Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42387, for William Stark, New York
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Service: Continental (New York)
[STAR] Stark, William
Number: S. 42387
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18,933
New York
William Stark of Monroe Co. in the State of New York 
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Harrison of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Warner, who commanded a Con
[Troops?] Regiment N.Y.
for the term of 9 months from April 1780 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
 the 1st of March 1823. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of April 1823 
and sent to O. Seymour. Esqr. Canandaigua, N.Y.

Arrears to 4th of March, 1823	$1.03 
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1823 48.00 
[=] $49.03 
4/31

{Revolutionary claim,} 
{Acts March 18, 1818,}
{ and May 1, 1820, & }
4 March 1823.
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State of New York ss. 	William Owen of the town of Penfield in the County of Monroe and State aforesaid being duly Sworn says that William Starkes enlisted in the Continental service in the regiment commanded by Col. Warner on or about the last of March or the first of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, and that he the said William Starke continued in the said Regiment in the faithful discharge of his duty as a soldier of the Continental service until the fifteenth day of January one thousand seven hundred and Eighty one, at or about which time he the said William Starkes was honourably discharged at Schenectady in the said State. And further this deponent Saith, that he the said William Starkes was at the time of his enlistment, and discharge personally known to this deponent, and that the said William Starkes above named is the same person who served as above stated. And further this deponent with not 
[Signed] William Owen
Subscribed and sworn to the twenty seventh day of January 1823 before Me
[Signed] Brooks Mason Judg of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monroe 

State of New York ss	 	Paul Hammond of the town of Penfield in the County of Monroe & State of New York being duly Sworn, says that William Starkes named in the above affidavit of William Owen entered the service and enlisted in the Regiment of Col. Warner at the same time with this deponent. And that the above stated facts as to the said William Stark's enlistment continuance in service and discharge are correct and true and further this deponent saith not.
[Signed] Paul hammond
Subscribed and sworn to the twenty seventh day of January 1823 before Me
[Signed] Brooks Mason Judg of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monroe
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This May Certify that William Owens and Paul Hammon the within Named Deponants are to Me well Known and that they are Men of Credibility 
[Signed] Brooks Mason Judg

State of New York}
Monroe County Clerk's office} ss.  I Nathaniel T. Rochester deputy Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Brooks Mason Esquire before whom the within affidavits &c were taken & acknowledged was at the time of taking the same, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County & that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Brooks Mason, and verily believe that the signatures to the certificate of affidavits taken, & to the above certificate to be his proper hand writing 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Rochester this 29' January 1823.
[Signed] N T Rochester
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42387
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 42,387
William Stark
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 489

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Page 169 register

William Stark
Copy of Shedule of Property

Monroe County
11th Sept 1822

[A paragraph is stricken. Can only make out a date: 1st Novr 1822.]

Original Certificate made in May 1818 he says -

O. Seymour Esqr
Canandaigua New York
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State of New York}
Monroe County ss: }		
On this Eleventh day of September 1822 personally appeared in Open Court (being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and Constituted a Court of record by proceeding according to the course of Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its Proceedings and recognized as such Court by the laws and Judicial decisions of said State) William Stark aged sixty two years, resident in the town of Penfield in said County who being first Duly Sworn according to law, doth on his Oath declare that he Served in the revolutionary war as follows: 
That the said William Stark enlisted in the Spring of the year one thousand Seven hundred and eighty, into the service of the United States in the town of Pittstown in the State of New York for the term of nine months in the Company Commanded by Joseph Harrison [?] in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel Warner of the regular service belonging to the Vermont or New hapshire [sic] line  that he was delivered over to Major Hughs of Schenectady and went with him to Fort Stanwix and at the expiration of said nine months was Honorably discharged at Schenectady and
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that he is Subject to fits and [very cursed ?] with the [Rheumatism?] and has a weakly wife - and that he made application for a Pension for the seventh day of May 1818.  
And I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March One thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the Eighteenth day of March 1818. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any Property or Sureties Contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed viz-- 
One Cow valued at  -- $12." 
One Mare & Colt at  -- 45."
Four hogs -- 10.
Four Old Chairs  -- 1.25 
One Pair of old Andirons -- 1.50
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One pair of Shovel & tongs -- $1.00 
One three pail kettle -- 2.00 
One Dish ketle --     ".75 
One Spider -- ".37 [?] 
One Bake kettle -- ".67 [?] 
One Cherry table -- 2.00
One White [?] wood Cupboard -- 2.50
Two old chests -- 2.00
One Brass kettle -- 1.50 
One Trammel -- ".50
One Plough -- 1.00
One old hoe -- ".25 
One Teakettle -- ".75
[=] $85. " 
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the Eleventh Day of September one thousand Eight hundred and twenty two before
[Signed] Elisha B Strong}					[Signed] William Stark
[Signed] Powell Carpenter }
[Signed] J Barnard Jr [?]}	 Judges of said Court 

Monroe County}
Clerks office ss}  I Nathaniel T. Rochester deputy Clerk of the County of Monroe in the State of New York in the absence of the Clerk do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the record of the said Court. And I do further certify, that is the opinion of the said Court that the total
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amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Shedule is Eighty five Dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twentieth day of September 1822 
[SEAL]
[Signed] N.T. Rochester Dep clk
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Canandaigua 31st Jany 1823

J.L. Edwards Esqr

Sir
I return Enclosed the Papers of Wm. Stark corrected & will thank you to advise me as soon as they are acted on
very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
[Signed] O. Seymour