Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14756, Martin C Van Buren, New York
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[the following is written across the top of the page:]
SERVICE
[handwritten] New York

Van Buren, Martin C.

NUMBER
S.14756

Carded

CONTENTS
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8837
New York
Martin C. Van Buren

[some of the following words are illegible due to being in the fold in middle of page]

Albany Co in the State of New York [illegible] was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Baldwin of the [illegible - looks like possibly "Eighty"] commanded by [line drawn] in the N Y [illegible] [illegible] for 9 m 8 dy

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Apl 1833 and sent to S. Cheever Albany

[illegible - looks like possibly "Arrears"] to the 4th of March 1833 $61.76
[illegible - looks like possibly "Semi-anl."] allowance ending 4 Sept 1833  $15.44
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$77.20

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 4  Page 34
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Martin C. Van Buren
Declaration and Proofs

1640

$30:88/100 per ann.

Address S. Cheever
Albany N.Y.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832

State of New York
County of Albany} ss
On this 29th day of September 1833 personally appeared before the Justice Court in & for the City of Albany Martin C. Van Buren aged seventy nine years, now a resident of the town of Coeymans in the county of Albany & State of New York formerly a resident of the town of Schodack & county of Rensselaer.  Who being first duly sworn according to law ^in open-court^ doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
Says that on or about the first day of August 1776 he enlisted as a private for during the war in a company of Rangers commanded by Capt Alexander Baldwin. The first Lieut of the Company was Lyman Jackson & second Martin Van Buren  That all the officers of the company are dead  That he enlisted at home at Schodack & went to Albany & [illegible] soon after and went immediately on duty first - sent to what was called the Indian fields war what is now the village of Coeymans.  Then to Pasaick now Westerlo in Albany County.  Then on the East of the river to Canan now in the county of Columbia then to Lebanon in the same county  That after serving about three & a half months in said Company he was taken sick and at Albany, the Capt told him he might go into the hospital & be taken care of there or go home to Schodack & he went home when he remained sick until about the middle of April 1777 being about five months  That on recovering, his Captain, Baldwin, had gone to Canada with part of the Company & the Lieut Jackson was at a place called
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Sacknadaga with a small remnant of the Company  That the part so remaining with Jackson came down to Albany the latter part of May & was discharged  That the company being  in so broken a state when he the said Martin C recovered from his illness & expecting soon to be discharged was the reason why he did not again join it  That in the month of January 1776 he volunteered in the company of Militia commanded by Lieut Comdr Obadiah Lansing  (Nicholas Staats the Capt being at the time absent at Boston,) and marched to Johnstown under Genl Schuyler and routed a company of Torries who had collected [illegible] at a fort & was on duty about ten days at that time  That on or about the first of July 177 he was ordered out as a militia man in the company commanded by Capt Nicholas Staats first Lieut Obadiah Lansing & 2 Lieut Philip Staats & attached to the Right commanded by Lieut Col John Beekman
That he joined Genl Schuyler's army at Fort Edward & retreated with him to Saratoga & was sent home to Schodack by Genl Schuyler to accompany Lieut Philip Staats who was wounded at a place called Snook Kill below fort Edward  That he the said Martin C. Van Buren was six weeks or 1 1/2 months at that time on duty.  That during that time he alternately drove a wagon & carried a musket & stood sentinel & mounted picket guard  That about the 28th of August of the same year he again marched in the same company of militia to Still Water to reinforce the American army & was on the field of battle as a corps of [illegible] at the taking of Burgoyne & was discharged about the 23 of September after the battle in 1777.  having been about three weeks or three fourths of a month in service at that time
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That in the fall of 1778 he went with detachment from the same company of militia under Philip Staats as Lieut & Capt Robert Woodworth commanded the company to Schoharrie on a tour of duty for one month to guard the then frontier from the Indians that the relief company did not come at the expiration of the month & he staid five weeks at that time
That in the fall of the year 1779 he was ordered out in the same company of militia to Schoharrie when he went & was on duty about ten days when he was discharged  That in the summer, thinks in the month of June, 1780 he went with the same company of militia to a place called Fort Hunter near the mouth of the Schoharrie Creek, on the Mohawk, when he staid on duty about three weeks was ordered out to defend the place against the Indians  That in the fall of the year thinks Sept 1781 he was ordered out in the same company commanded by the same officers & attached to Lieut Col Beekmans Regt went to Saratoga & thence to Schenectady & was on duty at that time about one month
That in the fall of the same year thinks in the latter part of the month of October he was again ordered out in the same company with the same officers & went to Schenectady & then to Saratoga when he was discharged & was on duty at that time about three weeks  or three fourths of al month 
That he never received any written discharge
That at the time he was discharged from the company of Rangers in May 1776 his Capt Baldwin was a prisoner in Canada  That previous to the discharge of himself & several others of his company at Albany the company had been divided & a part had volunteered to go with the Capt to a place called Sabbath day point in or near Canada when they were taken prisoners.  The Lieut Jackson died the

[The following numbers are written down the left margin of the page.  Appears to be keeping a written tally of the amount of time served.]
1 1/4
1/3
3/4
1 month
3/4
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same season & most of the resided of the company enlisted into the regular service.  [the following sentence is in a different handwriting] That he was in actual service ten and [illegible fraction - looks like 1/6] months [illegible - possibly "Ensign"] then five months he lay at home sick attended to the said company of Rangers ^In all 15 1/6.  
He the said Martin C. Van Buren hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity accept the present he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State and that he has never been taught to write his name
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid by making his mark.
[signed] J. G. Wasson, Clk
Martin C. Van Buren his X mark

Albany Justices Court Ss.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

I John G Wasson clerk of the Justices Court of the city of Albany Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Martin C. Van Buren for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sent my hand and seal of the office this 29th day of September 1832.
[signed] John G. Wasson Clk
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State of New York
City & County of Albany} Ss  John A. Ostrander of the town of Schodack in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York aged seventy one years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Martin C. Van Buren who made the annexed Declaration to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he knew the said Martin C. Van Buren during the American Revolution.
That he has heard the said declaration of the said Martin C. read and understands it.
That he this deponent was in service in the same company of Militia with said Martin C. at the times as set forth in his said declaration at the Surrender of Burgoyne at Still Water in Septr 1777.
Was also with him at Fort Hunter for three weeks.
That this deponent was unable to join his company when first ordered to march to Saratoga in the fall of 1781, but proceded to Schenectady several days after the company had been ordered out and met the company at that place and the said Martin C. was with said company and continued with the company until they were discharged.
That this deponent was also with said Martin C. in the same company of Militia on a tour of duty for three weeks in the latter part of the same fall.  They marched first to Schenectady and thence to Saratoga
That for the last three terms of service towit at Fort Hunter and twice at
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Schenectady.  this deponent was the orderly Sergeant of the Company of Capt Nicholas Staats.  That he has no minutes kept of the company nor does he know where there are any.  That so far as the said declaration of the said Martin C. Van Buren relates to the times this deponent so served in said Company of Militia, and as to the officers and their death he knows the same to be true.
That he also well remembers that it was understood at the time in the neighborhood where this deponent and the said Martin C. lived, that the said Martin C. enlisted into the company of Rangers in the Summer of 1776 and served therein until he was taken sick
Also that he was out in the service at the retreat of Genl Schuyler from Fort Edward to Still Water in 1777.  also that he went to Johnstown in the winter of 1776 and at the other times and places as set forth in his said declaration.
That this deponent was a captain of an independent, uniform company at Schodack and commanded the said company as such from about 1799 for about seven years.
That this deponent is a Decan in the Dutch Reformed Church made up from the towns of Schodack and Greenbush.  That the said Martin C. Van Buren was a
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member of said church whilst he resided in Schodack.  That this present Clergyman of that church did not come there until after this said Martin C. had [illegible- possibly "returned"] to Coeymans in the County of Albany where he now resides.
[signed] John A Ostrander

Sworn in Open Court this 29 of September 1832}
[signed] John G. Wasson Clk
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State of New York
City & County of Albany} Ss.  Abraham Van Buren of the town of Schodack in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York aged Seventy three years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he ["is well acquainted" crossed out] is a brother of Martin C. Van Buren who made the annexed Declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he has heard the said declaration of the said Martin C. read and understands it.
That he was with the said Martin C. in January 1776 on an excursion when ordered out with the Militia to Johnstown to [illegible] a [illegible - looks like "collection"] of Tories [?] who had got into a fort there.  The company was commanded by the first Lieutenant Obedia Lansing.  That said Martin C. was on duty at that time about ten days.
That this deponent enlisted on or about the first of August 1776 into a company of Rangers commanded by Capt. Alexander Baldwin Lieut Lyman Jackson and Martin Van Buren.  That said Martin C. enlisted at the same time with this deponent and served in said company in the places and service as set forth in his said statement until about the middle of November of the same year when he was taken sick.  That he remained
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sick as he was informed at the time and believes true until about the middle of April 1777.  That the officers of the company are all dead and the company was divided, part taken prisoners at or near Canada as he understood and the [illegible] discharged about the last of May 1777.
That he was with him and knows that he performed the services as set forth in his said Declaration on a term of Six weeks or one and a half months in the Summer of 1777, in a company commanded by Capt. Nicholas Staats Lieut. Obidiah Lansing and Philip Staats, with Genl. Schuyler's army at Fort Edward and Saratoga and that the said Martin C. performed services at that time as set forth in said Declaration.
That this deponent was drafted and went out on a tour of three months at the time of Burguoine's surrender at Saratoga, and saw the said Martin C. on duty at that time in the Militia which he understood at the time he served about three weeks.
That in the fall of the year 1778, the said Martin C. was [illegible - possibly "detached"] with a part of his company under Capt Robt Woodworth and out of the Lieut. (Philip Staats) belonging to him the said Martin's Company of Militia and served a term of about [illegible - looks like "four"] weeks ^at Schoharrie^ and this deponent went in the next detachment  to [illegible - possibly "relieve"] and sent him on his return with his company
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That he heard that said Martin C. was on duty at Schoharrie in the fall of 1779 as set forth in the Declaration of said Martin C. for a term of about ten days.
That he was with him at Fort Hunter in the summer of 1780, about three weeks, at Saratoga and Schenectady in the same part of the fall of 1781 he was with him for a term of one month and in the latter part of the same fall or a term of about three weeks at Schenectady and Saratoga as set forth in the said declaration of said Martin C. Van Buren.
That he this deponent commanded a company of Militia in the town of Schodack from about the year 1799. to 1805 or 6 as a captain.
That this said Martin C. Van Buren is aged seventy nine years according to his age as always understood in his family 
That this deponent was never taught to write his name.
Abraham Van Buren
his X mark.

Subscribed & Sworn to in open Court this 29th day Septr 1832}
[signed] J.G. Wasson Clk
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State of New York.
City & County of Albany}Ss.
Abial Buckman one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Rensselaer and State of New York, being duly sworn Says that he resides in the town of Schodack in said County of Rensselaer That he is well acquainted with Martin C. Van Buren who made the annexed Declaration to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That the said Martin C is reputed an honest man where he resides in Coeymans and also at Schodack where he lately resides. and that this deponent has understood from persons nearly of the age of the said Martin C. that he has performed Revolutionary Services, and this deponent further says that it is, and has been, and said he was acquainted with the neighborhood where said Martin C. resided in Schodack for twenty years or more, reputed that said Martin C. has performed services as a Revolutionary Soldier, and he believes the statement of said Martin C. in his said declaration to be true.
[signed] A Buckman

Sworn and subscribed this 29th day of Septbr 1832
[signed] J.G.Wasson Clk}
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Statem[rest of word missing due to large ink stain] of Vouchers.

1t.  Declaration of Martin C. Van Buren the Applicant Duly authenticated

2d.  The affidavit of John A. Ostrander, who was orderly Sergeant part of the time in the same company and his neighbor 

3d.  Affidavit of Abraham Van Buren brother of applicant who was part of the time in service with him.

4th  The affidavit of Judge Buckman one of the Judges of Common Pleas of Rensselaer County, who knows the applicant and testifies to his integrity, and that he is reputed where he lives to have been a Revolutionary Soldier.
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Added.
1.  Further declaration of Applicant
2.  Affidavit of Revd. [illegible - possibly "Mr."] Jolly
3.  Certificate of Judge to credibility of witness.  that papers were all made out together and sworn before justice cert at same time.
4. Certificate of Clk of Albany County that S. Cheever was first Judge to [illegible] the Seal of the county.


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[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of Evidence
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State of New York
Albany County Ss}
Martin C. Van Buren the person named in the annexed declaration made on the 29th day of September 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, being duly sworn says, That he is as appears on his since declaration an aged man That from the great lapse of time since he rendered his services during the Revolutionary War he is not able to state with precision the exact number of days he was in service at the several times mentioned in said annexed declaration.  That when he made out said declaration he put the time in every instance as short as the facts were intending if he erred at all it shall be against himself.
That he now states that the time he was actually in service from the first of August 1776 to the middle of November of the same year was three and a half months, and that the time during which he was sick as set forth in said declaration was five months, making eight and a half months from the time of his enlistment to the time when he was able to return to his duty in said Company or to his simply making it home.
That the time during which he was actually in service in January 1776 under Lieutenant Lansing, as stated in his said declaration was at least ten days.
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That he was actually on duty one and a half months during the months of July and August 1777 as set forth in his said declaration.
That he was actually in service next and immediately preceding the 23d of September 1777 for three weeks.  at the place and under the circumstances as set forth in said declaration.
That in the year 1778 he actually served the full term of five weeks at least on a tour of duty at Schoharrie as set forth in said declaration.
That he was actually on duty for the term of ten days at least in the fall of the year 1779 at Schoharrie as set forth in his said declaration.
That in the summer, thinks the month of June 1780 he was actually on duty for the term of three weeks at least at a place called Fort Hunter as set forth in said declaration.
That he was actually on duty in the fall of the year 1781. for the term of one month at the places and under the circumstances as set forth in his said declaration, thinks in the months of September and October of that year.
That he also served in the same fall another term of three weeks in the latter part of the month of October and for a part of November under the circumstances as he set forth in said declaration.
That he was in no civil employment during the time he was so in service but devoted himself entirely to military
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service as set forth in said declaration.
This deponent further says that he never learned to write his name

Sworn this 28th day of April 1833. before me by making his mark.
Martin C. Van Buren his X mark

[signed] S. Cheever First Judge of Albany County Court of the decree of Counsellor at Law in the Supreme Court of this state

State of New York
Albany Ss.}. I Hugh Jolly a Clergyman residing in the town of Coeymans in the County of Albany hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Martin C. Van Buren who has sworn to and by his mark subscribes the above affidavit, and the annexed declaration.  That I believe him to be seventy nine years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides now and also where he formerly resided in Schodack, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that I concur in that opinion.
[signed] Revd. Hugh Jolly
Sworn and Subscribed this 20th April 1833 before me
S Cheevers First Judge Albany County Courts Counsellor
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State of New York
City & County of Albany Ss}
I Samuel Cheever First Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany of the degree of Counsellor-at-Law in the Supreme Court of this state do certify that I am & have been for many years acquainted with Martin C. Van Buren who made the annexed declaration that he is reputed when he is known as an honest man
That I am also acquainted with John A. Ostrander & with Abraham Van Buren whose affidavits are attached to the anexed declaration of the said Martin C. Van Buren.
That they have both the reputations of honest men and their testimony would be entitled to and would receive full credit where they are known.
That I am well acquainted with ["Abraham" crossed out] Abial Buckman whose affidavit is attached to the said anexed declaration & that he is now & was at the date of his said affidavit one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of ["Albany" crossed out] Rensselaer & his certificate or affidavit is entitled to full faith and credit.  That I was present before the Albany Justices Court on the 29th day of September 1832 & saw the said Martin C. Van Buren make & swear to his said anexed declaration & the said John A.  Ostrander & Abraham Van Buren swear to their respective affidavits all in open court which affidavits were there and now ^are^ attached to said declaration  That the annexed affidavit of said Abial Buckman was drawn at his request & attached to said declaration & left with the clerk of said Justices Court for said Buckman to swear to & said Buckman told me afterwards he had sworn the same before said court.
I also certify that I am acquainted with Revd Hugh Jolly & know him to be a respectable clergyman residing at Coeymans in this county of Albany
Dated Albany April 22d 1833
[signed] S. Cheever First Judge
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Albany County Courts -
Counsellor [illegible - looks like "to."]

State of New York
Albany County}ss:
I Conrad A. Ten Eyck, Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Samuel Cheever Esquire whose name is subscribed to the preceding Certificate was on the date of the same First Judge of the Albany County Courts Counsellor [illegible - looks like "vc" or "vo"].  That I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe that his name subscribed to the said Certificate is his proper hand writing & signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal this 23rd day of April A.D. 1833.
[signed] C. A Ten Eyck Clerk

[stamped with a circular seal that is illegible]
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                       14756

[hand-written on side, illegible]         INVALID.

FI[illegible}   14,756
Martin C Van Buren.
Priv Rev War 

: June 7" 1832
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{arrangement of 1870.}