Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20203, Henry Turck, New York
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Turck, Henry.      R. 20203
Turck, Hendrick
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Henry Tuck’s 
cash
Revolutionary claim
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State of New York }
Delaware County } Benjamin Turck of Roxbury in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he the said deponent is a brother of Henry Turck of Kortright and know of his serving in the Revolutionary War as a soldier in said war in the year 1770 that he enlisted as a minuteman at that time that he the same deponent in confident of his brother Henry Turck’s serving in different times and place off and on for the space of six years next thereafter enlisting that although the said deponent being a younger brother he has not the positive knowledge of the said Henry Turck’s unceasing service that at one time he knows of his lying at Fort Montgomery for the space of two months just prior to its having been taken by the British that at another time this deponent recollects of his brother coming home at his fathers house sick and that he remained home in consequence
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if his illness for three or four weeks and then left home again for the service but at what place he does not know that he recollectsof his brother’s taking one Hyne or of Colonel Butler ranger prisoner and having him confined in Kingston Jail this was nearly the close of his service. Further this deponent saith not sworn to and subscribed this 8 September 1838 before me
John Beadle
Benjamin Turck
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Revolutionary Claims

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act, subtitled “And act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution” appeared on the 15th of May 1828. I Henry Turck of Kortright in the county of Delaware in the state of New York do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in the service until its termination; at which period I was a private in Captain Hendrick Schoonnocky’s company in Colonel Sniders Regiment of the New York Line. And I also declare that I now aforesaid did receive certificates for the reward of Eighty dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778. Neither have any knowledge whatsoever of the said Eighty dollars. And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of May 1828 on the Pension List of the United States. Witness my hand this 5th day of December in the year 1828. Henry Turck

Before me John McDonald a Justice of the Peace in the county of Delaware in the State of New York personally appeared this day Martin Keelee and Joseph Mitchell of said county who did (illegible) make oath that Henry Turck by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed in generally (illegible) and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated.

Witness my hand this 5th day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
John McDonald, Justice of Peace
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I John E Burhans Clerk of the Court of the county of Delaware in the State of New York do hereby certify that John Beadle and John McDonald before whom the foregoing affidavit were sworn, was at the time Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County and duly empowered to administer oaths.
 Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and afford the seal of the said court this 10th day of December One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
J. E.  Burnham Clerk
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State of New York
County of Ulster
Sworn Before me Lemuel Raymond for a Justice of the Peace duly empowered to administer oaths in the County of Ulster in the State of New York Personally appeared this day Peter C. Brinck and made oath that he is personally acquainted with Henry Turck formerly known by the name of Hendrick Turck and was knowing to his being a soldier in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution and that he served to the end of the war that he served first in a Regiment of Infantry under Colonel Snider secondly and at the close of the war in a Regiment of Cavelry under Colonel [illegible] or ([illegible]) in a Company of Cavelry commanded by Captain Sailsbury and that I was a soldier in the same Regiment and in the same Company with said Turck & I well know that he the said Turck was a soldier in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution to the close of the war in the New York Line.
Sworn & [illegible] before me (his mark) Peter C Brink
Lemuel Raymond Juistice of the Peace in and for the County of Ulster this 30th day of January 1829
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State of New York
County of Ulster} ss
Sworn Before me Lemuel Raymond for a Justice of the Peace duly empowered to administer oaths in the County of Ulster in the State of New York Personally appeared this day Wilhelmas France and made oath that he is personally acquainted with Henry Turck formerly called Hendreck Turck and that he was known to his being a Soldier in the Continential [Continental] Line of the army of the Revolution in the New York Line and that he served in a Regiment of Infantry in the ferst [first] place Commanded by Colnel [Colonel] Snyder and afterwards in a Regiment of Cavelry [Cavalry] Commanded by Colonel Wine Kup (or cup) and that he served in such Regiment to the termination of the War.
Wilhelmas France
x his mark
Sworn and subscribed before me Lemuel Raymond Jun a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Ulster this 30th day of January 1829
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State of New York }
County of Ulster }
Before me a Justice 
of the Peace duly empowered to administer oaths in the County of Ulster in the State of New York. Personally appeared this day Willhelmas France and made oath that he is personally acquainted with Henry Turck formerly called Hendrick Turck and that I was knowing to his being a soldier in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution  in the New York Line at the close of the War that he served in Colonel Snyder’s Regiment of Infantry and after that he served in Colonel Wyneep’s Regiment of Calvary. 

Sworn and subscribed 
before me
a Justice of the Peace in 
and for the County of
Ulster this day of 1829
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I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the county of Ulster in the State of New York do hereby certify that Samuel Raymond Junior Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits of Peter C. Brink and Willhelmas France were sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace duly empowered to administer oaths. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County and of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this thirty first day of January 1829 
Jacob Snyder Clerk
of said Court and County
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Affidavits enclosed in the case of Henry Turck.
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SoKostright 9 Feb 1829
Delfin
I send you here enclosed the affits in relation to service of Henry Truck. They have been procured at a considerable of (illegible) and (illegible). The affits sum to carry upon the (illegible) of these sufficient proof of service as required by the (illegible) Mr. Rush in his letter to Mr. Turck of the 8 Jan of last which you enclosed to me In that letter the (illegible) says that when other (illegible) which his (illegible) cannot be obtained or other words events. When this cannot be obtained it will be desirable for you to obtain from one or more persons who know (illegible) to have served in the Continental Army an affidavit to that effect authenticated in the manner prescribed. In this case Mr Tuck has been able to obtain two & if they are properly authenticated I think there can be no difficulty now in the way but if there if any he will (illegible) to removed it as early an answer as can with property will be thankfully acknowledged by Mr Turck your attention to this (illegible) will oblige yours be Respectfully M. Keeler
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Henry or Hendrick Turck (illegible)
N York line
(handwritten checkmark)
New York
Exd Ad Inv Ad Med Ref 
old Books 
No Record
Rec’d 
(illegible)
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J.R. Hobbins
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Dear Sir,
Enclosed to you the within affidavits a corroboration of the claim of Henry Turck also called Hendrick Turck for a pension under the late law. With the earnest with that they may be deemed sufficient I am
J. R. Hobbins
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Rejected 
Ex'r. OLD WAR.
No. 20203
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Henry Turck
Ori. 
Capt. Schoonmaker
Col. Snider. N. Y. Line Revy War

Evidence insufficient Act 1828
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The Secretary of the Treasury
[illegible] of Revolutionary Claims
Present
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W. Hobbie presents his reports to M. Dickens and forward to him the inclosed application for a pension under the state pension law.
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Revolutionary Claims. 
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828

Treasury Department, 
3 Jan 1829.
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Henry Turck under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Ruth. 
The Hon. the Secretary of War.
War Duhaul: 
Bounty Land Office
7 January 1829
The records of this office do not show that Henry Turck of the New York line are recorded or in [illegible] to bounty land of the United States. 
Robert Taylor
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
Treasury Department
18 Dec 1828
Henry Turck of Kortright in the Country of Delaware in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution." approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain 's company, in the regiment of the New York line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 1th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1825, nothing. 

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office. 
By order of the Secretary. F A Dickins. 

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Third Auditor's Office,
20 December 1828
[Crossed out] It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to in the 
It further appears that Henry Turck is [handwritten] not now on the pension list of the army agency, and has [handwritten] not been so since the 3. March 1826 [crossed out] at the rate of dollars per month
[handwritten] The name of Henry Turck cannot be found among those of the New York line to whom certificate for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were inforced - Peter Hagner And