Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,432, for Joseph Tar Bush, New York
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New York

Tar Bush, Joseph
Christiana

W. 19.432
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[entire document is illegible]

New York, Albany
Christiana TarBush 
widow of Joseph TarBush 
who served in the Revolutionar
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
81 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848,

Certificate of Pension issued the
23rd day of August 1848
and sent to 
[signature illegible]
Hudson 
NY

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners [illegible]
February 2, 1848, Page 226, Vol. [illegible]
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974
New York

Joseph TarBush of Pine pLains in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Henry Pawling of the Reg't commanded by Col Albert Pawling in the New York line for two years and eight months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars ____cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of October 1832 and sent to Ulysses Cole

Arrears to 4th of September 1832        $120.00
Leiutenant allowance ending 4 Mar '33  $40.00
                                                              $160.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles, Clerk
Book   D   Vol. 5   Page 87
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No. 1390
Joseph Tar Bush

admitted
private
$80

Ulysses Cole
Agt
Pine Plains N.Y.
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No 1390

BRIEF in the case of Joseph Tar Bush of Pine Plains in the County of Dutchess-in the State of New York
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Before a Judge-
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
Bodily infirmity certified by the Judge
3. How old is he?
66 years-
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Form]
In April or about May 1 - 
1779 / 8 months / Private / Col Morris Graham
1780 / 8 months / Private / Albert Pawling
1781 Spring / 8 months / Private / Albert Pawling
1782- spring / 8 months / Private / Col 
Frisk Weissenfels 
5. In what battles was he engaged?
None mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Town of Pine Plains-
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By 4 living witnesses.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
The Certificate of Clergyman wanting -
They are to appearance in due form

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
James Ord
Examining Clerk.
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Christina Tar Bush
7th July 1838.

Wheeler, H. Clarke
Hudson
New York
Agent
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled "An Act
granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"

State of New York
Columbia County
SS On this 3rd day of May A.D. 1843 before me subscribes a Justice of the Justices Court
in the City of Hudson in said County the same being a Court of record, personally appeared Christiana Tar Bush a resident of the town of Gallatin in said County aged Seventy four
years who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the Act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
That she to the widow of Joseph Tar Bush
who was a private in the war of the Revolution
and served four tours of service as stated in the annexed certificate of the Comptroller of the State of New York and in addition thereto as stated by him in his papers on file so far as relates to the tour of service in 1779 under 
Captain Robert Hunter, and she claims that that service was seven months at least and
that her said husband in said 4 tours of
service served more than 24 months.
That she was married to the said Joseph
Tar Bush on the ___ day of October One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Four,
that her said marriage did not take place
prior to his leaving the service but the marriage did take place previous to the first day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated.
That she has not intermarried since
the death of her said husband said Joseph
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Tar Bush, but continues his widow.  
My oldest child was Jacob Tar Bush and was baptized in the church of which the Revd Herman Vedder is now the Pastor.  I and my husband were married Colonel Morris Graham, who was a Justice of the Peace in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York. He is dead and as I am informed before died in [illegible] County  New York.  I have no family Record of my kind - my maiden name was Christiana Webb and the same person named in the affidavit of the Rev Herman Vedder hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd May 1843 by said Christiana Tar Bush
and Christiana [her mark] Tar Bush
Richard Carrigan, Justice

State of New York
Columbia County SS. I, Wheeler H. Clarke, of Hudson in said County being sworn and say I know Christiana Tar Bush the above declarant.   She is the same person for whom I drew a declaration for a pension as widow of Joseph Tar Bush a Revolutionary soldier under act of 7th June 1832.
This present Declaration is drawn by a requisition of the Commissioner of Pensions
as contained in his letter to me under date of April 18th 1843.  That said Christiana  Tar Bush still remains the widow of said Joseph Tar Bush.
Wheeler H. Clarke [signature]
Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 4th day of May, 1843 by said wife herein who is a credible person and witness. 
Richard Carrigan, Justice
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State of New-York, ss.
Columbia County,
I, JEHOIAKIM A. VAN VALKENBURGH, Clerk of the County of Columbia, Do Hereby Certify, That Wheeler H Clark whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the Proof or Acknowledgment
of the annexed deposition of Herman Vedder
and thereon written as, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in said County, and duly authorised to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Commissioner, 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, the
4th day of May 1843
J. A. Van Valkenburgh
Clerk
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State of New York
Columbia County
I, Herman Vedder of Gallatin in the said County being sworn say I am the Pastor
of Reformed Dutch Church in said town of Gallatin and have been for the last 38 [39 was crossed off] years past.
That I have in my possession and care of the records of said Church, which is an ancient record.   I find therein the record of the Brith of Jacob Tar Bush son of Joseph Tar Bush and Christiana Webb the Sixth day of January Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Six, that the above is a true extract from said record except the dates which is in fair legible figures to wit, "6 Jan'y 1786".
Deponent does not know who was the Pastor of said Church at the date of said Entry nor does he know in whose hand writing the
said Entry is in.
Herman Vedder
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of May 1843 said Herman Vedder to me known to be the Pastor of said Church and who is a credible person and witness
Wheeler H. Clarke
Commmissioner of Deeds

I certify that the word "he" was interlined
the figure "39" were erased before signing in the Rev. Mr. Vedders deposition
Hudson May 4. 1843
Wheeler H. Clarke
Commissioner of Deeds
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I, Richard Carnique, do hereby certify that Wheeler. H. Clarke whose deposition is annexed is a credible person and witness.
And I further certify the foregoing declarant [crossed out: of] Christiana Tar Bush appeared before me and made the foregoing Declaration and I am fully satisfied that said Christiana was married to said Joseph Tar Bush at the time she states that she remains the widow of said Joseph Tar Bush. [crossed out: Date May 4,1843] and I further certify that said Christiana Tar Bush by reason of age and infirmity is unable to attend a Court of Record.
The words and figures above erased on the following, viz the word "of" also the words
"Dated May" and the figures, "4, 1843", were erased before signing.
Dated May 4. 1843.
Richard Carrigan Justice
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled ""An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levis and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned", the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:

25th Decr 1779 / Joseph Tar Bush, private 
/ 4 / 17 / 9
30th Nov 1780 / Joseph Tar Bush, private
/ 17 / 15 /  6
20th Decr 1781 / Joseph Tar Bush, private
/ 19 / 7 / 6
31st Decr 1782 / Joseph Tar Bush, private
/ 20 / 7 / 1
[faded underneath  23 mo. 14 days]

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, April 22d
1843.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 1.2., now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:

First-under Capt. Robert Hunter in Col. Albert Pawling Regt.
Second- under Capt. Henry Pawling in Col. Albert Pawling Regt.
Third-under Capt. Henry Pawling in Col. Albert Pawlig Regt.
Fourth-under Capt. Henry Pawling in Col. Fred R. Weissenfels

Philip Phelps
[title illegible]

1779's "Original Pay Roll"
"8 mos men"
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State of New York
Columbia County ⎬ I, Edward O. Holley Clerk
of the Justices Court of the City of Hudson in
said County do hereby certify that Richard
Conique before whom the annexed declaration of Christiana Tar Bush was made and the disposition of Wheeler H. Clarke was taken
was on the day of the date thereof one of the Justices of the Justices Court in the said City, the same being a Court of Record.
That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his
Signature thereto to be in his hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 4th day of May 1843
Edward O Holley Clerk
-
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8736
Christiana Tar Bush
widow of
Joseph Tar Bush
Act of July 1838.

[illegible three words]
80$

Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson
New York
Agent
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress of the 7th July 1838 Entitled "An act
granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of New York
Columbia County ⎬ 
On this Fourth day of March [crossed out: January] One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Three personally appeared before the
subscriber William E. Heath one of the Justices of the Justice Court of Hudson in the said County the same being a Court of Record Christiana Tar Bush a resident of the town of Gallatin in County aforesaid aged Seventy four years who being first duly sworn 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 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows".
That she is the widow of Joseph Tar Bush late of Gallatin in the said County deceased who was a private in the war the Revolution and who obtained a pension for his said Revolutionary services and was placed on the Pension List Rolls of the State of New York under act of 7th June 1832.
For a Statement of his said service and proof thereof reference may be had to his papers on file.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Tar Bush on the ___ day of October - Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Five, Six or Seven [in document 7, Christiana's affidavit states Eighty Four].  That the said Joseph Tar Bush died on the 17th day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Two.
That she was not
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married to him prior to his having the service
but the marriage took place previous to the
first day of January Seventeen Hundred
and Ninty Four, viz at the time above stated,
That her first child was named Jacob Tar Bush, who is still living and was born about one year after my marriage with said Joseph Tar Bush.
Mary Ann was my second child, they were both baptized when they were infants in the church of which the Rev Mr. Vedder is now the Pastor in the County.  
That she has no family Record and no Record of my marriage.   
Christiana Tar Bush [her mark]

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th
day of [crossed out: February] March 1843-
by the declarant the said Declarant the said
Christiana, who by reason of age and infirmity is unable to attend before a Court of Record.
Wm E. Heath Justice
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State of New York
Columbia County
I, Herman Vedder of Gallatin in said County
Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church
Greenbush in Gallatin aforesaid being
sworn say that I have in my possesion the Record of Births of said Church, and I find
therein in the hand writing of one of the former Pastor who occasionally supplies said Church at the time the following entry of a Birth of a child viz Jacob Tar Bush born January sixth Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Six, the entry is in the following form and figures legibly written.

Kinders
"Jacob Gibooren
"of 6 day Jan'y 1786"

Audrey
"Joseph Tar Bush
and Christiana Webb"

[illegible]
Peter Hooghdel
and Martha Muller"

The Entry above copied is in Low Dutch
Herman Vedder

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of March 1843 by the said Herman Vedder to me known to be the Pastor of said Church and who is a credible person
and Witness.
Wm E. Heath, Justice
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State of New York
Columbia County 

I, Wheeler H. Clarke of Hudson in said County being sworn and say that I knew Joseph Tar Bush and wife in the life time of said Tar Bush.  That said Tar Bush died in 1842 and left heir surviving the declarant in the Annexed Declaration who is still living and remains unmarried.  
Wheeler H. Clarke [signature]

Sworn to and Subscribed before me by the said 
Wheeler H Clarke, who is a credible person
and witness
Wm E Heath, Justice
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State of New York
Columbia County
I, Edward O. Holley, Clerk of the Justices Court of the City of Hudson in said County the same being a Court of Record do hereby certify that William E. Heath before whom the foregoing
Declaration and deposition were taken was on the day of the date of the same one of the Justices of said Court, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & verily believe his signature thereto to be in his hand writing.  
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 4th
day of March 1843.
E.O. Holley, Clerk
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In the matter of
Joseph Tar Bush
application for a pension
under Act of 7th June 1838
No 1390
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[Seal]
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
County of Dutchefs

I, HENRY I. TROVER, Clerk of the County of Dutchess, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Stephen Thorn, Esquire before whom the annexed declaration and examinations were made, and
whose name is subscribed to the same, was at the time therein mentioned, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (being a court of records
having by law and seal and Clerk), in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take the same.  
AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verily believe that the signatures to the said declarations and examinations are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the twenty fourth day of July   A.D. 1832.
Henry I. Trover Clerk of Dutchefs Co.
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State of New York
Dutchess County

On this Nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Two personally appeared [before] me Stephen Thorn one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Dutchess.
Joseph Tar Bush a resident of the town of Pine Plains in said County of Dutchess and State aforesaid aged sixty six years the 28th day of January last part 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 named officers and
served as herein stated that is to say -
That he was born as he understands on the 28th day of January 1766 in what is now the Town of Fishkill in said County of Dutchess and moved from there when only a five years of age with his father and family to what is now called the Town of Pine Plains in said County of Dutchess, that he has no record of his age nor does he know of any, That as early as about the year 1776 he knew Issac B. Smith then a boy about the age of this deponent who also lived in said Town of Pine Plains, That he has known said I. B. Smith ever since and said Smith now lives a mile or two from this deponent in the Town of Gallatin in Columbia County, That said Smiths farm adjoins said Town of Pine Plains (which Town
of Pine Plains was formerly sometimes called Little Nine Partners).
Further this deponent saith that he first entered the service of the United States as a soldier in the revolutionary war in the Militia of said State of New York in the fourteenth year of his age and in the month of April on  about the first of May in the year 1779 -- then residing in  what is now said Town of Pine Plains, That he so entered said service as a substitute for a number of the Militia, belonging in Col Morris Graham Regiment of the Militia, who were
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classed on a requisition or draft made, and each class required to furnish a man - the names of such persons for whom he so went this deponent cannot recollect - that he was mustered at Rhinebeck in said County of Dutchess that year and marched to Esopus (Kingston) Marbletown Warwink Mammakating Holland where the company remained same month or two in the picket fort, thence they marched to Big Shandaken, thence on to the Delaware River down the East branch and up the west Branch of that river to a place called the Cook house, thence they marched to Oswego and Tuscarora expecting to join Gen. Sullivan there - that finding from a letter as it was then since left by Gen Sullivan pinned to a tree, that Gen Sullivan was eight days ahead of them they were returned back to Fishkill where they staid a short time and were then marched to Stoney Point where he assisted in repairing or building the fort which as it was then understood had been a few days before left by the British, that he remained at Stoney Point till about Christmas and was then marched to Poughkeepsie and then discharged the last of December 1779 or the first of January 1780 - That he so went into the service as an Eight months service and served out his time and when so discharged he needed no written evidence of his service or discharge - That he so served in the Regiment of Col. Albert Pawling who is now living at Troy in Rensselaer County in said State of New York, and who as this deponent is informed by Ulysses Cole a former Post
Master in said County of Columbia, is at this time consideraby informed and on the application of said Cole informed him that he had no writings showing the services of any
of the soldiers under his command nor did he recollect this deponent or John A Turk who will be herein after
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referred to - That his captain was a Capt Hunter or thinking whose Lieut was Henry Pawling - That the Regiment in which he so served was so detached and scattered at the numerous and small points and stations that this deponent did not form much acquaintance with or have much knowledge of the officers on that futher or along that line - That he does not recollect the names of any officers of the regular army (of any were in that section) That he often being so discharged returned to said Town of Pine Plains to reside with his mother-his father having died a five years before with the small pox taken in New York while he was a prisoner to the British.
And this deponent further saith that in the spring of the year 1780 and about the same time as the year before he again entered the same service as a Substitute for a class of the militia who were to furnish a means, in the same manner as the year before, the names of those persons for whom he so went he cannot at this late day recollect - That this year also he went on an Eight months tour the regiment of said Col Albert Pawling and under the said Henry Rawling as Captain whose Lient was Henry Van Hovenburgh and he thinks John I. Van Deusen was also a Lieut or Ensign -That this year he was mustered at Esopus (Kingston) and marched to Big Shandakin which was back of Esopus in Ulster County NY. and near the Blue Mountains as they were then called - that their head
quarters this year were at Big Shandakin from
which place they were principally engaged for the season in scouting about that section of country for a distance of twenty or thirty miles in particular to and from what was called Packatockin and along the Blue Mountains to Woodstock and Little Shandakin - That he was principally engaged in these scouts, going out perhaps a days march one day and back the next.
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That he knows of but one person by whom
he can prove his said services this year, and that person is one John A. Turk whose testimony he expects to be able to have accompany his this deponents declaration - That said John A. Turk was during all this season a soldier in the same company with this deponent and lay with him at Big Shandakin and served with him this deponent during this compaign for Eight months- That they were discharged this year at Big Shandakin or at Esopus or Marbletown, which this deponent cannot say about the last of December 1780 or the first of January 1781 without any form or written evidence of service or discharge when this deponent again returned to his mothers at Pine Plains.
Further this deponent saith that in the spring of the year 1781 he this deponent again entered the service of the United States and about the same time in the spring as the preceding years - That he so entered the
service as the man furnished by a class of the
Militia as he had done before. This deponent then being as he thinks enrolled in the militia and forming one of such class to turn out amens - That he served this year under the same officers as the year last before - That they were mustered at Esopus and marched to Shawangunk where they had head quarters that season and remained and served his eight months and was discharged at their head quarters Shawangunk or marched
back to Esopus or Marbletown (which he cannot say) the last of December or first of January following having performed and been engaged in much the same manner and services in scouting as he had been the year preceding while stationed at Big Shandakin - That said John A Turk is his only witness for this compaign which said John A. Turk was for this tour of Eight months again a soldier with him and in the
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same Company - That he received no written
evidence of his discharge nor of his services
this year - That on being so discharged he again returned to his mothers at Pine Plains aforesaid.
Further this deponent saith that the said John
A. Turk about the year 1790 came to reside in
said Town of Pine Plains and has ever since
to resided and still does reside in said town of Pine Plains and this deponent has been intimately and familiarly acquainted with
him J. Turk ever since they so served in
the war of the Revolution. 
And this deponent further saith in the spring
of the year 1782 and about the same time of
the year he again entered the same service
and went as he had done the last preceding
year as the one from a class to furnish a
man for Eight months- That he was mustered
this year as he well recollects at Fishkill in
said County of Dutchess and again went onto
Shawangunk where they had their station this
season and had much the same duty to
perform as the year last preceding - That he  so served as a soldier this season Eight months and was discharged at Kingston Ulster County of the last of December or first of January following without any written evidence of his discharge or services which was the fact of his services as a soldier of the Revolution and John A. Turk not being with him this year -That  Col Pawling this season was not in the service at least was not the Commander of the troops to which this deponent belonged.  But that the Colonel this year was Frederick Weissenfels.  The Captian was Henry Pawling and his Lieut one John
Finch or Fink - and this deponent does not know of any person living with or under whom he served any of the times except said  Col Pawling and John A. Turk- This deponent further saith he thinks there was a Captain White
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and a Captain Livingston in the same Regiment the last year he served and he thinks the last year but one that he served there was in the company with him one Levi Westfall who had previous thereto been a soldier in the regular service - Further this deponent saith that after he was last discharged as heretofore mentioned he returned to said Town of Pine Plains and has ever since resided there and in Ancram in said County of Columbia adjoining and only about five miles from said town of Pine Plains and now does reside in said Town of Pine Plains - This deponent further saith that there is no Clergyman in Pine Plains permanently located, nor in the vicinity that is as well informed as to his age reputation and character as others he shall hereafter name, to wit Reuben W Bostwick Postmaster at said Town of Pine Plains, William Woollen of same place - all
of whom this deponent believe will testify
to his good character for veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution.
Further he the said Joseph Tar Bush does
hereby relinquish 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, futher saith not.
Joseph [his mark] Tar Bush
Dated July 19th 1832
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of July 1832
Stephen Thorn, Judge
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We, Reuben W Bostwick residing in the said Town of Pine Plains, Postmaster and William Woollen residing in same place - - hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Tar Bush who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration - That we
believe him to be sixty six years of age and upwards - That he is reputed and believes in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution - And that we concur in that opinion.  
Reuben W. Bostwick
William Woollen
Sworn to and subscribed the 19th day of July 1832 before me
Stephen Thorn,  Judge 

State of New York
Dutchess County
I, John A. Turk, being duly sworn saith that he was sixty nine years of age last march and now resides in the Town of Pine Plains in said County of Dutchess and State of New York and has so resided since about the year 1791- that he this deponent was in the service as a soldier in the revolutionary war as one of the militia of said State of New York engaged
in the defense of the frontiers of said State - That at the time he so served he was a resident of said County of Dutchess -
This deponent further saith he was so in the service in the year 1780 in the Regiment of Col Albert Pawling and was in the Company of Capt Henry Pawling whose Lieut were Henry Van Hovenburgh and John I. Van Deusen and was engaged said season from April or about the first of May 1780 to December or about the first of January following for Eight
months having their head quarters mostly that year at a place called Big Shandakin -
that one Joseph Tar Bush was a soldier in
the same company with this deponent
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during said season of 1780 for said campaign of Eight months and remained and served
during said campaign as a faithful soldier.
Further this deponent saith that in the month
of April or about the first of May in the year
1781 he again was mustered in the same service under the same Col and Capt and Lieut Van Hovenburgh and had their head quarters mostly that season at Shawangunk - That said Joseph Tar Bush well also mustered with him again as a soldier the same as the
year previous and remained in such service
in said Company with this deponent during the season and until December or about the first of January following a campaign of Eight
months at the end of which they were discharged without any written evidence (as they had been the year before) of their services of [illegible] - 
Further this deponent saith that the same identical Joseph Tar Bush who was so in the service of his country with him this deponent as a soldier in the years 1780 and 1781 he this deponent found residing at said town of Pine Plains about the year 1791 at the time he this deponent came to said town of Pine Plains to reside - That since he this deponent has resided at said town of Pine Plains he has personally and intimately known said Joseph Tar Bush (familiarly called Jo Bush) who has continually since the year 1798 resided
at will town of Pine Plains and in its mmediate vicinity and now so resides at said town of Pine Plains -
Further this deponent saith that the same identical Joseph Tar Bush who was so in the service with him in said year 1780 and 1781
and has since and now does as above mentioned reside in said town of Pine Plains as the same person who is described in
and who signed his name or made his mark and qualified to the foregoing affidavit or declaration to which this is annexed and further saith not.   Dated July 19th 1832
John A. Turk
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 19th
AD 1832 -
Stephen Thorn, Judge
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State of New York
Dutchess County

I, Isaac B Smith, being duly sworn saith he
was sixty six years of age last September - That he now resides in the town of Gallatin in the County of Columbia and State of New York - That his farm on which he resides adjoins the line of the town of Pine Plains in said County of Dutchess- That he was born in what is now the town of Stanford adjoining the said town of Pine Plains - That about the year 1776 this deponent moved with
his father into what is now the town of Pine Plains.
That he well recollects one Joseph Tar Bush with whom he formed an acquaintance soon after he came to said town of Pine Plains and who then resided in said Town of Pine Plains -that what is now called Pine Plains was
generally at that time called Little Nine Partners in Northeast Town or Precinct - That said Joseph Tar Bush was about four months younger then this deponent -further this deponent saith he well recollects that said
Joseph Tar Bush went as a soldier in the revolutionary war and as it was then said and understood he went on the frontiers of said State of New York or west of the Hudson River back of Kingston (commonly called then Esopus) as one of the Militia as an Eight months man.
Further this deponent saith that as near as he can recollect dates it was about the year 1778 or 1779 said Joseph Tar Bush first went into the said service and that he will recollect 
his so going and that he said Joseph was absent the season and returned in the fall or beginning of the winter following - That he this deponent can not be particular as to the exact time or day said Joseph started or returned that season but he went in the
forepart of the season and returned the latter part and was understood as having been gone as an Eight months man -
Further this deponent saith that said Joseph
Tar Bush continued so to serve as a soldier for
several seasons following as he then understood and believes till near the close of the war.
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and according to this deponent present recollection and belief as many as three seasons, after said first season - Further this deponent saith that for said several seasons following said first season of service of said Joseph Tar Bush (and as this deponent since thinks as many as three seasons following), the said Joseph Tar Bush was absent in the same manner as said first season and as this
deponent then understood and ever since
has understood and now understands and
believes said Joseph Tar Bush was in
the Eight months service of the militia of
said State of New York in the frontiers
of said State- that is west of Hudsons River -
That he this deponent cannot particularly  specify the exact time said Joseph Tar Bush was absent each season further then that he was understood to have gone for eight months and as this deponent believes from his best recollection that he said Joseph Tar Bush did so serve eight months during each of said several seasons.
This deponent further saith that said Joseph
Tar Bush who so served has been personally and well known to him ever since he so served and that said Joseph Tar Bush has ever since the said war has known and appointed to have been a soldier of the revolution - and that the same identical Joseph Tar Bush who so served as a soldier now lives in said Town of Pine Plains and has so lived in said Town of
Pine Plains and its immediate vicinity ever since said war - and that the said Joseph
Tar Bush who is described in and who signed
or made his mark and quantified to the foregoing affidavit or declaration is the same
identical person that so went into the service and served as herein before set forth -
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Further this deponent saith that he well knows John A Turk mentioned and referred to in the foregoing affidavit or declaration of said Joseph Tar Bush and who is also described
in and signed and qualified to the affiant assuring this affidavit which said John A. Turk
lives in said Town of Pine Plains and has so lived same where about forty years and during that time this deponent has well known said Turk and during that time also said John A. Turk has been understood and reputed to have been in the service in the revolutionary war -and further saith not,   Dated July 19th 1832
Isaac B.Smith
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this
19th day of July 1832
Stephen Thorn, Judge 

I the said Stephen Thorn one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess and State of New York do hereby certify and declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated and I further certify that it appears to me that Reuben W Bostwick and William Woollen who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the said Town of Pine Plains and are credible persons (being personally known to me) and that their statement is entitled to credit - I further certify that I am personally acquainted with
John A. Turk and Isaac B. Smith who have signed and sworn to the foregoing affidavits and believe their statements entitled to full credit - and I further certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court -
Stephen Thorn, Judge
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June 8, 1940. 

Mrs. George D. T. Bush
Rural Route #2
Elyria, Ohio.

BA-J/ILL
Joseph Tar Bush
W. 19432

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Benjamin Tar Bush (variously spelled) of Little Nine Partners, New York, who died about 1777 and in which you state that his son, Joseph, received a pension.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found which was made to the United States based upon service of a Benjamin Tar Bush, under any spelling of that surname. The record of Joseph Tar Bush (his name shown also Tarbush) is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in  pension claim W. 19432, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. It is hoped that his record may aid you in your research.
Joseph Tar Bush (Tarbush) was born January 28, 1766 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, and moved with his parents at the age of about five years to Pine Plains (called also Little Nine Partners), Dutchess County, New York. The names of his parents were not given; his father died of smallpox "taken in New York while he was a prisoner to the British"; his mother lived in Pine Plains
during the period of the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Tar Bush (Tarbush) enlisted first in May 1779, before he was fourteen years of age, served as private in Captain Hunter's company, under Colonels Morris Graham and Albert Pawling in the New York troops and was discharged sometime in December,
during which period he marched from Esopus (Kingston) to join General General Sullivan, afterwards was at Stony Point and assisted in
repairing the fort there. He enlisted in May 1780, served as private in Captain Henry Pawling's company, Colonel Albert Pawling's regiment until the last of December, during which he was engaged in the
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in the vicinity of "Big Shandakin" and along the "Blue Mountains" to Woodstock; he enlisted in May 1781 and served eight months
as private under the same officers.  Joseph Tar Bush (Tarbush) enlisted in May 1782, served as private in the New York troops under Colonel Frederick Weissenfels and was discharged in December of that year,
This soldier returned after service to live in Pine Plains, New York, where his mother was living; he continued to reside there and in Ancram, Columbia County, a distance of about five miles), New York. It was stated that he was called "Jo Bush".  
He was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed July 19, 1833, at
which time he resided in Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York. His name was borne on the pension roll, Joseph Tar Bush. He died Janary
17, 1842 in Gallatin, Columbia County, New York.
This soldier married in Gallatin, Columbia County, New York, Christiana Webs; the date of her birth and names of her parents were not given, nor the exact day of their marriage. As proof of the date of her marriage in establishing her right to pension as the
widow of this soldier, she submitted a copy from the records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Greenbush, New York, showing the birth of her first child, and stated that he was born about one year after her marriage: this record shows-
Jacob, born January 6, 1786, son of "Joseph Tarbush and Christiana Wes" - Peter Hooghdiel & Maretsi Mullers" witnesses.
Christiana, this soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed March 4, 1843, at which time she was aged seventy
four years; she resided then in Gallatin, New York. She was living there in 1848, also.
In 1843, this son, Jacob, referred to above was living; Mary Ann, the second child, was baptized in the same church in which Joseph
was baptised, but the date was not given. No reference was made to any
2.
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other children of this soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of persion, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data: 
Christiana Tar Bush, widow of Joseph Tar Bush
Certificate #1576
Issued August 23, 1848
Rate  $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1848
Act of February 2, 1848
New York Agency

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
.
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Christiana Tan Bush
Act 2d Jany 1848
admitted
Wheeler H. Clarke
Hulson
N York
[illegible]
.
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Declaration,  
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress of February 2d 1848. Entitled "an Act making further provision for surviving widows of soldiers of the Revolution,
State of New York
Columbia County 
I, on this 22d day of July 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Christiana Tar Bush a resident of the town of Gallatin in said County, aged 82 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 of February 1848 granting pensions to widows
of persons, who serving during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Joseph Tar Bush, who was a private in the war of the Revolution and in his life time obtained a pension under Act of 7th of June 1832 of $80 per annum.  
That she declarant obtained a pension as the widow of said Joseph Tar Bush and on account of his - Revolutionary services of $80 per Annum under Act of June 17th 1844, she further declares she is still a widow.
Christiana [her mark] Tar Bush

Sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above written
Philip Shook
Justice of the peace

And I do hereby certify that the above named
declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same person who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration,
Philip Shook
Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Columbia County S.S.
I, James Storm clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Philip Shook whose name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration and certificate was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths. That I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his name thereto subscribed to be his hand writing.  
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County
this 11th day of August 1848.
James Storm
Clerk
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Act  2nd Feby 1848
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Hudson
N York
Augt 1848
Sir/
Enclosed I send Christiana Tar Bush's Declaration for a continuance of her pension under Act of 2nd Feby 1848,
Sincerely yours
Wheeler H. Clarke
Hon
J. L. Edwards
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No.  8736

Christiana Tar Bush
N York

Suspended

Act  7th July 1838
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Pension Office
Act  3rd March 1843

Hon.
Jos. L. Edwards.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington

[written on side]
2874  Chag 8/43
Chris. Tar Bush
March [illegible] /43

[stamp]
HUDSON 
AUG
4
N.Y.
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Hudson New York
August 3rd 1843
Sir
I enclose Mrs Tar Bush's app under Act  3rd March 1843.
Your attention thereto is requested
Hon. J. L. Edwards
[illegible] truly yours
Wheeler, H. Clarke,

Hon Jos. L. Edwards
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[left side of paper]
1940-June 8-Hist to Mrs. George
D.T. Bush-J.L

[right side of paper]
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No. 19432
Christiana Tar Bush
Widow of
Joseph Tar Bush
Pri. Rev War

Act:  Feb 2, 48
Vol.   M Page 265
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Elyria, Ohio
April 26th, 1940

Veteran's Administration
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs;
I would like to inquire if you have any record of a Benjamin Tar Bush of Pine Plains, N. Y. who signed the articles of Association in the war of the Revolution. Reference Huntings
Little Nine Partners V. 1, p. 24, and who is said by his son Joseph Tar Bush who also served in the Revolution, to have died of smallpox in New York City a prisoner of the British, his son Joseph drew a pension, and he names Pine Plains as being the place of residence of his mother after the Revolution.
I am also wondering if you have any record of his wife Mary Ann Fox Ter Bush, wife of Benjamin having applied for a pension she was living in 1779 and Benjamin Ter Bush is
supposed to have died about 1777.
There is another Benjamin Ter Bush who served in the Revolution but he was not the one as he was living in the early 1800s, and was drawing a pension, he was undoubtedly a relative, but not the ancestor.
This Ter Bush name is spelled different ways, probably because of the Dutch pronunciation, and because of poor spellers and also carelessness.
Thanking you, I am
Sincerely yours,
[handwritten]
Mrs George D.T. Bush
R.D. 2
Elyria, Ohio.

RECEIVED 
APR 29 1940
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. [illegible]
VETS ADM
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Pension Office

Hon.
Jos. L. Edwards.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington

[written on side]
8736
Mar 9. 1843
NY
July 7, 1838
Christiana Tar Bush


[stamp]
HUDSON
MAR
5
N.Y.
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Hudson New York
March 4th 1843
Sir,
Enclosed I send you the application of Mrs Christiana Tar Bush, widow of Joseph Tar Bush who drew $80 per annum and died in 1842 having his widow who is still living and unmarried.
She has no family Record and I could find no record of her marriage but she had her oldest
child baptised.
Rev. Mr. Vedder deposition will show the time of the brith of her first child.  
Resy [Respectfully] and Truly Yours
Wheeler W. Clarke
Hon Jos.L. Edwards
---
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Pension Office   [stamp  FREE]

Jos. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington  D.C.

[written on side]
8th May. 1843
D.C.
Christiana Tar Bush

[stamp]
HUDSON
MAY
6
N.Y.
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Hudson New York
May 2nd, 1843
,
My dear Sir,
I enclose you the application of Christiana Tar Bush, widow of Joseph Tar Bush.
This is the second Declaration made her
and obviates the objections contained in your
letter of 18th of April last.
First as to the service, the Comptrollers certificate shows that he served to the 25 Dec 1779 [and her $4.179] this was the end of the 8 months service of that year.  This was an 8 months service,  See the Original Pay Roll in your possession.
This makes the service over 24 mos.  Second objection as to [illegible] and that objection is answered.  
3rd as to the time of the marriage, she swears she has no family recordand that Morris Graham married her and her husband and that he was a Justice of the peace,
I have not been able to find any records, except the record of birth-their first child Jacob was born Jany 6 1786 - 8 years before Jany 2st 1794.  
It does appear to me that this proof is sufficient. It is the first time such proof has been rejected. It is record proof and as good proof as the records of the Justice who married them.
It is higher proof than a family record.  It is equal to any record of their marriage. No church of the Dutch Reformed or Reformed Dutch enter the birth of a Bastard in their records.  
I presume her certificate will be sent without delay.  
Resy [Respectfully] and truly yours, 
Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon J.L. Edwards
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3071
Albany
---
Christiana Tar Bush
widow of Joseph Tar Bush
who was a private
in the N. York Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars ____
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
1st day of Decr 1843
and sent to
Wheeler H Clarke
Hudson
N York
---
[Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book A
Vol.  1    Page 115
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New York - 7329

Christiana Tar Bush
widow of Joseph Tar Bush
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 17th January, 1842.
of Columbia Co in the State of N.Y.
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Pawling of the 
Regt. commanded by Col Pawling in
the New York line for 2 years

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th
day of June 1843 and sent to Wheeler
Clarke, Hudson N.Y. 

Whole amount due   $400.00

[Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by Miles Stewart  Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 107.
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2804   Appr of

Christiana Tar Bush

[illegible] 3rd March 1843

$80 per annum

Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson   N York
Agent
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This must be sworn to
before a Justice of the
Peace and he must
Subscribe his name
as Justice.   Mrs. Tar
Bush must mark
her mark-
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed March 3rd 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows, who have received pensions under Act of 7th July 1838,

State of New York
Columbia County SS. 
On this 29th day of July 1843 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, personally appeared Christiana Tar Bush a resident of the town of Gallatin in said County aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
passed March 3rd 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war,
That she is the widow of Joseph Tar Bush
who served as a private in the war of the
Revolution.
That she obtained a pension for the Revolutionary service of her said husband under Act of 7th July 1838 of $80 per annum.
That she has not remarried but continues the widow of the above named Joseph Tar Bush.  
Christiana [her mark] Tar Bush

Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 29th day of July 1843 by said
Christiana Tar Bush who is to
me well known to be the same
individual she describes herself and
of the truth of her statements above
made I am fully satisfied.
Wm F. Smith Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Columbia County

Jehorakim Avan Valkenburgh a Clerk of said County do hereby certify that William
Smith, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Declaration and before whom
it purports to have been made was on the
day of its date, one of the Justices of the
Peace in and for said County,
That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his signature thereto is in his hand writing.  
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the seal of said
County this 3rd day of August 1843,
J. Avan Valkenburgh
Clerk