Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43482, Burnardus Denmark, Conn N.J
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Conn
N.J.

Denmark, Burnardus or Barnardus

NUMBER
S43482

CONTENTS
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Notification sent Nov 18, 1820 to Lewis Tooker, Ludlowville N.Yk.
Date of death not [illegible] AB

12.432
New York R

Burnardus Denmark
Groton - in the state of New York who was a Serjt in the regiment commanded by Colonel L. Butler of the Connecticut [cut off by paper fold] e, for the term of 1 year - 1777.

scribed on the Roll of New Yorke
at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of July '19. and sent to John Ellis Esq.
Dryden Tompkins Co. N.Y.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 9 mo 13/81.  $=75.35.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Dec [illegible] 1819   48.00
[illegible]  123.35

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
Continued
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State of Newyork
Tompkins County

on this 23 day of May 1818 - Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Tompkins, personally appears. Burnardus Denmark, aged sixty seven years last January. Resident in the Town of Groton in said County, 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 and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, That the said Burnardus Denmark, enlisted in the town of [illegible] in the state of NewJersey, in the company commanded by Capt Chambers of the Infantry, for the term of five months, that he continued to serve in said corps [illegible] service of the United States; untill the expiration of said five months service when he was discharged on the road between Brunswick and Trenton, in the state of New Jersey; That he enlisted again in Kingston in the state of Pensylvania,in the company commanded by Capt Hewett of the Infantry, for the term of one year as a sergeant that he does not recollect the date of the year, that he continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United States untill the expiration of said year when he was discharged from service at Wilkesbarry in the state of Pensylvania.
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That he was in the Battles, at LongIsland, Whiteplains [illegible] with the Indians on the Susquihana river, and several skirmishes with the Indians on the Susquihana river whilst in the years servin__And that he is in reduced circumstances and Standg in need of the assistance of his Country for support, And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said serving_ _
Burnardus Denmark
Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
John Ellis, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Tompkins
I John Ellis, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Burnardus Denmark, did serve in the Revolutionary War as Stated in the preceding declaration against the Common enemy, And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress the 23rd day of May 1818
John Ellis, one of the Judges of Tompkins County Com. Pl.
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State of New York
Tompkins County
Ls.[?] On the Twenty Sixth day of September Eighteen hundred and Twenty personally appeared before the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said County of Tompkins, being a court of record duly constituted as such by the laws of New York, for said county, in open court, Barnardus Denmark age Sixty Seven years the first Day of February Eighteen hundred and Twenty. Resident in the Town of Groton in said county of Tompkins, who being first Duly sworn according [illegible] doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows to wit, served as a sergeant in Pennsylvania in Colonel Zebulon Butters regt. in Capt. Derrick [illegible] company believes in Connecticut line and the Date of the original Declaration commenced the Twenty third day of May one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and the number of the original certificate 12.432, And I Do solemly sware that I was a resident citizen of the united States on the Eighteenth day
of March Eighteen hundred and Eighteen, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the land and served[?] Service of the United States in the revolutionary war" Passed on the Eighteenth day of March one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property on securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed, and this Deponent further Declares his occupation is a weaver not able to pursue it from loss of sight, not able to work on account of a burst number of his family four wife aged about sixty seven years Daughter about twenty nine years grand child about six years. I cannot Expect any assistance
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from any of them wife quite infirm, the Daughter was married. the Husband has runaway and left her pregnant, they are a charge upon me the said Deponent
Barnardus Denmark

Sworn to + Declared this 26th day of September 1820. before me in open court
Richard Smith
first Judge Tompkins County
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A Schedule of Barnardus Denmark's Property both Personal and real made this Twenty Sixth day of September one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty at Groton in the county of Tompkins in the State of New York--

To two cows at $9..00 per head-- $18..00
To 9. Sheep at $00..75 per head--
6..75
To 2.. hogs + four pigs--8..00
To 6. kitchen chairs--2..25
To Iron ware--3..00
To 1 pair of fire Dogs--1..50
To furniture an the cupboard--4..50
To four old pails--1..00
To one fire shovel 1 Tramel + 1 old Sythe--1..50
To one old Loom 3. old reeds + Harness--2..50
To one Looking Glass--1..25
To two old Tables--2..00
To two wheels 1 real + 1 candle sticks--3..00
To one cupboard 1. churn + 2. Pork Barrells--2..25
To two old ax heads + 1 shovel--  1..25
To Debts Due--5..00
___________________
$63..75
add 8..25
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valued at $72..00 x
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Debts owing--$84..00

Barnardus Denmark
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Tompkins County Clerks Office
State of New York.
I George P. Frost, Deputy Clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for said county of Tompkins Do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the record of said court, And I further certify that It is of the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Seventy two Dollars.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 6th day of October 1821.
Geo. P. Frost
Deputy Clerk
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Bernardus Denmark
Copy of certificate
Groton 
12.432
[illegible] 19
con
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August 7, 1933
BA-J/EEL
Burnardus Denmark-S.43482
Mr. Floyd A. Denmark
Veterans' Administration Facility
130 W. Kingsbridge Road
New York (Bronx, New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the 
Revolutionary War or War of 1812 records of soldiers with surname "Denmark."
Data furnished by this office relative to soldiers of these wars are obtained from claims for pension which have been made to the
United States based upon service therein.
The Revolutionary War records have been searched and the record found found of only one soldier with surname Denmark, that of Barnardus. His record is given below as found in pension claim, S.43482, based upon his service in
the Revolutionary War. The War of 1812 records are so arranged that in order to make a proper search thereof, it will be necessary for you to give the full name of the soldier and any other data you may possess as a means of identifying the record, such as approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
Bernardus Denmark was born,
place not stated, in January, 1751,
or February 1, 1753( both dates are
[illegible]).
He enlisted at Wallpack, New Jersey, date not given, and served
five months in Captain Chambers' New Jersey Company; he enlisted at Kingston, Pennsylvania, in April, 1777, served as sergeant in Captain Derrick Hewett's Company, Colonel Zebulon Butler's Connecticut
Regiment and was discharged in April, 1778: he stated that he was
in the battles of Long Island, White Plains and Wyalusing on the
Susquehanna River, the last named [illegible] with the Indians and in
several skirmishes with the Indians.

[Side note] Written by MM 7,  Found an 1812 sol. Geo Denmark but the case was so bad Mrs [illegible] not send it
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Burnardus Denmark was allowed pension on his application executed May 23, 1818, while residing in Groton, Tompkins County, New York.

In 1820, the soldier stated that his family then residing with
him consisted of his wife, aged about sixty-seven years; a daughter,
aged about twenty-nine years, who had been married and deserted by
her husband, and by grandchild, aged six years, but gave no names.

There are no further family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name
and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Burnardus Denmark (S.43482), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:

Burnardus Denmark, Certificate No. 12482, issued July 15, 1819,
rate $8 per month, commenced May 23, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New York Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Veterans' Administration Facility,
130 W. Kingsbridge Road,
New York ( Bronx ) N. Y.
July 14, 1933.

Mrs. M. M. H. Finch,
Office of the Chief Clerk,
Room 1143, Interior Bldg.,
18th & F Sts.,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Madam:

From the records in your office, would it be possible for you to inform me if there were any persons in the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812 by the name of
"Denmark? If so, would you please furnish their rank and organization together with any data to assist
me in connecting up a missing link to entitle me to membership with the Sons of the Revolutionary.

If there is any charge for your services, kindly inform me and I shall be glad to forward the necessary amount. Any information to assist me would be greatly
appreciated.

Respectfully yours,
[signature]
Floyd A. Denmark.
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Mr Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
1255 N. H. Ave. N.W.
Washington D.C.

paid for copies of 9 pages from the
Rev. War pension claim of 
Bernardus Denmark. Rev. War. S.43482
May 12, 1924. paid $1.35

AE Wilson
Rev. War Section

[stamped]
FINANCE DIVISION
MAY 12 1924
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
May 12 1924.
Chief Rev. Sect. Division. [crossed out]
Sir: [crossed out]
I have this day received from Mr. Evelyn Briggs Baldwin cash No. [blank] for $1.35, requesting post-office address [crossed out and replaced] copy as per letter herewith.
Respectfully,
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
H.C.L.

Copies mailed and Finance Div. notf.
AW
May 20.24
REV. WAR SECTION

O.ST.
not citd

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Request for Photostating  M 6
(To be prepared in duplicate)
Ex AW
 916  OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
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Request for Photostating  M 6
(To be prepared in duplicate)  Ex AW
916  OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. [blank]
Date May 17 24
Subject Burnardus Denmark, S43482. Rev.
(No.) 1 copies of (No.) 4 pieces consisting of (No.) 9 pages to be forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division
Remarks:
Approved:
AE Wilson
Chief Rev. WAR SECTION
Chief clerk. [blank]
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Revo FNE

July 3, 1920
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me the pension record of Bernardus Denmark, a pensioner of the Revolutionary War residing in Tompkins County, N.Y.
He was placed on the roll July 15, 1819, pension commenced May 23, 1818.
Address-
Miss Emily A. Greenman.
320 West Matilda St.
Huntington, Indiana
[stamped]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
D
JUL 6 1920
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1920, July 30 Hist. to Miss Emily A. Greenman. Eu
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1924 May 20, Copies mailed to E. B. Baldwin AW

43 482 Revy
INVALID.
File No. 43.482
Burnardus Denmark
Serj Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of New York
Tompkins County
[image of county seal]
I, Archer Green, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that the within named John Ellis Esq. before whom the within affidavits and declarations have been made, was on the day of the date thereof, and still is, a legal Acting Judge of the Court of Common pleas, in and for said County, duly Commissioned and sworn, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and verily believe the Signature, John Ellis, to be his own proper hand writing. Witness the Seal of said County. hereunto affixed this 24th day of May 1819.
Archer Green Clerk.
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State of New York
Tompkins County
Timothy Howe of the Town of Scipio in the County of Cayuja and State of New York, being duly sworn according to Law, depose and saith that he served as a Lieutenant in Capt  Hewitts company in Lieut. Col. Zebulon Butters Regt in the Connecticut or Pennsylvania [illegible] of troops, that he is not certain which of [illegible] he belonged, as he was stationed on the [illegible] at [illegible] and thereabouts, [illegible] from [illegible], And that he knows that Burnardus Denmark [illegible] into [illegible] Hewitts company as sergeant in the month of [illegible] the year 1777-for the term of one year and that said Denmark did serve out the term of his enlistment and was dismissed from said service in the month of April or May 1778-And that he is personally acquainted with the said Denmark and knows that he is the same person described in the declaration hereunto annexed, and further this deponent saith not
Timothy Howe

Sworn this 22nd day of April 1819 
Before me
John Ellis, one of the Judges of Tompkins Com. Pleas
-certify that the above named Timothy Howe is a credible witness this 22nd May 1819-
John Ellis one of the Judges of Tompkins Com Pleas
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State of New York
Tompkins County
[image of county seal]
I, Archer Green, Clerk of the County of Tompkins, do certify. that the within named John Ellis Esq. before whom the affidavit and certificate appear to have been taken, was on the day of the 23rd day of May last, a legal Acting Judge of the Court of Common pleas, in and for said County, Duly Appointed and Commissioned by the proper  Authority of said State, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and believe the several Signitures to be his own proper hand writing. Witness the Seal of said County. this 8th day of June 1818.
Archer Green Clerk.

State of New York
Tompkins County
The within named Burnardus Denmark being By me duly sworn according to Law deposith and saith that he enlisted in the month of April in the year 1777-in Capt Hewitt company in Lieut Col Zebulon Butter Regt in the Connecticut or Pennsylvania of troops, but is not certain which, and that he served in said Regt for one year and was [illegible] Enlisted for, and was discharged in the month
of April 1778 at [illegible] in the State of Pennsylvania - 
Burnardus Denmark

Sworn this 22 day of May 1819
Before me
John Ellis, one of the Judges of Tompkins Com. Pleas
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I, John Ellis, one of the Judges of the court of common Pleas in and for the county of Tompkins  [illegible] do further certify that I have [illegible] into the reduced circumstances of the said Bernardus Denmark and am fully satisfied that he is in such Indigent circumstances that he absolutely stands in need of the [illegible] of his country for support - this 29th day of June 1818
John Ellis

[the following document lies across the previous document]
Burnardus Denmark
Declaration
Sergeant 
[illegible] 1 year
Time of enlistment and discharge must be stated, also the [illegible] and unit in which he served
20 April 1819
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Denmark, John
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9295
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED July 9, 1789
to --not shown--

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.