Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12883, John Everitt, New Jersey New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey | Everitt, John | S.12883
New York
carded
CONTENTS
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20219
New York
John Everitt
of Livingston in the State of N York
who was a private in the Comp commanded
by Captain McKinstry of the Regi commanded
by Col Malcolm in the N York [star symbol]
line for 9 mos & 10 ds
NY and [star symbol] NJ
Records completed [illegible]
Inscribed on the Roll of N York
at the rate of 31 Dollars 10 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Aug
1833 and suith C.H. Bryan
[illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of  '33 $62.20
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sep '33 $15.53
$77.73
{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Go C Stiles Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 3, Page 18,
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State of New York | 
Livingston County ss | - On this 28th day of May
One thousand Eight hundred
and thirty three personally appeared in open court
before the judges of the count of common Pleas now
sitting John Everitt a resident of Geneseo in the
county of Livingston and State of New York aged
seventy years, and upwards 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 June 7th
1832.  That he Entered the service of the United
States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated.  That he enlisted under
Captain McKinstry whose company was embodied 
in a Regiment under command of
Colonel Malcolm, and that his majors name was
Berskoter.  That he was then a resident of the town
of Montague, county of Sussex and State of
New Jersey but that he enlisted in the town of
Goshen Orange county & State of New York sometime
in the month of July (but what day this deponent 
cannot recollect) of the year 1780, for the
term of three months.  That he went from Goshen
aforesaid to West Point in the State of New York
when he joined the Regiment of there months
men under Col Malcolm aforesaid, that he
was marched down to Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson
from thence he was marched back to West
Point, from thence to Albany. from thence to
Fort Plain on the Mohawk River to German
Flatts Fort Herkimer Fort Dayton remaining served
days in Garrison at Each Place - From Fort Dayton
this deponent with a detachment of the Regiment
to which he belonged, was sent to guard
Batteaux loaded with provisions destined for
the garrison at Fort Stanwix.  From Fort Stanwix
aforesaid this deponent returned to Fort Dayton
where he remained until the Expiration of
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of his term of Enlistment, which was for
three months as above stated- that he still
remained under command of the officers
above named. and was marched to Fort Plain
where he was dismissed by Captain McKinstry
aforesaid, in the mouth of October 1780 having
remained in the service for the space of
three months and ten days, that he then
returned to his home in Montague aforesaid.
Subsequently to this time to wit in the
month of May 1781 this deponent again
entered the service of the United State as an
Enlisted Soldier under command of Captain
Bunnell of Moutague whose company was
in Colonel Rozegrantz Regment of the
New Jersey Militia, for the term of Six months
that during this time, he was Employed
with the company to which he belonged
in guarding the frontiers of the state on the
Delaware river from the invasion of the
Indians, and some part of the time in
patroling the frontiers. and such other duty
as was assigned to him that he remained
in the Service during the full term of his
last enlistment when he was dismissed by
Captain Bunnell aforesaid but received
no written discharge and knows of none
being given to any of the company of which
he was a member.  He hereby relinquishes
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name is
not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state
And to the particular interrogatories of the
court as prescribed by the Was Department
the said deponent saith that he was born
in the town of Sandystown in the county of Sussex
and State of New Jersey on the first day of May
1762. that the Record of his age is on the Parish
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Book in Saudystown aforesaid; that he was
living in Montague aforesaid when called into
service.  That he has lived twelve years in Johnstown 
Montgomery county & State of New York.
Since the Revolutionary war, and the remaider
of the time in Livingston County and State of New
York, and that he now lives in the town of Geneseo
in said county of Livingston.  That he was a
substitute. for the first three mouths and ten
days for a man who was then a Resident of
Goshen in Orange county and State of New
York but That this deponent cannot now
recollect his name, and that for the next
term to wit Six months service he was a volunteer.
That he cannot give any more particular description of
the names of the Regular officers who were with the
troops where he served of the Regiment, Continental
and Militia or the General circumstances of this
Service thou as he has before related that he never
received any written discharge that he can now
recoliect only the following among the names of his
Superior officers Col Rosengrantz Major Samuel Westbrook 
Captain McKinstey Captain Brunell Col
Malcom Major Berkskoter
He freely relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his name
is not our the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
in the thirteen States.
That he is acquainted with Jesse Masses Leman
Gibbs Esquire one of the Judges of the court and Mathew
Warner Esquire also one of the Judges this court & Amos
Adams who can testify to his character for veracity
and their belief of his services as a solder of the
Revolution
Sworn to & Subscribed in open court | John Everitt
S.G. Haven Dep Clk
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State of New York
Livingston County ss
We Jesse Masses & Amos Adams
residing in the town of Geneseo in the
County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with John Everitt who has subscribed and sworn to
the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy
one years old that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and Subscribed the day | Jesse Masses
and year aforesaid in open court | 
S.G. Haven Dep Clerk | A Adams
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the War department that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Jesse
Masses and Amos Adams who have signed the same are
residents in the town of Geneseo and are respectively credible
persons and that their Statement is entitled to credit
I Chauncey R Bond clerk of the Common Pleas of Said
[seal affixed] County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said
court in the matter of the application of
John Everitt for a Pension
In Testimony where of I have hereunto
Set my hand and seal of office this
22 day of June 1833
Chauncey R. Bond Clk
By S.G. Haven Dep Clk
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No 25756
John Everitt Wayne County New York
Admitted
Private 9 mo & 10 days
70
110
C.H.Bryan Genese Livingston County
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjeined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary lo be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ).  You will, when
you return your papers lo this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of John  Everitt Livingston County New York
Duration of the | Rank of | Names and rank of the Field of- | Age at present, | Proof by which the declaration is supported.
claimant's service | the | ficers under whom he served. | and place of abode
Years | Months | Days | claimant. |  | when he entered | 
 | | | | the service.
Enlist July 1780 | - | 3 | 12 | private | Cap McKinstry, Colonel | 70 years | Traditionary evidence, [illegible]
 | | | | | [illegible] | County of | certified credible papers correct
Enlist May 1781 | - | 6 | - | " | Cap Brunnell Colonel | Supere | 
 | | | | | Rosegroulz | New York | | 
I am, respectfully,
your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832,
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Armv..
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," State troops," "militia," and "volunteers" all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service. but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
S. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming 
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers. musicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of | 
County of | ss.
On this ___ day of _______ personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of _________ in the county of __________ and State, Territory or District
of ____________ aged (c) _______ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ______ , with ______ and
served in the ___________ (e) regiment of the ____________ line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service: (and if he served 
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. [hand pointing right symbol] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons 
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.        A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary 
soldier, and served as he states.
I ____________________________of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of ____________________________________ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
___________ day of ___________________ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman. residing in the _______________ and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ______________ , who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a RevoIntionary 
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, ______________________ Clerk of the Court of __________________ do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this ______ day of ___________ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; 
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services 
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted 
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. 
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
S. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. | To a Soldier. | Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, 
 | | and what has become of it?
 | To an Officer. | Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
 | | has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify 
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general. and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, 
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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Rev War | 12883
INVALID
File No. 12883
John Everitt
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol ___, Page ___
[arrangement of 1870.]
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State of New York
Wayne County ss | John Myers of the town of Galen
in the county of Wayne and State
of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he
is personally well acquainted with John Everitt who now
resides in the Town of Geneseo in the county of Livingston
and State aforesaid.  That this deponent was well acquainted
with him the said John Everitt during the whole of
the Revolutionary War.  That this deponent and the
Said John Everitt were brought up in the same
neighborhood in the town of Montague in the
county of Sussex and State of New Jersey.  That this deponent
is some three years older than the said
Everitt.  That some time in the month of July
1780 the said John Everitt enlisted and went into the 
United States Service as a soldier in the Revolutionary
War.  That he enlisted for the term of three months
as this deponent well recollects to have at that time
understood - That he enlisted into the company
commanded by Col Malcom.  This deponent
at the same time belonged to another company
in the same Regiment and frequently
Saw the said John Everitt while he remained
in the said Service.  That during part of the
time they were stationed at different places
from each other but this deponent recollects that
he served out his term of three months and
returned home and that the said John Everitt
did not return home until Several days had
elapsed after this deponents return.
The said deponent further saith that during the
next year 1781 the said John Everitt again
went into the said United States Service under
Captain Brunnell of Montague aforesaid.  That
this deponent belonged to the same company
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which was Militia that he recollects the time when
the said John Everitt enlisted for this second service
and that he then understood he enlisted
for the term of six months the enlistment was at
the Town of Montague before mentioned.  That 
though this deponent did not do duty with the
said Everitt during this six months service
he will recollect that he frequently saw the
said John Everitt employed as a soldier engaged
in guarding the frontier of the state of
New Jersey along the Delaware River and this
deponent has a full recollection and belief
that the said John Everitt served out the full
term of this last enlistment to wit the term 
of Six Months.
I Hiram P Jones a Justice | his
of the peace of the town of Galen | John X Myers
in the county of Wayne and | mark
State of New York do hereby certify
that I am personally acquainted
with the foregoing named John
Myers that on this Eighteenth day
of June 1833 he subscribed and
swore to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
before me and I further
certify that the said John Myers
is of creditable character and good
reputation and as such entitled
to full faith Hiram P Jones J.P.
State of New York
Wayne County Clerks Office }ss: I Cullen Foster, Acting Clerk of said County
do hereby certify that Hiram P Jones Esq. before whom the
above affidavit purporly to have been sworn was on the day
of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said County
duly elected & sworn.  And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting
and verily believe his signature to the same to be genuine.  In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this
19th day of June A.D. 1833 by Rob Holley Dep Clerk