Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2493, Peter Crocker, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Crocker, Peter

NUMBER
R 2493

CONTENTS
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SL 908
Peter Crocker
New York
Suspended
Letter to H. H Sylvester 1.Aug 1944.

2493
Act [illegible] June 1832
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: ..._____
21493
P.O.
Peter Crocker
Service: ______
Enlisted: ______,18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed:   ____,18
Alleges:   ________
Re-enlisted_______
Attorney: _________
P.O. _______________
_______Recognized.  ________Contract.
___Cert. of Dis.   Searched for ______,18
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April 25 1844
Se No. 31908
N.Y.
Peter Crocker
7 June 1832

H H Sylvester
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State of New York
County of Rensselaer
On this 21st day of
March 1844, personally appeared before
Silas W. White a Judge of the Court of comm
on pleas of the County of Rensselaer & State of
New York, Peter Crocker now a resident of
Stephentown County & State aforesaid, late
of Hancock Berkshire Co. Mo. aged Eighty
four years, who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make
the following declaration, in order to obtain
the best of the Act of Congress passed June
1832-
That he entered the service of the
United States some time in the month of Sept
ember 1776 as a Substitute for James Calkins
who was drafted to serve two months in the
Company of Capt Beebe, Christian name not re-
-membered, the capt consenting to receive him
as a substitute, in consequence of the sickness of
the wife of the said Calkins, The Regiment in which
he served was under the command of Col Latimer [illegible] a part of which Regiment
he was told was
ordered to New York soon after he found the
Company. That he service the full time for who
[illegible] said Calkins was drafted, that is two
months, most of which time he was fatigue duty
building a Fort at New London and when not
on such duty, he [illegible] guard. That on the
expiration of said two months, he was told his [illegible]
had expired and was dismissed - went home. That
on or about the 20th of September of 1777 he was
drafted into the company of Capt Williams, Lieut
[illegible] Austin, for two months, the Regiment under the
command of Col Ledyard, that he was
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ployed in assisting to build a Fort at Groton on
the Connecticut River & in keeping guard during the
whole time for which he was drafted, that is
to say two full months, when he was discharged 
by his Capt & went house-

That about the
20th of June 1778 he with our others, was [illegible] for the Rhode Island service for three
months, that on the second or third day after [illegible]
so drafted, he [illegible] according to order
to the place of rendezvous, at Norwich Ct  when
he joined the company of Capt Holmes and
Regiment of Col Creery of the Rhode Island
Militia, and from Norwich he with said Co
pany, marched direct for Providence Rhode
Island-- from which place they were ordered
to a place called Hornground Hill, where the
American Army commanded by Genl Sullivan was constructing breast works & [illegible],
That he was then & there put on fatigue duty
in assisting to build said Fort & [illegible]
---
in, at times doing guard duty until about
the 20th of August following, when the battle 
took place between the Amen and British forces in which the British were repulsed

That he was engaged in said battle, and [illegible]
of the Company to which he belonged was
Killed in said action, and several wounded
-
- That he was in that part of the American
-
-
in Army, which he gained the main land
by the Bristol Ferry. That in said section he
remembers Col Livingston was distinguished and
Maj [illegible] was much talked of as a brave
man. That after the retreat of Genl Sullivans
army to the main land, the Company to which
he belonged was ordered to a place called
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Warwick, a military post situated a few
miles south of Providence, which place was
guarded by three companies of Militia, one of
which was that commanded by Capt Holmes, and other
by Capt Grey, and the other by a Capt whose 
name he does not remember. That he served as a guard at said station, the remainder
of the time for which he was called into the
service- making up the months-
That on or about the first of April 1779 he volu
nteered as one of a company of thirteen [illegible] 
sters, and enrolled himself for the term of
three months, under the command of Capt
Strong who had the command of said Company that
they were employed solely in the service of
the United States for said three months, a
ter which time he again was enrolled in the same
Company for the further term of four months, at the expiration of which time, he
consented to serve, at the solicitation of the
Capt., Eighteen days longer, making in his
seven as a [illegible] seven months and
-
Eighteen days - all of which time he was in
the Public service, and most of the time was
occupied in transporting Military stores & {illegible]
for the Army which was stationed at 
or near Fishkill  That for the whole term of seven months and eighteen days, this [illegible] company carried  in Duchess County
New York, said supplies being transported
from Hartford at to the said station at
Fishkill. That for the whole time of
seven months and eighteen days, the said
company carried arms, and that
he took his turn in guarding the lands
on each of the journeys; That he did
no other service in the time so employed
All of which time was in the service
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of the United States. That in the fore
part of September 1781, the City of New Lon
don was surprised and [illegible] by a British
force under the command
of the Traitor
Arnold - that on hearing of said alarm
he forthwith joined the company of Capt
Jonathan Calkins of the Connecticut Militia and
[illegible] to the sum of action; that he was
engaged in said battle, and that two of
the company to which he belonged was
killed and several wounded. The [illegible]
of those killed, (being neighbors) he remem
bers was Jonathan Fox and Isaac Bend
That the day after said action he was ordered by the Capt to assist the survivor
of said Company, in picking up and burying the dead, which service he performed.
That the company again went on the
third day after the battle, and as no suing
appeared they were dismissed by the
Capt and returned to their houses -

And this declarant further states that in 1834
he [illegible] a declaration, for a pension, which
was forwarded to the Department at Washington DC
and that the papers were returned on account
of some informality, and that as he supposed
they were entrusted to an individual, to be
presented again to the Pension Office, seem
which time they they have been mislaid. That
in such declaration he did not the claim
pay or pension for his service as a Teamster
as he was told that teamsters, were not en-
titled to a pension for such service-
But he is now advised and believes, [illegible] and those
who only served, occasionally,
as Teamsters on a civil contracts were
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excluded from the [illegible] of said Act 
of Congress of June 7, 1832, and not those
who were enrolled as volunteers, in a company
for a specific period of time, and who are
[illegible] served for the whole period for
which he was so enrolled, and doing
no civil service for the whole time in which
he was so engaged, which time was seven 
months and eighteen days -
And he further
states that he has no documentary evidence
, and that he knows of no person
whose testimony he can procure who can
testify to his service. And for the service
above named he claims a pensions
and arrears of Pension from March 4
1837 to the present time.

He herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen-
sion or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Signature of Peter (his X mark) Crocker

Sworn and Subscribed to 
On the day and year aforesaid
S.W. Waite Judge of [illegible]
Clair County Courts

[Some text is crossed out]
Nathan Howard
residing in the same, hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Peter
Crocker who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration; that we believe
to be eighty four years of age; that
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he is reputed and universally believed
in the neighborhood where he resides to [illegible] have been a soldier of the Revolution, and
that we concur in that opinion-
Signature of Nathan Howard

Sworn and subscribed, the
22nd day of March year aforesaid
before me S.W. Waite
Nathan Covert
Judge of Rensselaer
County Courts

And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after  the investigation
of the matter and after putting such
interrogatories as are presented by the War
Department that the above named app-
licant was a revolutionary soldier and
served as he states. And the Judge further certifies that it appears to him that [words crossed out] that Nathan Howard who has signed the same is a resident of the same town and County and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.

And the said
Judge further certifies that the above named  applicant from bodily infirmity is
unable to appear and attend in open
Court
S. W. Waite Judge
Inerrogatorys of Rensselaer County
Court
1 Where & in what year were you born Ans. At New London Ct. & in the year 1759

2 Have you a record of your age & if so where is it
Ans. has has no record of his age nor never did
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3 Where were you living when called into the service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute
if a substitute for whom 
Ans. in the Declaration

5 state the names of the regular offices who were with the troops where you served such continental and Militia
regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service all stated in the above declaration

6 did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it.
Ans. never received any written discharge

state the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify to
your character for veracity and their belief of your
services as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans. John Gardner Esq. Rodman Harris Esqr
Thomas Acox Briggs Eldridge of Handcock
 Simon Wylie Sylvanus Carpenter
& Adam Brown of Stphentown NY
State of New York
Rensselaer County
Clerks office
I Charles Hooper Clerk of said
County do hereby certify that as
W Wait Esq. before whom the foregoing
depositions of Peter Crocker & Nathan Howard purport
to have been taken was at the date of taking the same
one of the Judges of the Rensselaer County Court
residing in said County, duly commissioned and
Sworn, That I am well acquainted with the
hand writing of the said Judge & verily believe the
Several 
Signatures of the said Judge Subscribed to
the [illegible]  of said deposition to the Certificate
thereunder written is the proper handwriting of the
said Judge
Witness my hand official Seal this
25th  March 1844
Chas Hooper Clerk