Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14628, for William Sutfin, New Jersey
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New - Jersey
Sutfin , William
S14628
carded
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Suplicate 728 Number
New York
William Sutfin
of Plattsburg in the State of New York
who was a Orderly Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Yloam of the Regt. [Regiment] commanded by Quick ~~ in the New Jersey line for Two Years.

Inscribed on the Roll of . New York at the rate of 120 Dollars ~~ Cents per to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of October 1832 ~~ and sent to claimant ~

Arrives to 4th of Septr. [September] 1832 ~ $180
Semi = anl. [annual] allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 60
$240

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}  [Brackets on original document]

Recorded by Geo Wm Crump Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 140
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14,628
INVALID.
File No. 14,628
William Sutfin
Ord: Serg Rev W
Act: June 7 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1 , Page 361
{Arrangement of 1870.}  [Brackets on original document]
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State of New York
County of Clinton//

I, the subscriber, Deputy Clerk of said County, Roswell Wilson, Esq., the Clerk being confined by sickness & unable to attend to business, do hereby certify that I, Douglas Woodward, the magistrate before whom the annexed affidavits of Moses Hart was taken and sworn on the nineteenth day of July 1832, and the affidavit of William Sutfin, Junior, on the fourteenth day of July 1832, was at the said times a Public Notary in & for said State, duly commissioned and sworn and acting under the authority of the State, and resides in the town of Plattsburg in said County, and that the signature of the said J. Douglas Woodward to each of the Jurats and certificates attached to the said affidavits are in the genuine handwriting of the said J. Douglas Woodward, I being well acquainted with it.

And I further, I certify that the seal stamped on each of said affidavits and on the pieces of paper bearing the impression of said seal confined to each of said affiants (sp.) the genuine notional seal of the said J. Douglas Woodward & that the impressions of said seal upon said affidavits are genuine and correct impressions.

I further Certify that John Warford, before whom the annexed declaration of William Sutfin was made and who signed the certificate following the Clergyman's certificate and the Jurat to the said declaration of said William Sutfin. And the Jurat to the affidavit of Charles Montgomery & Issiah Wilcox, was at the time one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton, Counsellor at Law of the Supreme Court and that the signature of the said Judge to the Jurats of said declaration, affiants, and certificates, are his genuine handwriting, I being well acquainted with it. And I further certify that the annexed papers, to wit, 1st the affidavit of Moses Hart, 2nd the affidavit of 
William Sutfin, Jr., 3rd the declaration of William Sutfin, Sr., 4th the clergyman's certificate signed by Rev. Josiah Wilcox & Charles Montgomery, 4th the certificate of Judge Warford & 6th my own certificate and the original proceedings in the matter of the application of William Sutfin for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set his hand and united the said different pieces of upon which the said application is consented with a pieces of paper upon which the said application is presented with a piece of red tape with the guides running under my official seal (the seal of said Court & County) & have applied my said seal directly over the said piece of tape & at the top of this paper this Fourteenth day of August 1832.

s/ Geo. M. Beckworth, Deputy Clerk
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State of New York
County of Clinton//

I, Moses Hart of Plattsburg, in said County being duly sworn says that he has been well acquainted with William Sutfin, who has sworn to the declaration hereto annexed, made before Judge Warford on the Fourteenth day of July 1832, for the last five years and has frequently conversed with him during that time relative to his services in the Revolution, and he has always told deponent that he served more than two years in the Revolutionary War, and deponent formed an intimate acquaintance with him, and hearing him relate the particulars of his service, has no doubt that he did serve more than two years as Orderly Sergeant in the American service during the war of the Revolution.

That he is now confined to his bed by sickness and supposed to be near his end. Since deponent's acquaintance with him he has expressed his ideas in a very clear manner. He is now so much impaired by reason bodily infirmity that it is quite difficult for him to state particulars. That he did serve more than two years, there is no man in doubt in deponent's opinion and this opinion is very general in the neighborhood where said William Sutfin resides. Said Sutfin has always sustained a fair character for truth and veracity.
s/ Moses Hart

Sworn and subscribed to this 19th day of July 1832 and I certify that deponent is a credible person & witness.
s/ J. Douglas Woodward, Notary Public

State of New York
County of Clinton//

I, the subscriber, a Public Notary in and for said State residing in Plattsburg in said County, do hereby certify that on the Nineteenth day of July Eighteen Hundred and Thirty two, personally came before me, Col. Moses Hart of Plattsburg, to me well known and made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth of the facts contained in the affidavit by him above subscribed. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid.
s/ J. Douglas Woodward, Notary Public
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State of New York
County of Clinton//

William Sutfin of Plattsburg in said County aged Twenty six years, being duly sworn says that he has frequently, since he arrived at the years of discretion, conversed with his father, William Sutfin, now an applicant for a pension relative to his services in the Revolution, that he has always told deponent that he served two years and more as an Orderly Sergeant during the Revolutionary War.

Deponent has read over the declaration made by his father this day before Judges Warford (hereto annexed) and the same agree substantially with the statements heretofore made by him, the deponent, although the circumstances of his services are not as clearly set forth as they have been verbally related by his said father, but he is now so infirm and broken, that deponent does not believe it possible for him to make a more correct statement.

Deponent verily believes that his said father did serve more than two years as Orderly Sergeant in the Revolutionary War and this belief is founded on his frequent declarations to that effect. And further saith not.
s/ William Sutfin, Jr.

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 14th day of July 1832 and I certify that deponent is a credible witness.
s/ J. Douglas Woodward, Notary Public

State of New York
County of Clinton//

I, the Subscriber, a Public Notary in and for said State residing in Plattsburg in said County, do hereby certify that on the Fourteenth day of July Eighteen Hundred and Thirty two personally came before me, William Sutfin, Junior, of Plattsburg, to me well know and made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth o the facts contained in the affidavit by him above subscribed. In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal the day and year last above written.
s/ J. Douglas Woodward, Notary Public
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of New York
County of Clinton//

On this fourteenth day of July 1832, personally appeared before John Warford, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton,
the said Court being a Court of record, William Sutfin of Plattsburg, aged Seventy eight 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

He was born at Bedminster, Somerset County, New Jersey on the 22nd November 1753. He has no record of his age [crossed out: and never had any] but believes there is a record of it in the borough book at Bedminster.

He lived at Bedminster and enlisted at Bergintown, in Bergen County, New Jersey in April 1776 as a volunteer under Capt. Floam's company, Col. Abraham Quick's reg(iment), New Jersey State Troops as an Orderly Sergeant (don't recollect Ensign's name or Lieutenant's name) stayed (sp.) in Bergintown awhile and then marched to Hackensack, N.J. After Fort Washington was taken he marched to Newark, New Jersey and met Gen'l Washington and then we marched to Brunswick, then we halted a day or two and then retreated across the Delaware (River) and went to Pennsylvania side stayed (sp.) a fortnight and then
we came back to Bascom Ridge and there we formed a company and I was under Col. Wind's regiment, New Jersey Troops. We stayed (sp.) at Bascom Ridge four
weeks and then we marched to Bound Brook (sp.), New Jersey. Can't say how long we stayed (sp.) there. When the British evacuated New Brunswick we went
back to that place and I took my discharge then in [crossed out: June 1777] 1778. I had a written discharge signed by Col. Frelinghysen (sp.), who was put in a general the day after the Battle of Trenton...
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...My discharge was burnt some years ago with my house in Greenwich, N.Y. I was at the Battle of Trenton and was placed to guard the baggage. We laid at Woodbridge, New Jersey about a week before the Battle of Princeton and marched towards there, and arrived there before the battle closed. Capt. Logan was then my captain and I was Orderly Sergeant all the time I was in the army. Three days after the Battle of Princeton we got into a squabble with the British, we killed two and had one wounded [crossed out: our] in our company, and we took several prisoners. We took fourteen [42nd] Highlanders next morning in their kilts. James Whallon was then Lieut(enant). 

We were stationed at Pluckowymin, Somerset Co., New Jersey and there was a reg(iment) or two of troops there and Gen'l Washington was there and the French Ambassador (sp.) had an interview with Gen'l Washington and applicant assisted in firing a salute and in the firing of an eighteen pounder he lost his
hearing in his right ear, which hearing he has never recovered.

When the British evacuated New Brunswick, N.J. I fell under the command of Col. Morgan of Virginia, a rifleman about two hours; was still under Capt. Logan. I [crossed out: was in the Battle of New Brunswick] was discharged in Brunswicks as before stated, was out and served as much as two years [crossed out: and six months] as I believe, in the actual service of the United States, but cannot describe my services more particularly.

I was at the Battle of Monmouth as Orderly Ser(geant) to Capt. Logan. I well remember when we crossed the drawbridge at Bordentown, N.J. The British were pressing us. After I left the service in 1778, I returned to Bedminster, Somerset Co., New Jersey & lived there till 1783 when I moved to Saratoga, N.Y. then to Greenwich & then back to Saratoga, then went to New Jersey and five years ago I moved to Plattsburg where [crossed out: he has] I have since resided and where he now resides...
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... I am acquainted with Charles Montgomery, Major Moses Hart, Alexander Case, William Firm, Levi Nichols & all residents of Plattsburg, that [crossed out: he has] I have no documentary evidence, as all [crossed out: his] my papers were burnt in Greenwich, N.Y. with [crossed out: his] my house. My Sergeant's Warrant was also burnt with [crossed out: his] my discharge.

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the [crossed out: Roll of] Pension Roll of [crossed out: any State] the agency of any State.
s/ William Sutfin

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 14th day of July 1832 & I certify that deponent is a credible person and that he is unable & cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court. He is confined to his bed and appears infirm and broken out almost by age & services.
s/ John Warford, Judge of Clinton Com(mon) Pleas

We, Josiah Wilcox, a clergyman, residing in the town of Plattsburg New York [crossed out: hereby certify that we] and Charles Montgomery residing in the said town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Sutfin, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy eight 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 (of age interlined before executing)
s/ Charles Montgomery
s/ Josiah Wilcox

Sworn and subscribed to this 14th day of July 1832 and I certify that deponents are credible persons.
s/ John Warford, Judge of Clinton Com(mon) Pleas
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And I, the said Judge, do hereby declare my opinion, after 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 two years as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that
Josiah Wilcox, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Plattsburgh and that Charles Montgomery who has also signed
the same, is a resident in the said town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
s/ John Warford, Judge of Clinton County Courts

State of New York
County of Clinton//

I, the subscriber, Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and of said County (the Clerk being sick & unable to attend to business) do hereby certify that John Warford before whom the above declaration of William Sutfin was made & who has signed the above certificate and the Jurat to the affidavit of Charles Montgomery & Josiah Wilcox was at the time one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County a counsellor &c. and that signature of the said Judge to the Jurats of said declaration, affidavit & certificate are in his genuine handwriting, I being well acquainted with it.

And I further certify that the above are the original proceedings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of William Sutfin for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and Seal of Office this 19th day of July 1832.
s/ Geo. M. Beckworth, Deputy Clerk
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Plattsburg, N.Y., Nov 2, 1832

James L. Edwards Esq.

Sir,

I enclose the Pension Certificate of William Safford and proof that he died on the 2nd August last, leaving no widow and that William Sutfin, David Sutfin, Lydia Montgomery, Julius Doty, and Henrietta Smith are the children and only children of William Sutfin deceased. You will observe that Mr. Sutfin died intestate and that no heir has declared since July 14, 1832, until the date of his Pension Certificate.

Will you instruct me how to obtain the amount of Mr. Sutfin's Pension for his children? Can they not receive the amount at the Treasury at once, or have the Certificate cancelled?

Yours respectfully, J. Douglas Woodward