Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3862, Edward Gainer, New York
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New York

Gainer, Edward

R.3862
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3862     REJECTED

Edward Gainer
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Edward Gainer

New York
Act 7th June 1832

Suspended See

Letter to J.L. Billings
April 12th,1833
Papers sent to Hon. H.C. Martindale
H.R. Jam_
May 21, 1834
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New York
[illegible]
Suspended
See let to J. L. Billings May 6 1834
Lett to Hon M. G. Martin
Date May 22 1824.
[Signature]
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Edward Gainer
c/ Jackson, Washington County,
New York.

                  30. 613

   ( illegible words crossed out)

Jesse L Billings
Salem, W. County
N. York
Agent -
3862
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

State of New York, Washington County/_
Be it remembered, that on this 12th day of March 1834 personally appeared in open Court, before John Willard, John Mass, David Woods Judges of said Court Edward Gainer a resident of the town of Jackson, in said County aged 81 years, who being first duly sworn according to [cause?], doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832. That he was born in March 1753 in Ireland - left there in 1772 and arrived in the Town of Cambridge, now Jackson, in said County in the same year, where he has resided  was ___and where he now resides. That said Town of Cambridge has been divided, and he now resides in that part of it called Jackson, has no record of his age, never had any written discharges. That he is known in his neighbourhood (neighborhood) by James McKee, Thomas Ashton and others. That he knows no Clergyman, by whom he can prove his revolutionary services, either in fact or by reputation. That he was living when called into service  in said Town of Cambridge. That he entered the Services as a Volunteer. That he knew General Schyler, Col. Joseph McCracken of the Continental army. That in or about the 24th June 1772 he enlisted into the Services of the United States, as a volunteer Soldier, in the aforesaid Town of Cambridge
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in Capt. Samuel Hodges Company of
New York Militia, Col. Vandykes Regiment
for five months, and was immediately
Marched to Fort [Edward crossed out] George, at the
head of Lake George,, in the State of 
New York, where he remained about
three months, and was employed in
repairing the fort, helping garison and
building hospitals. That from Fort George
he was marched to [Fort Stamwix? crossed out], thence
back to Fort Ann in the County of Washington,
where he was employed in building
a picket fort. That he remained there
until his term of enlistment for the five
months expired, when he returned home
to said Town of Cambridge. That he served
his whole term of five months under
the said Capt. Samuel Hodges, and he [has?]
no recollection of seeing during said time
any Continental officers. That in the 
month of July or August 1777 he entered
as a Volunteer Soldier, in the said Town
of Cambridge, into Capt. Andrew Thompsons
Company of New York Militia. Col. Van Voorts
Regiment for three months. That he marched
immediately from said Town of Cambridge
to the Town of Stillwater in the County of
Saratoga, where he remained in hard
service for three months. That while there
he was employed in fortifying and fighting
General Burgoynes Army. That he
was in the battle when Genl. Burgoyne
was taken. That he knew Genl. Arnold
and Gates, and other officers of the Continental
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[continued word Continental] Army who were there. That when
his three months expired he returned
home to Cambridge aforesaid. That in
the spring of 1779, but what time he cant
remember, he was drafted in the Town
of Salem, in the said County of Washington
into Capt. Langs company of New York
Militia for three months service. Col.
Gansevoort [added "or Col. Williams"] commanded the Regiment.
that he was marched to ____ in
said County where he remained in
Service for three months. That his duties
consisted of keeping garison and
guarding the frontier from the incursions 
of the Indians and British. That
while there the only Continental officer
that he saw or knew was Capt. Stockwell.
And that by reason of old age and the
consequent loss of memory he cannot swear
____ as to the precise length of
his service, but that according to the best of
his recollection he served not less than
the periods mentioned before and in the
following grades. For the year 1776 I
served five months as a private. That in the 
year 1777 I served three months as a 
private. That in the year of 1779 I served
three months as a private. That he hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity, except the present, and he declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of any
agency in any State.
___ into and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
in open court
J. S. Leigh ___
[signed] Edward Gainer  X his mark
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State of New York, Washington County
[illegible] of the Town of White Creek in said
County and Thomas G. Ashton of the Town of
White Creek in said County, do hereby certify that
are well acquainted with Edward Gainer
who has subscribed and sworn to the [illegible]
declaration, that we believe him to be [illegible] 
 old- That he is reputed and believed in the
Neighbourhood where he resides to have been a
 soldier of the Revolution, and that we 
concur in that a pension
Subscribed and Sworn
In open court the day and year aforesaid


James Mc Kee
Thomas G As hton
to
J. S. Leigh Clk


[crossed out] And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion that the above named applicant was
Revolutionary soldier and served [illegible] States.


State of New York, Washington County Ss. We 
Thomas G Ashton the Town of White Creek
in said County and James McKee of the
Same [illegible] swear [illegible] and
say and [illegible], the said Thomas G. Ashton
says that he is now and has been for
about sixty years acquainted with the
aforesaid Edward Gainer. That on or about the 
24th day of June 1776, the said Edward
Gainer enlisted into Captain Samuel Hodges 
Company of New York Militia. Col V[illegible]
[illegible] his regiment for four months.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
New York Gainer, Edward R. 3862
CONTENTS
Company of New York the
the Regiment for five months


That this deponent knows the said Edward
did serve the said five months, in manner
and form as is stated in the said Edwards
Declaration. That this deponent actually
served in the said same company &
Regiment with the said Edward, during
the said five months. And the said
James Mc Kee saith that he was well acquaint
ed with the said Edward Gainer during
the war of the Revolution, and has been
aquainted with him was service. That he 
[illegible] that the said Edward, did serve
in the said war as a Soldier
New York militia, in the year 1776 for 
five months, in manner and form
As the said Edwards declaration.


And this depondant further saith that, he known
That the said Edward Gainer was a Soldier
In the New York Militia in the year 1779 -
That he saw him in actual services at
Skenesboro in said county of Washington,
In said year, but how long he remained
In Service, this despondent does not know.


Subscribed and sworn
This 12th day of March 
1834 before me
In open court.
J.S. Leigh Clk


James McKee
Thomas G Ashton
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And this said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of this matter
and after putting the interrogations prescribed
by the war department that the above
names applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states, and the Court further
certifies, that it appears to them that (unclear name ) and Thomas G Ashton of the aforesaid
(unclear) of White rank in said County of Washington are credible (unclear) and that their 
(unclear) is entitles to credit.

I, Jake Sidleigh Clerk of the court of Common
(unclear) of the County of Washington and State of New York I hereby certify that this fore going contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Edward Gainer for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at the (unclear) of the paper by which these (unclear) are convocated together this 12th day of March 1834.
JS Leigh