Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16258, for John Spore, New York
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Service New York
Spore, John
Number S.16258.
Carded
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John Spore
Steuber Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain McMaster of the Reg. commanded by Col. Pischar in the New York line for 7 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 22 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of March  1834 and sent to D Canger Esq. Present.

Arrears to the 4th of March '34 $69.99
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '34 11.00
$81.65

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 1832

Recorded by Jno. Cromwell Clerk

Book E Vol 4 Page 122
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In matter of John Spore Pension application
declaration & affidavits I do hereby certify that the within paper signed through the hands of
the Clerk within named in the same manner
in which they were me Daniel [illegible] Member of Congress
Batteaux service disabled around 7 mo. pri
$23.33.
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State of
New York
Heuben County ⎬

On this Seventeenth of October in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting
at the Court House in Bath in the County and State aforesaid being a Court of record John Spore [name underlined] a resident of the town of Rutteney in the County and state aforesaid aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law on his
oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress paper
June 7th 1832. That about the 12 of August 1777 [ineligible] at Mohawk now Florida in the County of Montgomery in the State of New York and was at that time called out to serve as a militia man on the Frontiers that he belonged to a company under the command of-
Captain David McMaster, Lieutenant James McMaster and [inelgible] David Beverly in a regiment under the command of Frederick Visscher and Lieutenant-- Reeder and Major (as this declarant thinks) John Newkirk. that  soon thereafter he marched with his company and regiment to Oriskany in the County of Oneida State aforesaid and was at the battle of Oriskany under the command of- General Herkimer while they were on their marches
to the relief of the Continental troops in Fort Stanwix and when near that place the were attacked by a large number of the British army and Indians and were driven back and routed until the regiment to which this declarant belonged was relived by some troops sent from the Fort to the relief of General Herkimer the British Army and Indians were under the
command of an officer by the names of A Leger, A John or that this declarant returned home a short time after the engagement and the next week after he was drafted to go to Johnstown in the County of Montgomery and
went and remained there in garrison under the
command of Captain Benjamin Newkirk that there was a Fort at Johnstown but this declarant has forgot of the name of the Fort and was discharged after performing service about one month from first time he went out
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That about 1st of April 1778 he enlisted for nine months in a company under the command of Captain Cornelius Borheit his other officers names not recollected and marched from Florida (at which place this declarant enlisted) to Albany and about the 14th day of April next was mustered at Albany and sworn into the service of the United States and then sailed up the river with his company in boats to Saratoga and came provisions on board of the boats for the army. That his Colonels name was Christopher Yates and his Captain Cornelius Borheit and remained at Saratoga until time in the month of June next and then left that place and went down the river to Tarrytown with two or three companies and that they took down the river with them some boats called Gondolas. That he remained at Tarrytown about two or three months and was engaged while there in tending the Continental ferry- Lieut Colonel Carlton (or Tarlton) was then in command with about 250 troop belonging to the Continental army. That he remained their under the command of the Continental officer until the time when [crossed out Genl Washington returned from White Plains and while] the American army were retreating before British army under the command of Lord Horner were marching for New York that when the British army were near Tarrytown the whole number of men then left that place and went up the river to- Fishkill and remained there until some time in-December or January next then this declarant was discharged and returned home that no [ineligible] discharge was given him.
That in the month of April 1779 when the British army came down from Canada and burnt all the villages on the North river he was again- called out under the command of Captain David McMaster, Lieut James McMaster and ensign David Beverly in the regiment under the command of Colonel Frederick Vischar [Vissher] Lieut Col Veeder & Major John  Newkirk (the same officers first named) to check the March of the British and served at that time and at
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other times during that year for the term of two months and more In April 1780 he was again called out under the last mentioned officers and marched for some time to Sacandaga and was there engaged some time in building a block house to be used as a barrack for scouting parties that he served during this year two months and upwards.

In fall of 1781 when Rofs came down from Canada he again was called out under the
command of same Captain & was put under the command of Colonel Willet and served a that time eleven day and that he served during that year the months and now

In the 1782 this declarant served under- the first mentioned officers for the term of two months and now [line crossed out] that in fixing upon the period of the above mentioned
services this declarant has been governed by the time he was in actual service- and that he was called out at various other times under the first mentioned officers and performed various services a minute man in the militia from one day to two weeks at a time but the particulars of which this declarant cannot state living to his impaired memory that he has no documentary testimony and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure
who can testify to his service, except Albert Van Housen Deric Van Vecten and Henry Stanly whose affidavits and hereunto annexed.

Was born at Athens then Seringburgh in the County of Albany on the 21st day of July 1760

Has a record of his age in his own bible and
further bible now in his brother possession
that he was living [ineligible] first called that he has resided since the Revolution at-
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in the County of Montgomery in the State of New York and afterwards in Charlestown in same County and state and afterwards in Greenville in the County of Green in said State and then moved to his present place of residence
That he was called into the service of the United States as is before stated, the  particulars of his services and given above as fully as is in this declarants power

He states the names of James Pierce and Allen Pierce of Pulteney in the County of Steuben as persons to whom he is known in his present
neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
John Spore

Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid]
M J Rumsey Dep Clk
Steuben County

We James Pierce and Allen Pierce residing in the town of Pulteney in the County of Steuben and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Spose who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
James Pierce
Allen Pierce

Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid]
M J Rumsey Dep Clk
Steuben County
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that above mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James Pierce and Allen Pierce residents of the time of Pulteney in the County of Steuben and State aforesaid, who have signed the above certificate are credible persons and that the statement is entitled to credit
Geo C. Edwards
Ezra Chapin
Henry J. Williams
Paul C. Cook

State of
I David Rumsey Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the origin proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Shore for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 11th day of October 1832
D. Rumsey

State of New York
Steuben County}SS. 

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace of said County Johnson who being duly sworn deposeth & saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length
of his service, but since his papers were made out he recollects other services then those & feels confident that he served as a private for a longer period than the the above stated, and claims a pension for at least eighteen months being the amount of services stated above and further this deponent assigns as a reason for not produced Clergyman - in Court to swear to his belief respecting his age and the general being in his such
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neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service, that he resides in a remote of the town, and was personally acquainted with any clergyman in his neighborhood who know any thing about him.
John Spore

Sworn and & Subscribed
to May 1833}SS
before me

William Hamilton, J. P. 
Steuben County SS

I A. C. Switzer deputy Clerk of Steuben 
County do hereby certify that William Hamilton
before whom the above affidavit was taken
was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Steuben, duly authorized to act as such and I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe the signature to said affidavit is Genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 26th
day of June 6 1833
A. C. Switzer
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sion on file in this Bureau. John Spore Pen. File 16258

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE
Aug. 1 1777 | ✓ | Pvt. | David Mc Master | Frederick Fisher | N. Y.
1777 | Sept 1, 1779 | - | Benjamin Newkirk | - | -
Apr. 1, 1778 | 9 mos. | - | Cornelius Borheit | Christopher Yates | -
1777 | 2 mos. | - | David Mc Master | Frederick Fisher | -
1780 | 2 mos. | - | - | - | -
1781 | 2 mos. | - | David Mc Master | Willett | -
1782 | 2 mos. | - | “ “ | Frederick Fisher | -

Battles engaged in, Oriskany
Residence of solider at enlistment, Mohawk and Florida, [illegible] N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 7 1832, [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Pulteney, Steuben, N.Y.
Age at date of application, Born at Athens, then Livingburgh Albany July, 21, 1760
Remarks: No data as to family
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16258
INVALID.

File No. 16258
John Spore
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7' 32
Index: -Vol. 1, Page 354
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1907 Nov 7 Hist. to Mrs. J. H. Beach New York N.Y.
1908 Mar. 19 Letter remained remailed to above with correct address
1914 Nov. 3 Hist to Mrs. J.A. Loehl W.F. 5808 Richard Juduthan Beebe
Henry Benton
1923 Feb. 23 Hist to Mrs. Henrietta Coffin and See letter in claim Richard Jeduthan Beebe
5808.
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Revo. 
Act. 7 June 1832 John Spore Suspended
Se letter to Daniel Cruger Esq. Bath Steuben Co. N. York 12 Oct. 1833
aomd
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NL1

St Peter Minnesota
24 Oct 1914

Dear Sir,
Will you kindly send me the pension records of my ancestor as follows -
John Shore C. Albany Co N Y. 1760 died Sates Co N Y. 1849.  Was a soldier in the Revolutionary War
William McCullough serviced in the Rev. War from Maryland He was b. 1756 -d 1832. He was
pensioned for Fleming Co Ky.
Thanking you for you kindness I am Very truly
Mrs J. A. Locke
St Peter
Minnesota
625.N.3. at
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[circular stamp] [illegible] N. DIV. OCT 31 1907
JWR

Pension Bureau. Washington D.C.
As I wish to join the Daughter of the Revolution I write to you for information and proof that my great grand father John Spore was a pensioner in the Revolutionary War.

He was in a number of battles one of which was the battle of Oriskany near Rome New York, at which time General Herkimer was killed.

Very Respt.
Mrs J. H. Beach
1003 Walnut St N. Y.
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[circular stamp]
PENSION OFFICE U. S. A OCT 30 1907
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From Mrs Joseph H. Beach
[circular stamp] PENSION OFFICE U.S. MAR 13 1908

1003 Walnut St.
Elmira New York

Pension Bureau:

About six met age wrote you for all the information you could give one about my great grandfather John Spore who enlisted as a
volunteer in the Revolution at the age of 16 years. He was in several battles one in particular was with General Herkimer at Oriskany near Rome N.Y. at which time Gen. Herkimer was killed. I never received any answer to my letter
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Now I would be very grateful for all the information you could give me, as I wish to join the D.A.R.

Very Respt.
Mrs Joseph H Beach
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N.Y. July 2
James L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Bath, Steuben Co NY June 27, 1833

I enclose herewith the pension papers of John Spoore [Spore] corrected - by removing all objections made in the enclosed brief the affts are now properly authenticated produced &
and a reason assigned who a clergyman was
not produced & the period of service sworn
[illegible]

Yours
&c
Daniel Cruger

James L. Edwards Esq
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State of New York
Montgomery County}SS

On this eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me James Voorhees a Justice of the Peace of the
town of Florida and County aforesaid Henry Staley who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is now a resident of the town of Florida County & State aforesaid in has resided therein since about the first of April Seventeen hundred and seventy six. That he will be eighty seven years old in February next. That he is personally acquainted with John Those who from information he believe resides in the County of Stuben. - That said Shore from this deponents personal knowledge was a soldier in the American Revolution that he was out in the service at various times during the war but this deponent cannot recollect how long at each individual time, but should judge that he was out at least for two years in all during the war. That said Shore in the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy seven was called in the service under the command of Capt. David McMaster in Col Frederick Fisher Regiment. That Capt McMaster's Company marched up along the Mohawk River to Gen Herkimers Residence and from there up along said river to the place where the Ouscary [Oriskany] Battle was faught arriving at that place on the evening previous to the said Battle of Oriscany [Oriskany] being fought, and that said Spore was in said Battle. And further saith not.
Henry Staley X his mark

Subscribed & Sworn this 8th day of Oct 1832
before me James Voorhees, Justice of the Peace }

Witnessed by Daniel McKinney
-
I certify that I am acquainted with Henry Staley, the person making the above affidavit, and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and entitled to the utmost credibility as a
Witness May 22nd 1833
James Voorhees Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Montgomery County, SS:

I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of Montgomery
County do hereby certify that James Voorhees before whom the annexed affidavit of Albert Van Housen, Derick Van Vehten and Henry Staley purport to have been sworn, was on the day of the date of the said affidavit a Justice of the Peace of the said County and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing
of the said Justice and verily believe that the name of the said Justice subscribed to the said affidavit is Genuine
In testimony whereof I hence hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office the 9th day of October 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York
Montgomery County Clerks Office
I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby Certify that James Vorhees whose name appears Subscribed to the Certificate of Character of Albert Van Heusen Derck Van Vechten & Henry Staley, was on the date thereof a Justice of the peace of said County & that is the same Justice before whom the said Albert Denck Henry my purport to have been sworn & that his name subscribed to the said Certificate of Character is his proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 14th June 1833.
Geo: D. Ferguson
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State of New York
Montgomery County}SS
On this sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two. Personally appeared before me James
Voorhees a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Florida in the County aforesaid. Derick Van Vechten, who being duly sworn doth depose & say that he is a resident of the Town of Florida County of Montgomery & State of New York
and has resided therein for the last sixty one years, and previous to that time resided in the County of Albany. That he will be seventy nine years old the twenty fourth day of October of this present year. That he is personally
acquainted with John Spore a Revolutionary Soldier who from information this deponent believe lives in the County of Steuben. That he is personally knowing to the said John Spore's having served in the American Revolution as a soldier at three different times but how long at each separate time or in the whole, this
deponent can not recollect. - That said Spore was first called out in the year seventeen hundred & Seventy seven under the command of Capt David McMaster in Col Frederick Fisher Regiment. The Capt McMaster's Company in [illegible] some when in the town of Florida
but can not recollect at what particular place & said town and then marched up along the Mohawk River to Gen Herkimers, residence from there to Fort Dayton and thence to Oriscany [Oriskany] arriving there of the evening previous to the great Battle fought at that place. This deponent saw said Spore at that place in the morning a short time before the commencement of Battle known as the Oriskany Bath, and further this deponent saith not
Derick Van Vechten
Subscribed & Sworn before James Voorhees Justice of the Peace
this 6th day of October 1832.
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I certify that Derick Van Vechten the person making the within affidavit I believe to be a man of truth and veracity and that he is held and accounted such among all his neighbours and entitled to the utmost credibility as a witness.

James Vorhees Justice of the Peace

[illegible] Ville May 22nd 1833
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State of New York
Montgomery County} SS

On the eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me James Voorhees a Justice of the Peace in the town of Florida and County of Montgomery.
Albert Van Housen, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is a resident of the town of Florida, County and State aforesaid. That he will be eighty two years old the fifteen
day of this present month - that he is personally acquainted with John Spore, who from information he believes lives in the County of Steuben, that said John Spore from this deponent personal knowledge was a soldier in the American Revolution that he served in Capt. David McMaster's company and was engaged in the American service at various times from the time of the Battle fought at Oriscany [Oriskany] to the end of the war, that said Spore Listed and served as a Batteaux man under Capt Barkydt  as this deponent thinks but will not be positive as to the Capt. name & that the whole time said Spore served during the war this deponent should from the best of his recollection think was about two years, and further saith not
Albert Van Housen X his mark
Subscribed & Sworn this 8th day of Oct 1832
before James Voorhees Justice of the Peace}
Witnessed by Daniel Mc Kinney
I certify that Albert Van House the person making the above affidavit is a man of truth and veracity and entitled to the best credibility as a witness. May 22nd 833
James Voorhees Justice of the  Peace