Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44199, Samuel Higgs, New York
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Service: New York

Higgs, Samuel

Number: S.44199
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4,380
New York Roll

Samuel Higgs
Capt DeWitt
Private
New York Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th of Nov 1818 and sent to Daniel C. Verplanck, Poughkeepsie, NY

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 LM 20/30 - 39:46
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819 - 48
87.46
Van Schaick
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818
Mar (crossed out)
Six years
Fishkill, Dutchess
Continued
not for sent to [illegible]
Poughkeepsie, NY 10 July 1820
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Samuel Higgs -

Not on Role

???
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State of New York
County of Dutchess

John Gridley of the town of Fishkill
County-[illegible] aforesaid being duly sworn deposits and says - that he was a Captain in the Revolutionary Army - and that knows the within named Samuel Higgs to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution and believes the circumstances sworn to [ ]said Samuel Higgs to be true as stated.

John Gridley [signature]

Sworn this 7th of April
1818 before me
Daniel C. Verplanck
one of the judges of the 
Court of Common Pleas
for the County aforesaid.
New York
Dutchess County [illegible] Daniel C. Verplanck one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do certify that Samuel Higgs [illegible] a Person well known to me appeared before ,e o the seventh of April one thousand eight hundred & eighteen and made oath to the annexed affidavits from which I have satisfactory Evidence that the said Samuel Higgs did serve in the revolutionary war against to Common Enemy during the time and in the manner stated by him in his Affidavit, that he is in innocent circumstances and requires the assistance of this country for his support and that in conformity to the Act of Congress providing for certain Persons in the land and naval service of the United States I now transmit the Declarations and proceedings had thereon to the department of War.
Daniel C. Verplanck [signature]

I Jacob Van Nep Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Daniel C. Ver Plank before whom the preceding written affidavits were taken was at the time a Judge of the Court of [rest inside a darkened pane.]
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Court of Common Pleas
In the County aforesaid.
New York
Dutchess County [illegible] I Daniel C. Verplanck one of the Judes of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do certify that Samuel Higgs [illegible]a Person well known to me appeared before me on the seventh of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and made oath to the annexed Affidavits from which I have satisfactory Evidence that the said Same Higgs did serve in the revolutionary war against to Common Enemy during the time and in the manner stated by him in his Affidavits, that he is in innocent circumstances and requires the Assistance of his country for his support and that in conformity to the Act of Congress providing for certain Persons in the land and naval services of the United States I now transmit the Declaration and proceedings had thereon to the Department of War.
Daniel C. Verplanck [signature]

I Jacob Van Nep Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Daniel C Ver Plank before who the preceding written affidavits were taken was at the time a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Dutchess County acting under the authority of this Place and that the above are his signatures.

In witness whereof whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this thirtieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Jacob Van Nep [signature]
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State of New York
County of Dutchess

Samuel Higgs of the town of Fishkill County aforesaid being duly sworn, Deposeth and says that he is seventy six years. That he served in the Revolutionary War as a private Soldier, from about the year Seventeen hundred Seventy Seven, in the New York line in Captain Thomas 
DeWitts Company in the Right commanded by Col. Ganesvoort and in Captain Six Company in the Right commanded by Col. Van Scaik (sic), that he was discharged at the disbanding of the Army after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. And also that he is in such reduced circumstances as to require the assistance of his Country for support. He also further states that he has [lost his?] discharge in that he has never received a pension.
Samuel Higgs [signature]
mark

Sworn this 7th of April
1918 before me
Daniel C. Verplanck
One of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas
for the County aforesaid
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In the matter of Samuel Higgs a Pensioner of the United States

4380
Fishkill
13 Nov 1818
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At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court house in the Village of Poughkeepsie in and for the County of Dutchefs on Monday the twenty sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty Present the Hon. James [illegible] first judge Daniel C. [illegible] Abraham D. Van Wyck Esquires Thomas [illegible] Judges
Dutchefs County be it remembered that on the 26th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas in open court, the [illegible] Court being a Court of record for the County of Dutchefs in the State of New York Samuel Higgs ages about eighty one years resident of the town of Fishkill in Dutchefs Couty of the State of New York who being first duly sworn according to law both on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows that about the year 1776 he enlisted at Fishkill in Dutchefs County in Captain [illegible] company in Colonel Gansevorrts Regiment of the New York line for during the war that after the battle at Fort Stanwix he returned to Albany and was attached to the armourers department, that he worked as an armourer for three years, that on the derangement of the  army he was attached to Captain [illegible] company in Colonel Van Schocoke first New York regiment that he served therein until he was discharged on disbanding the army near Newburgh in 1783. And that his original declaration as dated the seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that his pensions certificate in No. 4980.  And I do solemnly wear that I was a resident citizen of the United State on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to"
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provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war helped on teh 18th day of march one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities contracts or debts, due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed to with Real and Personal Property I have non except 1 cow & 1 pig
The deponent saith that himself and his wife aged about seventy years have since the receipt of his pension resided with his son but before that time the deponent was supported by the town of Fishkill as a pauper thereof.  The deponent is by trade a silversmith but from age and infirmity is unable to work.
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court this 21st day of June 1820
W. Henry Bulkley Depty Clerk
His
Samuel X Higgs
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I John Johnson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the COunty of Dutchess in the State of New York Do herby cerify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truely copied from the Records of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty dollars - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty Sixth day of June in the year 1820
John Johnson Clerk
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44199
Invalid
File No: 44199
Samuel Higgs

Act: 18 March 18

Index:-Vol. 5, Page 228.

Arrangement of 1870
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State of New York
Dutchess County and sections of the town of Fishkill and County aforesaid aged sixty in years being duly sworn deposing says that he said [illegible] was a private soldier in the Army of the United States during the revolutionary war that he first served under Col Ganesvort that afterwards he was transferred to Col Van Cortlandts regiment that whilst he was serving in aforesaid he became acquainted with Samuel Higs who was a soldier in the regiment commanded by Col Gansvort that the said Higs was upon a new arrangement of the Army transferred to VanSchaickens regiment that the said Higs served in the said regiment until the conclusion of the war when he the said Higs was discharged at the same time with the Department at Newburg - that as far as the Deoponent recollects the time of the service of the said Higs must have been six years.
Seth X(mark) Jones [mark for signature with name spelled out]
Sworn this 31st of Oct 1818
before me
Daniel C. Verplanck
One of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas 
for the County aforesaid

Obadiah Bowne of the tow of Fishkill 
aforesaid being duly sworn deposes and says that he is well acquainted with the above Deponent and knows him to be a man
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of Veracity --
Obadiah Bowne
Sworn this 31th Oc 1818
before me
Daniel C. Verplanck
I certify that I am satisfied with the testimony of the Witnesses Gridly Jones and Bowne having no reason to doubt their veracity Daniel C. Verplanck
I Jacob Van Ness Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York Do hereby certify that Daniel C. Verplanck before whom the within affidavit was made is a Judge of the courts of common pleas in and for the county of Dutchess and State of New York aforesaid and that the above is his signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed this seal of the said county of Dutchess this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred eighteen
Jacob Van Ness
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FREE
Honorable J C Calhoune
War Department
Washington

POUGHE NY NOV (NOVEMBER) 5
Admittance
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Poughkeepsie Nov 5th 1818

Hon J.C. Calhoune

I have the honour of enclosing to you the Case of Higgs with additional testimony in his favour. I have no doubts of the justice of his Claim it is now supported by the Affidavits of Gridley & Jones. I remain

Yours respectfully
Daniel C Verplanck

I wish [illegible] may be made to Gen.l Tallmadge who knows the parties and [illegible]