Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23433, for Oglesbery D Stinard, New York
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New York
Stinard, Oglesbery D
S 23433
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New York 31.058
Oglesbery D. Stinard of Orange County in the State of New York he was a private in the company commanded by Captain Seeket of the Regt. Commanded by Colonel Honeywell in the New York line for 9 months 

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1831 to the 4. Sept. 1831 Agent modified 13 June 1838

Inscribed in the roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars—-cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of 
Mar. 1837 and [illegible] to John Cartie
Florida, Orange County,NY
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837           180.00
Semi-ani.Allowance ending 4 April.1837 15.00
                                                                        $195.00
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by D. [Burns?] Clerk
Book .E.2 Vol. 4 Page 67
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O.G.Stinard
10.477
Allowed
William Benton
Admitted
Private 9 months 
John Cartie Esq.
Florida
County of Orange
New York
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State of New York 
Orange County SS:
On the 7th day of September 1835 before me the under named Commissioner of Deeds personally appeared Oglenbery D. Stinard an applicant for a pension under the Act of June 7th 1832 for the purpose of explaining and amending his former declaration which is hereunto annexed, And after being duly sworn according to law deposith and saith that at the time mentioned in his declaration under Captain Sacket and Col Honeywell to
[?Maur??] and assisted in taking Capt. Tolin and the refugees. He was in service one week That in the year 1778 as near as deponent can recall he was out under Capt. Jacob Purdy and Major Paulding Horton, west to North Castle and White Plains - kept guard and while there took several refugees, took them to Bedford and a few days after deponent went as one of a Sargent guard with them to  Poughkeepsie was occupied at that time about two weeks. Soon after was under Captain Sacket. And Colonel Thomas, keeping guard one week. That after this. Deponent was frequently called out under the militia officers of the place sometimes for a single day sometimes two or three days, but he cannot particularly stay the times nor places until the younger harassment to Pound ridge and burned the meeting house and other buildings at which time he was called out by Sergeant Joseph Mills and went under Captain Josiah Miller was there out only two days. Afterwards deponent cannot particularly cannot particularly describe any service until the day Bedford was burned when he was out Sergeant Mills had no captain, deponent and the sergeant and a few other others went on the point about 200 yards and fired three rounds at them. Col. Emmerick’s trumpet was immediately blown and the enemy retreated. Was outThat day and night and most of the next day on the lookout. Deponent and his party cut across the country and intercepted them at the distance of about 3 miles from Bedford and fired on them as they were starting fires to Ezra Lyons home the enemy not knowing how few or many were after them immediately retreated that was the last building they said fire to on that occasion . Deponent was after that very frequently. Called on by the militia officers on short term of duty. Until he enlisted in the nine months Service under Captain Thomas Hunt, Lieutenants Tuthil and Tooker a part of the time attached to Colonel Sheldon’s regiment. Headquarters, most of the time at Bedford. Served the nine months got no written discharge. But afterwards went to the office in New York and got a certificate for land and sold it to Edmund Ferris as stated in his former declaration.
Deponent father says that although his recollection will not enable him particularly to state more particulars he is confident of having served much more than is stated in his original and this amended declaration" he has not here repeated the service at Throgs point and New Rochelle and now submits his case to the judgment and liberality of the Department.
Oglenbery D. Stinard
Sworn to and subscribed this 7th day of September 1835 Before me.
 [illegible] Pouxtice Com. Of Deeds
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State of New York
Orange County SS:
I, Lebbeus L. Vail clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that John Curtice Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made was at the time of taking such affidavit  a Commissioner in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said County commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same. (being appointed on the 12th day of November 1833 to serve during a term of four years). And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Commissioner and verily believe that the signature Jno. Curtice, subscribed to the proof of the said affidavit, to be his proper handwriting. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 15th day of September 1835.
Lebbeus Vail Clerk
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In the Matter of the Application of Oglenbery D. Stinard for a Pension made the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of New York
County of Orange SS:
Personally appeared before me the [illegible] signed a Justice of the Peace in Court for the County of Orange and State aforesaid. Oglenbery D. Sintard who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to all the particulars of or as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection [crossed out] he [illegible] coming to the war of the revolution upon different tours of duty all of which were performed in the County of Westchester and in the State of New York during the years 1776 (when he first entered the service) and the years 1777-1778-1779-1780-1781-1782-1783, at the least two years actual, that is including the service already mentioned in his declaration to which is [ illegible] during the whole of which he acted as a Private for which service he claims a pension
Oglenbery D. Stinard 
Affirmed and subscribed this 3 January 1833 before me
AW Elliott
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State of New York
Orange County 
I Asa Dunning clerk of the County of Orange and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange do hereby certify that Horeus W Elliott Esq. before whom this written affidavit was sworn or affirmed to me at the time a [illegible] of the [illegible] in and for the said county of Orange claim that his name submitted to the legal affidavit is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of January 1833
Asa Dunning
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State of New York
County of Orange SS: On the 4th day of Sept 1832 Appeared in court Before judges of  Common Pleas Was sitting Oglesbery D. Stinard a resident of the Town of Warwick in the said County of Orange and the State of New York aged seventy four years [very faint, illegible writing for approximately four lines]
Made the following declaration in order to obtain The benefit Of the act of Congress [Illegible] June 7, 1832 That he Entered the service United States under the following Officers And served [Illegible] stated that in the early part of the war, he was called out by the Malicia office of the [Illegible] of Westchester in the county of westchester the aforesaid was on duty to guard against [illegible] [Illegible] And was detained in stocks for [ illegible,]  his officers when this was at Rochelle [Two lines illegible] and was called in under Captain Sackett and Colonel Honeywell on a[Very faint writing illegible approximately three lines] whole time in duty[Illegible] nine months Under Captain Thomas Hunt [Illegible Approximately three lines] discharge, but got a certificate and the same to John and Ferris The British when they Burned Bedford [Illegible lines] believes that the whole of his [Illegible] together during said war was not [illegible] two years. That this deponent was [illegible] in Westchester in the state of New York. He did reside at Fishkill in Dutchess County New York and then to the Town of Warwick in the County of Orange and [illegible]. That he had no documentary Evidence [ illegible next two lines] that he was a substitute for a class of [illegible]
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Andre Joseph Stills John Ferris this deponent and purports some others formed to stop at Bedford. This deponent does at times [illegible] Date of His enlistment That And the same in the [Illegible] Nearly the clothes of The war. The deponent hereby has Under Every claim while to [most of sentence, illegible, faint writing] All of this agency, if any State. Deponent Was born In the year 17 He has a record Of his age at home. Stephen Horton, Daniel Layton and Jerome Layton While in deponent’s Neighborhood who can Testify as to his Truth and veracity and their belief As to his serving In the revolutionary war.
Sworn the day and year
[Illegible]
Oglesbery D. Stinard
Asa Dunning Clerk
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State of New York
County of Orange SS:
Personally appeared before me Sam. S. Seward first Judge of the Courts of Orange County Stephen Horton and James Horton both residents of the Town of Warwick in said County and both to me personally known who after being duly sworn, according to law depose and say The said Stephen That he has Been well acquainted with be Rev. Oglesbery D. Stinard For nearly forty years and the said James Has been acquainted with him For about twenty years And both concur in the belief that he is of the age He Represents himself To be. That he was reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he formally resided To have been a soldier of the revolution And that they both Concur in that opinion. That he is and has long been A preacher of the gospel in good standing in the Methodist denomination. That his character. Is without reproach and that In their opinion his representations under oath are entitled to full credit.
Stephen Horton
James Horton
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 30th day of August 1832
Sam S. Seward
First judge of said county
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BA-J/MCS
Oglesbery D. Stinard
S. 234333

Mr. Jesse F. Stinard
831 Jay Street
Albany, New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of September 26, 1935 Requesting information relative to Drake Stinard And Oglesbery D. Stinard, soldiers of the revolutionary war.
The data which follow were obtained from Papers on file in pension claim. S. 23433, based upon the military military service of Oglesbery Drake Stinard, the only soldier surnamed Stinard that is found in the revolutionary war records of this office.
Oglesbery Drake Stinard was born Feb 16, 1758 in Westchester, New York. The names of his parents were not given.
He stated that he lived in Westchester, New York, until he was driven away by the British.
While living in Westchester County, New York, he enlisted in 1776 and served each year until sometime in 1783, amounting to at least two years actual service, as private with the New York troops under Captain Sackett, Thomas Hunt, Jacob Purdue, Josiah Miller, and Colonel Honeywell, Thomas, Sheldon, and Frederick Weisenfels; he was in a skirmish with the British when they burned Bedford.
After the Revolution he lived I at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, and about 1816 he moved to Warwick, Orange County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executive September 4, 1832, at which time he was living in Warwick, New York.
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In 1836 he was living with his granddaughter (name not given) in Orange County, New York. The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier’s family.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Revolution 
23433
INVALID
File No. 23433
Oglenbery D. Stinard
Pri Rev War
Act  June 7 32
Index: -Vol. 2 , Page 3722
(Arrangement of 1870.)

1935 Oct. 5 
Hist. To Mrs. Jesse F. Stinard 
MCS
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New York 
State College for Teachers 
Albany
831 Jay Street, Albany, N.Y.
September 26, 1935

Commissioner of Pensions 
Bureau of Pensions 
Department of the Interior 
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
In the list of Revolutionary soldiers from New York there appears under “Levier” Colonel Frederick Weisenfels’ Company, the names of Drake Stinard and Oglesbery D. Stinard. In the Census of 1790 the latter is listed as head of a family and was living at that time in the Town of Westchester, Westchester County., N.Y.
I wonder if you can tell me whether either of these men received a pension. If so, I shall be very grateful to you for such information as they gave concerning themselves in their applications.
Thanking you for this information, I am
Very truly yours,
Jesse F. Stinard
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O. G. Stinard
New York
Suspended
See letter to 
John Curtice Esq.
Florida Orange County. N.Y.
4 Nov. 1835
[illegible] Hon. J.W. Brown 18 [illegible] ‘36
O.G. Stinard
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller’s Office 
June 6 1838
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.” Oglesbery D. Stinard a pensioner on the Roll of the New York City Agency, at the rate of thirty Dollars and [crossed out]  per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th of September 1837
Respectfully yours,
Gleion K. Parris
Comptrollers

To the Commissioner of Pensions 
Present.
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Florida 
Jan 5th
N. York
Hon. J.L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Florida Orange County, New York
January 4th 1837
Hon. J.L Edwards 
Com of Pensions 
Sir,
I am at last able to enclose what I suppose will be sufficient evidence in the case of Oglesbery D. Stinard in the affidavit of Sam. Youngs who was one of his Lieutenants. 
Lt. Stinard at a great inconvenience for him went to Westchester Chester County and was so fortunate as to find the last man but two that are living that were members of the company is the person of his Lieut.
I observe in your communication to Col. Brown our member in congress of the 18th May last, you call him Oglesbery G. Stinard. There is some mistake either from the
badness of his or my writing or some [illegible] at your office. His name is Oglesbery D. Stinard.
You will, please have the goodness on the receipt of the enclosed evidence to make out such a certificate You find him entitled to and enclosed to me at this place for him. Please inform me whether he can immediately draw. From his pension or how long before his name will be forwarded. The agency in New York.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant
Jno. Curtice
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State of New York Westchester County SS. 
Samuel Youngs of The Said County Being duly sworn saith That in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two Was appointed a Lieutenant in Captain Thomas Winters company In colonel Frederick Wiesenfels Regiment Of New York Services raised by the State of New York for the term of nine months that he entered the said service sometime in the Spring of that year.  That Ogelsbery Drake Stinard was a soldier in the said company and served out the whole term of nine months as a good and faith. That said Thomas Hunt’s company during the whole time for which they were enlisted was stationed on the American lines in the said county. And never joined the said regiment which was stationed on the western frontier of the said  state. That the said Oglesbery Drake Stinard was at the time he was unlisted in the said company. A resident of the said county but now says that he resides with his granddaughter in the county of Orange in the said state of New York. That the deponent perfectly remembers they said Oglesbery Drake Stinard and knows him  to be the same person who served as a soldier in the said Captain Thomas Hunt’s company in which campaigning against Tuttle
Was first Lieutenant And the deponent was second Lieutenant. That Nathan Tucker who had formerly held a Lieutenant’s commission in the Levy service but at this time was not in service only as a volunteer. He continued a great part of his time at our quarters which I find induced the [ illegible] applicant Oglesbery Drake Stinard to consider him a scout in the said company.
Samuel Youngs
Sworn and subscribed this 19th Day of November 1836
Before me
Rich’ H. Woods
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Samuel Youngs and consider his affidavit to be written to full credit.
Dated White Plains Nov. 19.1836
Rich’ H. Woods
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County of Westchester SS.
I John Smith Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Richard C. Woods is a Justice of the Peace as within residing in the said county and that the signature on the foregoing certificate handwriting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county the 19th day of September 1816
John C. Smith Clerk
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Scht 18
M
refd case
as above
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D.C.
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Florida Orange County, New York. September 14th 1885
Hon. J.L. Edwards 
Sir.
Enclosed I Return to thePension office this Application of Oglebery D. Stinard For a pension Law of June 7th  1832. From the great length of time(He having no Memoranda) Since the service Rendered. His advanced age, so he cannot give any more particular Amount Of his services Then is now forwarded. He has Recollected And added A month or more perhaps to his former declaration There is no doubt that he rendered the services stated and more that he Could not state with preciseness. I hope his application will be sufficient to cover half pay as I fully believe he is entitled to it at least.
You will please to examine his case And allow him such a pension as you think him entitled to making such liberal allowances as duty will permit. Please direct his certificates to me. At Florida, Orange County., New York.
Permit me again to solicit your attention to the claim of Benjamin Davis. His papers are in your office. From his Want of memory and great ignorance I am aware that he has made a rather jumbled statement but from the testimony of others as well as his own has he not made out nine months as a substitute on the northern tour at Albany, Johnstown & besides  a number of other services along the Hudson and at Minisink too.
Tradition here says that he rendered more service in the war than at most any other man who was not an enlisted soldier in the standing army. I can recollect more than thirty years ago having heard of his being much in the service not only his own share of duty but as substitute for his brother and others. It was said of him that he had rather soldier than stay at home and work. He is now aged and infirm as well as indigent. Be so good as to overlook his papers and make sure a certificate as [crossed out]as Justice to him and the public will warrant and please send it as above directed
Yours respectfully 
Jno. Curtice 
N.B. Nathan Furman is now deceased