Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9547, for Henry Shultis, Pennsylvania
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3-1776
SERVICE                                   NUMBER
Penn       Shultis, Henry         R. 9547


CONTENTS
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31.601
Henry Shultis
Application for
a 
Pension--
By

Henry Ulyukoop
Saugertist
 N. York
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9547
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[attached bow]         [check mark]

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832
State of New York, Ulster County ffs
On the twenty Sixth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me  Henry Wyukoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster Henry Shultis a resident of the town of Woodstock county of Ulster and State of New York aged Seventy Six Years who  being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832--
That he entered the Service of the United 
 States under the following named officer and served as herein after Stated
That he was born in the town of Red hook  county of Dutches & State of New York in the year 1757 that he lived in the town of Susquehannah County of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania in the revolutionary war in the year 1775 or 1776 that in the spring of said year of 1775 or 1776 about the first of April deponent volunteered in the Service of the United States as a private soldier in company of Rangers commanded by Captain Gillispy. Lieutenant McKim and Ensign King in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel Plunket that said company rendezvouxed in the town of Sunsbury of the aforesaid County Northumberland & marched from there after remaining there a few days to a place called Wyoming remained there a few days then he with the said Company and Regiment moved to the town of Pittsburgh in the said State of Pennsylvania remained there 3 or 4 months then moved about in a number of different places scouting and guarding the inhabitants in those districts from the indians and tories untill sometime in the winter of the following winter and was  discharged after a Service of Nine months or more received no written discharge that shortly after the above mentioned service deponent
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moved to the State of New York in the County of Columbia town of Clanerark that deponent does not know of any living witness to prove said service-
That in the spring of the year on or about the first of  April in the year 1777 deponent again volunteered in a Company commanded by Captain Teel Rockefeller Lieutenant St William Rockefeller & Ensign Peter Sharp in a detachment commanded by Major TenBrosck of said County of Columbia that the said company redezvouxed in the said town of Clanerark and marched from there to Albany and from there Stillwater thence to Fort Edward from there to Sienesborough (now White Hall) that the said Regiment was under the command of General Schuyler that the said Regiment remained there sometime then marched back to Fort Edward remained there untill on or about the first of August then marched down to Stillwater and from there to Beamer Height and remained there during  the  engagement with the British Army under Genl Burgoin that deponent was then under the Command of General Gates-and was in the battle with said Army of Genl Burgoin that shortly after the surrender of Genl Burgoin deponent with the said company &  Detachment under  the command of Major TenBrosck were stationed near the Hudson River at a place called half moon untill sometime in the following winter and was discharged after a service of Nine months or more that deponent was a Serjeant during the whole of the above mentioned service that he received no written discharge.
And this deponent further saith that in the spring of the year 1778 on or about the first of May deponent again volunteered in the revolutionary service as afore said in Captain Rockefellers Company as a Sergeant in the Regiment Commanded by Major TenBrosck, that the said company met at Clanerark of said County of Columbia and went to the City of -
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Albany from to Schenectady from there went to Ballstown and from to Johnstown and remained there some time and from there returned to Albany and was discharged sometime on or about the first of August after a service of three months or more received no written discharge
And this deponent further says that immediately after the last mentioned service deponent again volunteered in the aforesaid service as a Sergeant in a Company commanded by Captain Mark Platner and was under the command of Major Ten Broeck that deponent joined said Company in the town of Haverark and marched from there and crossed over on the west side of the Hudson River and was stationed as a place called [illegible]mans in the County of Albany as a guard to protect the inhabitants of said County against the indians and tories untill sometime in the month of November following and was discharged after a service of near three months received no written discharge. 
And this deponent further saith in the spring of the year 1780 on or about the first of April deponent again volunteered in the aforesaid service as a Sergeant in a Company commanded by Captain Pulver Lieutenant Nicholas Rawel for nine months that deponent with the said company met in the town of Haverark of said County of Columbia and marched from there to Albany and from there to Schenectady and was attached under the command of Colonel Livingston or Colonel Wysenvelt from there went with the said regiment up the Mohawk River to Fort Hunter and was stationed there sometime then went to the village of Johnstown Montgomery County and was stationed there sometime from there went with the said company and Regiment to Fort Hawk or Hank Now the town of Cherry Valley Otsego County and remained there and its vicinity untill on or about the first of January following and was discharged after a service of Nine months received no written
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That deponent with the said company during the last mentioned service of Nine months was in no Battle but had frequent skirmishes with the indians and tories suffered much fatigue and hunger and cold that he knows of no living witness to prove the above last mentioned Service
And this deponent further saith that during the revolutionary war deponent was called out 3 or 4 times for short terms of from 8 to 14 days that in consequence of the lapse of time and loss of memory deponent cannot remember in what year or under what officers said duty was performed but the services deponent has stated in the above declaration is substantially correct as to the term of Service as follows -
1775-6. April | 9 | Private | Gillespy | Plunket | no living
1777 | April | 9 | Sergeant | Rockefeller | Mason Ten Broeck | Michael Plaff
1776 April | 3 | Sergeant | do - | do - | [ref Michael Plaff]
" August | 9 | Sergeant | Platner | do - | [ref Michael Plaff]
1780 April | 9 | Sergeant | Pulver | Livingston or Wysevelt no living [illegible]
To the interrogatories prescribed by the war department he answers 
1st That he was born in the town of Redhook County of Duches and State of [illegible] York in the year 1757
2nd That he has a record of his age in his family Bible
3rd That he lived in the revolutionary war until the [illegible] of the year 1777 in the town of [illegible] the state of [illegible] when he moved to the County of Columbia and remained there untill immediately after the revolutionary war when he moved to the town of Woodstock County of Ulster and State of New York wehre he now lives 
#4 always volunteered
5th That he knew no officers except those already stated
6th That he never had a written discharge
7th That he knows Peter Vandebosart. Samuel Culver Esquire. William Deforest and Alexdr [Alexander] Hunt Esquire reputable inhabitants who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his revolutionary services as Soldier He hereby relinquishes every pension or Annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State 
and subscribed before me year aforesaid 
Henry X [his mark] Shullis his mark 
[illegible]ynkoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster
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We Wm Boice a clergyman residing in the town of Woodstock and James Lasher of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Shuttis who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be Seventy Six 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 to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
Henry Wynkoop on of the judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster.    
W. Boyse     James Kasher
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
And I do further certify that William Boice who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman and that James Lacher who has signed the same is a credible person and their statement is entitled to full Credit  And I do further certify that the said applicant through bodily infirmity cannot attend court.
Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the Courts of the County of Ulster
State of New York
Ulster County Clerks office fs. I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Ulster do hereby certify that Henry Wynkoop Esquire
does on the day of the date of the foregoing annexed proceedings in the matter of the application of Henry Shultis for the pension one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster and that I am well acquainted 
with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe his signature to the foregoing annexed proceedings to be genuine--
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of July 1834--
Jacob Snyder Clerk 


















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State of NewYork
Ulster County ss

    Michael Phelps of the town of Woodstock County of Ulster & state of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is seventy five years of age that he is a soldier of the revolutionary that he is well acquainted with Henry Shultis of of the same place who was also a soldier of the revolutionary war and now an applicant for a pension that this deponent was in the service of the State of New York in the revolutionary war in the year 1777 and was in a company commanded by Captain (??) Rockfeller and Major Ter' Broeck of the County of Columbia in the State of New York that the said service commenced on or about the first of April of said year 1777 and continued until on or about the first of January  following that the said company met in the town of Woodstock in said county of Columbia and marched to Albany  Still Water Beanes Heights Fort Edward & White Hall and returned from White Hall to Fort edward and Beames Height and was there during the battle and remained there until after Genl' Burgoyne surrendered his Army to the American Army ender Genl' Gates, that shortly after deponent under the command of Major Ten Broeck was stationed at a place called half moon points and continued  there until on or about the first of January following after a service of nine months or more and this deponent further says that he was well acquainted with the said Henry Shultis that the said Henry Shultis was in the same company at the same time and knew that the said Henry Shultis continued in said corps in the capacity of a Sergeant until discharged at the end of said term of nine months.
    And this deponent further saith that in the spring of 1778 on or about the first of April or May deponent again volunteered in the revolutionary service in Captain Rockefeller's Company in the Regiment commanded by Major TenBroeck that the said Company met at   Clauserack of said County of Columbia and went from there to Albany Schenectady Ballstown and Johnstown and continued in that vicinity until at the end
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of the said term for which they were engaged which was three months and were discharged and well knew the said Henry Shultis that the said Henry Shultis was in the same company for the same length of time and knew that the said Henry Shultis continue to serve in said corps in the capacity of a Sergeant until discharged at the end of said term of three months.
    And this deponent further saith immediately after the last mentioned service deponent again entered the said military service of the state of New York in the company of Captain Planter of said County of Columbia and was under the Command of Major TenBroeck that the said company was stationed on the west side of the Hudson River at a place called Coeymans and was discharged sometime in the fall of said year 1778 after service of two months and twenty six days that the deponent was well acquainted with the said Henry Shultis that the said Henry Shultis was in the same service for the same length of time with deponent and knew  that said Henry Shultis continued to serve in said corps in the capacity of a Seargeant until discharged at the end of the said term of two months and twenty six days and further saith not.
                                                his
                                    Michael X Ploss
                                                Mark
Sworn and subscribed before me
this twenty eighth day of April 1834
Henry Ulynkoop one of the Judges 
of the County Courts of the County
of Ulster.

State of New York I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Michael Ploss that I believe him to be a man of truth and veracity, and his statement entitled to full credit.
                               Henry Ulyukoop one of the 
                                  Judges of the County 
                                      Court of Ulster
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[handwritten] 
State of New York
Ulster County 
George Shultis of the town of Woodstock of the County of Ulster and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is Sixty Nine years of age that he is well acquainted with Henry Shultis of the same place a Soldier of the revolutionary war and now an applicant that this deponent in the revolutionary war lived in the County of Columbia of said State of New York and well knew the said Henry Shultis who was deponents Brother that deponent lived in the same house with the said Henry & that deponent remembers that the said Henry was out from home a number of times during the revolutionary war and the general report was that he had gone in the army as a Soldier that he returned home late in the fall and told deponent he had been out from home as a Soldier that at one particular year early in the spring and deponent believes it was near the close of said revolution that deponent in a wagon carried the said Henry Shultis to the village of Claverack and was informed that the said Henry was to join a volunteer Company there that deponent saw a number of men equiped as soldiers that the said Henry Shultis remained from home and did not return home untill the beginning of the following winter and always understood and verily believes that the said Henry Shultis was out from home as a soldier for two or three Summers in the revolutionary war and further saith not

Sworn and Subscribed before me this twenty Seventh day of April 1834
George Shultis
his X mark
Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of Ulster

State of New York
Ulster County ss. I certify that I am not personally acquainted with the above named George Shultis but from reputation believe him to be a man of truth & veracity
Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges
?NC?
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State of New York
Ulster County Clerk Office

    I Jacob Snyder the clerk of the county of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County do hereby certify that Henry Wynkoop Esquire was on the days of the date of the two annexed affidavits of Michael Ploss and George Shultis one of the Judges of the County Court of the County of Ulster duly authorized to take affidavits be and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe his signature to the aforesaid two affidavits and certificate to be genuine.

   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of July 1834.

                                         Jacob Snyder Clerk
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[handwritten] 9547 [/handwritten]
P.O.
[handwritten] Henry Shultis [/handwritten]
Service: ,18
Enlisted: ,18
Discharged:
Application filed: ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.  Contract
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for  ,18
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[handwritten]
New York
Revo.
Henry Shultis
Suspended
ref to Henry Wynkoop
July 25. 34
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