Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42891, for Isaac Lockwood, New York
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SERVICE   |   |   NUMBER
New York  |   Lockwood, Isaac   |  S 42891

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CONTENTS
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Lee Clinton  30. April 1830 to Pension Agent

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Jan. 18. 1830
See A. B.

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19,993

New York

Isaac Lockwood
of Miter (now Ulster)? County in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded (b)y Captain Belknap of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Clinton in the New York line, for the term of nine months from March 1776 to December 1776

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10th day of September 1825

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of November 1828 and sent to Walter Case, Esq, Newburgh N. York

Arrears to 4th of March 1829 | $46.63
Semi-anl. all'ce ending   |
|     | $46.63

{Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March, 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.}

{Recorded Book C
Vol 5th page
B L Beale}
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Declaration in order to be placed on the pension list under the act of the 18th March 1818.

State of New York}
Ulster County} Ss:  on this sixth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight Personally appeared before me Abraham D. Soper first Judge of the Court Common pleas in and for the County of Ulster it being a Court of record for said County Isaac Lockwood aged eighty six years and upwards resident in said County who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order the obtain the Provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818. and ? [amended?] May 1820, that he the said Isaac enlisted at Newburgh in the County of Orange for the term of One year some time in the month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seven six in the Company Commanded by Captain John Belknap in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Clinton in the line of the State of New York on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps ten or eleven months when he was honorably discharged said Company being broken up by the enlisting of most of the men out of Said Company to serve for three years or during the war and the said Isaac Lockwood further on his oath deposeth and saith that afterwards in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine or eight in Consequence of old age and debility he cannot now recollect he enlisted in a Company Commanded by Capt Levi Dewitt in Colonel Pauldings Regiment for nine months and served that time on the western frontier of the State of New York and was at the expiration of said term regularly discharged.
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on the said frontier west of Kingston in Ulster County but cannot name the place with Certainty but thinks it was Nipplenoggnipp that he hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of State except the State of New York and that he some time in the month of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen made application for a pension under the act passes March 18th 1818. and presented the annexed affidavits to the war office to support the claim which was rejected because his name was not found on the Continental establishment that this deponent did not therefore again apply for his pension untill recently when he was accidently informed that Captain John Belknap the identical officer under whom this deponent enlisted and served and several private soldiers who served in the said Company for the said term had been allowed a pension for the identical services for which that deponent now applies and in pursurance? of the act of the 4 May 1820. I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 my self within the Provision 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 Revolution was passed on the 18th March 1818. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or ? writies? Contracts or debts due to me nor I have I any income nor have I any real or personal property whatsoever that I have no occupation being wholly disabled by old age and infirmities from pursuing any business whatever that I have four persons in my family name a wife seventy years of age infirm and helpless one daughter a Cripple and a grand daughter twelve years old and this deponent further saith

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that he is wholly dependent on private Charity for support that no changes have been made in the property of this deponent since the 18th day of March 1818.

[his mark] Isaac X Lockwood

I Abraham D Soper first Judge of the Court of Commonpleas holden in the County of Ulster where the declared resides do hereby Certify that the above named Isaac Lockwood is from old age and infirmities with which I am credibly informed and believe he has been afflicted for the space of two years unable to attend the Court of which I am first Judge and I do not think from present appearances that he will be able to attend the Court above named at is next sitting  I have therefore in providence of the act of Congress of the 1st of March 1823, attended at his place of above administered the foregoing oath

A. D. Soper

I Jacob Snyder Clerk-of-the Court-of-Ulster County Certify that Abraham D. Soper before whom the above affidavit of Isaac Lockwood who is now Confined to his house from old age and infirmities was made is Judge as aforesaid  I also Certify that the said oath has been admitted to the record of said Court and that the same is truly copied therefrom there being no Property no Schedules was affixed.

In testimony whereof I have here unto to set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this tenth day of September 1828.

Jacob Snyder
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State of New York}
Ulster County} Ss:  John F Kniffin; of the Town of Marlborough in the said County of Ulster, being duly sworn doth depose and say that Isaac Lockwood named in the preceding affidavit served in the Company commanded by the said Captain John Belknap in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Clinton upwards of nine months which Regiment belonged to the line of the Continental establishment of the State of New York, and this deponent also saith that he served as a private soldier in said Company as did also the said Isaac during the time before mentioned and that they both served at Fort Montgomery in the State of New York, and this deponent also saith that Captain John Belknap was a  pensioner in his life time for his services as Captain of said Company during the same term of service as he has been informed and believes and further this deponent saith not..

[signature]John F Kniffin

Sworn the tenth day 
of November 1828
before me

A D Soper First Judge of Ulster County New York
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State of New York}
Orange County} Ss: On the 15th day of April in the year 1818 before me the subscribed one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange personally appeared Isaac Lockwood aged seventy one years resident in the town of Marlborough in the County of Ulster, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on this 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 he the said Isaac Lockwood enlisted in Newburgh in the state of New York in the year 1776 he enlisted in a company commanded by Captain John Belknap in a Regiment of the New York line commanded by Col James Clinton for one year - and that he served between nine and ten months in the same company and Regiment when the company was disbanded in consequence of a great part of the men re enlisting to serve during the war - and that afterwards in the year 1779 or 1780. He enlisted in a company commanded by Captain Levi DeWitt in Col Pauldings Regiment for nine months - and served that time on the western Frontier of the State of New York that he is now in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support

[signature, his mark] Isaac X Lockwood his mark

Sworn before me the 15}
day of April 1818---}

Joseph Morrell
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State of New York}
Orange County} Ss:  John Belknap of the town of newwindsor? in the County of Orange being duly sworn doth depose and say  That he was a Captain in the Regiment of New York troops commanded by Col James Clinton in the year 1776. and that Isaac Lockwood, who executed the above affidavit in his presence was a soldier in his company and served as such between nine and ten months and was discharged as stated in his affidavit above --

[signature] John Belknap

Sworn before me the} 
fifteenth day of April 1818}

Joseph Morrell one of the
Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Orange
State of New York --

I Joseph Morrell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Orange do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Lockwood did serve in the revolutionary war as stated on the within declaration against the common Enemy -- And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the war Department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress

[signature] Joseph Morrell
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State of New York
State of New York}
Orange County} Ss.  I David M Westcott, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange do hereby Certify that Joseph Morrell before whom the preceding affidavits were made, & by whom the above Certificate was executed is one of the Judges of the said Court -- and that his name set to the said affidavit & Certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Joseph Morrell -- In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid this sixth day of May 1818

[signature] D M Westcott
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September 10, 1936

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BA-J/MCS
Isaac Lockwood, S. 42891

Mrs. Henry G. Holch
330 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, New York

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of September second in which you request information relative to Robert Lockwood, born about 1630 and died in 1658, Lieutenant Jonathan Lockwood, born in 1634 and died in 1688, and Isaac Lockwood, the latter a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

This office has no record of military service rendered prior to the Revolutionary War therefore it is unable to furnish information relative to Robert and Jonathan Lockwood.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.42891, based upon the military service of Isaac Lockwood.

The date and place of birth and names of parents of Isaac Lockwood were not give.

He enlisted at Newburgh, New York, in March, 1776, and served nine, ten or eleven months as private in Captain John Belknap's company in Colonel James Clinton's New York regiment. He enlisted in 1779 or 1780 and served nine months as private in Captain Levi DeWitt's company in Colonel Paulding's New York regiment.

He applied for pension on April 15, 1818, at which time he was living in Marlborough, Ulster County, New York, and he then stated that he was aged seventy-one years. The claim was allowed.

In 1828 he was living in Marlborough, New York, and stated that he was "aged eighty-six years and upwards" and referred to his wife, aged seventy years, a daughter, and a granddaughter who was twelve years of age, but he did not give their names.
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Isaac Lockwood died January 18, 1830.

There are no further data on file relative to the family of this soldier.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
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November 12th 1828

Hon
Peter B Porter

Sir

Isaac Lockwood a Revolutionary Soldier some time in the month of April 1818 as will appear from the annexed affidavits made application for a pension under the Law of 1818 & was rejected on account of his not being found on the rolls at the war office since that period he has not until now resumed his application believing that the decision at the time was final & conclusive - He served in the Company of Captain John Belknap in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel James Clinton from the time that Company was raised untill it was disbanded in consequence of most of the men enlisting for the war or in the
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three years service and of the Captains having been appointed Quarter Master or Commissary - The term of his service was about ten or eleven months

Two or three years after the time of Lockwood application Captain John Bellknap & others of his Company who served precisely the same time in the same Company & no Longer obtained Pensions for the same services

Lockwood who is an old decriped Man residing in or near the Mountains in the Town of Marlborough in Ulster County remained Ignorant of his Captain & Comrades having obtained a pension untill lately & as he states to me has lost no time since he received the information in making the application.  As the decision in the case of Lockwood was subscribed? by founded on erroneous impressions I want to submit to your decision as whether he is not entitled to his pension from the time and made his first applica
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tion to the war office.  If he had been placed on the Pension Roll he would no doubt have been reinstated after being stricken from The act 1820 as his circumstances required it - I think there cannot be a doubt but he is entitled to draw for all the time from his first application to the time of papers? that ? at least

I Remain Respectfully
yours &
{signature] Walter Case
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Hon
Peter B. Porter Esqr
Secretary of War
Washington City

20749
Pens. offices

17th March?
Isaac Lockwood
Act 18 March 1818
N York

{note} admitted by order of
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to Mrs --
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nd, N.Y.

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42891
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 42,891
Isaac Lockwood
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18

index: --  Vol. 3,  Page 298

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Dec. 21/97. Hist. Geo. A. Middle
Port Richmo

1936. Sept. 10, hist to Mrs. Henry G. Holch
?MaS?
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OLD WAR & NAVY
Dec 14 1897
FILES
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69 Herberton Avenue
Port Richmond
New York.

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PENSION OFFICE
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1897
U. S.

To the Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Will you kindly send me all the information you can in regard to one Isaac Lockwood who served in the Revolution and received a pension under act of Congress 1818 and again in 1832. His residence was probably New Milford or Brookfield Conn. but I know it was in Fairfield Co. Conn.

By giving all the information
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you can you will confer a great favor

Respectfully

Susan Hayes Middlebrook
(Mrs Geo. A. Middlebrook)

December thirteenth ninety seven
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RECEIVED
SEP 3 A936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM
READER ? 16
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FORT GREENE CHAPTER, D. A. R.
MRS. HENRY G. HOLCH, REGISTRAR
330 CLINTON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Sept. 2, 1936
Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir,

For membership and supplemental papers of an applicant into Daughters of the American Revolution would like service of the following men.

Robert Lockwood - England about 1630 set. Watertown, Mass. died Fairfield Conn. 1658. Was appointed Sergeant at Fairfield, May 1657.

Lieut Jonathan Lockwood (son of above Robert) born Sept. 10, 1634 Watertown, Mass., died May 12, 1688 Greenwich, Conn. Commandant of military forces of Greenwich, App. by General Court of Conn. on Comm, to your line bet. Col of Conn. + N.Y.
Wife Mary Ferris dau, of Jeffry.

Isaac Lockwood born Greenwich Conn. (son of Caleb) married in Marlborough, Ulster Co. N.Y. Susannah Wygant.  He served during the Revolutionary War under General Washington.

Very truly,

Lillian H. Holch
Registrar
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L. W. B.
I. 42891

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,

December 21, 1897

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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.

Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the war of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary Was may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
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O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

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Madam:-

Replying to your request for information concerning Isaac Lockwood, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on April 15, 1818, at which time he was 71 years of age and residing at Marlborough, N.Y. and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Belknap and Col. Clinton.  He enlisted at Newburg, N.Y.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mrs. George A. Middlebrook,
69 Heberton Avenue,
Port Richmond, N. Y.