Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,339, Jacob Countryman, New York
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New York     Countryman, Jacob    S43,339
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15,361
New York
Jacob Countryman of Middleburgh in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cortlandt of the New York line, for the term of 5 years War

Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 0 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of Sept 1819

Certificate of pension issued the 12 of Oct 1819 and sent to Hermanus Bouck Esqr Judge, Schoharie Court House, N.Yk

Portion of Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820 $44.76

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Sent 2nd May 1821 to Elias Holliday [illegible] [illegible] New York
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Jacob Countryman -
New York line, Col
Courtlands Regiment
During the War.
Jan 5th 4 mo.
on roll
NLB
Schoharie Court House,
[illegible]
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State of New York Schoharie County ss: on the 17th day of September 1819. before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of
common pleas in and for said county of Schoharie personally appeared Jacob Countryman aged fifty four years & upwards resident in the town of Middleburgh
in the county of Schoharie 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 and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" that he the said Jacob
Countyman enlisted for the term of during the
war on the same day that the town of Esopus in this State was burnt by the enemy, the day & year he does not now recollect, that he enlisted in the town of Marble town in the County of Ulster in this state, in the company
commanded by Captain John Graves [crossed out: Gill] of the regiment commanded by Col. Philip Courtlandt in the line of the State of New York on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps in the said
regiment but on the resignation of Capt. Graves he was transfered to Capt. Pells company in the [illegible] of the United States until the end of the war when
he was honorably discharged from the service in Newburgh in the State of New York, that the whole period of his service from the time he first enlisted until he was discharged was five years and four months - that he had a written discharge signed by General George Washington, that he left it with his mother when he came out of the army but what has since become of it he does not know,- that he was in three battles, the first was
with the indians & tories at Oriskany, the second was
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at the taking of Cornwallis at Yorktown and
the last war on the lines in Virginia -
and that he is in reduced in circumstances, and
stands in need of the assistance of his county for Support; that he has other evidence of his
said services, but believes that his name is
on the list at Washington & therefor will be
unnecessary to produce the same -
Henry Bourk

I Humanis Bourk Judge &c. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Country man did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the
Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress - I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for Support-
Herms Bourk
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State of New York
Clerks Office, County of Schoharie ss
I John Swart, Clerk of the County of Schoharie certify that Hermanus Bouck Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed Declaration, and certificate, was at the time of the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and that I verry believe the signature to the same to be in his hand writing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, this seventeenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
John Swart, Clerk
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Jacob Countryman
New York line, Col Courtlandt Regiment during the war. Served 5 yr 4 mo.
on roll. NLB

Schoharie Court House, N.Y.
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State of New York, County of Schoharie ss
On this eighth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of Record for the said county of Schoharie Jacob Countryman, aged fifty four years, resident in the town of Middleburgh in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows he inlisted in the town of Marbletown, in the county of Ulster, in a company commanded by Capt. Pell in Colonel Courtland's Regiment of the New York line. The time of inlistment he does not distinctly recollect, and that he recieved a pension certificate under the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818. Said Certificate was dated the twelfth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen an N15,361. And I do solumnly 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 any 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 revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities. Contracts 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.
The said Jacob Countryman declares that he has no estate real nor personal except his clothing. He has no money nor debts due to him, that he has no trade or occupation only as a common laboourer. That he has for several years laboured for his bord and clothing, and at present he is not able to labour sufficient to cloth himself comfortably. He has no family
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I John Swart, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Schoharie and state of New York, 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 said Court that he has not any property excepting his cloathing, which does not exceed in ten dollars in value.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighth day of June 1820.
John Swart, Clerk
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Jacob Countryman
15,361

John Swart
Schoharie Cot.
Nov 15. 1820
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
November 11, 1924
John E. Countryman,
Raphalle,
III.
Madam; 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 43339, it appears that Jacob Countryman enlisted in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York, in 1777 and served as a private in Captains John Graves and Pell's Company, Colonel Philip Van Cortland's New York Regiment, he was in the battles of Oriskany and taking of Cornwallis and served five years and four months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1819, while a resident of   Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York, aged fifty four years. In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, but did not state her name or age. There is no further family date on file. 
Owing to a lack of clerical force available for such
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a purpose, only two reports are furnished each inquirer. 
You or anyone designated by you, may examine and collect data from such claims, by calling at the Bureau. This is the usual practice. 
Respectfully, 
Commissioner.
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43,339
Jacob Countryman

Sept 17, 1819 - 54
Middlebourg N.Y.

1777 Marbletown N.Y.
Capt. Jno Graves
Col Van Cortlandt
Pvt 5 yrs 4 mos

But company & forblown
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Rochelle Ill 10-21-24
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Mr Hays Haymaker, Acting Com.
Dear Sir,
First let me thank you for your prompt reply Sept. 29 - 24 to a previous question relating to John A. Countryman or Condorman as a Rev. pensioner of Howard Steuben Co. N.Y. formerly of Mont. Co. N.Y.
I pray your indulgence in questioning you once more as to pensioner of some of my early ancestors who were in the Rev. & 1812 wars. These Condorman Contermans or Countrymans were soldiers ( part of the time at least) in Col. Samuel Clydes Reg. of Tryon Co. N.Y.
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Rev soldiers were Adam Marcus, Frederick, Conrad or Conradt, Jacob, John M. John, some of these men later may have been residents of Montgomery Co, Herkimer Co, Otsego Co. or Schoharie Co, as these [illegible] were later organized from Tryon. These men lived & died in N.Y. state.
The 1812 soldiers were:
Adam Mont. Co. N.Y.
Anthony Mont. Co. N.Y.
Frank H. Mont. co. N.Y.
+Isaac Mont. Co. Died in Herk. Co. N.Y.
Jacob Mont. Co. Died Schoharie Co.
John A. Mont. Co. 
John G. Minden Mont Co. N.Y.
John N. Mont. or Herk. Co & died in Onieda Co. N.Y. 
Samuel Montgomery Co. N.Y. died in Steuban Co. N.Y.

Will certainly be slated for an early and faborable ans. and promise no further questions.
Gratefully yours
John E. Countryman
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43339
INVALID
Revy
File No. 43,339
Jacob Countryman
Prv Rev War
Act: 18March 18
Index. Vol. 3, Page 95
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apl. 1, 1904 Hi
Mrs Sadie E. Bon
Oneida Castle N.Y.
This Hon Secty

1924 Nov. 11 Hist to John E. Countryman [illegible]