nine months & fourteen days mentioned above 

He further declares that he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any living witness to prove any of the foregoing statements except a man by the name of Henry Osterhoudt who as deponent is informed is still living and who was a private Soldier at the same time

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State

He further declares that the reason he has not made application are now is because his circum
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stances were good & which have since become changed, this together with the infirmity of age have in duced him to apply for the benefit confered on these who are entitled by the said act & which he believes he is one and which he was not in want of untill now 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day}      Job [his X mark] Tilson
and aforesaid before me}
Milway Clue

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I am acquainted with Job Tilson the person who made the above declaration. Mr Tilson is a man of integrity and respectability and his deposition is entitled to full credit Jan 12 1842
Johnathan [illegible last name]
House Rep

We Abraham A Deyo residing in the town of Plattekill and Reuben H. Hine residing in the town of Newpaltz in said County of Ulster do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with with Job Tilson who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be about Seventy five years of age that he reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn and subscribed on the day}     Abm A Deyo
and year aforesaid before me}.           R. H. Hine

Samuel Stilwell one of the Judges of Ulster County Court

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the a above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Abraham A. Deyo and Reuben H. Hine Esquire Judges of this Court who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and their Statement entitled to full credit. I George A Gay Clerk of the Court of Common pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Job Tilson for a pension

Geo. A. Gay Clerk
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Hester Tilson

Peter Van Gaasbeck of
Kingston Ulster County NY
Agent
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State of New York}
County of Wester} ss. Isaah Tilson  of the town of 
Rosendale in the County of Ulster aged Eighty one years being duly sworn according to Law deposes and says that he was well acquainted with Job Tilson late of the same place deceased, in his life time and also with Hester Tilson his wife now his widow and this deponent further says that they the said Job Tilson and Hester Tilson always during the life time of the said John Tilson lived together as husband and wife and were so reputed
Sworn this 18th day of} Isaah Tilson   
February 1884, before me}
John A. Bodley Justice of the peace


State of New York}
County of Ulster} Samuel Craig of the town of Rosendale in the County of Ulster, aged sixty two years, being duly sworn depose & says, that he has read the foregoing affidavit of Isaah Tilson and concurs in the facts therein stated-
Sworn this 18th day of⎬ Samuel Craig  
Febuary, 1854 before me }
John A. Bodley Justice of the peace

I further certify that I am personally acquainted with both of the above applicants and ["that" word crossed out]  they are persons of truth and veracity John A. Bodley J. P.
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State of New York
County of Ulster  ⎬ Abraham H. Freer late of the town of Roscudate [Rosendale] now of the town of Kingston in said County aged thirty five years, being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was well acquainted with Job Tilson in his life, and with Hester Tilson his widow, that this deponent always until within a few days resided in the neighbourhood of the
said Job Tilson and resided there at the time of
his death, that this deponent was asked to his funeral
on or about the thirteenth day of September last
past this deponent further say, that the said
Job Tilson and Hester his wife, always lived
together as Husband & wife, and were so reputed
among the neighbours and has never heard it called
in question.
Subscribed & Sworn this              } Abraham H Freer
14th day of April 1854 Before me}
H Brodhead J [Jr] Surrogate of Ulster Co.

I further certify that I am personally acquainted with
the above named affiant Abraham H Freer and that
he is a person of truth and veracity
H Brodhead Jr
Surrogate of Ulster Co
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Pension Office
June 9th 1854

Sir,

The claim of Mrs Hester Tilson, for a
pension as the widow of Job has been
again examined & Suspended.
The claimant must prove the precise
date of the death of said Job, inasmuch
as a discrepancy exists in the testimony,
relative thereto. Did Job Tilson, die the
10th of September 1853 or 1852?
Yours Respectfully
L P Waldo
Commissioner

P. Van Gaasbeck, Esq
Kingston
N. Y.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Increase
No. 4.268
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853, and July 27th 1868
Hester Tilson
widow of Job. Tilson
who was a private in the Revolutionary War,
is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Ninety Six dollars and - cents per annum, commencing on the 27th July 1868, and continuing for life, unless she should
again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage. Deduct payments made since.
Given at the Department of the Interior,
this Eighth day of January
one thousand eight hundred and Sixty nine
W. T. Otto
Acting Secretary of the Interior
Examined and countersigned.

[illegible name]
Commissioner of Pensions.
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[edited document]
Department of the Interior.
WIDOW' S PENSION.
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I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853,
Hester Tilson,
widow of
Job Tilson,
who was a
private,
in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Twenty Six,
dollars and twenty two cents per annum, commencing on the
10th September 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again
marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such
marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior
this Twenty third day of June,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty four,
Robert McClelland
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
L P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions.
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No. 4582

Hester Tilson
Wid.[Widow] of
Job
Set: P. Van Gaasbeck,
April 18 "/54 [1854]

June 9["_________"]

Act/53 [1853]
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Pension Office
20 June 1854
Sir.
Please to reexamine
and report the time to which the within named pensioner was paid on the date of death.

A report has been received from form Office
One in the case and the Claimant and
friends insist upon a mistake
of 10 years in the same.
Very Respectfully,
L P Waldo
Commission
Francis Burt Esq
[Third Auditor hearing]

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Upon an examination of the vouchers in the case of John Tilson I find he has been paid to 4 March 1853. If the parties swear he died in Sept 1853 where is the inconsistency? Where is the mistake of 10 years. F Burt. Auditor
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[unknown] Office
June 5th 1854
26.22 40.52
Please certify the time
to which the within named
pension was paid on the
date of his death.

Very Respectfully,

S Cole

For the Commissioner,

Francis Burt, Es
[unknown]
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Job Tilson, act 1832 $26.22 per annum
Paid to 4 Scfit 1832