Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 12696, Abraham Clark, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York
CONTENTS
Clark, Abraham
Rachel
NUMBER
S12696
R2010
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Payments to be made
at New York
---
by Presd. U.S. Br. Bank
&
Agent for paying Pension
, in the Agency of
New York
Captain Vanaller

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles
Clerk, in Book D
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Vol. 5
page 76
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States
of the 7th June, 1832, Abraham Clark
of the State of
New York
---
who was a private in the Revolutionary
Army
is entitled to receive Thirty-three dollars
and
Thirty-three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on
the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th
of March, and 4th of September, in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States,
this
23d day of October
one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Lew Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
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Direct to Martin Vandeusen Chatham Corners
County of Columbia S N. Y.
In the matter of
Abraham Clark
applicant for pension
2508
Clk
W
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State of New York
County of Columbia
On this 20th day of August
Eight hundred and thirty two
one thousand
personally appeared
before me Abraham Clark a resident of the
Town of Chatham in said County aged ninety
four years who being first duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States

under the following officers and served
as herein stated
as this applicant
best recollect he was drafted
to go to Fishkill in the State of New York in
the Spring of the year 1776 a day or two after
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he had planted his corn that he did duty this
and near that place for the space of Six
months then returned home and on his return froze his feet -lost his corn for want of cultivation
and suffered much hardship the following winter
This applicant states that they marched through
the County to Fishkill and returned the same
- This applicant does not recollect but
two Officers who commanded at his place
Thinks Colonel Waterman and Captain Van
Aller were those two
This applicant further states that he was
drafted the following spring and was marched
to Stillwater from that place to Johnstown
now Montgomery County and served four months
a written discharge and returned home
down the Mohawk River and through Albany
to Kinderhook-
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the Officers commanding this expedition as
this applicant recollects were Colonel Whitbeck
Captain Burgert & Lieutenant Philips - thinks
General Schuyler was commander at
Stillwater. This applicant has no documentary
evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his
service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present and does not know that his name
is on the pension Roll of the agency of any
State
Questions answered
1 this applicant states that he was born in the year
1738 at the Town of Kinderhook
2 has no record of his age
3,lived at Kinderhook County & state aforesaid at the
time of the war has resided there and in the
adjoining town of Chatham where he now
resided ever since
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4 was drafted into service
5 Does not recollect the names of any officers
under whom he served Except those above
mentioned cannot recollect the names
of any continental or Militia Regiments
6 did receive a written discharge but can
not till when it is-- thinks he lost it soon
after he left service
7 The names of persons to whom I am known in my
neighborhood who can testify as to my character for
veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the
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Revolution are Thomas son and Cornelius Garvey
Martin

Abraham his x mark Clark

Martin Van Deusen
Witness

Sworn before me the 20 day of August 1832 Tobias C Hogeboom Judge of Court of Common Pleas of County of Columbia

We Thomas Son and Cornelius Garvey of Chatham
do hereby certify certify that we are well
acquainted with Abraham Clark the person
who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration - that we believe him to be
ninety-four years of age or upwards s therein stated
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 and my Son further certifies that
he knew this applicant at the time he entered the service
it was the report at that time that he entered the service as
Stated above
 Thomas his x mark Son
Cornelius his x mark Garvey

sworn the 20 August 1832 
Tobias L Hogeboom
And I do hereby declare my opinion after
the investigation of the matter and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the
War Department that the above name
applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and
ed as he states. And I do further certify
at the persons who have signed the
have certificate of residents of the Town of
Chatham aforesaid are credible persons and that
their statement is entitled to credit
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I do hereby further certify that this applicant from bodily infirmity and extreme age
is not able to attend Court
Tobias L Hogeboom one of the 
Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Columbia
State of New York

State of New York-
Columbia County ⎬ I Joseph D Morrell Clerk of the said
County do certify that Tobias L Hogeboom before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date
of the same, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the said County; and that I am acquainted with his hand
writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the
said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature
Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 27th day of August
1832

Jas D. Morrell
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State of New York
Columbia County 
On this 25th August 1837 before
me personally appeared Rachel Clark a resident of the
town of Kinderhook and County aforesaid aged 87 years
who after being duly sworn according to law doth depose
and say that she has lately removed from the town of Chatham
her late residence to the town of Kinderhook an adjoining
town where she now resides, and further that she is the widow
and relict of Abraham Clark late of the town of
Chatham County
and State aforesaid, who was in his life time a Pensioner under the
act of June 7, 1832, and further in order to establish her
claim for the services of her said husband, she transmit the
testimony of William Van Valkenburgh which is hereto annexed
she further saith that she can well recollect that her husband
performed a tour of service in the Revolutionary War at Oswego
and as she believes in the spring of 1779 but of the particular
year she is not positive and for the length of time in said tour
she would refer to the Declaration of her husband Abraham
Clark in the War department at Washington and further
saith not

Rachel her x mark Clark

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Before me J. G. Ford
Commissioner of Deeds &c.
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State of New York
Columbia County ⎬ ss
On this 25th August 1837 before me
personally appeared William Van Valkenburgh a Resident of
the town of Stuyvesant County & State aforesaid aged seventy seven
year the 7th day of September next, who after being duly sworn
according to law doth depose and say that he is a pensioner
under the act of June 7, 1832, and further that he was
well acquainted with Abraham Clark late of the town of
Chatham, County and State aforesaid that he was acquainted with
the said Abraham from Boyhood to the time of his death
having lived for the most of the time not to exceed 8 miles from
his residence, and further thee in the year 1776 this
deponent and the said Abraham Clark were drafted in the
militia service of the United States, and performed a tour of service
of 3 months at Johnstown in the company commanded by
Capt. Lambert Burget and apart of the time by Peter Van Allen
Captain Burget having soon after its organization returned
some to kinderhook, the place of his residence, the residence
then of Peter Van Allen or Alen, of this Deponent and of
Abraham Clark, the service commenced as he well recollects
in the seed time of Indian corn which is generally the forepart
of May and termination in the time of digging potatoes, for
he well recollects people were digging potatoes in Greenbush
when they were returning home which must have been some
time in August, he further saith that they marched by way of
Greenbush and upon the East side of Hudson River crossed the same
at half moon paint thence through Niskiminia, through
Schenectady to Johnstown, he further saith that Abraham
Clark was at Johnstown with him and served not less than
three months, and further that in the year 1779 this deponent
and the said Abraham Clark volunteered and did go into the
service under Capt. James Van Allen in Col. Asa Waterman
Regiment for three months and performed the whole
service at  Fishkill untill honorably discharged
the service commenced sometime in the month of September
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and continuedonward till the 3 month service was performed
this Deponent well recollects that he [illegible] at home the 17
of December or 8 days before Christmas, this Deponent with the
said Abraham marched from their residence which was
Kinderhook to Claverack there joined Col Watermans Reg. thence to Fishkill and further this Deponent that the first
campaign was under Col. Andrew Witbeck, and he further
saith that he is positive that he served with the said Abraham
in the two tours not less than 6 months as a private and further saith
not
William his x mark Van Valkenburgh

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Before me
J.G. Storm  esq
 

I certify that I am well acquainted with William Van Valkenburgh who has subscribed
and sworn to the foregoing
and further that his character for truth and
fair and impershals [impartial], and further the reason of his not
Executing the above Affidavit by writing his name is a trembling
hand, as he avers, making it necessary for him to make his mark, i
I fully believe
J.G. Ford
Commissioner of Deeds

Columbia County
Clerks office-
 I am sworn, clerk of said county & of the Court of Common Pleas of said County
[illegible] certify that J G. Ford Esqr before whom the
foregoing affidavit purports to have
been sworn
was on the day of the date of the same a Commissioner
of Deeds in & for said County, and also that said
Ford was a Commissioner of deeds at the time of the
date of the preceding certificate. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said
commissioner, and verily believe the name of the said
commissioner subscribed to the said affidavits and
certificates to be his proper hand writing & signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of the said
County this 30th of August A.D. 1897,
James Ford
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State of New York
Columbia County
On this 27 day of March 1837 personally appeared
before Medad Butler Esquire one of the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County
Rachel Clark of the town of Chatham in the Court
of Columbia and State of New York aged 87 years
who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on
her oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act
of Congress, passed July 4, 1836, that she is the widow
of Abraham Clark late of said town of Chatham,
deceased, who was in his life time a pensioner of the
United States under the act of June 7th 1832
as will appear by the Pension Certificate hereto annexed
she further declares that she was married to the
said Abraham Clark on the 5th of Nov. 1770 and
that her husband the aforesaid Abraham Clark died
on the 13th day of September 1834 and that she has
remained a widow ever since that period; as will more
fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed
she further saith that she was married as above
stated in the town of Austerlity (formerly Spencertown)
and County of Columbia about three miles from
her present residence, and that the marriage ceremony
was performed by the Reverend Jesse Clark of Spencertown, long since deceased, that she has no record
of her marriage nor has her husband ever kept any
but she is well able to know the day of her marriage
by the age of her eldest child which was a son
and is still living and will be 66 years old the
25th day of October next, and further her son Benjamin's
age she well knows and that it wanted just Eleven
days of being a year from the day of her marriage
with the aforesaid Abraham Clark to the birth of her
son Benjamin aforesaid
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and further she well recollects, that he may
and had two children before her husband went into the army
she has caused search to be made of the record of
her marriage at the place where the clergyman
where living resided but has not been able to find any she thinks she can prove her marriage by
Moses Son of the town of Chatham in Columbia
County or by Henry Clark brother to the aforesaid
Abraham Clark her husband deceased, and
further that owing to infirmity and old age she is
unable to write her name
Rachel her x mark Clark
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year first above
written before me
Medad Butler

 
And the said Judge doth hereby declare his opinion
that Rachel Clark who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration is the widow of Abraham
Clark whose name appears in the annexed pension
Certificate, and further that she married Abraham
Clark aforesaid some years before he went into the
army and that he the aforesaid Abraham Clark died
on the 13th day of September 1834 and that the said
Rachel Clark is now and has been and lived the
widow of the aforesaid Abraham Clark ever since
And further that owing to bodily infirmities she
is unable to attend the Court
Medad Butler one of the
Judge of Columbia County Court
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State of New York
County of Columbia
On this 27 day of March 1837, before me personally appeared
Henry Clark a resident of the town of Chatham County of
Columbia and State of New York aged 88 years, who first
being duly sworn according to law doth depose and
say that he this deponent was a brother of Abraham
Clark late of the town of Chatham deceased and further
that his brother Abraham was in his life time a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, and further this Deponent
was present at the marriage of his brother Abraham
with or to Rachel Goodale. The marriage ceremony
was performed at his this Deponent's sister's house in
Spencertown by a Clergyman by the name of Jesse Clark
of the same place, since deceased, the marriage ceremony
took place according to the best of his recollection in the
Autumn or fall of the year 1770 or sixty seven years
since next fall or autumn the month and day of the month
he does not recollect, but recollects that his brother Abraham
was married to the aforesaid Rachel and there they had
children before his going into the service of the United States
further that this deponent has been acquainted with
the said Rachel Clark ever since the marriage with his
brother, and that she has lived a widow ever since the
death of his brother which was two years ago last
September, and further saith that he is not able
write his name but is under the necessity of
making his mark through want of learning
and further saith not
Henry his x mark Clark
sworn and subscribed
day and year aforesaid
Before me J. G. Ford Commissioner
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I certify that I am well acquainted with Henry
Clark who has sworn to and subscribed the within
Deposition and further that he has always been a man
esteemed for truth and veracity
J. G. Ford Commissioner

State of New York
Columbia County 
On this 27 day of March, 1837 before me personally
appeared Rachel Clark the younger of the Town of
Chatham County of Columbia and State aforesaid
aged 58 years who first being duly sworn
according to Law doth on her oath depose and
say that she is the daughter of Rachel Clark
widow of Abraham Clark late of the town of
Chatham deceased, and further that her father
Abraham Clark was in his life time a pensioner
of the United States, the pension certificate of whom
is hereto annexed, having been in the posession
of this Deponent who lives with her mother ever
since the death of her father who died on the
13 day of September 1834 and further that the
aforesaid Rachel Clark her mother has lived
a widow ever since the death of her husband
further that she this deponent is not
able to write her name for lack of learning
and further saith not
Rachel her x mark Clark
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Before me
J. G. Ford Commissioner 

I certify that Rachel Clark who has subscribed
and sworn to the above Deposition is esteemed a person of strict
truth and veracity
J. G. Ford Commissioner
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State of New York
Columbia County 
On this 17 day of March 1837 before me personally
appeared Moses Son a Resident of the town of Chatham
County of Columbia and State of New York aged 80 years
in the month of October next who after being duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath depose and say that
Abraham Clark late of the town of Chatham deceased
was his this Deponents mother's brother, that he is well
acquainted with Rachel Clark widow of the aforesaid Abraham
Clark deceased and further that when this deponent
was a lad not exceeding 13 years of age his this
Deponents uncle Abraham Clark was married to
Rachel Goodall the present widow of Abraham Clark
deceased the marriage ceremony was performed by
Jesse Clark of Spencertown a clergyman of that place
now deceased at the dwelling house of this Deponent
on this deponent cannot particularly tell the month
and year but knows that it long before he this Deponent
went into the militia service in 1777 at the taking of
Burgoyne this deponent has been acquainted with
Abraham Clark and Rachel Clark ever since their
Marriage, till the account of the said Abraham who
was as he understood in his life time a pensioner, that
as far as he can recollect the said Abraham died
on or near the 13 Sept. 1834, and further that the said
Rachel Clark has lived a widow ever since the death of her husband - this Deponent was present at the marriage
aforesaid he well recollects that there was a dance
at his mothers house after the marriage ceremony was
performed and further saith not

Sworn & subscribed the day and
year aforesaid before me
J. G. Ford Commissioner &c

Moses his x mark Son
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I certify that I am well acquainted with Moses
son who has subscribed and sworn to the within
affidavit, and that he is esteemed man of
Strict truth and veracity and his testimony
entitled to full credit
J. G. Ford Commissioner &c.

State of New York
Columbia County
I James Sloan Clerk of Columbia
County and of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do
hereby certify that Medad Butler before whom the affidavit
of Rachel Clark purports to have been taken, and by whom the veracity of
her credibility is subscribed was at the date thereof a Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Also that Joseph
Ford before whom the affidavits of Henry Clark, Rachel Clark the
younger & Moses Son purport to have been taken and by whom the sever
a certificate of the credibility of the several deponents are subscribed
was at the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds in for said County
And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said
Medad Butler and the said Joseph G Ford and verily believe that their
signatures to the said affidavits & certificates in their own proper hand
writing -
In testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said County this first day of April 1837
James Stone
Rachel Clark
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2508
Abraham Clark
Chatham, Columbia Co
New York

Admitted
10 mo

$33.33
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2508
BRIEF in the case of Abraham Clark Chatham, 
Co. of Columbia
in the State of New York
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It does

3. How old is he? 94 years.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[chart] Period / Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days. / Rank. /Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Spring of 1776 / 6 (months) / Drafted /Col. Waterman, Capt TaroAller

"Following spring" / 4 (months) / Private / Col Whitbeck, Capt Burgert
Genl Schuyler
Col. Wiltbeck, Capt Burghard
5. In what battles was he engaged?

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service; Kinderhook
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? papers not
connected in the manner prescribed
above mentioned.
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
W
Fawcett
Examining Clerk.
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Rejected 
Let to J G Ford Nov 13,18

Rachel Clark
Suspended
Let to J. G. Ford July 12 1837
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Rev War

12696

Invalid.

File No. 12,696
Abraham Clark
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:- Vol. , Page

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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J.L. Edwards commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Mr Luce

1696
Apl 1,
NY
4 July '36
3d sec

[stamp] HUDSON APL 3 N.Y.
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Red Rock March 28. 1837

Sir
Enclosed I send you the declaration of Rachel
Clark widow of Abraham Clark late of Chatham
Columbia County New York, a pensioner deceased
for a pension under the act of 4 July 1836
it is
hoped that an early attention to the papers
will be had, as the old Lady is very indigent
Yours
J. G. Ford
 
Please direct your communications
J. G. Ford
Red Rock Columbia County
N.Y
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Sept 6

JL Edwards Comm of Pensions
Washington DC
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Sep 2, 1837
Sir
enclosed I send you the testimony of William
Van Valkenburgh in support of the Claim of Rachel
Clark widow of Abraham Clark late of the
town of Chatham deceased. It is hoped that
an early attention to her claim may be had as
she is very poor and suffering for many of
the necessaries of life, the papers of Abraham
Clack were drawn by a Mr. Van Dusen
who has since removed into the Western part of this
State, I have therefore no copy of the original
declaration I feel confident that his claim was
good though at this late period it is difficult
to obtain proof-- If you wish to ascertain the
character of William Van Valkenburgh I would for
you to Mr. Attorney General Butler who then
must be well acquainted with him
Yours
J. G. Lord

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Com. &c
Direct
J. G. Ford
Red Rock
Col. County
N. Y.
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[stamp] REJECTED

2010
Rachel Clark
Service:
widow of Abraham
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Contract.