Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1708, Philip Carner, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York

Carner, Philip
or
Kerner
or 
Korner

Anna

NUMBER
R. 1708

CONTENTS
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[column 1]
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of April 6th 1838 from
4th of March to 10th July
of
1841. Agt notif July 21 1842

[column 2]
New York
Philip Carner
Schenectady Co in the State of New York
was a
private in the Company commanded
Captain
De Forest of the Regt. commanded
Col VanLansselaer in the N Y. ma
Iine for 21 mo

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
rate of 70 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
---
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of May
1833 and sent to
Step A Daggett Schenectady

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $140.00
Sem-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep.
35.00
---
$175.00
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. ⎬
corded by W.L. Williams Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 50
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Schenectady County
State of New York  ss Personally appeared in open
Court on this twelfth day of October in the year of
our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
Before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & 
for the County of Schenectady now sitting Philip Carner
a resident of the Town of Glenville in the County of
Schenectady aforesaid and State of New York who
being first duly sworn according to law doth on
oath make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act
of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers and served
as herein Stated
This deponent says he was born in the County 
of Albany in the said State of New York in the year
of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and sixty that he is now of the age of seventy Two years
that he has no record of his age.
And this deponent further says
that he left the City where he had resided from his
Birth with his Father when about the age of Ten Years
and went with his parents to reside in the Town of
Greenbush a few miles from the City of Albany in
the County of Albany where he continued to reside
until he this deponent entered the service of
the United States of America in the army of
the Revolution in the Revolutionary war and
after the said war he continued to reside there
until the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and Eight when he removed to the
the fourth ward of the City of Schenectady
Town of Glenville in the County of Schenectady 
aforesaid where he has continued to reside ever
since A.D. 1808 and where he now resides.
that he is known to Andrew Yates Junr
Stephen A Daggett Isaac I Yates Matthew Daggett Aaron
Stevens John Sanders Peter Sanders and Jacob G.
Sanders who reside in his neighbourhood and
who can testify as to the character of this deponent
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for truth and veracity and their belief
his services as a soldier of the Revolution and also
he is known to the Reverend James Murphey.
And this deponent further says that while 
residing in the said Town of Greenbush in said County he entered the service of the United States  that he enlisted in the said service in the month
of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and seventy Eight in the Company
commanded by Captain Jacob De Forest in the
Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry
Rensselaer in the State Troops of the State of
New York for one year that he this deponent
Continued to do duty as a soldier in said
Company and Regiment for the said Term of
one year that he was stationed in Greenbush
opposite to Albany that he frequently marched
with the company to which he belonged to various
places in the vicinity and County about Albany 
on Military excursions to scour the Country
of enemies and Tories Indians and Spies that he
continued doing this duty until the expiration of
the said year when he was discharged some time in the month of May A.D. 1779. That he has
no documentary evidence of this service and has
no written discharge. That he knew the said
Henry Van Rensselaer and the said Jacob De Forest
he often saw General Clinton & Col. Van Schaick
Schuyler. The depositions of William Harrerven John
Miller are the only evidence deponent has of his service.
And further this deponent says that in the year
of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & seventy nine
he was drafted into the Company of the said Captain Jacob De Forest for the Term of three months that
he then resided in Greenbush aforesaid that he 
mustered in the City of Albany and marched from 
thence to Schoharie to a place called Vroomans 
land and continued there at the Fort in that
place doing duty as a militia man in said
Company as a private soldier on guard
and in watching the place and adjacent
Country on scouts in pursuit of Indians
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and tories for and during the whole of the Term
for which he was drafted at the expiration where
of he this deponent returned to Greenbush aforesaid that he was discharged but had no discharge
in writing that he this deponent has no other evidence except the depositions of John
Miller & William Hanar thereto annexed this deponent does not recollect
the exact time when this service commenced thinks
it was in July and ended in October, 1779.
Col Peter Vrooman commanded the Regiment to
which this deponent belonged
That soon after the expiration of the last mentioned 
service he again in the month of November in the 
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and 
seventy nine entered the service of the United States
in the war of the Revolution as a substitute
for one Andrew Bard for the Term of three months 
into the Company commanded by Captain Sharp
in the Regiment of Colonel Mynderse that he
was marched to Stone Arabia & continued there doing duty as a soldier for the
Term of three months that he was stationed
at Stone Arabia to keep watch and to guard the
place and protect the County adjacent thereto a
against the incursions of the Common enemy the
Indians and Jones that at the expiration of
the said Term he returned to Green bush aforesaid
where he was discharged but received no written
discharge in the month of February in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Eighty
And this deponent further says that 
in the summer of the year 1780 he this deponent
was drafted into the Company commanded by
the said Captain Sharp in the Regiment of the
said Col Henry K. Van Rensselaer that the Company
was mustered in the City of Albany aforesaid
and Marched from thence to Fort Plain in
the State of New York where this deponent and
the said Regiment remained only one day
and from this place the Company and Regiment marched to a place called Canal Creek
and was stationed at the Fort in that place
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for the term of three months the term for
which he this deponent was drafted doing
duty as a militia man & private soldier keeping
watch and guard and scouring the County of
Indians and Spies that at the expiration of
the said Term he this deponent was discharged
verbally that he has no written discharge &
no evidence of this service,
And further this deponent says
that in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and Eighty one he this deponent
entered the service again as a militia man
into the Company of the said Jacob De Forest at
Greenbush aforesaid under the before named Col
Henry K. Van Rensselaer that the Company mustered at Albany and marched from thence to
Schenectady in the State of New York that the
Company went to a place called Yanky
Hill or most of the Company that this deponent was
ordered to stay at Schenectady that he continued
at Schenectady Deponent believes the Company was
called out on an emergence and returned from 
Yanky hill immediately deponent remained at 
Schenectady about one month keeping watch
and on scouts scouring the Country of Indians and Tories deponent was honorably discharged
has no written discharge it was in the
fall of the year 1781
And this deponent further says
That he was out on an alarm was ordered into
the service by draft and went under the said
Captain De Forest to Fort Edward as a militia
man and was at the place and on scouts
about one month this was in the summer
of the year of our Lord one thousand Seven
hundred and Eighty one that he was discharged
but had no written discharge
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And this applicant the said Philip Carner
hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present
and declares that his name is not on
the pension roll of the agency of any
State.

Philip his x mark Carner

Sworn in open Court
this 12th 1832
John L Vrooman Clk
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16285
Philip Carmer
Schenectady Cty.
New York


admitted 21 mo for 70$
Stephen A. Daggett
Schenectady
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: ⎬
You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement showing the service of Philip Carner Schenectady Co N. York.

[chart] Period when the service was rendered. / Duration of the Claimant's service years-months-days / Rank of the claimant. / Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. / Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. / Battles in which the applicant was engaged. / Country through which he marched. / Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. / Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

Vol May 1778 / 1 [yr] / pr / Capt DeForest / Col VanRensellaer / / N. York /72 Greenbush Albany Co N York / Traditionary Living Witness

Draft 1779 / 3 [mo] / do / Col Vrooman / / / / 

Vol 1779 / 3 [mo] / Cap Sharp / Col Mynderse / / / 

1780 / 3 [mo] / " / Col Van Rensselaer / / /

1781 / 2 [mo] / " / Capt DeForest / " / / /

1 [yr ] 11 [mo]
 
 
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance
, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
of
On this
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
Ste, Territors
County of
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
with
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
1
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
there were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
To has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
low the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will
conforming to the rule.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---yearmonths
, anddays
, I served as a . For months and days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent aupursuit
.
thority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubpapers
.
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses,
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wited
by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (l) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule inensable

in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
R Newman
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8700 No 1&2
Application of
Anna Carner
widow of Philip
Carner under the
act of 7th July 1838
Agent
G. F. Yates
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State of New York Ss:
On this 21st
day of January 1843 personally appeared
before the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schenectady, Anna
Carner or Karner-
-
a resident of the town of Glenville in the County aforesaid aged
Seventy nine 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7
1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows
That she is the widow of Philip Carner - who was a soldier
in the war of the revolution & served in manner 
for the terms set forth in the papers now on file
in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions in the
matter of the application of said Philip Carner
for a pension under the act of Congress passed
June 1832. That said Philip received a pension
under the act last named of $70 per annum
she further declares that her maiden name was
Crannell (or Crandall) pronounced by the German
Granni" That she was married by a Lutheran clergy at Greenbush
N.Y. She further declares that she was married to the said Philip
Carner on the twelfth day of January in the
year seventeen hundred & Eighty three that her husband
the aforesaid Philip Carner died on the tenth day
of July 1841; that she was not married to him prior
to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place
previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety
four, viz at the time above stated.
her
Anna her x mark Carner

Witness 
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before
me the said Judge, and I certify that said
Anna Carner is unable to attend Court by reason
of bodily infirmity and that she cannot write
her name for the want of education

Geo McQueen
Judge Sched co courts
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No. 2
County of Schenectada 

the within named
Anna Carner being further duly sworn
saith, that her first child by her said husand Philip Carner within named, was named
Catrina and was born in the year 1783
the same year in which she was married-
That her second child was called Johannes
and was born in the year 1787-that
her fourth child was named Catrina and
was born in the year 1792 - That her fifth
child named Sarah was born in the year 1795
the sixth child named Peter - in the year 1798
& her seventh named George
in the year 1800
the Eighth in the year 1802 and was
named Jacob

Anna her x mark Carner
Witness
G. F. Yates
Subscribed & Sworn this  
21st day of January
1843, before me
Judge 
Geo McQueen Judge
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY,
CLERK'S OFFICE.
I Archibald
Campbell
Clerk of said County,
TO MEET That George McQueen before whom the foregoing affidavit & declaration was subscribed
and sworn, was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the County
Court in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified
as such; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said George
MCQueen and verily believe
that the signature to said Affidavit and Certificate is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county,
this 2 day of February 1843
Arch Campbell
Clerk.
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8700
Anna Kerner
widow of Philip
Kerner or Carner
act of 7th July
1838
Nos 3.4.5.6&7-

Agent
Giles F. Yates
5883
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January  1783 Jan 12
Derfillip Geacrattitt
Jerannagan
for Warren 42 1789
unto her grant
19
manner being
Warren Miller
1783 in
 
Doherty welthgeboren
Worten Morgeni Zvien
10 er hergit witnamen cairena
 
time in Fift
being inlin
well gebourn
Morgan
Janny next
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" Januwary 1783 Gen 12
"ijl der fillip gegauratt mitt der Anna greini"

"februwari den 42 1789
igt der John Korner gegurat mit
dem Jannege Guwei been par=
rer Miller, "

y fillipp kinter"
"1783 iunij 29 ijb une doeghter
tzur welltt geborren worten
morgen tzwien 9 und vo ter
gufit mit namen Catrina

1788 Septimper Jen 27 ift un fainlein tzur welt geborren unsnur morgen Johannes Komer

Translation of the above
January 12th 1783 Phillip was married to Anna Greini
February 24th 1789 John Korner married to Jannege Guioei by Parson Miller
1783 June 29 Phillip's children a daughter born into the world between 9&10 in the morning, called by name Catarina
1787 September 27 was born into the world about one in the morning a child Johannis Korner
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State of New York
County of Rensselaer
 
Christopher or Christoffel Kerner of the town of Greenbush in
said County, aged sixty-Eight years, being duly
sworn and examined, doth depose and
say that he is one of the sons of
John G. Kerner or Korner late of said town
Greenbush deceased - That he had a
brother by the name of Philip, who was
about twelve years older than this deponent
, and another brother by the name of
George. That his said brother lived
of
in said town of Greenbush & with his father
the said
John B. Kerner previous to the
war of the revolution - That said Philip
was a soldier in the said war, and under
law of Congress received a pension up to
the day of his death as this deponent
was at the time thereof informed by his said
brother Philip & believes to be true. This
Deponent was also well acquainted with
Anna Crandall, called by the Germans
Cranni, or Granni, the wife of his
said brother Philip, & now his widow.
That said Philip & Anna were married
as this Deponent understood at the time
and believes to be true, about the close
of said war - that they lived together as
husband & wife up to the day of his
death, and reared a family of children
the oldest of whom if living would now be 
about sixty years of age her
name was Catrina. That they afterward
had the children named Johannes
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 of said war - That they lived together as
husband & wife up to the day of his
death, and reared a family of children
the oldest of whom is living would now be 
about sixty years of age her
name was Catrina. That they afterwards
had other children named Johannes
Catrina, Sarah Peter, George & Jacob
That said Johannes if living, must
now be at least or about fifty-five
years of age, and the said Catrina about 
fifty years of age
And this Deponent to
further saith that said Anna since
the decease of her said husband Philip
has remained single and unmarried & is
still his widow
And this deponent
further saith that after the decease of
his father the said John G.Kerner, his
mother, Susannah Margaret Kerner
kept in a family book a record of births and marriages
occurring in her family. That he this
Deponent has examined the two leaves
detached from said Book & hereto prefixed
, copied and translated, containing entries in the German language and that the
said leaves on the same one taken from
said Book.

Christopher Karner

Subscribed & Sworn this
thirtyth day of January
1843 before me; and I
certify that I am well
acquainted with the Deponent the said Christopher Kerner, and know
him to be a credible witness
Note the words" in a family
book" were interlined
Abram Witbeck Justice of the Peace
Page 21

In the same matter ss
Maria Kerner aged
forty-nine years, being duly sworn, saith,
that she is the wife of George Kerner the same
person referred to and described in
the foregoing deposition of her brother-in-law
Christopher Sterner, as one of the sons
of John G. Kerner, as the brother of Philip
Corner or Kerner. That the facts set forth
in the preceding deposition of said Christopher
Kerner, are substantially true and correct
according to the best of her knowledge and
belief: That said Anna & Philip lived together
as husband & wife & raised a family of
Children and that said Anna since
the death of her husband the said Philip
has remained his widow.
And this Deponent further
saith, that she has examined the book
aforesaid out of which the leaves hereto
prefixed, have been taken. That she saw
said Book for the first time, about thirty
two years ago when she was married & became
the wife of said George Kerner. That said book
was then in her husband's house, and as she
this Deponent was and is conversant
with the German language, in which said
book is written, & in which language also
the entries aforesaid are made, she or many
occasions read in and examined said book
that said Book for the last thirty two
years aforesaid the remained in the Custody &
possession of this Deponent, and is still
in her possession, except about fifteen or
twenty years ago when the same was for
Page 22

to written, & in which language also
the entries aforesaid are made, she or many
occasions read in and examined said book
that said Book for the last, thirty two
years aforesaid remained in the custody &
possession of this Deponent, and is still
in her possession, except about fifteen or
twenty years ago when the same was for
a short time in the hands of her husbands
sister one Mrs Miller. That said Book is
now in the same condition unaltered & unchanged
in any respect so far as said entries
are concerned. That said leaves were detached
from said Book in presence of this Deponent by Mr. G.F.Yates. That the leaves
hereto prefixed, on the self same ones thus
detached from said Book. That the translation
of said entries was made under the direction
of this Deponent by said G. F. Yates &
that such translation is correct. That from
said Record it appears that said Philip
Carner was married to Anna Crandall

on the twelfth day of January, one thousand
seven hundred and Eighty three
and this Deponent further saith, that
from said Record it also appears that they
the said Philip and Anna, had one
child named Catrina born on the 29th
day of June 1783 - and another named Johannes
born on the 27th September 1787- which appears
under the head "Philip's children. That the
ancient German mode of pronouncing
& spelling the English name "Crandall was ┃
Greene" pronounced "Gran-ni; and that Car
e or Kerner was spelt "Korner. And
this Deponent further saith, that she
is well acquainted with the High Dutch
or German language, and that the state
ents herein by her given in reference to
said entries & the translation thereof are
Correct.
Subscribed & Sworn this Maria Kennan
fore me Abram Witbeck Justice of the June
Page 23

fore me; and I certify
that I am well acquainted with
said Maria Kern &
know her to be a witness
of credibility
Abram Witbeck Justice of the Peace
J. P.
In the same matter
No C
Nicholas Hogh
or Hugg of the town of Greenbush in said County
aged eighty five years, being duly sworn
saith, that during the war of the Revolution
he resided in said town & has lived there
ever since. That he was from the time
of his earliest recollection, will acquainted with
Philip Kerner (or Carner) the same
person referred to in the accompanying
papers. That said Philip Kerner served in
the army of the Revolution, and as this deponent has been informed & believes to be true 
received a pension in consequence of his said
services. This Deponent's acquaintance with
said Philip continued until the day of the
death of said Philip. As this Deponent
also knew Anna the former wife, now widow
of said Philip. This Deponent further
saith, that he well remembers when
said Philip & Anna were joined in wedlook
, & that since that time they lived together
as husband & wife & were universally reputed
as such & raised a family of children with
whom this deponent was well acquainted
and further says that he was groomsmen
at said Marrage of Phillip and Annah says
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they were Married About the last of
the Revolution
and this Deponant further says he recollects
the name of Eldest Child Catrina
or Catharine by Name

Nicholas his x mark Hogle

 subscribed and sworn this thirty first day of January in year one thousand eight hundred and forty three  Before by
and I certify that I am
acquainted with said
Nicolas Hogll or Huy he a witnress of creditay
Abram Witbeck Justice of the Peace
Page 25

 
State of New York
County of Rensselaer

I certify that the
following is a true
Copy of the Record
of the Baptism of the children herein of
named of Philip Carner and his wife
Anna, as the same is contained in the
Register of Baptisms solemnized in the
Lutheran Church, called Zion's Church by
 Pastor of said church the
Infantes 1787 Parentes

 Johannes geb.27.Sep
Geoanft 12.Oct.
Cathrina Feb.24 Sep

Phillip Kerner und Anna
1792
Phillip Kerner und Anna
John. Georg Kerner und Susanna frau
Catherina Minnig
Johannes Muller unt Dornthia

From which it appears that Johannes -
a child of said Philip Carner or Kerner
& Anna his wife was baptised according to
the rites of said Church on the fourteenth day
of October one thousand
seven hundred and Eighty-seven and that
Cathrina-- another child of said
Philip & Anna was in like manner
baptised on the twenty fourth day of September
one thousand seven hundred and ninety
two
Geo W. Lewis


I George W. Lewis above
named do depose & say that I hold the
office of Pastor in said Church & as such
have the custody of the Records thereof
& that the above is a true extract from
the Records of said church as certified
by me, & that the dates of said baptisms
are expressed in fair legible figures
Subscribed
Geo W Lewis
Page 26

Sworn this 28 day of Jany
1843, before me, and I certify
that I am well acquainted with the
Red Geo. W. Lewis the Deponent &
know him to be pastor of said church
Jacob Wheeler Justice of the Peace
I further certify that I have examined the Record of Marriages solemnized in
said Church by the Pastors thereof, and that
there is no record extent of any marriage solemnized
previous to the year 1816 and I
further certify that the Record of Baptisms
above referred to, does not commence until
the 21 September 1784
Geo W Long

Subscribed & Sworn this
28th of Jany 1843,
J Wheeler Justice

State of New York
Rensselaer County
Clerks Office
hereby
I Charles Hooper Clerk of said County do
Certify that Abram Witbeck Esq. before
whom the proof of the annexed depositions of Christopher Karner, Maria
Karner & Nicholas Hegle purport to have been taken, & Jacob Wheeler
Esq. before whom the foregoing depositions
taken, were at the time said several depositions were taken
before them the said Abram Witbeck
& Jacob Wheeler, Justices
of the Peace of the said County of Rensselaer duly
commissioned & sworn residing in said County: That I and
well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justices verily believe
their several signatures subscribed to the Jurats of the aforesaid depositions
to be their genuine signatures. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed my official seal this 2d Feby 1843
Chas Hooper Clerk
Page 27

In the matter &c
Anna Carner
widow of
Philip Carner
decd for a pension
under
act of 7 July
1838 & Acts of 43&44
certi. & Afft as to
time of his & her death
P.C. died July 10th 1841
A.C. died Novr 27th 1847
children
Catharine-Peter George
& Jacob Carner
Page 28

City and County 
of Schenectady J.
Jacob Carner
of the Town of Glenville being duly
sworn doth depose and say that
he is a son of Philip Carner deceased 
who was a revolutionary Pensioner
And that said Philip Carner died
on the tenth day of July A.D. 1841
And that he left him surviving Anna Carner his widow and the mother
of deponent that the said Anna Carner is now dead and that she died
on the 27th
day of November
one thousand Eight hundred and
forty seven
And deponent further
says that the said Hund Carner left her surviving the following no
children who are yet living and
Catharine Corner Peter Corner and
George Carner and Jacob Carner
who are now the only surviving
children of the said Anna Carner
and Philip Carner or either of
and that they are all over the
age of
Twenty one years. And further deponent
says not
James Carner
Sworn before
me
this 9th Feb 185
James Fuller

Commissioner of Deeds
Page 29

City and County of
Schenectady to wit
George Carner
of the Town of Glenville being duly
Sworn says he is a son of Philip
Carner
and Anna Carner mentioned in the affidavit of Jacob
Carner and that deponent has read
the foregoing affidavit of Jacob Corner
and that the same is in all respects
true according to deponents own
knowledge
And further he says not

George Carner

Sworn before me
this 9th day of Feb
1854 James Fuller
Commissioner of Deeds
Page 30

8700
Anna Carner
N.Y.

Let To G F Yates May 2 8 4 3
" " " " " May 29 "

Act 7 July '38
Page 31

Amia Carner
NY
Set to G.F Yates Mach 28.43
1 " do
May 2. "
Let to Hon. J. Faran May 9
to A. Daggett June
1848.
Jus. July 1838
Giles F. Yates Feby 3 1854
Let same March 15/54
Stephen A Daggett May 22 1854
Page 32

Ann, widow of Philip
Kerner, has been
given
another number
, viz., 5883, but
on calling for this
number, slip was
returned with notation

See case, file no. 1708"
No other papers
found.
W. R
JUN 29 1911
Page 33

Hon. L.P. Waldo
 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Official Business
 
FREE

[stamp] SCHENECTADA MAY 16
Page 34

[stamp] REJECTED

1708
Camero or
Ann Karner
Service: widow of  Philip Carmer
or Karmer
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
-
18
18
18
Contract
Page 35

Anna Carner widow of
Philip Carner
act of 7 July 1838
Comptroller's Certificate

J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
1Esqr
Washington
Page 36

In the matter for
Anna Carner Widow of 
Philip Carner under Act
7 July 1838.

Albany April 26 1843

Sir
I send enclosed as required by your
letter of the 28th unto all the record evidence
furnished by the Books & papers in the office
of the Comptroller of this State. Of the alledged
service in 1778, 1779, 1780 1781, as detailed
to me in your letter, these books and papers
give no account, except as to 1779 & 1781.
In 1781, the full amount of service alledged, & in
1779, less than the amount alledged, is shown
It may not be impertinent to observe 
that the record evidence in the Comptroller
office is of three kinds. 1st ten volumes, ofwhich

were over in your office) containing an account of Militia & levy service paid by certificate
granted by the State, and arranged according to the number of each certificate continuously. As a general rule
these volumes contain proof of said service he
where else to be found. 2nd Books of" audited Accounts
which were generally paid without certificates. In
some instance they include a portions of service
contained in the aforesaid 10 volumes- Treasurer
receipts, muster Rolls, entries on journals etc etc
der this head, are a large number of Regimental
Rolls, which I discovered sometime since in the
the story of the State House. They comprise the
Rolls of Col Klock, Clyde, A. Rensselaer, Thomas
& &c; in fact, the Rolls of about two thirds of the
Page 37

Militia colonels of this State. Among the missing
or last ones is unfortunately, the Roll of Stephen
J. Schuyler & Henry K. Van Rensselaer, which
if any,
would bear the name of Philip Carner
I thought carner's name was on the Roll of Rangers
commanded by Captain Ryley which you have
but as I did not prepare the papers of Philip
Corner, I profess to know nothing about the
I think however, that your auditing Clerk
must have allowed him more than
he was
entitled to
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Sert
G. F. Yates
Page 38

Schenectady May 18th 1854
Hon. L. P. Waldo
 
Dear Sir 
I hope
you will please me in writing in relation to a pension claim of which
Giles F. Yates has had the agency. I
write at the urgent solicitation of
the children of Anna Carner.
Mr Yates has had the case in hand
for a number of years. And it is a
mystery to me how the case could
have been so long pending, the
case is simply this. Philip Carner
was a pensioner. I was the agent in
getting his pension. He died in 1841
or 1842 leaving his widow Anna
Carner who survived him and who
died I think in 1847. - leaving her
sons Peter, George and Jacob Carver
and a daughter Catharine her children
her surviving. These are the facts
and the only question is whether
the children are now entitled
to the pension that the mother should
have received during her widowhood
At the request of the children I drew
affidavits of the above facts this winter
and sent them to Mr Gates. If the children
on the above facts are entitled to the
pension I will make and forward
the proof, If not there is no necessity
I further proceeding in the matter
of
And I now write for the purpose
Page 39

of obtaining the information Mr
Yates seems to convey the idea that 
it is necessary to make proof of the
services of Philip Carner. This is
utterly impossible we must rely on
the proof on file of those services, I
do not understand the case to require
any proof of services, I will be very
much obliged to you if you will give
me the required information about
this case.
Your Obt Servt
Stephen A Daggett
Page 40

Anna Carner or 
Kerner [illegible] 88

Hon L P Waldo
Commissioner of pension
Washington DC

[stamp]  NEW YORK JAN 31
Page 41

New York Jany 28 1854

Sir
I enclose one of sundry letters
I have lately received, making special
enquiries regarding the pension
claim
of Anna Carner widow of Philip Came
my name will be found
on record
as the Attorney in the premises.
He was pensioned, I the under the
act of 1832, & drew his stipend
until the day of his decease. and his
widow drew the arrears that were due
up to the day of his death. He application was under the act of 7 July
1838, & acts seq. Her pension was suspended
for the reason alledged, that his
service as a soldier in the revolution, had
not been fully made out
I contend, that the Commissioner 
of Pensions has no right to go
behind the act of 7th May 1845, which
expressly declares that "no evidence is
necessary to entitle a widow to a pension
under the then existing laws, further than that
furnished by her husband, if he had been a
pensioner during his life time only Marriage to

be proved "Mr Carner was per-
Page 42

sioner, & I then the marriage was
fully proved-- no objection was made
on that score possible the claim of the
widow was suspended previous to the act
of 1845. But of its operation now there
can be no question
If any certificate or proofs
as to time of his or her death or of
the marriage is needed fully to establish
the case, I will try to supply
the same
-
I am mo respectfully
your obt Svnt
Giles F. Yates

Hon L. P. Waldo
Comm of Pensions
Page 43

Schenectady Jan 13. 1854
Giles F. Yates Esq

Dear Sir
Jacob
and George Carner have requested
me to inquire of you relative
to the claim of their mother
for a pension that is the
prospect is any thing more
wanted from them, please
write me and let me know
whether the pension can be
obtained or what more is
necessary in the matter
Your Obt Servt
Stephen H Daggett
Page 44

May 2/48
Robert Sanford
Schenectady N.Y.
April 28/48
S.A. Daggett
was a pension certif.
Even issued to Hannah
Carner
DSQ. Rec May 1/48
Pension Office
 
Hon
W.L. Marcy
Washington City
Page 45

Schenectady April 28 1848

Hon W. L. Marcy

Dear Sir
I write you
for the purpose of ascertaining whether
A
Pension warrant has ever been issued in
Hannah Carner widow of Philip Carner
will you please to inform me whether any
warrant has been granted to her? And
confer a personal obligation on me
Your Obt Servt
Stephen A. Daggett
Page 46

New York City, Feb 22 1854
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I send enclosed
a certificate and all that
a (just received) giving
time of death of Anna Carner widow of
Philip
& also of said Philip, with names of
surviving children.
I was fully aware of the
fact, that unless Mrs Carner was living in July
1848, something more than the proof of marriage
and identity would be necessary. It seems that she died Nov. 27th 1847
Among other services, that of service 
in the Company of Rangers under Captain
John Riley, was, I believe, declared for 
I am not sure that his Roll which Mr Howard
who drew his papers informed me was on file
with Riley's papers & on which he (or his widow)
was pensioned, has ever been examined for the
name of Carner (or Kernir). I have to request 
that such examination be made, doubtless this
Roll or one of his Rolls, is on deposit in
the office of the Clerk of the Rolls in your
Bureau. A report in this case of Carver
Page 47

respectfully solicited
I am very respectfully
your obt svnt
Giles F. Yates.
Page 48

To J. L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
Page 49

Schenectada Feb. 22d 1843
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir
I send herewith
papers in support the
of the claim of
Anna Carner widow of Philip
Carner under the
act of 7 July
1838; to wit seven documents
1. Declaration of widow
2. Supplemental Ditto
3 Documentary evidence of Marriage
4. Afft of Christ Kerner
5. Don Maria Kerna
6 Do Nichs Hogh
7. Documentary proof of children & birth, &
8
I am with respect
Your mo: Obt Svt
Giles F. Yates
Page 50

State of New York
County of Schenectady
I Stephen H. Johnson
Surrogate of the County
of Schenectady
that satisfactory evidence has been [illegible] to show
Do certify that Anna Carner widow
of Philip Carner departed this life in
the Town of Glenville in the County of
Schenectady on the day of July
thousand Eight hundred and forty
Seven that said Philip Carner was
the
at the time of his death a pensioner
of the United States under the Act
of June A.D. 1832, at the rate of
seventy dollars per annum.
And that he died on
the tenth day of July one thousand
Eight hundred and forty one leaving
said Anna Carner his widow him
surviving That in proof of the foregoing
facts as to the time of the death of the
said Philip Carner and Anna Carner
the most satisfactory evidence was adduced
to this Court Viz: the testimony of Silas
Lawrence Lisdale E. Haner and Andrew Yates all three respectable and creditable
witnesses testified the certify that said
Anna Carner left her surviving me
following named children who still
survive and are all over twenty one
years of age to wit Catharine Carner
Peter Carner George Carner and
Jacob Carner who are her only children
S H Johnson
County Judge
Page 51

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY, ss.
CLERK' S OFFICE.
, MARVIN STRONG, Clerk of the County of Schenectady, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, 
That I H.Johnson Esq. before whom the foregoing
Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same. The
County Judge of Schenectady 
county, duly commissioned and qualified and that am well
acquainted with the hand-writing of the said
and verily believe that the signature to said
Affidavit and Certificate is genuine.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, this
14" day of February 1844.
Marvin Strong Clerk
Do Certificate
Page 52

City and County
of Schenectady
⎬
Silas Lawrence
Tisdale E. Haner and Andrew C
Yates of the Town of Glenville being
respectively duly sworn do each
for himself and not one for the
other doth depose and say that he was
well acquainted with Philip Carner a
Revolutionary Pensioner and his wife
Anna Carner both of whom are now
dead, deponents further say that according to their best knowledge recollection
and belief the said Philip Carner died
the
on the tenth day of July A.D. 1841
And the said Anna Corner died on the
27th day of November A.D. 1847. That
deponents have no doubt the said
Philip Carner and Anna Carner departed
this life on the respective days above
mentioned And further deponents
say not

Silas Lawrence
Tisdale E Haynor
Andrew C Yates

&Sworn before me
this 9th day of Feb 
1854
James Fuller
Commissioner of Deeds
Page 53


TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
July 15th 1842.

Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled ""An act directing
the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and author
izing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,
The widow of
Philip Carner
deceased, late
a Pensioner on the Roll of the
Albany, N.Y.
Agency, at the rate of
Seventy
Dollars and
Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June
1832,
has been paid at this Department, from the
of March,
to the 10th July 1841
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Respectfully, yours
Albion K Parris
COMPTROLLER.
Present.
Page 54

Know all Men by these Presents, That George Carner one of the heirs at Law of
Anna Came deceased late of the town of
Glenville County of Schenectady State of New-York, do
hereby constitute and appoint GEORGE HAMILTON, of the City and County of Schenectady, and State of
New-York, and WILLIAM J. MARTIN, of Washington, D. C., one true and lawful Agents and Attorneys
to prosecute in our name the claim of Anna Carner the Widow
of Philip Carner deceased late of the town of
Glenville Schenectady County since
State of New York
for Back Pension
that may be due me as the heir at Lawer of Anna Carner deceased
To have power to examine all the papers and documents on file in the Departments at Washington, or elsewhere
; to file all additional evidence and arguments that may be necessary in the prosecution of said claim;
to receive any certificate that may be issued in payment of said claim, which certificate wish made payable
to myself
---
-
-
to do all things that I might or could do, were I
personally present: And I hereby revoke all power of Attorney heretofore given, ratifying and
confirming only that which my Attorneys, George Hamilton and William J. Martin, may do in the
premises.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
have hereunto set my hand and seal, this thirtieth
day of October A. D., 1855.
George C
Know all men by these Presents, That George Carner

In presence of
St Johns
Page 55

 
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
SCHNECTADY COUNTY
BEFORE ME, the subscriber, a County
within and for the County and State above named personally appeared George CArner
of Danville Schenectady County aforesaid
to me well and truly known, and acknowledged that he executed the foregoing Power of Attorney, for
the uses and purposes therein specified,
WITNESS my hand the day and year last mentioned.
S. H. Johnson
County Judge



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Be it Known, That on the
the subscriber, a
day of
185, before
in and for said County, personally appeared
the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him
by reason of any sale, transfer, or mortgage of the pension, or arrears of pension or pay, therein authorized
to be received by
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year last mentioned, before me,

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Be it Known, That on the
the subscriber, a
day of
185, before
in and for said County, personally appeared
the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him
by reason of any sale, transfer, or mortgage of the pension, or arrears of pension or pay, therein authorized
to be received by
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year last mentioned, before me,
Page 56

State of New-York, COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY
CLERK'S OFFICE,
S.S.
 
I, MARVIN STRONG, Clerk of the County of Schenectady, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
That S H Johnson Esq whose name is subscribed to the CERTIFICATE of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument
and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment the County Judge
for the City and County of Schenectady, dwelling in the said City, commissioned and
sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. AND FARTHER, That I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of such County Judge and verily believe that the
signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine, and that said
instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, the
20th day of Nov 1855
Marvin String Clerk
Page 57

State of New York
Herkimer County SS; John Miller of the Town of Columbia
in said County and State being duly sworn saith that
he is well acquainted with Philip Corner of the Town of
Glenville and County of Schenectady and that he
has known him for sixty years and more. That about the
first of June 1778 the said Philip Corner and this Deponent
both enlisted in the service of the United States at
Greenbush in the County of Albany and State of
New York in the Company of Captain Jacob De Forest
in the Regiment of Henry Van Rensselaer for one
year and that both served for the term of one year
under said enlistment, when both were dismissed
but they received no written discharge. That they were
marched up the Hudson River to Troy and down said
River to Kinderhook and through various sections and
parts of said State, but were engaged in no regular
battle during that time. That he was marched once
with the said Philip Corner, in the year 1779 to the County
of Schoharie under Colonel Peter Vrooman and once
in the same year from their residence in Greenbush
to Stoney Arabia now County of Montgomery and State of
New York, and that he was also marched with the
said Philip Corner in the fall of the year 1781 with
the regiment of militia to which they belonged under
Jacob De Forest Captain and Henry G Van Rensselaer
Colonel, to Schenectady, and while lying there they were
marched twelve or fifteen miles to a place called Yanke HIll where they had a skirmish with the army and
took thirty prisoners, that they then returned and
remained at Schenectady until about one week
after the information came that Genl. Cornwallis had
surrendered at Yorktown, that they were then dismissed
and returned home, and this Deponent further says
that the said Philip Carner was at other and different
times in the service but this deponent cannot state
the particular time and places,

John his x mark Miller

Sworn this 25th day of 
September 1882 Before me
John Miller Jr Justice
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State of New York
Clerks Office of
Herkimer County
I Julius C Nelson Clerk of the said County do
certify, that John Miller Junior Esqr before whom
the within affidavit purports to have been sworn,
was, on the day of its date one of the parties of
the peace in and for said County, and duly
authorized to administer oaths. And that
am well acquainted with the hand writing
of the said Justice, and verily believe the
Signature of John Miller Jr Subscribed to the said Affidavit
to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my
hand and seal of Office this twenty fifth day of September
1832-
Julius C Nelson Clerk
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State of New York
Herkimer County, William Carner of the Town of Columbia
in the County of Herkimer being duly sworn doth depose
and say that that he is well acquainted with Philip
Kerner and was during the American Revolution.
and that he the said Philip Kerner Enlisted in Captain
Deforests Company in a Regiment commanded by
Henry H. Van Rensellaer on the Continental Establishment and
the American Revolution, some time in the month of
May 1778 for one year and that he served out his
time faithfully and was discharged the day
following in the year 1779. and further saith
not-
William his x mark Carner

Sworn before me this
13th day of March 1830
John Miller Jr
I certify that William Carner who took the foregoing Oath is a credible Witness

John Miller Jr Justice of the peace
-
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State of New York
Herkimer County John A. Miller of the Town of Columbia
in the County of Herkimer being duly Sworn doth depose
and say that he is well acquainted with Philip Kerner
and was during the American Revolution, and that he
the said Philip Kerner Enlisted in Captain Deforests
Company in a Regiment commanded by Henry K.
Van Rensellaer, of the Continental Establishment, in the
American Revolution, some time in the month of May
1778 for one year and that he served out his time
faithfully and was discharged the May following in
his
the year 1779. & further saith not

John His x mark A. Miller

Sworn before me
13th day of
March 1830 -
John Miller Jr

I certify that John A. Miller who took the foregoing
Oath is a credible Witness-

John Miller Jr
Justice of the peace-
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Herkimer County
Clerks Office I certify that John Miller Jr.
Esq. before whom the within affidavits
of William Haner and John A Miller were taken and
whose name is subscribed to the durata of said affidavits
was on the day the same purport to have been taken
a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Herkimer
duly qualified to administer oaths, and further that
I am acquainted with the hand writing of said
Justice and believe the signatures "John Miller Jr" subscribed
to the within to be the proper hand writing
of said Justice
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the
said County this 13th day of March A.D. 1830.
Abijah Beckwith
By
Clerk
J. J. Littlejohn Clerk
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The pension papers of Philip Carner
16285

Philip Carner

No. 2.
Stephen A Daggett
Agent Schenectady
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affidavit in [illegible] this 19th October 1832
John S Vrooman clerk

the undersigned a Clergyman residing in the
town of Glenville County of Schenectady Certifies that he is acquainted with Philip Carner of the town &
county aforesaid, that the said Carner is generally
reputed and believed to have done military service in 
time of the Revolutionary war, & that he is to
best of the knowledge of the undesigned a man of veracity & worthy of belief on this declaration
Glenville Oct 19th 1832
Jas Murphey Minister of
new reformed Dutch Church of Glenville
County of Schenectady

We John Sanders
 residing in the Town of Glenville
in the county of Schenectady aforesaid, and Stephen A Daggett
residing in the City of Schenectady
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Carner who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a
soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed and sworn the 
day and year aforesaid
John T. Vrooman
John Sanders
Stephen A. Daggett
AND THE SAID COURT do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter,
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears
to them that James Murphy who has signed the preceding
certificate is a clergyman, & that John Sanders & Stephen
A. Daggett
who also signed the same, are residents in the the former of Glenville aforesaid the
latter in Schenectady are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
and that the other witnesses could not be conveniently over
to attend the Court
John Sman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of
Schenectady do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of Philip Carner
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
office, this twentieth
day of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John S. Vrooman
Clerk.
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Levies 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:

Nov 6th 1779 / Philip Carner Private / L0.16.9

Dec 2d do / do do / 3.3.8 2/3

Nov 5th 1781/ do do / 2.10.6z:

Dec 5th do / do do / 3.4.4 2/3

3 mo 18

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, April 21st
1843
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 5.
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. George Sharp in Col. Stephen J Schuyler Reg
Second, ""do"" Do"
Third, ""David Husted " " Henry R Van Renselaer "
Fourth, " " Jacob J Fraist +" "
Fifth, ""
Sixth,
Seventh,
Eighth,
Ninth,
Tenth, ""
 
Philip Phelps
Dept Comptroller

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