Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19940, for Abraham Orser, New York
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(3-1776)

Service 
New York

Orser, Abraham
Phebe

Number 
W. 19940 

Contents
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Ref. 

New York  827

Phebe Orser, 
widow of Abraham Order 
NY
who died on the 30th October 1815 
of Westchester in the State of N. York
who was a private in the Co. commanded 
by Captain Ode of the Reg. commanded
by Col. Van Cortland in the N. York 
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York City
 at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of 
March, 1831. 
Increased from $46.66/100

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of
Sept. 1846 and sent to Wm
Valentine, Albany, N.Y. 

dif of Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 46 $516.17
Semi-annual allowance ending Mar 46 40
$556.17

Increased from $46.66/100

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act July 4, 1836. 
Section the 3

Recorded by D.H. Wood, Clerk,
Book C, Vol. 1, Page 124
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1381

In the matter of the application 
of
Phebe Orser widow
of Abraham Orser

Under act of 
July 4th 1836

Ent Capt. Horns Company 

4 July 1775 July 10 
Col to p 8 $33.33

Hon A Ward
HR
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State of New York
County of Westchester} ss
On this eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Westchester aforesaid (the same being a Court of Record) Phebe Orser, a resident of the town of Mount Pleasant in the County of Westchester aforesaid aged seventy three years on the month of August last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836 that she is the widow of Abraham Orser who was a private in the army of the revolution. That he entered the service of the United States as a private in the year 1775 (as this Deponent has often heard her husband relate in his life time) and was marched to Canada under the command of Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt as this deponent thinks her said husband informed her and was in said service at the time one year and was then honorably discharged. And the deponent further saith that after her marriage with the said Abraham Orser he was in the said service in the County of Westchester aforesaid in the company of militia commanded by Captain John
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Odle of the County of Westchester aforesaid in the years 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782 & 1783. That she cannot now state the length of time he served during the last mentioned years as it consisted of different tours but she thinks his service during those years would amount to at least eighteen months. That she thinks he served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hammond of said County of Westchester at the times he entered the said service as aforesaid and always resided in said County. That she has no documentary evidence of said service. 
She further declares that she was married at Crompond in said County by the Revd Wm Jackson to the said Abraham Orser, some time in the month of January 1779, the day of the month she cannot state; that her husband the aforesaid Abraham Orser died on the 30th day of October 1815 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. 
Sworn to and subscribed
This 11th day of January 
1837 before me
Ezra Lockwood one of the Judges
of Westchester Court of Com. Pleas

her
Phebe x Orser
mark

I certify that it satisfactorily appears to me
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that the said Phebe Orser is a woman of credibility and also that she is unable by reason of old age and bodily infirmity to attend the Courts of record held in and for the county of Westchester aforesaid to make her declaration before the same. 
Dates January 11th 1837
Ezra Lockwood Judge de
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State of New York
County of Westchester
Benjamin Acker of the town of Mount
Pleasant in said County being duly sworn
on his oath saith that he is now seventy
six years of age and has always resided in
Mount Pleasant aforesaid: that he was well
acquainted with Abraham Orsor now deceas-
ed, during the revolutionary war; that he
this Deponent well recollects that the said
Abraham Orser Enlisted some time in the
early part of the summer or latter part of
the Spring of the year 1775, for the term
of one year in the company of Colonial
troops commanded by Captain Horton
(the Deponent thinks his Christian name was
Ambrose) in the regiment, the Deponent
thinks commanded by Colonel Philip
Van Cortlandt, though he may be mistaken
as to the Colonel. And the Deponent further
saith that he well recollects that soon after
his said enlistment he was marched to
Canada and was as this deponent
has frequently heard the said Orser say, at
St Johns and Quebec. And the Deponent
saith that he well recollects that the said
Abraham Orser was gone on said expedition
over, one year, and understood that he
was honorably discharged from said service
at the expiration of his said term of one year.
And the Deponent further saith that he
then lived in the same neighborhood with
the said Abraham Orser. And the
Deponent further saith that the said
Abraham Orser died about twenty years
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ago at Mount Pleasant aforesaid and
that his widow Phebe Orser has remained
a widow ever since that period and further
deponent saith not
Sworn to and subscribed
this 6th day of December
1836 before me
John S. Mattocks, Justice of the Peace

Benjamin Acker

I, John S. Mallock Justice of the
peace as aforesaid do hereby certify that I
am well and personally acquainted with
Benjamin Acker aforesaid and
that he is a credible witness -
Dated December 6th 1836 -
John S. Mattocks, J.P.