Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31755, Abraham Hoornbeck, New York
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(S-1776)
SERVICE
New York
CONTENTS
Hoornbeck, Abraham
NUMBER
S. 31755
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24.328
New York
Abraham Hoornbeck Sullivan in the State of New York was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Kortright of the Regt. commanded by Col. Cantine in the N.Y. line for 17 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Nov [info missing] 33 and sent to J. H. Foster Monticello
Arrears to the 4th of Sep.'33  $141.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 M '34 28.33
$169.99 
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo.Stiles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 184
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of New York
Sullivan County
On this 9th day of October in the year 1833 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Sullivan the same being a Court of Record now setting at Monticello in said County Abraham Hoornbeck aged 72 years, 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 the 7th 1832. That in the year 1780he entered the service of the United States at Rochester in the county of Ulster a volunteer militia man about the first of April as he thinks entered as a private in Captain Benjamin Kortright's company thinks Levi Hoornbeck was ensign but cannnot say positively. Knows there was officers in the company by that name he does not recollect of any Colonel having Command this year except Colonel John Contine. who was a militia Colonel they were stationed at a fort on the frontier in the town of Rochester and frequently sent out as Indian spies he continued on duty in said company until the four part of January 1781. when the snow had fallen deep on the ground and the Indians were gone from the frontiers and the soldiers sent home for winter quarters he was in steady service at and about the first nine months this year as he believes in the fore part of the month of April 1781 he went on duty in the same company at the same place soon after the company was convened Captain Kartright left the same on other
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Military duty and Captain John Burnet from Orange county took command of the company and a Lieutenant by the name of White borne in to the company at the same time Jacob D Hoornbeck was ensign and Colonel Paulding had the command of Regiment. They performed the service time of duty this year as formerly only the Indians were much more troublesome this year, the neighborhood of Wawarsing was burned by the Indians in the month of August the applicant was under [?] in the battle. Continued in steady service this year until the last of December where he was permitted to go home. He further states that during the winter previous they were subject to be called on duty at any time and were only sent home for Winter quarters and that during all this time he was not employed in any civil pursuit. Applicant can not state the very day of the month when he entered the service nor the exact day when he quit owing to old age and the cause great laps of memory but is satisfied that he served not less than the periods above mentioned was never commuted with any troops of the continental lines as he recollects knew Colonel Wynnvelt. he commanded a regiment in Ulster county the New Levies as they were called belonged to his regiment. Colonel Van Cortlandt regiment were quartered one winter at Rochester near where the applicant thinks this was winter before he first entered the service the applicant was born in the year 1761 if he has kept a right reasoning from the best information in his possession has formally had a family record which from oldness and use has become obliterated. has resided ever since the Revolution in the neighborhood where he
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now lives about 25 years ago the county of Sullivan was taken off from Ulster he consignur (sic) of which his residence was thrown in to the county of Sullivan about five years ago he moved in to the County of Ulster a few roads over the line. And he further states that the reason of his making his application in this county is that he lives much nearer the county seat of Sullivan than of Ulster county his witness lives in Sullivan which makes his whole proceedings much easier. And further there is no clergyman who resides near him who can for want of particular acquaintance with him the said applicant testify his character and their opinion of his Revolutionary services Hopkin Reynold and Neal Benson. Two of his near neighbors are now in court who can testify to his character and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolutionary war. And that it is for the services herein before described that he believes a pension that he hereby relinquishes every other claim to a pension except for the present & that he is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
James H Foster Dep. Clk. 

his 
Abraham X Hoornbeck
mark
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Sullivan County
Hopkin Reynolds --
-- and Neal Benson
residing in the town of Neversink in said county I do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Hoornbeck who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. 

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
James H Foster Dep. Clrk.
Hokin Reynolds
Neal Benson

And the said court do declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interragatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Hopkin Reynolds & Neal Benson who signed the preceeding certificate residents of the town of Neversink in said county are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
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I Jesse M Foster clerk of the court of common pleas of Sullivan County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Abraham Hoornbeck for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office in this tenth day of October AD 1833

Jesse M Foster 

28.188
Abraham Hoornbeck
from 1780 private
months 
$56.66
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31755 
ReG INVALID
File No. 31,755
Abraham Hornbeck
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 194

Mar.25, 1904 Hist. to
L.F. Sallie, Omaha, Nebr.
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State of New York Sullivan County} Ss
I Jesse M Foster clerk of the said County do certify that Martin Gerton Esq before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn and also who signed the preceeding certificate was at the several dates mentioned in the same a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county: and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signatures subscribed to the said affidavits + the said certificates are his + genuine witness my hand and Seal of the said county this 8th day of October AD 1832
Jesse M. Foster clerk
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Captain John Burnet from Orange county was put in comand(sic) of the company.  White was Lieutenant and Jacob D Hoornbeck Ensign Colonel Paulding Commanded deponant cannot say where Paulding was from does not recollect anything about him untill Captain Burnt took command of the company to which the said deponant (sic) belonged
They were frequently sent out as Indian spies and the said Abraham Hoornbeck continued in service untill(sic) the snow fell on the ground which was the last of December the deponant further saith that he is Seventy years of age or over and further saith not
Philip [illegible]
Sworn and subscribed before me the date before Written
Wonton Gorton J. Peace
Sullivan County Js
I Wantan Gorton one of the Justices of the Peace of said county do certify that I am well acquainted with Phillip Mullen the aforesaid Deponant and that he is of Good moral character and credable (sic) for truth and veracity and his affidafit (sic) entitled to credit
September 26th 1833
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State of New York Sullivan County Ss} 
on the 26th day of September 1833 personally appeared before me Wonton Gorton one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county Phillip Muller of the town of Neversink in the county aforesaid and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the year 1780 In the mid month of April about the first of the month the said deponant (sic) entered into the service of the United States a Volunteer militiaman at the Town of Rochester and County of Ulster in Captain Benjamin Kortrights company Levi Deyo Lieutenant Jacob D Hoornbeck Ensign John Cantine was as the deponant understood and believes Colonel of the Regiment that in a few days often the deponant volunteered Abraham Hoornbeck with whom the Deponant was and is well acquainted Joined the said company and served in the same on the frontiers in the Town of Rochester garding (sic) against the invasions of the Indians and standing gard(sic) at once near the Fort where the were stationed. he the said Abraham continued in said service untill about the 10th of January 1781 at which time the ground was covered with snow and the Indians had left the Frontiers. The company was then Discharged the Deponant(sic) joined the company again the first of April 1781 as a volunteer militiaman at which time the said Abraham Hoornbeck joined the said company and served in the same capacity that the deponant (sic) did that as a private militiaman some after the company was called in service Captain Kortright left the company on other duty
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further says that the said Abraham Hoornbeck was a volunteer militiaman in this company during the whole time the company was on duty this year and further the said Deponant says that he also belonged to the same company and is 70 years of age and further sayeth (sic) not 
Cornelius P Low (his X mark)
Sworn and subscribed before me the date before written Wonton Gorton J. P.
Sullivan County Ss
I Wonton Gorton one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county do certify that I am well acquainted with Cornelius P Low who has sworn and subscribed the foregoing affidafit (sic) and that he is a credable (sic) Witness and his Statement entitled to the fullest credit and belief September 27th 1833
Wonton Gorton J Peace
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State of N York Sullivan CountySs} on the 27th day of September 1833 personally appeared before me Wonton Gorton one of the Justices of the said county Cornelius P Low and being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth (sic) that he is well acquainted with Abraham Hoornbeck of the Town of Warwarsing in the County of (crossed out) that the said Abraham Hoornbeck volunteered as a militiaman in the service of the United States at Rochester in (crossed out) county on or about the first of April 1780 in Captain Benjamin Kortrights company Levi Deyo was Lieutenant and Jacob D Hoornbeck ensign deponant thinks that John  Contine was Colonel in command the duty of the company was on the frontiers in Rochester garding(sic) at the fort and Sp?ing out the operations of the Indians the company was discharged the fore part of January 1781. and said Abraham coninued in the service till the said company was discharged and further says the said company was on the same duty at the same place in the year 1781 commencing in the fore part of April soon after the company was established Captain Kortright left the same as other duty + John Brunet Capatin from Little Britan took the command Colonel Paulding command the Regiment. this year the company was discharged the last of December and the said deponant
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Omaha, Neb. Mar 19 1904

The Honorably Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Honored Sir,

I wish to learn the military record (rank regiment and time of death) of my ancestor Abraham Hornbeck. According to family tradition, the said Abraham Hornbeck spent his last days near Gentryville, Spencer county, Indiana, and it is probably that at that place he was paid his pension which is said to have been ninety five ($95) dollars a year. Still there may be a mistake in the amount of his pension. The family tradition states that the said Abraham Hornbeck came to Indiana from Kentucky, and to Kentucky from Big Valley, Pennsylvania. Hence it is
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most probable that he served with the Pennsylvania troops; but he may have served with the troops of Maryland or Virginia.
If you can find him among the records, and send me a certificate of his military service, I will be very thankful.
With best wishes I remain 
Very respectfully yours
L. F. Sallee
Aetna House, Omaha Nebraska