Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,917, Anthony Yelverton, New York
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SERVICE | | NUMBER
New York | Yelverton, Anthony | S. 11917
Carded
CONTENTS
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New York 14914
Anthony Yelverton
of New Platz [Paltz] in the State of N York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Deyo of the Regt. commanded by Col. Cantine in the N. York line for 12 Mos. 10 days-
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 41 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of July 1833 and sent to A.D. Leper. Milton
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Arrears to the 4th of Ma. '35 $82.20
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. '33 20.52
$102.75
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk
Book Er. Vol. 3 Page 83

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Date of death not on A. B.
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State of New York}
Ulster County } Ss. Jonathan Tompkins of New Paltz Ulster County, being duly sworn says, he is well acquainted with Anthony Yelverton, now present before this deponent, that they have always lived in the said town of New Platz [Paltz].  and during the revolutionary ^war^. Deponent saw the ^said^ Anthony out in the service for the term of one month, about the month of May 1780. - said Anthony was taken at that time from Captain Ransoms Company, and was a substitute for Joseph Ranson, as this deponent was informed and believes. deponent was out at the same time, but from another Company - this month deponent and the said Anthony were stationed in the west part of Ulster County, on the indian frontier - Deponent further says, that at the time the indians burnt Wawarsing in said County, he was in the eight months down, and he well recollects the said Anthony with Captain Ransoms Company was out on the alenquin  (sp?),at that time, deponent on his return from pursuing the indians meet the said Anthony on Osterhout farm, they then went together to Lackawack and remained there several days but how long deponent cannot say -
[signature] Jonathan his X mark Tompkins
Sworn Septr 15th 1832 before me
[signature] A D Soper
First Judge of Ulster County

Ulster County ss. John Simpson of New Paltz in said County being duly sworn, says he is well acquainted with Anthony Yelverton, now present before this deponent, that during the revolutionary war about the year 1781 the said Anthony served the term of nine months, in Captain John L Hardenburgh Company in Colonel Weissenfelts Regiment in guarding the indian frontier in the town of Rochester in said County this
deponent served at the same time, and he and the said Authony were honorably discharged at the house of Benjamin Hornbeck in said town of Rochester, who kept a tavern at the sign of the White horse at the expiration of said term 
[signature] John his xX mark Simpson
Sworn September 15th 1832 before me
[signature] A D Soper
First Judge of Ulster County

State of New York}
Ulster County} SS: I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted ^with^the above named Jonathan Tompkins and John Simpson, who have respectively subscribed and sworn to the above affidavits-- they are man of veracity and entitled to credit as witnesses - September 15th 1832
[signature] A D Soper
First Judge of Ulster County
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Ulster County Clerks office ss: I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of Ulster County do hereby certify that Abraham D. Soper Esquire was on the day of the date of the certificates to the two within affidavit. First Judge of Ulster County and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe the signature of said Judge to the within affidavits to be genuine-
Witness my hand and seal of office this twenty fourth day of April 1833
[signature] Jacob Snyder
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State of New York,}
ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE:} SS. I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby certify That Abraham D. Soper Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed affidavits, First Judge in and for the County of Ulster duly authorized to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and readily believe the signature "A D. Soper" subscribed to the Certificate of the annexed affidavit to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Court and County, this fourteenth day of September 1832
[signature] Jacob Snyder
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State of New York}
Ulster County} SS: William Silkworth of Kingston Ulster County being duly sworn says he is well acquainted with Anthony Yelverton and has know him in and even since the revolutionary war, said Yelverton is now present before this deponent, that he served with this deponent in the year 1781 or 1782 for the term of nine months under Captain John L Hardenbergh in Colonel Weisenfeltds Regiment - we were stationed at Rochester and its vicinity in said County of Ulster guarding the Indian frontier, we were discharged together at the house of Benjamin Hornbeck in the said town of Rochester who kept a taven at the sign of the White horse
[signature] William Silkworth
Sworn September 11th 1832 before me in open Court
[signature] A D Soper First Judge of Ulster County

Ulster County ss. I certify that I am acquainted with William Silkworth who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit before me, that he is a man of veracity and entitled to credit
a witness-- September 11th 1832
[signature] A D Soper First Judge of Ulster County

Ulster County ss: David Whitney of New Paltz in said County being duly sworn says he is well acquainted with Anthony Yelverton now present before this deponent, that said Yelverton served in the year 1781 in the revolutionary war against the indians and tories on the frontier in the town of Rochester in said County and its vicinity for the term of nine months in Captain John L Hardenberghs Company in Colonel Weisenfeltds Regiment - deponent also served the same time in said Company, and was discharged with the said Anthony Yelverton at the expiration of said term at the house of Benjamin Hornbeck in said town of Rochester, who kept a tavern at the sign of the White Horse
[signature] David Whitney
Sworn September 11th 1832 before me in open Court
[signature] A D Soper First Judge &c

Ulster County ss. I certify that I am well acquainted with David Whitney who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit before me, that he is a man of veracity and entitled
to credit as a witness. September 11th 1832-
[signature] A D Soper First Judge &c
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State of New York, }
LSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE:} SS. I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby Certify That Abraham D. Soper - Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed Affidavit. First Judge in and for the said County of Ulster duly authorised to take affidavits, &c; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe the signature "A.D. Soper", subscribed to the Certificate of the said annexed affidavit is be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Court and County, this fourteenth day of September 1832
[signature] Jacob Snyder
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Anthony Yelverton

adm'd
12 mo. 10 ds. pri
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State of New York}
Ulster County} ss: On this Eleventh day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and Thirty-two, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ulster aforesaid, now sitting at the Court house in Kingston in said County, Anthony Yelverton of the  Town of New Paltz in the County of Ulster aforesaid aged seventy 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 - That he entered the service of the United under the following named officers and served as herein stated. In the year 1779 deponent served [left margin note "1 month"] one month as a substitute for Josiah Drake, under Captain Abraham Dayo and Ensign Joseph Caddington, in Colonel Cantines Regiment, in guarding the Indian frontier in the Town of Rochester in the County of Ulster aforesaid. In the month of April ^in the year 1780^ [left margin note "1 month"] deponent served one month as a substitute for Griffin Ransom under Captain Abraham Kortright and Lieutenant Bevier in Colonel Cantines Regiment, guarding the Indian frontier at Warwarsing in the County of Ulster aforesaid. In the month of May in the year 1780, deponent served one month as a substitute [left margin note "1 month"]  for Joseph Rawson under the last above mentioned officers in the like service. The said Josiah Drake, Griffin Ranson and Joseph Rawson, at the times of the above service by this deponent lived in the Town of New Paltz aforesaid and the said Josiah Drake is still living in said town. they belonged to the militia under Capt Peleg Ranson in said town of New Paltz-
In the month of April in the year 1781 deponent volunteered for his class to serve nine months under Captain John L Hardenbergh Lieuntenant Theodorus Van Wyck and Ensign Johnson, said Company belonged to Colonel Frederick Weissenfeldts Regiment, under General Cantine, during said term we were stationed at the Town of Rochester in the County of Wester aforesaid to guard the Indian frontier, we were frequently in different parts of the neighboring county. in pursuit of the indians, wherever they did or were about to commit depredations upon the inhabitants - deponent [left margin note "9 months"] served out the whole of said term of nine months, and was honorably discharged the next winter following, at the house of Benjamin Hornbeck in the said Town of Rochester, who kept a tavern at the sign of the White horse, at that time David Whitney and William Silkworth whose affidavits are here unto annexed were dicharged at the same time with this deponent we having served together in the same Company under Captain  Hardenbergh - Deponent further says that he was called out  in Captain Ransons Company, on an alarm given when the indians [left margin note "1 day"] burnt Wawarsing in the said County of Ulster, and served eight days. Lieuntenant Potter was with us, - at another time deponent [left margin note "2 days"] was on an alarm under the same officers for two days
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Deponent further says that he performed no other actual service during the Revolutionary war, than as above set forth, [illegible] the fact that during the aforesaid years. he was kept in constant readiness, well equipt (sic) for service with ammunition, ready to march at a moments warning, be considered as such - which was the case during said years with this deponent.-
Deponent further says he expects to [illegible] the affidavit of Josiah Drake, as to the service of the month he served as the substitute of said Drake - which together with the affidavit of Jonathan Tompkins hereunto annexed is all the proof of service this deponent  will be able to get.-
Deponent further says in answer to the questions put to him by the said Court in the said County of Ulster. He was born in the Town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess State of New York on the 17th day of January 1762- Has a Record of his age in a testament which belonged to his father-- when called into service he lived in the Town of New Paltz aforesaid, and has lived in said town ever since the revolutionary war, and live there now-- The first three months he was a substitute for Josiah Drake, Griffin Ransom and Joseph Rawson and at the other times of service he volunteered -- Deponent does not recollect any other general officer, when in Col Weisenvelts Regiment he remembers Captain Pierce & Captain Livingston with them [illegible] the Colonels son John Weisenveldt was also an officer. He can not state any general circumstances of his service other than above set forth in this declaration - Deponent thinks he received a discharge at the expiration of his nine month serving, but took no care of it.-- Deponent is known to David Wolley Esqr one of the Justices of the peace of New Paltz aforesaid, and to Josiah Dubois of the same place, who can testify to deponents character for veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution deponent, is not acquainted with any clergyans (sic), who he can bring to testify.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state.
[signature] Anthony Yelverton
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.-
A D Soper First Judge
A G Hardenburgh} Judges &c
John Jansen}
Abm A Deyo}
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We David Wolley and Josiah Dubois, residing in the town of New Paltz in the County
of Ulster aforesaid, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Anthony Yelverton of said town, who has subscribed and and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is a man of veracity, and reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
[signature] David Walter Esquire
[signature] Josiah Dubois
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid-
A D Soper First Judge
A G Hardenburgh} Judges
John Jansen}
Abm A Deyo}

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that David Wooley Esq'r and Josiah Dubois ^who have signed the preceding certificate^ are resident in the town of New Paltz in the County of Ulster, State of New York, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
A D Soper First Judge
A G Hardenbergh} Judges &c
John Jansen}
Abm A Deyo}
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I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Ulster in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Anthony Yelverton for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirteenth day of September 1832-
[signature] Jacob Snyder
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February 7, 1931
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
ANF: MLB
Mr. W. C. Barnes
59 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 11917, that Anthony Yelverton was born January 17, 1762 in Poughkeepsie, New York.
While residing in New Paltz, New York, he enlisted and served with the New York troops, as follows:
In 1779, one month in Captain Abraham Deyo's company, Colonel Cantine's regiment; in 1780, two months in Captain Abraham Kortwright's company, Colonel Cantine's regiment; from April, 1781, nine months in Captain John L. Hardenbergh's company, Colonel Frederick Weissenfels' regiment. He was also out on two alarms under Captain Ransom, eight days when the Indians burned Wawarsing, and another time two days.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, at which time he was living in New Paltz, New York.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Rev War
11917
INVALID.
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No. 11,917
Anthony Yelverton
Priv Rev War
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Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1931. Feb. 7 - Hist to W. C. Barnes [illegible]
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AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN RAILWAY ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION
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CHICAGO
RAIL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE
EARL STIMSON, Chairman
W.C. BARNES, Engineer of Tests
January 19, 1930
Commissioner of Pensions, | Rev
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-

I recently made inquiry from the War Department regarding the War Records of the following men who fought in the Revolutionary War:-
Anthony Yelverton (Yolverton ) 3rd Regiment, Ulster County New York Militia
Anthony Yelverton (Yolverton), Jr., 3rd Regiment, Ulster County New York Militia
Gale ^o^ Yelverton (Yolverton ) 5th Regiment, Duchess County New York Militia
Job Ketch (Keech) ^o- all exell^ 4th Regiment, Orange County New York Militia
William Ketch ^o all excell^  (Keech) Regiment Unknown, was father of Job Ketch (Keech)

[faint circular stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE JAN 22, 1931

I obtained from them the following information:-
"The records of this office show that Anthony Yelverton served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Captain Peleg Ramson's Company, in the Regiment of New York Militia, commanded by Colonel John Cantine. This service was performed on the frontiers of Ulster County, and the period of that service is not shown. The soldier received in April, 1786, a certificate for S8-D10 2 / 3."

"The records also show that Anthony Yelverton served in that war in the Regiment of New York Levies, commanded by Colonel Weissenfels. Neither the rank nor the period of the soldier's service is shown. He received a certificate for L21 -S3 - D1 for his service in the years 1781 and 1782. The records do not show whether or not this regiment was raised in Ulster County."
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P2, Commissioner of Pensions

"No one of the names Anthony Yelverton, Jr., Gale Yelverton, Job Ketch or William Ketch, or similar names, has been found on the records on file in this office of soldiers from New York in that war."

They also suggested that your Department might contain additional information.

I am particularly desirous of obtaining dates of birth and death, enlistment and discharge, place of residence, names of all known relatives, etc. I would greatly appreciate any information that you can give me in this connection.

Yours truly,
W. C. Barnes
Engineer of Tests.
WCB: MEB