Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13825, for Cornelius Mabie, New York
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE 
New York 
Mabie, Cornelius 

NUMBER 
S.13825.
carded 

CONTENTS
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New York 31.703 
Cornelius Mabie 
of Rockland Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company command by Captain Sickles of the regt. command by Col Hay in the N. York Mil. line for 6 months & 14 days

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 55 Cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of January 1840 and sent to David Pye Clarkstown, N.Y. 

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 34  183.17 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 40.  10.77 
[totals] $193.94 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk 
Book E.2.  Vol. 4,  Page 46
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34.957 

Col Hawk Hay }
Capt Sickles }
Capt Blauvelt } N.Y. Militia

Admitted 
Private 6 months & 14 days 

David Pye Esq 
Clarkstown 
N. Y.
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State of New York. 
Rockland County } ss. On this Seventh day of November 1839. personally appeared before me Cornelius J Blauvelt, one of the Judges in and for said county, Cornelius Mabie a resident of the town of Orange, in the County and State aforesaid, aged 85 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 7th 1832, entitled "An act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution”  That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers, and served therein as is herein stated. - That on or about the tenth of July 1776 he then residing within the beat of a company commanded by Capt. John Blauvelt in Coln A Hawkes Hay's Regiment he was ordered out by his said Capt to guard along the Hudson River at Nyack and the Sloat: the British having sailed up said river, and lay in the same, when he in obedience to said order, did, in company with others of said company, comply with said Order, and guarded until the last of August when he was discharged until further Orders. and in the month of October in the same year, he was again ordered out to the same duty, and served two weeks, and in the month of November he served one week, at the same duty all which service was rendered as a private – 
That in the year 1777 his domestick concerns was so pressing, and he residing among Refugees and Tories, who did plunder and distress the aged and unprotected his aged parents thought it most advisable for him to stay at home, and a substitute was hired to serve during that year, in his place. 
That in the year 1778. the company having previously been divided into four classes, so that the fourth part thereof should be out on duty at one time, and the remainder at home attending to their domestick concerns, and change in turn, in which manner he served under Capt William Sickles in said Regiment, serving from one day to two weeks at a time, until the fall of the year 1779, but to state the time of the commencement or end, or lenght of each tour of duty so performed his memory will not enable him now to do - but feels confident that the whole put together would not be less than
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two months as a private, at times a guarding along the said river and other places and sometimes on scouting parties. 
That in the month of October 1779. about the middle of the month he enlisted as a private under Capt John Blauvelt in Coln Hay's Regiment, and served along the river at Nyack, the Sloat. and at Tappan Town, and at times in the State of New Jersey. and was discharged in the month of January 1780. after the term of enlistment was expired. 
That after his said term of enlistment was expired in 1780 he then joined his former company, then commanded by John M Hogenkamp, Capt and served therein on tours of from one day unto one week, either on guard duty on scouts or on alarms until the fall of the year 1781, serving full two months, puting all his different tours together;
That in the month of November 1781. he volunteered his service under Capt Isaac De Forest as a private and served one month, a guarding along the lines in New Jersey and other places, as their stations often changed- 
That in the above narrative he has endeavoured to set forth his services rendered during the Revolutionary war, but finds his memory so frail and imperfect that he is unable fully to set them forth as their service was so irregular, that much of it is forgotten, as more than sixty years has since passed by, and that he has, since the passing of the act of Congress made many fruitless attempts to procure witnesses to prove his services, but was unable to procure sufficient proof to bring his claim within the aforesaid act, until he lately obtained the annexed documentary testimony 
He hereby relinquishes all claim to an annuity or pension except the present, and declares that his name is not on the agency or pension roll of any state in the Union – 
That he was born in the town of Orange on the 17th of March 1754 He has a record of his age in the family bible, also in the Church Records – 
That from his birth until the present moment he has always resided in the town of Orange aforesaid -
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That he never to his knowledge received a discharge in writing for any of his services 
That he has no documentary testimony to prove his services by except the annexed – 
That the annexed testimony is all he has or can offer 
[signed] Cornelius Mabie
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me 
Cornl. I Blauvelt Judge of Comn Pleas. 

I do hereby Certify that I am perfectly acquainted with Comelins Mabie the above deponent, that he is a person of truth and veracity and that his declaration may head be relyed on, and the interogatory described by the war department were just and Satisfactorily answered and that by reason of age and bodily infirmaties he is unable to attend Court – 
[signed] Cornl. I Blauvelt Judge
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Rockland County ss 
I, Abraham Hogenkamp, Clerk of the County of Rockland, Do hereby certify. That Cornelius I Blauvelt Esqr. before whom the foregoing declaration of Cornelius Mabie, and the annexed affidavits of John G Bogert and John G Blauvelt were sworn to, and whose certificate is under written as each respectively, is one of the Judges in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature – 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this nineteenth day of November 1839 
[signed] Abm. Hogenkamp Clerk
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From Book 4.
The number and amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levies and Militia services & continued from Book 3. 
To whom given- 
1778. 
Decr 7th 17080. Cornelius Mabie  Priv. | 1 | 1 | 4
1780.
Jan. 20th 16218. Corns Mabie  | 8 | “ | “ 
1781.
May 15th 17100. Cornelius Mabie | 4 | “ | “ 

(From Book 9.)
The number and amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Lines and Militia services &c. continued from Book 8.
 To whom given
1782. Jan 1st 43537  Corns Maibe  Priv.  ┃ 2 ┃ 10 ┃  “  |
I hereby certify that the above extracts from Books 4 & 9 are true and correct-- that said Mabee appears to have first served under Capt William Sickles the second term in Captain John Blauvelts the third under Captain John M Hogin Camp and the fourth under Captain Isaac De Forest - by book 4 it appears that on 10 January 1779 Gilbert Cooper was Lieut Colo. also that on 9 August 1780 A. Hawk Hay was Colo. The above books now remain in the office 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the tenth day of October 1839 
[signed] Bates Fiske 
Comptroller 

fees $1.45 

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State of New York. 
Rockland County } ss.  On this seventh day of November 1839. personally appeared before me Cornelius I Blauvelt, one of the Judges in and for said county. John G Bogert a resident of the town of Orange in said county, aged 84 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say: That he was well acquainted with Cornelius Mabie, during the Revolutionary war and until this present time, and that the said Cornelius Mabie did, with this deponant reside within the beat and belong in a company first by commanded by Capt John J Blauvelt then by Capt. William Sickles and afterwards by Capt. John M Hogenkamp, in Col A. Hawkes Hay's Regiment during said War,- 
That at this late period this deponant is unable to state the number or lenght of each tour of duty performed by the said Cornelius Mabie during the said war, and can only say that in the year 1776 the said company, (that is those that did not enlist in the five months service) served nearly all the time from about the tenth of July until late in the month of November, the time the British ships of war lay in the Hudson River, that in the year 1777. early in the spring the company was classed, and each man had to serve the fourth part of his time in tours which araingment was continued during the remainder of the war, but to state the number of tours of duty performed, or the length of each, this deponant is now unable to do, but knows that a great part of the time of each soldier was spent on actual duty during said war from 1777 to 1782 – 
[signed] John Bogert
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before me. 
[signed[ Cornl I Blauvelt Judge of Comn Pleas 
I do hereby certify that John G Bogert who has subscribed his name to the above affidavit is a person of truth and veracity, and that his declaration may be relyed on.
[signed]  Cornl I Blauvelt Judge.
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State of New York 
Rockland County } ss. On this seventh day of November, 1839 personally appeared before me Cornelius I Blauvelt one of the Judges in and for said county, John G Blauvelt, a resident of the town of Orange, in said county, aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Cornelius Mabie during the Revolutionary war and until this present time, and knows that the said Cornelius Mabie did reside within the beat and belong in a Company whereof John G. Blauvelt was first Capt William Sickles and afterwards John M Hogenkamp was the Capt. during said war, in Coln A Hawkes Hay's Regiment and knows that the said Cornelius Mabie did serve under one or the other of said Capt during said War, but cannot now say how much –
[signed] John G Blauvelt
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me 
[signed] Cornl. I Blauvelt Judge 
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John G Blauvelt the individual who has subscribed his name to the above affidavit, that he is a person of truth and veracity and that his declaration may be relyed on 
[signed] CornI. I Blauvelt Judge
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In reply to your request of --- received --- for a statement of the military history of Cornelius Mabie  a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out, (or his widow's)] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 13.825 
[TABLE]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   |  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  |   RANK  |   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. / COLONEL.  |  STATE  |
1776  |  2 mos.  |  Private  |  John Blauvelt / A. Hawks Hay  |  NY.  |
1778 Fall 79  |  2 mos.  |  Private  |  William Sickels / A. Hawks Hay  |    |
1779 to Jany 1780.   |     |     |  John Blauvelt / A. Hawks Hay  |     |
1780 to Fall 81  |  2 mos.  |    |  John M. Hogenkamp / A. Hawks Hay  |     |
Nov 81  |  1 mo.  |    |  Isaac DeForest / A. Hawks Hay  |     |
[END OF TABLE]
Battles engaged in, √
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Orange, Rockland Co.  N.Y. 
Date of application for pension, Nov. 7, 1839
Residence at date of application, Orange, N.Y.
Age at date of application, b. Mch 17, 1754 at Orange, N.Y.
Remarks: His claim allowed. No family data on file.
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N. York
Cornelius Mabie 
Let. to D. Pye 9. Jan 1840

Act June 7 1832
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[left side] 
1912 Feb. 6. Hist. to Mrs. H. M. Schermerhorn ¢

[right side]
Rev War
13825 
INVALID. 
File No. 13.825 
Cornelius Mabie 
Priv. Rev War 

Act: June 7, 1832 
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 239 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Clarkstown Novr 19th 1839. 
Honl. Sir 
Accompanying I send you the Declaration of Cornelius Mabie with the proof of his services annexed 
Mr. Mabie since the year 1833 has often requested me to assist in geting his pension, and thought he had rendered as much service as most of the applicants but in examining such testimony as he could find I was led to believe that all the parole testimony he could offer would not be sufficient satisfactorily to prove six months service to bring him under the act of June 7, 1832. and until the documentary testimony annexed was procured did I judge it necessary to apply. 
His claim is now sent with such testimony, and all that I believe that can be offered 
I remain Honl Sir 
Your Obt Servt. 
[signed] David Pye

Honl James L Edwards
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Jan 27 1840
N.Y. 
J. Blauvelt
C. Mabie

Nyack Turnpike
Jany 21  Free

James L Edwards 
Commisr of Pensions
Washington City 
D.C.
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Clarkstown Jany 21st 1840 
Honl Sir 
Your letter of the 9th Instant stating that a pension will be allowed to Cornelius Mabie for six months and fourteen days, if it be decided to accept thereof 
Mr. Mabie says that all the testimony in his power has been sent and will accept of a certificate for the time stated, which Certificate please to direct to me as soon as may be convenient In my reply to your letter of the 20 of Novr. last, in the case of Catherine Myer, I stated that as his commission went to show that he was ensign in 1776 wither it would not be just to allow all the services as ensign, but since you judged otherwise a certificate would be accepted as stated in your letter of the 15th of Novr. last. which has not as yet been received – 
In my last letter to you in the case of Sarah Blauvelt, I stated that Mrs Blauvelt wished to know the reason why the three months services her husband served under Capt Blauvelt at [illegible, Potawa?] cannot be allowed, as she expects that by other testimony she will be able to satisfy you that it was rendered, but have not as yet received your answer.
I remain Honl Sir
Your Humble Servt
[signed] David Pye 

Hon James L Edwards
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Schenectady N.Y. 
January 25, 1912 
Department of the Interior bureau of pensions 
Washington, D.C. 
Gentlemen 
I want to become a member of the D.A.R. and write for the records of Cornelius Mabie. 
Yours respectfully 
Mrs. M.H. Schermerhorn 
9 Brandywine Ave
Schenectady, N. Y.