Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24057, Cornelius De Revere, New York
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(3-1776) 

Service
New York

De Revere, Cornelius
Sarah

Number 
W. 24057

Contents
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102

New York City 

Sarah De Revere
widow of Cornelius De Revere
N.Y. 
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars

Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
13th day of June 1848
and sent to 
H.O. Irving
Tarrytown
N.Y. 

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 59, Vol. 4

Reported
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on the Claim of Sarah Derevere the widow of Cornelius Derevere Dc'd
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State of New York
Westchester County
Town of Mount Pleasant ⎬ S.S. 

On this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
nine personally appeared before me Caleb Tompkins first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Westchester Sarah DeRevere a resident of the town of Mount Pleasant in the said County of Westchester Aged about Seventy years 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
an act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of Cornelius DeRevere who was a private in Col James Hammonds Regiment of Militia in a company commanded by Lieut Jesse Baker
and served in the said Regiment from some time in the year 1776 until the termination of the Revolutionary war as will more fully appear from the affidavits of Samuel Youngs and John Israels hereunto annexed
And the said Declarent further saith that she was married to the said Cornelius DeRevere on the fourth day of July AD 1790 - at the town of Greenburgh in the said County of Westchester at the house of George Comb who was then a Justice of the peace in and for the Town of Greenburgh The fact and legality of said marriage will more fully appear by the Affidavit of John Romer of the said town of Greenbush
who was present when she was married and saw the Ceremony performed

And this declarant further saith and that her husband the aforesaid Cornelius DeRevere died on the ninth day of February AD 1830 at the said town of Mount Pleasant

And this declarent further saith that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January AD 1794, viz on the 4 day of July AD 1790.
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and that she has remained the widow of the said Cornelius DeRevere ever since his death as will also appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed.

And she further declares that she has no documentary evidence in support of this her claim

Sworn & Subscribed on the day
and year above written before me ⎬ 
Caleb Tompkins

Sarah DeRevere 
her X mark

I Caleb Tompkins first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westchester do hereby certify that the above declarant Sarah DeRevere signed the preceding declaration in my presence by making her mark and stated as a reason therefore that he could not write

And I do further certify that the said Sarah cannot by reason of old age and bodily infirmity attend and make her said declaration in open court.
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State of New York
Westchester County ss}

Personally appeared before me Caleb Tompkins first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the said County of West Chester, Samuel Youngs of the said Town of Greenburgh who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that previous to the Revolutionary War he became acquainted with Cornelius DeRevere that he resided about two miles from him. 

That sometime in the year 1790 -- the said Cornelius was married to Sarah Abrahams as the deponent was then informed. That in the month of November 1776 all the American Troops having been withdrawn from that part of the said County called the American lines extending from Tarry Town on the Hudson River eastwardly by the way of the house of Joseph Youngs to Sawpits on the East River. 

That the Wig [Whig] Inhabitants who resided in and near those lines were left wholly undefended against the plundering parties of the British Refugees. 

That the Father of the Deponent the said Joseph Youngs was then one of the Committee of Safety for the said County. 

That Col James Hammond then Commanded the Militia in that vicinity that the said Committee of Safety ordered out about two hundred of said Hammond's Regt for the protection of the said Whig Inhabitants against the said Plundering parties. 

That those men were put under the command of a Capt Sybert Acker and other Militia officers of said Hammond's Regiment about one half of those men were stationed at the houses of Peter and Cornelius Vantassell on the Saw Mill River road about fourteen miles from the British and ports and the other part of the said Men was stationed at the house of the said Joseph Youngs where the provisions and other stores were kept that the said Cornelius DeRevere served as a soldier under the said Sybert Acker from the beginning of November 1776 until the tenth day of May 1777 when they were relieved by a Regiment of Levies from the Northern parts of the said County.

That in the beginning of October 1777 about 1,000 British Troops landed at Tarry Town about four miles West from the house of the said Joseph Youngs where a Col Luddington was then stationed with about five hundred men raised from the County of Dutchess and West Chester. 

That the said British Troops immediately marched from Tarry Town to attack Luddington at his quarters. Luddington retreated to the Northern part of the said County. The time for which his men had been [illegible] about the time Burgoyne's army surrendered. 

That the said Whig Inhabitants
were again left to defend those lines without the aid of any other troops. That about one hundred and fifty of said Hammond Regt immediately [illegible] their services and were embodied under their own officers and continued to defend those lines from sometime in the latter end of October 1777 until sometime in the beginning of May 1778. 

That the said Cornelius DeRevere was a soldier in that service.
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and served faithfully during the whole of that time during which the said volunters had several severe conflicts with the British Refugees in one of which at Lt Althouse of Col Emerick's Regt of British troops made an attempt to take the cattle and other stock from the Whig Inhabitants who resided in and near the American lines. 

That Althouse succeeded in taking about one hundred head of cattle and horses and were driving them towards the British [out parts] when he was attacked by said volunteers of Hammond's Regt and after a conflict of about three hours they succeeded in retaking all the cattle and other stock and killed or captured the said Althouse and his whole party consisting thirty four men and his guide - (his guide made his escape). 

That on the first of May 1778 a Regt of Levies were raised from the Counties of Dutchess and Westchester Commanded by Col Morris Graham who on the beginning of May established his headquarters at the house of the said Joseph Youngs and the said Militia were discharged. 

That in the month of June 1778 Gen Washington with his army arrived on these lines and continued on that station until the first part of the month of September when he moved his army into Winter quarters. That during the time that Genl Washington continued with his army on that station the soldiers of Col Graham's Regiment enlisted into the Continental Regiments and engaged as teamsters for the Continental Army. 

That only about seventy or eighty of his men remained who were put under the command of a Capt Daniel Williams and other officers of said Regt and who immediately took his quarters at the house of the said Joseph Youngs but as his party was deemed too weak to defend the whole of those lines. 

That apart of said Hammond's Regt were again ordered out and stationed in the neighborhood of Tarry Town. 

That on Christmas Eve Capt Williams was attacked at his quarters by the British Refugees under the command of a Major Baremore who took the house after a severe conflict making prisoners of the said Capt Williams the said Joseph Youngs and a [number] of the soldiers of said Williams. 

That about the first day of January 1779 a Col Littlefield arrived on these lines with about six hundred Continental troops but about the tenth day of Jany aforesaid he was relieved by Col Aaron Burr who took his head quarters at said house of Joseph Youngs and immediately discharged the Militia. The time of service of the said Militia was at that time at least four months. 

That the said Cornelius DeRevere was in the whole of that service. That the said Militia of Cal Hammond's Regiment were during the command of Col Burr and Major William Mullin
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the winter of 1779 several times ordered out for short periods. 

That in the latter end of May in that year the Continental troops were driven from those lines by the British Troops. 

That the Militia of said Hammond were again entered out and continued on and near those lines. During that summer they drew their provisions from the Continental stores at Peekskill and Bedford in the said County and drew pay from the State of New York for the Term of one year commencing sometime in the beginning of that year and ending
sometime in the latter part of the spring of the year 1780 sometime after Col Thompson had been defeated (at the house of the said Joseph Youngs where he then had his head quarters) on the third day of February 1780 when
general removal of the Whig Inhabitants from those lines took place and said Hammond's Regt was employed in aiding and guarding them while they were removing that during some of the conflicts the said Militia had with
the said British Refugees the said Cornelius DeRevere with some others were taken and suffered a long imprisonment in the British prison the City of New York more than eight months as the Deponent was then informed and still believes.

Saml Youngs

Sworn and subscribed this fifth day of April 1839 before me

Caleb Tompkins

I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Samuel Youngs and that he is a credible person and that full faith and
credit can be placed in his statements and Testimony-

Caleb Tompkins first
Judge of Westchester Court of Common Pleas-
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in the Bureau. Cornelius De Revere Wid File 24057

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
Nov. 1776

Lengths of Service
Served at various times under said officers to end of war.

Rank
Pvt

Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered
Captain
Sybert Acker, Daniel Williams, Geroge Comc, Israel Honeywell

Colonel
James Hammond, Littleton, Morris Graham, Aaron Burr

State
N.Y.

Sept 1778 taken prisoner and detailed as such in New York City 8 mos.

Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Mount Pleasant NY

Date of application for pension,
Apr 4 1839. Her [illegible] was [illegible]

Residence at date of application, Mount Pleasant, Westchester Co. N.Y.

Age at date of application, He was 70 years of age.

Remarks: Soldier married July 4, 1790, at Greenburgh, Westchester Co. N.Y. Sarah Abrahams. He died at Mount Pleasant Feb'y 9, 1830.

[illegible]
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W24057                             60 Beach St.
                                           Stapleton, N.Y.
To the Commissioner               May 28, 1908
     of Pensions
        Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
  If not asking too much, would you kindly send me two copies of the military history of Cornelius DeRevere so far as shown in your Division of Records? V.L.M. - Wid. file 24057 - Rev. War.
   My reason for asking this is that I am obliged to file two copies with application to join one of the patriotic societies; and I should like very much to save the copy you as kindly sent me, and have it framed.
                               Very truly yours
                                    Francis DeRevere M.D.
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Rev
60 Beach St.,
Stapleton, N.Y.
May 18th 1908
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.;
Dear Sir;
Will you kindly send me all possible proofs of service in the Revolutionary War of
Cornelius De Revere?
variants of spelling of name are
Cornelis Deriviere
Derivere
Derivier
de Rivier
de Revier
Revere
Very Respectfully yours 
[Signed] Francis De Revere
[Stamped] U.S. PENSION OFFICE A MAY 19 1908
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3 -- 595
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
May 21, 1908.
Searched by S. D. Lamparter
Original No.
Certificate No.
Claimant,
Soldier, Cornelius De Revere
Service, Rev. War
Remarks: No claim as above except Wid. #24057
Chief of Division.
27498b4m2-07
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[Left side of page]
Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24057
Sarah De Revere
Wid of Cornelius De Revere
Priv Rev War
Act Feb 2nd 1848
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 178.
(Arrangement of 1870.)

[Right side of page]
1908 May 26 Hist to Francis De Revere V.L.M.
1908 June 3, Two copies are sent to Francis De Revere.
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State of New York
Westchester County ss
I John H Smith Clerk of the County of Westchester and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby certify that the Hon Caleb Tompkins whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the declaration of Sarah De Revere hereunto annexed and to the certificate thereunder written and to the Jurat of the affidavit of Samuel Youngs hereunto annexed and to the certificate thereunder written was at the date of the said declaration and affidavit and is now first Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Caleb Tompkins and that the signatures to the annexed papers purporting to be his are genuine
And I do further certify that Steuben Swartwout Esquire whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit of John Romer and to the certificate thereunder written and that Peter Clark Esquire whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit of John Israel and to the certificate thereunder written were each at the time said affidavits were taken Justices of the peace in and for the said County duly authorized and appointed to take the same and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Steuben Swartwout and Peter Clark and that the signatures purporting to be their subscribed to the annexed papers are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twenty fourth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
[Signed] John H Smith Clerk
for Hon H Fisher Dep clk
[A seal is attached but is illegible]
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Testimony of John Romer in the claim of Sarah Derevere the widow of Cornelius Derevere dec.
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State of New York
West Chester County

Personally appeared before me John Israels of the Town of Mount Pleasant in the said county and being by me duly sworn saith that he was well acquainted with Cornelius Derevere late of the said Town of Mount Pleasant deceased that sometime during the Revolutionary War, in the month of September 1778  the deponent was taken Prisoner by the Brittish Troops and confined in the Brittish Prison in the City of New York for the term of eight Months as nearly as the Deponant can assertain(sic) the time that during [word crossed out] the said imprisonment the Deponent well Remembers that the said Cornelius DeRevere was also a Prisoner in the said Brittish Prison and continued in confinement in the said Brittish Prison for the said Term of eight months as nearly as the Deponent can assertain(sic) the time that after the said war he continued his acquaintance with said Cornelius DeRevere until  his death 
[signed] John Israel
Sworn this 22nd day of November 1838
Before me Peter Clark - Justice of the Peace

I certify that I have for many years been well acquainted with the above named deponent John Israel and besides his testimony to be entitled to full credit and belief
[signed] Peter Clark - Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
West Chester County ss  Personally appeared before me John Romer of the Town of Greenburgh in the said County who being duly Sworn doth depose and Say that he is well acquainted with Sarah DeRevere the Widow of Cornelius Revere late of the Town of Mount Pleasant in the said County deceased that he was well acquainted with the said Sarah previous to her said Marriage that he [illegible crossed out] ^ was groomsman at the said Marriage and Polly Abrahams a Sister of the said Sarah was Bridesmaid that George Comb Esq of the said Town of Greensburgh then a Justice of the Peace [illegible crossed out] in and for the said County performed the Marriage  ceremony on the [illegible crossed out] ^ the fourth day of July in the year 1790.  at that wedding house of the said George Comb Esq that the said Cornelius and Sarah after the said ^ Marriage always lived together as Man and wife until the death of the said Cornelius that he hath ever since the said Marriage resided within a few Miles of the residence of the said Cornelius and Sarah and that the Sarah is still the Widow of the said Cornelius and hath never since been Married to the knowledge or belief of the Deponent
[signed] John Romer
Sworn and Subscribed before me a Justice of the peace in and for the said Town of Greenburgh by the said John Romer this 25th day of January 1839
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice 

I certify that I am personally acquainted with John Romer the above Deponent that he is a Man of truth and his testimony is entitled to full benefit and belief
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice
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[folded page - left side blank]
[right side of folded page]

5680

Declaration papers of Sarah DeRevere

Ad. July 7, 1838

Married 4 July 1790
Husband died 9th Feb. 1830

admd.
a yr/ri

80$

No deduction

[signed] Hon. A. Ward
H.R.
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2171
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State of New York
Westchester County

On this nineteenth day of June 1843 personally appeared before Steuben Swartwout Esquire a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Sarah DeRevere [name underlined] a resident of the Town of Mount Pleasant in said County aged seventy years upwards.  ["years" crossed out] who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:  that she is the widow of Cornelius DeRevere who was a private in the Revolutionary Army but in what company she does not recollect and that the annual award of the pension which she received under the Act of July 7 1838 was Eighty Dollars.

She further declares that she is still a widow
In presence of 
H. Ogden Irving       Sarah her mark [handwritten "X"] DeRevere
Steuben Swartwout
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me 
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice of the peace

I certify that Sarah DeRevere the Declarant above named is personally known to me to be the person who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration - and from infirmity is unable to write -
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice of the peace
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I certify that Sarah DeRevere the Declarant above named is personally known to me to be the person who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - and from infirmity is unable to write -
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice of the peace

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State of New-York,
County of West-Chester,} ss.  I, CHARLES A. PURDY, Clerk of the County aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That, [handwritten name illegible due to fading - possibly Steuben Swartwout] whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument, and endorsed thereon, was, on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE in and for the said County, residing in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same.  And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.

In Testimony whereof, [written in calligraphy] I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the [handwritten] nineteenth [end handwritten] day of [handwritten] June [end handwritten] 184[handwritten]3
[signed] Charles A. Purdy [end handwritten] CLERK.
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[page folded vertically]

[On left side of folded page:]

Declaration of Sarah DeRevere under act of 2 February 1848

[On right side of folded page:]

Adm
Admitted
H.O. Irving
Tarrytown
N.Y.
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State of New York
Westchester County} ss

On this third day of May in the year One thousand eight hundred & forty
eight personally appeared before me a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths Sarah DeRevere of the town of Mount Pleasant in said County aged nearly Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the
revolutionary war: That she is the widow
of Cornelius DeRevere who was a private during the revolutionary war: And that the annual amount of the pension which she received under the Act of 17 June 1844 was
Eighty dollars: She further declares that she is still a widow:

Sarah De Revere
her X cross

In the presence of John Derevere sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written before me}

Patterson R Hart
Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above name declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration:

Patterson R Hart
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York,
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, ss.

I, MUNSON I. LOCKWOOD, Clerk of the County aforesaid, and also Clerk of the Courts in and for said County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Patterson R Hart, Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument, and endorsed thereon, was, on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the
said County, residing in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, according to the laws of the said State. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County Courts, the Eighth day of May 1848

Munson I. Lockwood Clerk
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N. York
Sarah DeRevere
let to J. W. Tompkins 20 Sep 1839
J. W. Mills 16. Nov. 1840
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[On left side of vertical fold:]
1970
[underlined] New-York    City
[handwritten] Sarah DeRevere
widow of [handwritten] Cornelius DeRevere
who was a [handwritten] Private
in the [handwritten] N.Y. line
for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of [handwritten] 80 [end handwritten] Dollars [handwritten dash/line] - [end handwritten] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the [handwritten] 14th [end handwritten] day of [handwritten] Sept. 1843 [end handwritten] and sent to
[signed] H. O. Irving
[handwritten] TarryTown
N.Y. [end handwritten]

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in the Book [handwritten] A
Vol. [handwritten] 1    Page [handwritten] [looks like "100" was written more darkly over "105". However, it could be "105" written over "100."]

[On right side of vertically folded page:]

[handwritten] Pens Sept 14
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6353
-
New York
Sarah DeRevere widow of Cornelius DeRevere, dec'd and who died on the 9th February 1830
of Westchester in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp commanded by Lt. J. Baker of the regt commanded by Col Hammond in the N York line for 2 years-

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars - per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Sep.
1841 & sent to Hon. A. Ward House of Representatives

Arrears to the 4th of March '41 400.00
-----
$400.00
Act July 7, 1838

Recorded by Theo. L. Moody Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 104
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State of New York
County of Westchester} ss:

I Charles A. Purdy Clerk of the said
County and clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby certify that Steuben Swartwout Esquire whose name is subscribed to the annexed depositions was at the date of the said depositions one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County duly authorized to take affidavits. And I do further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Steuben Swartwout and that the signature purporting to be his to the annexed papers are genuine-

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this twenty fifth day of August One thousand eight hundred and forty one.

Charles A Prudy Clk
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State of New York
County of Westchester
Town of Mount Pleasant} ss:

On this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one personally appeared before me Steuben Swartwout one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Westchester

Sarah DeRevere widow of Cornelius DeRevere (who resided in the said Town of Mount Pleasant at the time of his death) deceased
who being by me duly sworn doth on her oath in addition and supplementary to her former declaration made by her on the fourth day of April 1839 in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by and act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows depose and say 

That she is the widow of the Identical Cornelius DeRevere named in a certificate of the Comptroller of the State of New York a copy of which is hereunto annexed marked "A". 

That when this deponent made her former declaration in this matter she made it under in
formation and belief which information she hath since discovered to be incorrect 

That this deponent thence supposed that her
said husband served during the whole of the Revolutionary War in a company commanded by Lieutenant Jesse Baker

That this deponent well recollects hearing her husband speak of said Lieutenant Baker and believes that she has heard him say that he served in his company at one time during said war - 

That this deponent has a distinct recollection of hearing her
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said husband speak of being a prisoner to the British in the City of New York while their troop had possession of said city but how long her said husband was such prisoner this deponent cannot recollect

That this deponent well recollects Lieutenant Cornelius Van Tassel, Captain George Combs and Captain Israel Honeywell each of whom were active whigs and soldiers during said war and commanded as this deponent believes and always understood each a company of soldiers at times during said war and this deponent has frequently heard [heard] said husband speak of each of them and as this deponent verily believes she has heard her said husband say that he has served during the said war in companies commanded by each of them although this deponent cannot say what
time he so served either from recollection information or belief-

Sarah DeRevere
her X mark

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25th day of August AD 1841}
Steuben Swartwout - Justice of the peace

I Steuben Swartwout the Justice of the peace above named do certify that I am personally acquainted above named Sarah DeRevere widow of Cornelius DeRevere

That she is a person of truth and veracity and
and full faith and credit can be placed in her testimony-
Steuben Swartwout - Justice
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The number and amount of certificate issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for levies and militia services &c

Contained from Book No 5 & 6 -
"A" -To whom given
1778, Dec 30, 25833 Cornl DeRevere, Private, 0.14.2 2/3
1780, May 25, 25.637 Cornl DeRevere, do, 30.6.2
1781, Jany 2, 25.578, Cornl DeRevere, do  prisoner, 20.16.0
1781, July 31, 36.276, Cornelius DeRevered, do, 9.3.4
1782, Nov 11, 36.374, Cornl DeRevere, do, 11.13.4

[Total] 72.13.0
7 years----

State of New York
Comptroller's office
Albany Oct 9. 1840}

I hereby certify the above to be true extract from Book No. 6 & 7 now remaining in this office and that the service for which the first certificate above named was issued was performed under Lieut. Corns. Van Tassel the
second under Captain George Comb and Lieut
Corns. Van Tassel and the fourth and fifth under Captain Israel Honeywell. The third certificate was for the pay a while he was a prisoner from May 8, 1780 to 2 Jany, 1781. All of the above services was performed in Westchester County and appears to have been in a regiment commanded by Colo. James Hammond -

Signed W W Tredway
Dep Comptroller
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State of New York
County of Westchester
Town of Mount Pleasant

Personally appeared before me Abraham P See of the said Town of Mount Pleasant in the said county who being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that he is now Seventy one years ^ (of age) and upward and has ^(always) resided in the Town of Mount Pleasant and its immediate vacinity.  That this deponent is well acquainted with Sarah Derevere widow of Cornelius Derevere late of the said Town of Mount Pleasant deceased and has been so acquainted with the said Sarah ever since she was married to the Said Cornelius which marriage this deponent recollects and from recollection states that she was married in the year 1790.  That this deponent can recollect the said Cornelius Derevere from his earliest recollection - That this deponent recollects that during said revolutionary war hearing it said that the said Cornelius Derevere was an American Soldier but for how long he served this deponent cannot state - And this deponent also recollected that During the said Revolutionary War the said Cornelius Derevere was missing for some time and that when he returned to his home he stated that he ["was a" crossed out"] -had- been confined as a prisoner in the City of New York to the British whose troops then held possession of the ["city" crossed out] said City.   And that before the said Cornelius returned to his home this deponent heard that he was [illegible crossed out] confined ^ (in said city) as such prisoner - That this deponent knows the said Sarah Derevere to be a person of excellent character she having been a member of the Dutch Reformed Church to which this deponent is attached for upwards of thirty years - ["And the" crossed out]
Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 August 1841 - [signed] Abraham P See
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice of the peace

[the following words are written on what looks to be a separate page underneath this page]
said ["Rever" crossed out] Derevere is the only family
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I certify that I am personally acquainted with Abraham P See the above named deponent that he is a man of truth and full faith and credit can be placed in his testimony
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice
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State of New York
County of Westchester} ss:
Personally appeared before me James P See of the Town of Mount Pleasant in the said county of Westchester who being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that he is now aged about Seventy years and has resided in the said Town of Mount Pleasant and its immediate vicinity ever since he was born - That this deponent is well acquainted with Sarah Derevere the widow of Cornelius Derevere late of the said Town of Mount Pleasant deceased and has been so acquainted with the said Sarah ever since her marriage ["of" crossed out] (with) the said Cornelius which took place to the best of this deponents recollection Shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War And that this deponent can recollect the said Cornelius Revere from his earliest recollection which extends as far back as the Revolutionary War and that this deponent recollects that the said Cornelius during the Revolutionary War was reported to have been a militia man in the American Army although this deponent never saw him bearing arms or doing duty as a soldier - That this deponent well recollects that the said Cornelius Derevere at one time during the Revolutionary War was confined in the city of New York as a prisoner to the Brittish ^ whose troops ["who" crossed out] then held possession of Said City - That the said Cornelius Derevere ["has" crossed out] ^ (and his family) always resided in the neighborhood where this deponent was brought up and the family of the said ["Rever" crossed out] Derevere is the only family
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of that name residing in the said county and the said Cornelius Derever is the only Cornelius Derever to this deponents knowledge ^ (residing in the said County) that served in the Revolutionary War and that if any other person of that name or of the Name of Cornelius Derivere had so serve this deponent must have heard of it - [signed] James P See
Sworn and subscribed before me this 25th day of August 1841}
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice of the peace

I certify that I personally acquainted with James P See the above named deponent - That he is a man of truth and his testimony is entitled to full faith and belief - and that the interlineations therein were made before swearing.
[signed] Steuben Swartwout - Justice

Hon. A. Ward [signed]
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2171
Mar 23 43
N.Y.
Mar 3 1843
Sarah De Revere

$80 per annum

H.O. Irving
Tarry Town

S. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
I enclose herewith the declaration of Sarah De Revere made pursuant to the regulation in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed March 3, 1843.
Please direct the certificate to me
H. Ogden Irving
Tarry Town 
West Chester County
New York

Tarry Town June 19, 1843.
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The number and amount of certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for [illegible] and Militia Services & continued from Book No 5 & 6

To whom Given
1778 Dec 30, 25.833, Corns Derevere, Private, 0.4.2 2/3

1780 May 25, 25.637, Corns Derevere, do, 30.6.2

1781 Jany 2, 25.578, Corns Derevere, do prisoner, 20.16.0

1781 July 31, 36.276, Cornelius Derevere, do, 9.3.4

1782 Novr 11, 36.374, Corns Derevere, do, 11.13.4

State of New York
Comptrollers Office
Albany Oct 9. 1840}

I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Books No. 6 & 7 Now remaining in this office and that the service for which the first certificate above named was issued was performed under Lieut Corns Van Tassel the  second under Capt George Comb and Lieut Corns Van Tassel and the fourth and fifth under Capt Isreal Honeywell. The third certificate was
for the pay while he was a prisoner from May 8, 1780 to the 2 Jany 1781. All of the above  service was performed in Westchester County
and appears to have been in a regiment
commanded by Colo James Hammond

WW Tredway
Dep Comptroller
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Oct 22 1840
NY
[illegible]
Sarah Derevere
[post marked circle with "WHITE-PLAINS" around circle and "OCT 20" in center.  Illegible writing on bottom of circle]

FREE [stamped in upper right corner of envelope]
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C -
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White plains Oct 20 - 1840.
Sir
In June 1839 I sent you by mail the papers of Mrs Sarah Derevere upon which she asks a pension under the  act of July 7th 1838 for the services of her deceased husband Cornelius Derevere in the Revolutionary War.  In September following I received your acknowledgement of the receipt of those papers in which you direct a search to be made in the office of the Comptroller of the state for further proof as to the services of Cornelius Derevere.  Which further proof I have at last obtained and herewith send to you and request that it may be annexed to the papers of Mrs Sarah Derevere now on file with pensions office - If upon examination the proof in this case is ^ (found to be) complete will you please forward me the certificate - 
I am sin
You obt servt
John W Mills

J L Edwards Esq