Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,453, John Daskam, Conn. Continental (1st Can.)
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Service:  Conn - Continental (1st Can)

Daskam, John

S.43453
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12.077 R
New York
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John Daskam of Catherine in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Butler of the Connecticut line, for the term of five years
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23rd of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 21st of June 1819 and sent to Hon. Daniel Cruger, Bath New York
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 - $83.16
Semi-anl, all'ce ending Sep 1819. - $48.00

10 mo 8/30 4/31 - $131.16
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
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Hon C Baker H.R. U.S.
[on side]
Notification sent the 1st Decr 1820 to Hon. C. Baker H.R.  U.S.
Date of death not on AB
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United States of America
State of New York Tioga County ss

Be it remembered that on the twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, before me Caleb Baker one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the County of Tioga in the State of New York personally appeared John Daskam of the Town of Catherines Town in the County of Tioga and State of New York and resident of the United States of America, who being duly sworn according to law doth and did depose and say that he entered into the army of the United Colonies (now United States), raised for the defence of
American Liberty and for repelling all hostile invasions thereof sometime in April in the year 1776 in the Connecticut line as a private soldier in Capt Robert Walkers Company in Col Elmers Regiment; that he continued therein doing the duty of a soldier untill the year expired, but previous to the expiration of said year he listed in Capt. Thomson's Company and Col. James Livingstons Regiment in Arnolds Brigade and continued in said Regiment untill the year 1781; was then transferred into Col. Durgy's Regiment and continued therein to the end of the war at which time he received an
honorable discharge which discharge he has lost and believed was stolen from him some time about the year 1804
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And the said John Daskam doth and did further depose, say and declare that as he hath been informed by his parents (and verily believes) he was born on the 4th of June 1757 in the Town of Stratford in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut; that he hath always heretofore remained and continued and now is a citizen of the United States of America; that from his reduced circumstances in life he is unable to support himself and his family comfortably and that he is therefore in need of assistance from his country for support,

John Daskam

Sworn to upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God and subscribed by the said John Daskam, the 23rd day of April A.D. 1818

Before me.
Caleb Baker
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I Caleb Baker Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Daskam did serve in the Revolutionary war against the Common Enemy as stated in the preceeding declaration and that his said services were continued and regular as therein stated - And I do further certify that the said John Daskam is in very reduced circumstances and Really needs the assistance of his Country for support; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and heard before me on the subject to the Department of War pusuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress dated April 12, 1818

Caleb Baker
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State of New York
Tioga County Clerk's Office

I hereby certify that Caleb Baker, Esquire, was at the time of signing the within Certificate, and now is, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Tioga, aforesaid, duly enrolled, authorized, and empowered; that the signature to the said certificate is the own proper handwriting of the said Judge, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of my said office to be hereunto affixed, this first day of September AD 1818.

Matthew Carpenter, Clk

In the matter of John Daskam with the United States

Rejected - not on the Rolls

John Daskam, Private

Admitted 

John Daskam  Was
Found in Col Butler's Regiment,
which no doubt is the same person
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Copy of the Oath and Schedule of John Daskam

$65.50

12.077
Sept 1819

Hon. C. Baker
  Hon. C. Baker
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At a Court of Common pleas held at Spencer in and for the County of Tioga in the State of New York on the first Tuesday in September 1820 it being constituted a Court of Record by the Laws of the State of New York, with power to hear, try and determine all actions real personal and mixed arising in the said County and also all transitory actions although not arising within the said County, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having the power of fine and imprisonment, and with other powers

Present.
Honorable Gamaliel H. Barstow First Judge, 
Caleb Baker, Joshua Ferris, Joseph Speed - Esquires, Judges

(Copy)

State of New York
Tioga County

On this 6th day of September in the year 1820 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Tioga aforesaid (being a Court of Record established by the laws of the State aforesaid), John Daskam aged sixty three years & upwards, resident in Catharines Town in the County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows: That he enlisted some time about the last of the year 1776 or the first of the year 1777 at Fort Stanwix in the State of New York in a company commanded by Captain Hanson in Colonel Livingston's Regiment in the York line; and that he was in about four years after transferred into Colonel Durgee's Regiment in the Connecticut line, and there remained until the 10th of June 1783, and was then discharged; that he served seven years and upwards in the said Revolutionary service and in the continental establishment. That he has received a certificate from the Secretary of War by which he is inscribed on the pension list roll of the New York Agency No 12077, and bearing date the 21st day of June 1819 grounded on an application bearing date the 23d day of April in the year 1818
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he further took the following oath; to wit: "I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; 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 so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval services of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" passed the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.
That my occupation is that of a Blacksmith, but by reason of the Rheumatism in my shoulders, I am unable to pursue the said occupation of Blacksmith, and that I have no family but myself alone-
(Signed)
John Daskam

Schedule of Property
1 Small yoke of Oxen - 2 Cows
1 Pig about six months old
$65.50

Sworn & declared in open Court the 6th day of September 1820 before me (signed) John Daskam (Signed)  Gamaliel H. Barstow first Judge

Tioga County Ss. I Thomas Maxwell Clerk of the Court above named do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & Schedule are truly copied from the records of the said Court: that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total valuation of the property exhibited in the schedule above is Sixty Five Dollars & fifty cents. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this 9th day of September 1820

Tho Maxwell, Clerk
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November 4, 1931
BA-J/EEL

Osca Daskam
210 N 7th Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to you letter relative to John Daskam, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The date furnished herein are obtained from papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension S.43485, based upon the military service of John Daskam in that war.

John Daskam was born June 4, 1760, in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

He enlisted, place not stated in April 1776, served as a private in Captain Robert Walker's Company, Colonel Elmore's Connecticut Regiment, before his term of enlistment had expired, he re-enlisted about the first of the year 1777 at Fort Stanwix, New York and served as a private in Captain [ ] Company, Colonel James Livingston's regiment until 1781 when he was transferred to Colonel Durgee's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged June 10, 1783.

[Handwritten note referring to Livingston's regiment]:  This was the 1st Canadian Reg't but as it does not appear as 1st Can. in claim, it could not be used.)

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 25, 1818, while residing in Catharine's Town, Tioga County, New York.

In the above year, he referred to his family but gave no names.

The above is the history of the only soldier named John Daskam or similar spelling, found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very truly yours

A.D. Miller
Assistant to Administrator.
 Date of death not on AB
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43453

INVALID

Revy

File No:  43.453
John Daskam 
Pri - Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: Vol. 3, Page 123

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Feb 5/98 - History to Mrs A M Daskam, Norwalk Conn (on Inv 36-495)

1929 - Jan 5, Hist to A G Garnett, MEE

1931 - Nov 4, Hist to Osca Daskam - EES
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On page 642 of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, the name of one John Daskam appears as private in list of Conn pensioners, Act of 1818, residing in New York State

Kindly send the entire war record of this John Daskam

Respectfully,

A C Garnett
806 East Kingsley St
Ann Arbor, Michigan

March 3, 1928
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Stamp Enclosed
Stamp Enclosed

210 N. 7th Street
Ann Arbor
Michigan

United States
Dept Of The Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
I am enclosing the Service record of my great grandfather John Daskam - Rev. sold- I have made application to join the D.A.R. But am held up for further in formation [information] in regard to his marriage the only information that I have been able to obtain is that his ^wife's^ maiden name was Louisa Bunce, born in (England?) Married  in (Connecticut?)
their children
1  Lucy
2  Nathan
3  Maria
4 John Jr
5  Henry
6  Robert
7  Anna
John Daskam Rev Sold
[stamp] RECEIVED OCT 22 1931 PENSION FILES [DEPARTMENT?]
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was born in Wales June 4 - 1759 died in Big Flats Chemung County, N.Y.  Sept 11 1834
Would also like to know if your records could through [throw] any light upon the service of Henry Thompson Rev Soldier - Married Hannah Thompson in 1812. He had a son who enlisted - Find his sons war record also enclosed - this man Henry was supposed to have descended from the Thompson line of Massachusetts (Old Colony) - at the time of the Revolution to have been residing in Connecticut. I have been unable to find out anything positive about him. His children names were 
Alfred 
Robert 
Needham
Crowell also (spelled Chroel) 
Mary
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Tradition of our ancestor Thompson Rev Soldier - is that he was taken Prisoner of war - carried to England later exchanged & that he re enlisted  and served until the end of the war
However in searching the Red Rolls I found that a Henry Thompson of Litchfield Conn was a Prisoner in 1832- I have nothing positive in regard to my Thompson ancestor except that my grandmothers maiden name was Mary Thompson & Crowell - sold - 1812 was her brother & in 1812 they were living in the State of NY (Jefferson County)
I also found a record of one Joel Thompson - Rev Sold Salsbury Litchfield Co - Come which I believe could be the soldier I am looking for in as much as we still have Josel's in our family to this day - and all named for one
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ancestor after another passed down for generations - Joel-Son after his father - this Joel enlisted July 1 1776 taken prisoner Sept 19/77 exchanged before Jan 1783-, Also war record also of Joel Thompson Sgt Bradley. Battalion, whole Battalion captured Nov 16th - I am very anxious to find these Rev- ancestors - and my only source for the Thompson's is family traditions - and that from distant relatives which I have never seen - from an old Aunt's bible, we found that her grandparent's names were Henry & Hannah Thompson nothing more. 
From an old diary of an uncle we read that his grandfather Thompson was taken a prisoner in the Rev War, later exchanged & was one of Washington's bodyguards
I am enclosing stamps if you will kindly return War Service records & any information you may give will be thankfully received. Very Sincerely, John Daskam
219 N-7 St 
Ann Arbor, Mich
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
MEE/eel 

January 5, 1928 

A.C. Garnett 
806 East Kingsley Street 
Ann Arbor, Michigan 

Sir: 
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 43453, it appears that John Daskam was born, June 4, 1759 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. 
He enlisted in April, 1776, served as a private in Captain Robert Walker's Company, Colonel Elmore's Connecticut Regiment. Before his term of service had expired, he re-enlisted and served as a private in Captain Hanson's Company, Colonel James Livingston's Regiment, and continued in this service until 1781; was then transferred to Colonel Durke's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged, June 10, 1785. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 23, 1818, while a resident of Catherine's Town, Tioga County, New York. 
It is not stated that soldier was ever married, 
Respectfully, 
Winfield Scott