Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1195, for Samuel Ketchum, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE: New York
Ketchum, Samuel [&] Sarah
NUMBER: W 1195;  B.L.Nt. 29052-160-55.
CONTENTS: [blank]
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23257
14596
New York
Samuel Ketchum of Otsego Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Osborne of the Regt. commanded by Col McDaniel in the N.Y. [illegible] line for 1 yr.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of June 1783 and sent to Schuyler Crippen Worcester

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $80.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible] Sept - 20.00
[Total] $100.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Wells army Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 23
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Cir. C. Brown Jany 21/56

Vol. K. 23.

118,938 Act Mar 3rd/55
May 5th/55

Sarah Ketchum, Wid.
Samuel Ketchum, priv.

Revolutionary Pensions
She never receives a pension of $0 per annum Com. 3rd Feby 1853 recorded in Vol. A. Page 77

[handwritten over top of above] No 29052 iss May 29/56 [/handwritten]

AW: 160 Ac May, 23rd/56
BO York [illegible]

M

Carleton Brown
Schenevus? Otsego County NY
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Aaron Pettle, Mch. 18/59
Univ Auditor'n.

1,172
New York - A
Sarah Ketchum widow of Samuel Ketchum who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private, N.Y. Line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 3 February 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Augt. 1853 and sent to W Bailey, Sacke N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 3 February 1853, Page 77 Vol. A
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State of New York, Otsego County} ss:
On this seventh day of February 1853 personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Otsego now sitting, Samuel Ketchum of Maryland in the County of Otsego and State of New York aged sixty nine years who living 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.
First, that on or about the first of April in the year 1776 he enlisted into a company of Militia or State Troops as a Volunteer for the period of three months, commanding by Capt Osborne of the Town of Bedford in the County of Weschester New York. Also recollects that a man by the name of Searls was Ensign in said company. That said company mustered at Bedford Meeting House and marched from thence to White Plains and was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. McDonald or McDaniel from White Plains said company marched to Westchester, also to East-Chester, to Merenec, and to Horse-neck, and also back to white Plains, at which place the said Company was dismissed at the expiration of three months service, but that he has o recollection of receiving a written discharge from the service at this time.
Second - And the said Samuel Ketchum further states he again enlisted as a Volunteer the same year that Danbury in Connecticut was Burnt, into the same company above stated, or into a company commanded by the same officers for the period of Nine Months, that he at this time enlisted at White Plains, and belonged to Col. McDonald's Regiment, that said Regiment was at the time stationed at White Plains. that during this nine months service he marched to Danbury Connecticut tow or three times, remained with said Company at
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Danbury at one time about one week which was within a few days after the burning of that place by the British under the Command of Gen'l. Tryon. And he also recollects of marching to Horseneck with said Company during this nine months service, and at the expiration of the said nine months service was discharged at the Village then called Westchester that he received a written discharge; and according to his best recollection and belief the same was signed by col McDonald. And he also states that he saw Gen'l. Wooster at White Plains, which he thinks was previous to the burning of Danbury, and he also several times during the service above states same GEn'l. Washington at white Plains. And he further states and repeats, that he was in actual service as a soldier in the War of the Revolution for the full period of twelve months as he has above stated.
That he was born in the year 1764 in the Town of Bedford in the County of Westchester, New York as he has always been informed and believes to be true, that he has no record of his age and also that he resides in the said Town of Bedford at each time he was called into service as above stated, and that he continued to reside there until after the war of the revolution, and then moved to Halfmoon in the County of Saratoga New York, that he continues to reside in the County of Saratoga aforesaid until about fifteen years since, when he removed from Saratoga, to the County of Otsego New York where he now resides. that he was called into service as above stated, and that he did not serve any part of said time as a substitute for any other person. That he has set forth the names of the officers, and the circumstances of his services as far as he can now recollect the same. And that the discharge which he received prior to the expiration
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of the nine months service as above stated was burnt up about thirty years since when his house was burnt while he resided in the County of Saratoga, and also that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service was above stated. And he further states that he is well known to Amos H. Brown Esq. & Henry Myers in his present neighborhood who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. and he the said Samuel Ketchum hereby relinquished every Claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present; and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. And he further states that there is not any clergyman residing in his neighborhood which is the reason why he has not obtained the evidence of a clergyman to support this application.
Samuel (X his mark) Ketchum
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[signed] Horace Lathrop Clerk

We Amos H. Brown and Henry Myers both residing in the Town of Maryland in the County of Otsego and State of New York do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Ketchum who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine 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. Also that he sustains a good character for truth & veracity.
Henry (X his mark) Myers
[signed] Amos H Brown
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court.
[signed] Horace Lathrop Clerk
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations 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 Amos H Brown who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Justice of the peace of the Town of Maryland in said county of Otsego, and that Henry Myers who has also signed said Certificate is a Resident of the Same town. And that they are both credible persons and entitled to credit in their statements.
[signed] James O. M[illegible], James G Wentworth, Elisha Foote - Judges

I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Otsego do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Ketchum for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and Seal of Office this 18th day of February A.D. 1833.
[signed] Horace Lathrop, Clerk

In the matter of Samuel Ketchum a Soldier of the Revolution.
S. Crippen
J.C.W + 23237
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118.938
Sarah Ketchum