Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 27,536, for George Stansil, New York
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(8 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York
Stansil, George
NUMBER
S, 27.536
CONTENTS
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New York.
George Stansil
Private, Co Capt Cogh's NY Regt
(Klock Col.)
U.S. Army
Rev'y War

Inscribed on the Roll
of the New York Agency
at $3. & increased to
$4.80, by act 24 April
1816.
Formal pension Certificate
issued May 10th 1824
and sent to Postmaster
Freejar-Bush, Montgomery
County, New York
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George Stansil
Certificate
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THE SUBSCRIBERS Abraham Ten Broeck
and Philip Schuyler
Do Certify that upon an Examination, in pursuance of the Law, entitled,
"AN ACT making provision for Officers, Soldiers, and Seamen, who have been
disabled in the Service of the United States." Passed the 22d of April, 1786, WE
Do find that George Stansil
residing in the State of New-York--Aged Twenty Six Years,
late a private in Capt Cogh's Company in the
Regiment of Militia.
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Commanded by Col. Jacob Klock -
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and Claiming Relief under the Act of Congress, recited in the said Law, as an
Invalid in fact; and that he became disabled in the service of the United States,
in consequence of a wound in the Shoulder
on the 25 of Nov. 1781.-
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And do further Certify, that upon the principles of the said Act of Congress,
the said George Stansil
is entitled to the pay of Three
-- Dollars per month.
GIVEN under our hands, in the City of Albany, on the Twenty Second Day of September in the Year of our LORD
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Six.
Hon. Wm Brock
Ph. Schuyler
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State of New York
MontgomeryCounty

George Stansil of the town of Canajoharie
and County aforesaid, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he is the
identical person mentioned and described
in the original certificate hereunto annexed.
Granted by Hon. Ten Brock & Philip Schuyler
bearing date on the twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Six.

George Stansil

Sworn and subscribed
this 20th day of April 1824
Nathan Soule, a Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for said County

State of New York
Montgomery County
I, Nathan Soule, one of the Judges
of the Montgomery Common Pleas do certify that
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I am personally acquainted with George
Stansil whom made the above affidavit
and that I know him to be the identical
person therein described, and that full
faith and credit is due to his testimony
under oath, Dated at Canajoharie, Montgomery County, this 20th day of April 1824.

Nathan Soule
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April 7, 1938.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA_J/ady
George Stansil
S. 27536

Mrs. E. W. Kohlsaat
1415 Goodrich Avenue
St. Paul Minnesota

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, George Stansel, Henry J. Failing, Warner Dygert, Daniel Russell, born in 1737 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, married Anna Jones, residing in Columbia County, New York, and Bloomfield, New York, Palmer Holmes, and Zattew Payne.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office
are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.

A careful search of the records fails to show
such a claim on file on account of the services of Daniel Russell as described by you, or Henry J. Failing, Henry Failing, Warner Dygert, Palmer Holmes, or Zattew Payne, all spellings of the names searched.

The record of George Stansil is furnished you
herein as found in the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.27536.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of George Stansil are not shown.

George Stansil enlisted, place not stated, and
served as private in Captain Cogh's Company, Colonel Jacob Klock's New York Regiment, and on October 25, 1781, received a wound through his shoulder; length of service not stated.

He was allowed pension September 22, 1786 on account of disability resulting from said wound, at which date he
was aged twenty-six years.
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George Stansil was a resident of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York, in 1824.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Oct. 26, 1903- Hist to
Mrs. Jnv. E. Grisinger,
Buffalo, NY

1924-Apr 22., Hist to Mrs. Ralph Ricketts [illegible]
1929 Mar. 26 Hist to Raymond E. Van Syckle,
A.D.Y.
1838 Apr. 7. Hist. to Mrs. E.W. Kohlsaat, A.D.Y.

27536
INVALID.
Rev'y.
File No.  27,536
George Stansil
Srv. N.Y. Regt., Rev'y War

Act:

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 395
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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[stamped O. W, & N Division  Received Oct 21 1903]

# 420 Norwood Ave 
Buffalo N.Y 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 
Will you please inform me if George Stansell or Stansill was a pensioner of the Revolution, also Abraham O Pickard. I am told they were both soldiers in that war. both
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lived in New York State, as I want to join the
D.A.R.
I am told this is the quickest way to get records.

Yours
Mrs. John C. Grezinger


Oct 15 - 1903.

Stamp: U.S. Pension Office
Oct. 17, 1903
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Johnstown, N.Y.
Mar 19, 1924.

(Stamp: U.S. Pension Office
Mar 20, 1924)


U.S. Dept of the Interior
Pension Bureau
Rev War Records Division
Washington D.C.

Gentleman

Please send me a copy of pensions of following manes [men].

(1) George Getman-- Tryon Co. militia
(Lieut) regular army
commanded by Col Millett.
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(1) George Getman - Tyron Co. Militia
(2) Capt Christian Getman - Tyron Co. militia (Rangers)
(3) John M Charlesworth. (The line) Sec. Reg
[W16532 added in pencil]
(4) John Miles Charlesworth -
Col Philip Van Cortland
(5) Christrapher Shoemaker.- Dutchess Co Militia Six Reg.
Col Morris Graham
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(6) Frederick Shoemaker - Tyron Co Militia 4th Reg.
Col. Peter Bellinger
(7) Nicholas Stansel - Tyron Co. militia minute men
(8) George Stansil - Tyron Co. - Col Samuel Campbell militia [S 27536 added in pencil]
(9) Peter Lompert - Tyron Co. militia
(Land Bounty) Rights
(10) Peter Lompert Jr - Tyron Co. militia - Sec. Reg.

Very truly yours
(Mrs) Ralph Richette
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DETROIT CHAPTER
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PRESIDENT
CHARLES S. MCDONALD
VICE-PRESIDENTS
NORMAN S. CONGER
THOMAS H. S. SCHOOLEY
SECRETARY
RAYMOND E VAN SYCKLE
CHAPLAIN
REV. M. LUTHER CANUP
HISTORIAN
JOHN P. ANTISDEL
TREASURER
FRANK G SMITH

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1720 FORD BUILDING
DETROIT. MICHIGAN

July 12 1928

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-

Advise please revolutionary service and family
data of
George Stensell, pensioned, (Robert's N.Y. in Rev. 273 )
Variant sp. Stansell Stencil, etc.)
Please advise also whether the signature of the supporting witness to the affidavit to the claim is either Nicholas, or William Stansell?
If Nicholas, please give what he says about his
own service.
These three served in Montgomery Co (TRYON Co., N.Y.

Yours truly

Raymond J. Van Syckle

(Stamp:  U.S. Pension Office July 14, 1928)
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FROM
Mrs. E. W. Kohlsaat
1415 Goodrich Ave.
St. Paul, Minn.
Mch. 28, 1938

(stamp: RECEIVED Mar 30 1938
Mail Sub-Div. [illegible] 12)

Veteran administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs;
I am attempting to obtain information about the following men, all great-grandfathers of mine. The first three were soldiers in the
Revolutionary War; of the last three I do not know much. I should appreciate any information which your records show about any of them, specifically, I hope to find out the following about each;
1. Complete military record.
2. Birth, marriage and death of each.
3. Names of wives, children or parents.
4, Places of residence.
5. To whom pensions were paid.
Below I state facts known about each which may help to locate or identify them:
1. George Stansel, b. 1760 at Springfield, N. Y.
d. 1832 at Canajoharie.
m. Leah Pickard (? )
2. Henry J. Failing, b. 1748 at Frey's Bush, N.Y. m. Catherine Dygert, dau. of Warner.
d. Oct. 3, 1825 at Canajoharie, N. Y.
3. Warner Dygert, b. 1719, at Stone Arabia.
m. Madaline Herkimer, sister of General Herkimer.
d. 1780.
4. Daniel Russell, bn 1737, at Wethersfield, Conn.
m. Anna Jones.
res. 1790 Census living at "Canaan Town," Columbia Co., N. Y.
Will probated in Bloomfield, N. Y., 1812.
5. Palmer Holmes. Probably lived in Conn. at the time of the Revolutionary War, 1790 Census records him at "Canaan Town," also.
He married Chloe Russell ( bn 1763) dau. of Daniel.
6. Mattew Payne, or Paine. Probably born in Rhode Island. First wife's name is not known. After her death he moved to N. Y., leaving his
daughter, Mercy, with her mother's friends in Kinderhook, N. Y.
He married (2) Abigail Eddy, of Madison Co., N. Y. She died in Albion, Orleans Co., N. Y. It is not known where he died.
Yours truly,
Mrs. E. W. Kohlsaat
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.             ADY

March 26, 1929.

Raymond E. Van Syckle,
1729 Ford Building,
Detroit, Michigan.

Sir:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 27536, it appears that George Stansil enlisted
and served as a private in Captain Cogh's Company, Colonel Jacob Klock's New York Regiment, and on October 25, 1781 received a wound through his shoulder. Length of
service not stated.
He was allowed pension September 22, 1786 on account of disability resulting from said wound, at which date he was aged twenty-six years.
In 1824 he was a resident of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York.
There are no data as to his family.
The names Nicholas Stansell and William Stansell do not appear in the original papers on file in this claim.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section

mmsts

April 22, 1924

Mrs. Ralph Ricketts
Johnstown, N. Y.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 27536 it appears that George Stansil enlisted and served as a private in Captain Cogh's Company, Colonel Jacob Klock's New York
Regiment and on October 25, 1781 received a wound through his shoulder. Length of service not stated.
He was allowed pension from September 22, 1786 on account of disability resulting from said wound, at which date he was aged twenty-six years.
In 1824 he was a resident of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Dear Sir,
I enclose the original Pension Certificate of George Stansil with the Affidavit and the Judges certificate annexed which I hope is sufficient to enable him to obtain a New Certificate agreeably to a late law of Congress-- You will
please to forward his new certificate to me.
Direct to "Post Master, Trevor Bush, Montgomery
County New York."
Yours respectfully,

John Warner

John C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War

Trevor Bush
Montgomery Co. N.Y.
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Trevor Bush
April 30      }

J. Warner, D. M.
Tres.

rec'd April 27, 1826
For formal certificate

John C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War
Washington
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Dear Sir,
I enclose the original Pension Certificate of George Stansil, with his Affidavit, and the Judges Certificate annexed which I hope is sufficient to enable him to obtain a New Certificate agreeably to a late law of Congress-You will please to forward his new certificate to me.  Direct to "Post Master, Trevor Bush, Montgomery County New York."

Yours respectfully,
John Warner


John C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War

Trevor Bush
Montgomery Co. N Y.