Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 17,684, for William Schultis, New York
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 
New York. 
Schultis, William  or Schuldus,.  Catherine 

NUMBER 
R. 17.684. 

CONTENTS
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No. 908 
Catharine Schuldus 
Wid of W [William]
N.Y. 
Act 29 July 1848 

Rejected -
Married after the 1 Jany 1800
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State of New York 
County of Albany
Town of Bern on this Seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid Catherine Schuldus aged Seventy two years a resident of the Town of Knox County of Albany & state aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say that she was married to William Schuldus in the church of Beaverdam on the 29th day of June 1800. This deponent saith further that her said Husband departed his life on the 11th day of April 1808. aged 45 years 3 months and twenty four days. This deponent saith that her said marriage is records of the church of Beaverdam and further this deponent saith that there is no public or private record of the death of her said husband William Schuldus and the only evidence of the death of her said husband is derived from the Inscription on his tomb stone.
This deponent saith further that she is yet the widow to the said William Schuldus the identical man who was in a private in a Company commanded by Capt [illegible] in the year 1782, in a fort in Beaverdam, Albany County, where he did duty as this deponent verily believes, and is informed, that her said Husband did duty in said fort from the month of March 1782 to November of the same year,
This deponent saith further that the reason why she has not applied for pension previous to this time is that he was precluded from the fact that she was married after the year 1800  This deponent saith further that she is now informed and verily believes that by recent acts of congress she is entitled to a pension for the services rendered by her said husband William Schuldus.
This deponent therefore makes application for pension under the acts granting pensions to widows of deceased revolutionary soldiers This deponent saith that her name before her said marriage was Catherine Sternbergen 
[signed] Catherine Schuldus + her mark
B. V. Gardner
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I do herby certify that the above declarant is a respectable aged Lady and do believe her statement entitled to full credit and belief 
[signed] Benjamin V. Gardner Justice of the Peace
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State of New York 
County of Albany 
Town of Bern } ss. On this Seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the Town, County and State aforesaid Peter Schoonmaker aged Sixty years last a resident of the Town of Bern, County and State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according doth on his oath depose and say that he is a member of the Reformed Dutch church of Beaverdam and that the records of said church is now before him and that he finds on said church records recorded the following June 29th 1800 William Schultis with Catherine Sternbergen this deponent saith that the said record is in the records in the department of Marriages and is an exact extract from the said church records and is in a fair and legible hand writing his deponent saith that he verily believes the said record to be true and at that time this deponent believes that the Revd David Devoe was pastor of the church of Beaverdam.
This deponent saith further that he has visited the graveyard, where William Schultis was buried and this deponent finds recorded on the tomb stone of William Schultis “In memory of William Schultis who departed this life April [day illegible] 1808, aged 45 years 3 months & 24 days” This deponent verily believes the said tomb stone to be that of William Schultis and that the above named death and age is a true copy from the tomb stone aforesaid which tomb stone bears evidence of age This deponent saith further that he knew the aforesaid William Schultus and knows his death and further this deponent saith not 
[signed] Peter Schoonmaker 
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written And I do hereby certify that the above named Peter Schoonmaker who made the above affidavit and who was duly sworn to the same is a highly respectable citizen and to believe his statement to be true
[signed] Benjamin V. Gardner Justice of the Peace
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State of Newyork 
County of Albany & Town of Bern 
} S.S. on this Seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and Fifty one personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the Town and state aforesaid David Kniskern aged Eighty four years resident of the Town of Knox in the County of Albany & State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law upon his oath depose and say that he was personally acquainted with William Schultis who was a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Adam Dietz in the war of the revolution in the year 1782. Capt. Adam Dietz commanded in a fort that was erected in Beaverdam in the County of Albany for the protection of the surrounding inhabitants  the fort was garrisoned by soldiers partly from Col Vromans Regiment in Schoharie and Col. Van Schaicks Regiment from Albany This deponent knows personally and positively that the said William Schultes was a private in said Company and did duty as a private from March to November 1782. This deponent is certain that the said William Schultis did duty for a period over Seventh months 
This deponent saith further that the said William Schultis is dead and that his widow Catherine Schultis is yet living  this deponent saith further that he was of opinion some time ago that the aforesaid William Schultis was Lieut in said Company, but from certain facts to this deponent known is certain that William Schultis was a private in the Company aforesaid  This deponent was a soldier in the same fort and was early on duty with the said William Schultis in said fort
And further this deponent saith not 
[signed] David Kniskern X his mark
B. V. Gardner 

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I do hereby certify that David Kniskern who made the above affidavit is an aged and respectable man and do believe his statement entitled to full credit and belief 
[signed] Benjamin V. Gardner Justice of the peace
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State of New York
County of Albany 
& Town of Bern } S.S. of this seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes within and for the Town, County and State aforesaid Hannah Yager aged eighty five years a resident of the Town County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law on her oath depose and say that she was well and personally acquainted with William Schultis who was a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Adam Dietz in the war of the revolution This deponent saith further that she was in a fort at Beaverdam in the year 1782 and this deponent saith further that William Schultis was private in said Company and did duty in said fort from early in the spring of 1782 to late in the fall of the same year. this deponent saith further that she has seen the said William Schultis stand guard, and do duty in and about the said fort as aforesaid for a period of over seven months She said fort was garrisoned by soldiers from Schoharie & Albany for the protection of the surrounding Inhabitants. This deponent was once of the opinion that William Schultis was Lieut in said Company but is now satisfied that the said William Schultis was a private in said Company, and did duty as aforesaid as this deponent well recollects the events that transpired in and about the fort in this year 1782, further this deponent saith not 
[signed] Hannah Yager X her mark 
B. V. Gardner 
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I do hereby certify that I believe the said Hannah Yager who made the above statement to be a highly respectable person, and that her statement is entitled to full credit and belief.
[signed] Benjamin V. Gardner Justice of the Peace
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To the Honl. James E. Heath Com of Pensions 
Your honor after reviewing the enclosed papers on my application for pension, will please address any comments for me to care of Jacob L. Settle Bern, Albany County NY.
[signed] Catherine Schultis + her mark 

Mathias M Fridenhill
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C., 19 
In reply to your request of ----, received ---- for a statement of the military history of Wm Schultis or Schuldus a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in [crossed out, his] (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W 17.684

[TABLE]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  |   LENGTH OF SERVICE.   |  RANK.   |   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. / COLONEL.   |  STATE.  |
Mch 1782  |  Nov. 1782  |  Pvt.  |  Adam Dietz  / [blank]  |  N.Y.
[END OF TABLE]

Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, May 17, 1851
Residence at date of application, Knox, Albany Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 72 years
Remarks: he died Apr. 11, 1808 Aged 45 years 3 mos. 24 days.
He married at Beaver Dam, Albany Co. N.Y. June 29 1800 Catherine Sternberger and her claim was rejected on the grounds that she was not married prior to Jan 2. 1830 as required by the Act of July 29 1843, under which she applied
Respectfully, 
Commissioner.

+ see p. 577. Pension Laws
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State of New-York, 
City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office. } ss.  I, Robert S. Lay, Clerk of the said City and County, and of the Courts of Record therein, do hereby CERTIFY, that [illegible] whose name is appended to the [illegible] of the annexed [illegible] was, on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Albany, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said [illegible] and verily believe that the signature to the said [illegible] is genuine. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this 10 of [illegible] 18.
[signed] R S Lay Clerk.
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No. 968 
Cath Schulders [Schultis]
widow of Wm. 
N.Y. 
Act of 29th July 1848 
Rejected - Married after the 1st January 1800.
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[left side]
1914 June 13: history to Mr. Myron Shults. MBK

[right side]
[crossed out, Act of July 14, 1862, and March 9, 1873.]
17684  Revy
P.O. Catharine Schulders [Schultis]
Service: widow of William 
[stamped REJECTED]
Enlisted: 18 
Discharged: 18 
Application filed:  18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney: 
P. O. 
Recognized.  Contract 
Cert. of Dis.   Searched for 18
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Schenectady New York 
June 9 1914
Pension Bureau 
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sirs 
Will you kindly give me the data that you have of the service rendered in the Revolution by Mathias Shultes Born Oct 4th 1740 Died Jan 9th 1812 also William Shultes Born Jan 30th 1761 Died Apr. 11 - 1808 and Mathias Shultes Jr Born Aug. 10th 1764 Died Jan 4th 1849 and oblige 
Thanking you in advance for the favor I remain Yours &c
[signed] Myron Shultes
133 Union St 
Schenectady N.Y.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 
NAME Schultz, Christian  GRADE Private  LINE Hazen's Regiment 
WARRANT NUMBER 13765   ACREAGE 100   ISSUED June 27, 179? (torn) to -not shown- 
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.