Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44721, Godfrey Byard, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  New York  Byard, Godfrey or Byerd 
NUMBER S44721
CONTENTS [section empty]
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Cond. Nov. 27, 1821, and sent to John Herkimer, Danube N.Y.

[right side of page, printed form with hand written responses] 4961 New York.
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Godfrey Byard, Private, [large 4 inserted] Capt Tiebout New York Line, 4 years 
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War 
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of -- 8 -- Dollars per month, to commence on the 11th. of May, 1818. 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19th. of Decr 1818 and delivered to Honle [Honorable] W. Herkimer, House of Reps. U.S. 
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Arrears to 4th of Sepr. 1818. 3ms. 21/21 4/30 30.47 
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th. Mar 1819.  48.00 
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Gansevoort   $78.47 
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{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
'77th -- 4 yrs Danube, Herkimer Couty.
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State of New York}
Herkimer County Ss On this eleventh day of May 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the aforesaid County personally appears before me Godfrey Byard aged sixty five years resident in the Town of Danube in the County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war." That the said Godfrey enlisted in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain Henry Tebout in the regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansevort in the New York Line sometime in the month of March 1778 and continued to serve in the service of the United States until sometime in the month of June in the year 1782 at which time he was discharged from the service that he was in several battles and at the taking of Cornwallis, and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of of [repeated in original] the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services excepting the affidavit here unto annexed.  Godfry Byard [signature] 

Sworn to and declared before me this day & year aforesaid} cR John Herkimer one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Herkimer County
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I, John Herkimer one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Herkimer as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Godfrey Byard did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding [preceding] declaration against the Common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress - And I further Certify that from my own personal knowledge as well as from the annexed affidavit I am satisfied that the said Godfrey Byard is poor & in indigent circumstances, & needs the assistance of his Government for Support
John Herkimer [signature] 

State of New York, Clerks office Herkimer County}  Ss I, Certify that John Herkimer whose signature is affixed to the foregoing affidavit and certificate was at the date of taking the same, and more is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for [illegible] County and that his signatures are in his own proper hand Wrighting [writing] -- and further that the said Court is a Court of Record -- 
Given under my hand & the seal of one said Court at Herkimer the 26th Day of August 1818 Walter Fish, Clerk

[written vertically bottom towards top of page in lower left corner of page] Godfrey Byard Affidavits Admitted Hon W. Herkimer
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State of New York }
Herkimer County Ss Caonradt [Conrad] Frantz of the Town of Danube in the County of Herkimer being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Godfrey Byard and says that the said Godfrey inlisted [enlisted] some time in the year 1778. and continued in the service of the United States until the year 1782 when he was discharged and further says that the said Godfrey is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support, that he possesses no property & on account of his age is unable to procure his support by his labour and further this Deponent saith not. 
Ron [illegible] Frantz [signature] 

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 11th May 1818. 
cR John Herkimer one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for Herkimer County
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Godfry Byards certificate of Exemplification
The pensioner has not sworn that he was a "resident Citizen" of the United States on the 18th March 1818. 
[small drawing of closed right hand with index finger pointing] The pensioner must swear, in open Court, [underlined] that he was a resident Citizen of the U.S. on the 18. Mar. 1818.
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State of New York Herkimer County Ss } 
On the 4th day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court at a court of common pleas in and for said County of Herkimer constituted as such by the Laws of the State of New York said Court being a court of Record Godfrey Byerd aged [when -- crossed out] about sixty seven years resident in the town of Danube in said county of Herkimer who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit, that he Inlisted in the Year 1778, at the Town and in the County of Scohary [Schoharie] then the County of Albany in the state of New York for during the war in the company commanded by Henry Tibout in Colonel Gosc Vansceoycks Reagment [Regiment] when he continued to serve during said war at the close of which he received and Honorable discharge at, a place called, snake hill near Nuburg in said State of New York and that the Original Decleration [Declaration] of this deponant [deponent] made for the purpose of entitling him to the provisions of the act of the 18th March 1818 was made in the 11th day of May 1818 and that his pention [pension] certificate was issued on the 19th of November 1818 Number 4,961, and he doth further swear that he was born in Germany and was taken prisoner with General Burgoyn he, thinks, in the year 1777 that ever since that time he has been resident in in [word repeated in original] the United States and that he has not since the 18th of March 1818 by gift sale or any other way or manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any other person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due him nor has he any money or income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by him subscribed Real estate I have non either in possession reversion
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State of New York Herkimer County Ss }
On the 4th day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court at a court of common pleas in and for said County of Herkimer constituted as such by the Laws of the State of New York said Court being a court of Record Godfrey Byerd aged [when -- crossed out] about sixty seven years resident in the town of Danube in said county of Herkimer who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit, that he Inlisted [enlisted] in the Year 1778, at the Town and in the County of Scohary [Schoharie] then the County of Albany in the state of New York for during the war in the company commanded by Henry Tibout in Colonel Gosc Vansceoycks Reagment [Regiment] when he continued to serve during said war at the close of which he received and Honorable discharge at, a place called, snake hill near Nuburg in said State of New York and that the Original Decleration [Declaration] of this deponant [deponent] made for the purpose of entitling him to the provisions of the act of the 18th March 1818 was made in the 11th day of May 1818 and that his pention [pension] certificate was issued on the 19th of November 1818 Number 4,961, and he doth further swear that he was born in Germany and was taken prisoner with General Burgoyn he, thinks, in the year 1777 that ever since that time he has been resident in in [word repeated in original] the United States and that he has not since the 18th of March 1818 by gift sale or any other way or manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any other person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due him nor has he any money or income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by him subscribed Real estate I have non either in possession reversion
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Remainder or expectancy -- Personal property as follows to wit [list follows] 
1, Cow $10.0.0  -----  $10.0.0,
seven, sheep  -----  7-0-0
three, Lambs  -----  1-50. 0
four, shouts  -----  4- 0,0,
3, old broken Iron potts  -----  0-75,0
1, old Tea Kittle  -----  0.75,0
2, pails  -----  0,37.5
1, wash Tub  -----  0.75.0
1, set Teacups and saucers  -----  0.25.0
one, pour Table  -----  0.25,0 
6, Knives & forks  -----  0.75,0 [a strikethrough on final 0]
5, Table and Tea spoons  -----  0,25,0 
                                               $26, 62, 5

I, also rent a place at ten Dollars a year and am indebted some years rent_____,  And that I am by occupation a Farmer but by age and infirmity rendered unable to do much manual labour___ that I, have a wife who has become a Cripple and is about sixty years old and unable to labour__ that I have five children all living with me one of which a Daughter is Married and aged about twenty one years one son about seventeen Years one son, about fourteen Years old one Daughter about twelve years old one son about ten years old___ Godfrey Byerd [signature] 

Sworn and Delivered this 4th October 1820 before me David Holt Clerk. com. Pleas  ____ 

The court is of opinion that the value of property contained in the foregoing schedule is twenty six 62/100 Dollars  
David Holt  George Rosecrantz  John L. Prendergast } Judges 

State of New York Clerks Office Herkimer County [underlined] } Ss I, Walter Fish Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for said county
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do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court and I, do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty six 62/100. Dollars In Testimony whereof I, have hereunto set   my hand and affed [affixed] the seal of the said court on this 4th day of October 1820___ 
Walter Fish [name underlined] Clk [Clerk] of the court for the county of Herkimer, ____  .
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[printed form with hand written responses] 
Revolutionary War Records Section.  3--525
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Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions. S.F. 44.721 Washington, D.C., ____ , 19___ 

In reply to your request of____ , received____ for a statement of the military history of Godfrey Byerd a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
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[table with 6 columns and 2 rows including row of column headings] [row 1 column headings] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE. 
[row 2] March 1778 | June 1782 |   | Henry Teabout | {Peter Gansevort Goose Van Schaick | N.Y.

He states he was taken prisoner with Gen'l Burgoyne in 1777.
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Battles engaged in, Capture of Cornwallis 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Schoharie, N.Y.
Dates of application for pension, May 11, 1818 His cl, was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Danube, Herkimer Co, N.Y.
Age at date of application, 65 years born in Germany.
Remarks: In 1820 his wife was about 60 years old and there were five children 3 boys aged 17, 14, and 10 yrs. and 2 daughters aged 21 and 12 years. No names are stated and there is no other data on file as to his family
Respectfully, Commissioner.  d--2850
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[left side of page -- printed form with hand written responses] 
44721 Revy  INVALID.
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File No. 44721  Godfrey Byard Priv. Rev. War  
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Act: 18th March 1818
Index:-- Vol. 3, Page 71 
[Arrangement of 1870.] [square brackets in original]

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1918 Oct. 23 Hist. to Mrs. E.J. Prescott. Letter in S13262 Sherman Hazard
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[words written overtop the vertical writing] Peitte [illegible] Oct. 14 } 
Hon. John C. Ca [word cut off] 

[words written vertically from bottom to top of page]   N.Yk. 157  Rec'd 20 Oct. 1821 
John Herkimer Danube  New [page cut off]
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Ss I herewith enclose the papers relative to the Pettit on Claim of Godfry Byard. I believe that every instruction is now Complied with, the Certificate you will please to forward same as soon as Convenient. 
Very Respectfully Yours 
Old & Very Humble Sert [Servant] 
John Herkimer
Danube Herkimer Co. N York
Oct. 9th 1821

[written in bottom left corner of page] Hon. John C. Calhaun
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Godfrey Byard
Declaration to Schedule ____ 
4961.
March 1829
Nov 27. 1821
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Schedule [underlined]
State of New York }
Herkimer County [underlined] }
Ss  On the 3d day of October 1821. personally appeared in open Court at a Court of General Sessions of the Peace held in and for said County of Herkimer, and constituted by the Laws of the State of New York, a court of Record, Godfry Byerd about sixty eight years of age, resident in the town of Danube, in the County of Herkimer aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit, that he enlisted in the year 1778. in the town of Schoharie, then in the County of Albany in the State of New York for during the War, in the Company commanded by Henry Tibout, in Colonel Gosc Van Schaick' Regiment, where he continued to serve during said War, at the close of which he received an honorable discharge, at a place called Snake hill near Newburg in said State of New York, and that the original declaration of this deponent made for the purpose of entitling him to the provisions of the Act of the 18th of March 1818, was made on the 11th day of May 1818. and that his pention [pension] certificate was issued on the 19th day of November 1818. Number 4.961, and he doth further swear that he was born in Germany, and was taken prisoner with General Burguoine he thinks in the year 1777, and that he was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March 1818, and that he has not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of any property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that he has not, nor has any person in trust for him any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to him; nor has he any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by him subscribed. Real estate he has none. Personal property as follows, to wit, one cow, worth $10, six Sheep $6. four Swine $4. two old Iron Pots $1. one TeaKittle $0.75. one wooden pail $0.37. One Wash tub $0.75, three tea cups & saucers $0.25, one pine table $1.75. three Knives & forks $0.37. Sum Total $24.24. I also rent a tenement of Jacob W. Fox, at $10. per year, and am indebted for two years rent
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And that I am by occupation a Farmer, but by age and infirmities am rendered unable to do much labor, that I have a wife who has become a cripple and is about sixty years of age and unable to labor that, I have five children, four living with me, one son about eighteen years of age, one about fifteen, one daughter about thirteen one son about eleven, and one daughter married and aged about twenty two years of age. 
Godfry Byerd.[signature]
Sworn and subscribed this 3rd day of October 1821. before me, David Holt, first Judge, Herk. County. The Court is of opinion that value of property contained in the foregoing Schedule is twenty four 24/100 Dollars.
David Holt John Herkimer } Judges
Nathaniel S. Benton, Justice of the peace and Judge of the General Sessions. 

State of New York, Clerk's Office, Herkimer County.} Ss  I, John Mahon, Clerk of the Court of General Sessions in and for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule, thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court, and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of of [word repeated in original] the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty four dollars and twenty four cents. In testimony whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
John Mahon Clk [signature]