Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21117, Ebenezer Cooke, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.

Cooke, Ebenezer

NUMBE
S.21117
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New York 28.689

Ebenezer Cooke
of home district in the Prince of U. Canada who was a Fifer in the company commanded by Captain Long of the Regiment commanded by Col. Morrow in the Pennsylvania line for 24 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 88 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of May 1834 and sent to Hon. G. Hard House Reps.

Arrears to the 4th of March '34 $264.00
Sem-anl. allowance ending Sept. 4'34 44.00
$308.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Sam H. Page Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 131


Let. to agent 4 June '34
New Certificate issued and sent to attn G. Hand 4 June 1834
do. to P. Agt. July 14, 1834
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State of New York
County of Mayard Ss.
On this sixth day of May 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas, viz, Nathan Dayton first Judge Daniel Van Horn & Franklin Butterfield associate Judges held in and for said county, Ebenezer Cooke a resident of Whitchurch in the Home District and Province of Upper Canada aged seventy seven years in the month of December last, 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 - that is to say - 
Firstly, he volunteered in the fall of the year 1776 in the militia for six months, in a company raised in the there County of Northumberland now Lycoming state of Pennsylvania at and near a place called Loyalsock - the names of the Captain was Cooksey Long (not certain about the spelling of the christian surname) Lieutenant Joseph Bowser and one Wilson was Ensign - it was a rifle company and with other troops were commanded by Col. James Morrow and Major James Hays - the first movement was to Lancaster in the Same State, which was in the month of September 1776 from thence after a stay of some weeks their force was ordered to join the troops under command of General Washington and did so at a place called Newtown in Pennsylvania near the Delaware River in December 1776. the army crossed that River soon after and took the Hessians at Trenton - the army moved to Princeton and captured a detachment of the British force at that place - the prisoners were taken to the Pennsylvania side of the River - the rifle men then left the regular force and moved forward to Piscataway  near New Brunswick which latter place was then occupied by the enemy - the riflemen lay at Piscataway till February when they had a skirmish with the enemy - the rifleman retained their station at piscat
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-away till the month of March 1777 when their term of service expired - they were discharged without writing & returned home this deponent was with the army and acted as a fifer during the time and route above described having served the spell six months for which he volunteered - 
Secondly - This deponent further makes oath that in the month of April 1777 he enlisted at Loyalsock aforesaid as a Fifer in a company commanded by Capt. John Boyd for three years - marched to Lancaster then a recruiting rendezvous - then ordered to join the main army and did join it near Chaddsford, Brandywine, in the mouth of September a few days before the battle of Brandywine which battle was on the 11th or 12 of that month - the army retreated to a place called gulf mill near which place the two armies again fall of rain - the army then retreated up the Schuylkill and the British Army entered Philadelphia - This deponent was not in the battle of Germantown being sick at that time - the army retired into winter quarter, at Valley Forge - This deponent continued up to the time under command of Capt Boyd after getting into winter quarters he found he belonged to the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment and was under command of Col William Cooke Lt. Col. Bonner - Captain Mucklehattan Lieut John Armstrong and adjutant Richard Fullerton The army moved to Monmouth, New Jersey 'where a' battle took place on 28 June 1778 - after the battle the army moved to a place called Jockey Hollow near Morristown, New Jersery - at which place a new organization took place - this deponent was in the 3d Pennsylvania Regiment the 12th & 3d Regiments having cost so many at Mommouth that both were reduced to one now called the 3d - This Regiment was commanded by Col. Thomas Craig, Major Hannah (he thinks) adjutant Richard Fullerton Capt. John Butler, Lieut Thomas Butler and Ensign Richd Butler - this deponent thinks that at some time after his joing in the third regiment, John Armstrong & one Ingalls were both
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Settled and in the company to which he belonged, but at what time he cannot recollect - this deponent thinks the army remained at and near Morristown New Jersey till and through the winter of 1778&9 - in the Spring of 1779 the army moved to Tappan Church New York - thence to West Point where they arrived in June 1779 - this deponent was one of a detachment under General Anthony Wayne to take Stony Point - In July 1779 - General Wayne Marched from West point with his detachment and took Stony Point - Genl Wayne commanded the night dinxore in from on and Colonel Stewart of Maryland the left in the attack - the enemy's force was the 42d Regiment of Highlander, Col. Thompson - the detachment (after leaving a guard at Stoney Point) returned to West Point - the army remained at West Point till the Spring of 1780 -  this deponent being one of a detachment commanded by Major Boyle was ordered into New Jersey to oppose Gen. Kijgphanson and was at a Skirmish at Connecticut Farms in New Jersey - from this spring till fall that part of the army  with which he acted was employed in New Jersey and finally went into Winter quarters at or near Morristown and continued there through the winter - some time during the winter cannon were taken over to Staten Island on the ice to attack the enemy - In the  spring of 1781 the army moved down to a place called Bowmanstown, near Elizabethtown - Spent the summer in New Jersey and returned to Morristown to Winter again - about Christmas or New Year there was a revolt of the Pennsylvania troops - they marched to Princeton, thence to Scranton, at which place commissioner for Congress met the troops - the difficulties, over salted and this deponent received a written or printed discharge from Col. Craig which discharge this deponent has not seen for the last thirty years to his recollection nor can he belive that it is now in existence - he enlisted for three years and on that engagement served four years and eight months.
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and over - This deponent does not know of any person whose testimony he can procure to testify to his Service - 
This deponent saith further that he was engaged in the following counter's with the enemy, viz, at the taking of Trenton and Princeton - at the battle of Brandywine, battle of Monmouth and at the taking of Stoney Point besides some skirmishes - 
This deponent further saith that the Rev William Jenkins and George Mustard are persons to whom he is known 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 that John Robinson of Lewiston State of New York and Abraham Walker of Shagaia New York can attest to like facts - 
This deponent says he was born at Shrewsbury Monmouth County New Jersey on the 16th December 1756 as he has always been told and verily believe to be true that he has a record of his age corresponding with above date, which record is contained in a bible at his residence in Canada - he lived at Loyalsock aforesaid aforesaid when he entered the service - after receiving his discharge at Trenton in December 1781 in January 1782 he went to Monmouth County and remained there till the close of the war - after that he went again to Loyal Sock where he remained till 1802 when he removed to upper Canada and settled at Whitchurch where he now resides - 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state - 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid - 
[signed] Ebenazer Cooke
In open Court
[signed] Henry Catlin Clerk of Niagara County Courts
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Revolution
21117
INVALID.
File No. 21.117

Ebenezer Cooke
Fifer Rev War

Act: June 7, '39
Index: Vol. 2, Page 7

(Arrangement of 1870)
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Payments to be made at New York by 
Pres. Mechanics Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
New York

Recorded in the Pension office, in Book E Vol. 4
Page 131 by
Sam H. Page, Clerk
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War Department, Revolutionary Claim

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Ebenezer Cooke of the Province of Upper Canada who was a Fifer in the Revolutionary Army
is entitled to receive Eighty - eight dollars and (blank) center per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 14th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
[signed]Lew Cass Secretary of War
[seal affixed]
Examined and Countersigned
[signed] J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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(Transcriber's note: an addressed envelope)

                                             FREE

Hon. Gideon Hand

      M.D.

           Washington D.C. 



Recv'd. 29 May 1836

Mrs. (illegible) attention.

(Transcriber's note: A faded date stamp)
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Lewiston 22 May 1834

Hon. G. Hard

Dr Sir: I thank you for prompt attention to the Pension claim of Eb. Cooke I return the certificate for correction, he is entitled to 88$ pr ann. as a musician - he is put down at 80ct I am sorry to be again under the necessity of troubling you, but fear if first to the pension office it may be over - too long as he wants means

Very Respectfully
Your ob Svt.
Bates Cooke
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31.007
Application of Ebenezer Cooke of Upper Canada

Claims as a Musician

found on Rolls as fifer in 3rd Pa Regs

Owed 24 mo. Fifer 80$

Forwarded by Bates Coke to Hon. G. Hard

Hon G. Hard H.R.
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And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above mentioned a pension applicant Ebenezer Cooke was a Revolutionary Soldier and found as he states - 

[seal affixed]

I Henry Catlin, Clerk of the court of common plea, aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the applicant of Ebenezer Cooke for a pension - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of May 1834.
[signed] Henry Catlin Clerk asafore