Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28719, John Eastwood, New York
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SERVICE
New York 

PERSON
Eastwood, John 

NUMBER
S28719
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28719
New York

John  Eastwood Otsego Co. in the State of New York  who was a private in the army commanded Captain Harrison of the regt commanded Col Harper in the New York
for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at  the rate of 60 Dollars___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day July 1833 and sent to Hon S. Page

Arrears to the 4th of Sept - $210.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending March $30.00
Total - $240.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Danl Boyd  Clerk, 

Book 62 Vol. 4  Page 20


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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sep 1837 to 27 Dec 1837. the day of his death. Agt Notified 3 0ct. 1840.
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John Eastwood


Admd
18 mo pri (private)
60$

Hon S. Page
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State of
New York
Olga County ⎬
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We Daniel Eastwood a Clergyman residing in the Town of Butternut and residing in the Town in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Eastwood who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing
Declaration hereunto annexed that we believe him to be seventy two years of age - that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Signatures of Daniel Eastward and Anson Bidwell

Sworn & Subscribed this 27th day of
May 1833 
before me
Sherman Page Judge of the County Courts
for Otsego County
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and I the undersigned a Judge of the County Courts in & for the said County of Ohio do hereby certify that it appears to me
that Daniel Eastwood who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Butternuts in said County and that Anson Bidwell who has also signed the same
is a resident of said County and is a Credit
be person and that their statement is entitled to credit
May 1883
Sherman Page Judge of
the County Court for Otsego Co
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State of New York
Otsego County ss:

I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Sherman Page Esq before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the
Judges of the County Court, duly appointed & sworn as such. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit & to the
within Certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature.

Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 3rd day of June 1833
Signature of Horace Lathrop, Clerk
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State of New York
Otsego County ss. 

On the fifteenth day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Ohio now sitting John Eastwood  of the Town of Butternutt in the County of the New York aged seventy two years -- who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress pass the of June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated-- That he enlisted as a private Soldier set Pittstown in the State of New York in the same month of April 1780 for the seven of nine months in the Company commanded by Capt Joseph Harrison in Col. John Harpers Regiment of New York State
troops for the Northern Campaign that he went with said Regiment to Fort Edward Fort George and to Palmer Town that he acted in building a Block House at Palmertown - thence went to Fort Stanwix and next to COnestoga
where he was taken prisoner by the British and Indians commanded by Johnson and Brant 
 about the 8th of October 1780 while they were in the act of Burning the Indian Castle at that place - that he was kept with the other prisoners about two years and ten months when he ran away from them on the night of the first of September 1783 and came in to our Troops at York Herkimer - he thinks on the morning of the 5th of September 1783 where he saw his old Friend Sergeant Rowley who had served in the same Company with him as aforesaid and who [illegible] him of others to go  & destroy the enemy boats on Onondaga lake but a few days before they were taken prisoners as aforesaid that said Rowley gave him breakfast and he then went on and got home the last of the same month of September after being absent as a soldier and as a prisoner about three years and six months in that (?) or expedition and also that before this he enlisted a Pittslawn State of New York in April 1779 in Capt Levi Stockwell's Compy for nine months and served in said Compy as Searching parties of Rangers in the lakes and on the lines until January 1780 -- that he has no Documentary or other evidence of his services but what is hereto annexed - that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his age is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State
Signature of John Eastward

Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court
Signature of Horace Lathrop Clerk
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The following Examination by the Court of the Interrogatories prescribed by the war Department being put to the said applicant under oath and the following answers were given by him - or that according to the best of his (?) he was born near Pitts Town in the then County of Albany now County of Rennselear State of New York in the year 1760 -- that he has no record of his Age but traditionary - that he lived in Pitts Town when he was well into the service and lived there some time after that he now lives in the Town of Butternut in Otsego County and has lived in the same
place about thirty years last --  that he entered the service by Enlistment both times-- to prove his character for veracity & belief of his services he refers to the following named persons residing in his neighborhood and
who have been long acquainted with him-
Gen Jacob Morris -- John Judson Esquire --Deacon Joseph Gilbert -- Captain
Seth Rowley -- Deacon Richd Munson  -- Elder Wakefield and Esquire Caye 

We Daniel Eastwood and Seth Bowley residing in the County of Otsego do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Eastwood 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-
Signature of Daniel Eastwood and Seth Rowley


Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court,
Signature of Horace Lathrop, Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogations presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he state and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Daniel Eastwood and Seth Rowley who has signed the preceding certificate are residents of the said County of Otsego and are credible persons and that the statement is Entitled to Credit
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State of New York 
Otsego County ss. 

[Signature to the right]
J.O. Moore
E Foote
S Page

I Horace Lathrop Clerk of Otsego County and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Eastwood for a pension

In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my and and Seal of Office this 14th day of October
Signature of Hroace Lathrop  Clerk
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State of New York
Otsego County ss.

Seth  Rowley of the Town of Unadilla in the
County of Otsego of Lawfull age and Credible Witness on being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare and say that the
said Rowley is personally well acquainted with John Eastwood of the Town of Butternut in Otsego County and also that he was well acquainted with said Eastwood in the
Revolutionary War and that he the said Rowley served in Capt Harrisons Company as orderly Sergeant in ColonelJohn Harpers Regiment with said Eastwood in that war and said Rowley further saith that he knows that the said Eastwood served in said Company & Regiment at least six months in the year 1780 and also well knows that he said Eastwood was taken prisoner with several others at and
que in October 1780 at the time of burning the Castle these and that he saw no more of Eastwood untill the fore part of September 1780 when he said Eastwood on his return from Captivity came to Fort Herkimer when he this Deponant was stationed at that time and verily believes that said Eastwood was kept and remained in prison from the time
that he was taken as aforesaid to the time that he saw him at Fort Herkimer as aforesaid &
further saith not
Signature of Seth Rowley

Sworn to & Subscribed
day of June 1832
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case of John Eastwood
addl proof
(?) Eastwood
NY
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State of New York,
Otsego County ss

Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in for the County of Ohio, John Eastwood of the Town of Butternut in said County who being duly sworn
Deposeth and saith that the services rendered the United States by him in the revolutionary war are correctly stated in his application for
pension now on file in the pension Office at Washington according to the best of his knowledge and recollection and that he supposed it was accompanied with sufficient proof but man sends the affidavits hereto annexed
Signature of John Eastward

Sworn in1833 before me
Signature of Gilbert  Cons Justice

I now certify that said John Eastwo is well known to me as a man of truth and veracity 
and an creditable and Lawfull Witness
Signature of Gilbert Cons Justice

State of New York
Ohio County,
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Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid the Revd Daniel Eastwood of the Town of Butternutt in said County who being duly sworn deposeth
and with that he is Brother to John Eastwood above named and that he has been personally well acqainted with him in the time of the revolutionary war and ever since that time-- that he served as a Soldier in that war and does now well recollect that his Brother John
did Enlist at Pitts Town in New York for nine months in Capt Stockwell Company in the month of April 1779  that said John was living in the same family with him and that he recollects his singing his pack and going off with Sergeant Oakley and others of the same company and also very well recollects that said Brother John return home again some time in the month of January following -- said Deponant further saith that he will does
recollect that his said Brother John Enlisted into Capt Harrison Company in Col Warners Regt in the spring of the year 1780 for nine month -- that he joined the said Company and went off with them and did not return untill September 1783 - that he recieved the Intelligence at the time that his said Brother John was taken prisoner at the burning of the Castle by the British & Indians in the fall he thinks October following-- and that he was
Taken prisoner to Canada - that he well recollects when his Brother returned
and his relating the event of his imprisonment-- which  agreed with the intelligence they had received as aforesaid Daniel Gaston
Signature of Daniel Eastwood

--- I hereby Certify that the Rev. Daniel Eastwood above named  has subscribed  & sworn to the above before me this 31st day of
August 1833 and also that he is well known to me as a man of truth and lawfull witness 
Signature of Gilbert Carr Justice
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State of New York
Otsego County ss.

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Otsego Seth Rowley who being duly sworn according to Law Deposeth and saith that he is personally well acquainted with John
Eastwood of Butternutt in said County and that he was well acquainted with said Eastwood in the revolutionary War that Rowley served as Sergeant in Capt Harrison Company in Col. John Harpers Regiment in the year 1780 --
that he now recollects and does well know that said John Eastwood was an Enlisted Soldier in the said Company & Regiment at the same
time for the Term of nine months- and that he the said Eastwood was taken prisoner the fore part of October of the same year by the
British & Indians at [illegible] while burning the Castle that  he well recollects selecting said Eastwood with a party to go and destroy the Enemys Boats, and also to bring the (?)
that most of said party was taken prisoners and that Eastwood was one of them said Deponant to the saith that he saw no
more of said Eastwood untill about the first of September 1783 when he said Deponant was stationed at Fort Herkimer and the said
Eastwood came in at said Fort Herkimer from Canada and stated to him said Deponant  the events of his Imprisonment that after having some rest and refreshment he Eastwood returned home said Deponant further saith that Eastwood served Faithfully as a good
Soldier before taken prisoner as aforesaid
Signature of Seth Rowley

Sworn & Subscribed this 4th day of Sept 1833 before me
Signature of Gilbert Cons Justic 

I also certify that the above named Seth Rawley is personally well known to me as a man of truth & veracity and is a creditable
and Lawfull witness
Signature of Gilbert Cons Justice
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State of New York 
Otsego County ss. 

I Horace Lathrop Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Gilbert Cons Esquire before where the proceeding Affidavits of John Eastwood, Daniel Eastwood, & Seth Rowley purport to have been severally sworn was the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said several affidavits & to the Certificates following the same, to be his genuine signatures.  Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 14th day of September 1838. 
Signature of Horace Lathrop. Clerk
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15889
John Eastwood
Otsego County 
N York 

12. 16 of
10 May 1833

p.301

Horace Lathrop Clk
Unadilla 
N.Y.
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BRIEF in the case of John Eastwood of Otsego County in the State of New York 
(Act 7th June 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Courtor a Judge?  Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is diabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he?  82

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 

PERIOD
Enlisted in 1780

DURATION of SERVICE
2 years  10 months prisoner
in service before  8 months
as a Ranger  9 
in all 4 years  3 months

RANK 
As a  Private

NAME OF GENERAL AND FIELD OFFICERS UNDER WHOM HE SERVED
Capt. Harrison, Col. Harper

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  Onandaga

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? Pittstown, New York

7. Is his Statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence by Incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  traditionary 

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Not  (counted?) as required

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

J.E. Brodford (Bradford)
Examining Clerk.
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28719
INVALID

File No.  28, 7198

John Eastwood
Pri  Rev War

Act: June 7th '32
Index: - Vol. 2  Page 118

[Arrangement of 1879.]
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New York
Revo:

John Eastwood
Suspended
Act to A H Beach
8 Augt 33
Let. Hon. S. Page 28 Apl 34
let to Do 3d June 34
let Do 12 Dec
(?)
Act. 7 June 32
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
September 24th 1840

Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, The widow of John Eastwood a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, a t the rate of
Sixty Dollars and ___Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept 1837
to the 27th Dec. 1837 the day of his death.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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State of New York
Otsego County ss.

Be it known that before me Sherman Paige 
Esq one of the Judges of the County Courts of said County personally appeared John McNutt of Chenango County and being by me duly sworn sworn according to law doth say that he is now 73 years of age that he is well acquainted with John Eastwood of Butternut in the County that he was acquainted with said Eastwood in the Revolutionary War and has been ever since that the said Mc West was a soldier with said Eastwood in  that was now draws a pension for his said services -- viz
that he said McNutt engaged served in Capt Levi Stockwell Company in Col. Websters Reg New York Levies a nine months service in the year he thinks 1778 - that he now well
recollects that said Eastwood was a private in the same Compy Reg as aforesaid with him at the same time that he served out the said Term of service and was dischar aged at the Stone House at White Hall the head of Lake
Champlain about the last of Decr 1774 or 1st of Jany 1779 

Also that he said McNutt now well recollects & is positive that said Eastwood did enlist as a soldier in Capt Joseph Harrisons Company in Colo. John Harpers Regiment for the Term of nine months in the year 1780 for the North -- (?) services - that said Eastwood and himself went with said Company under the command of [illegible]  parties to Fort Edward Fort George Palmer (?) and on various duties untill about the 18 of September when they were ordered to Schenectady where they joined the
said Regiment under the command of Major (Hune?)  that the Regiment then marched to Fort Stanwix - that the said Eastwood with others were detach on an expedition
under Capt Walter Frooman to detroy the Enemy boats & to burn the Indian Castle at (?) and in that [illegible text]  but were killed or taken prisoners this was some time in 1780 - that he saw me no more [illegible] for over years after Company again in the fall of 1780
Signature of John McNutt

Sherman Paige
[illegible text]

[Text to the left obscuring part of the deposition]
(?) has live in Chanago Co about 40 years and spoken of in very (?) terms by his neighbors as to [remaining text difficult to decipher]
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State of New York
Otsego County ss.  ⎬

Be it known that before me Sherman Page
to one of the Judges of the County Court of said County personally appeared John McNutt of Chenango County and being by me duly sworn sworn according to law doth say that he is now 73 years of age - that he is well
acquainted with John Eastwood of Betterment in the County - that he was acquainted with said Eastwood in the Revolutionary War and has been ever since -- that he said McNutt was a soldier with said Eastwood in that war now draws a pension for his said services -- viz.
that he said McNitt engaged & served in Capt Levi Stockwells Company in Col. Websters Reg New York Levies a nine months service in the year (he thinks 1778 - that he now well
recollects that said Eastwood was a private in the same Comp Regt as aforesaid with him at the same time that he served out the said Term of service and was discharged at the Stone House at White Hall the Head of Lake
Champlain about the last of Decr 1774 or 1st of Jany 1779 --

Also that he said Mc Nutt  now well recollects & is positive that said Eastwood did enlist as a soldier in Capt Joseph Harrissons Company in Col. John Harpers Regiment for the Term of nine months in the year 1780 for the Northern
services - that said Eastwood and himself went with said Company under the command of Lieut Buel on detached partieds to Fort Edward -  Fort George &  Palmer Town and on various duties untill about the 15 of September when
they were ordered to Schenectady where they joined said Regiment under the command of Major (Hun?) the said Regiment then marched to Fort Stanwix - that the said Eastwood with others were sent on an expedition under Capt. Walter Frooman to destroy the Enemy boats &
to burn the Indian Castle at [illegilbe] and in that Expedition most of said party were killed or taken prisoners that said Eastwood was taken prisoner this was some time in October the 8th 9th in the year 1780 -- that he saw no more of said Eastwood untill about three years after that Capt Hanson joined the company again in the fall of 1780 -- that Isaac Benedict, Seth Rowles & others belong to said Company
subscribed this 26th Septr 1834
Signature of John McNutt

Sherman Buel
[remainder of text illegible]
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Chunango County ss. 
I do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with John McNutt the withihn named deponent for more than twenty years and do not hesitate to say that I have no doubt in my mind but what he is a man of Truth and veracity and is intitled to full credit

Signature of Charles York  Judge
of Chunango County Courts