Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,759, for Adam Ostrander, New York
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  New York  Ostrander, Adam  NUMBER S43759
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(2,833)

New York

Adam Ostrander Private
New York Line
Capt Hakkett 1777 3 years
The army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Subscribed on the Roll of New York
at the Rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of September 1810 and sent to T. Wendall esq
counsellor at law Albany N York

Arrears to 4th of September 1818  40.26
Semi-anl all ending 4 March 1819  48.
$88.26

{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued

Albany,
Albany County.
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Adam Ostrander
2833
March
1819

Nov. 11. 1820
Tenth

Estes Howe Esq Albany Agent
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STATE of NEW YORK
Mayor's Court
City of Albany ss
On this fifth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said City according to the solemn adjudications of the court of common of this state and being a court which processes according to the court of common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of [illegible] keeping a record of its procedings & keeping the tower of fine & imprisonment - Adam Ostrander aged sixty three years, resident in the city of Albany in said state aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:  as a private in Captain Halletts Company Col. Cortland's Regiment in the New York Line of Infantry, and that he made the original declaration on or about the fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen and that he is on the pension roll of the New York company and that the number of his certificate is two thousand, eight hundred and thirty three (2833)

And I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

I have no real personal estate excepting my [illegible] this, which are very poor, that I was bred up to the occupation or trade of a weaver but by reason of age and infirmity I am past all labour; my wife has been dead about twenty five years and I now reside with my son William Ostrander upon his charity and he is not in truth able to support me, I have seven children all residing in the state of New York, except the youngest son who has been absent or dead a number of years and where he is now I do not know; all my children are settled in life and very poor.

[signed] Adam Ostrander
Sworn to and declared in open court the fifth day of October 1820 in open court before me Henry Truax Clerk

I Henry Truax clerk of the Mayors Court of the city of Albany do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is nothing dollars and cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fifth day of October, 1820.

Henry Truax
Clerk of the Mayor's Court of the City of Albany
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Adam Ostrander's
Pension documents
Dated April 4th 1818.

Admitted

New York line
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United States of America.

State of New York
City and County of Albany.  To wit:

In conformity with the provisions of the Act of Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services of the United States "States in the Revolutionary War," the following declaration, in writing, is made under oath, by Adam Ostrander of the City of Albany in the County of Albany in the State of New York before the Honorable Philip S. Parker Esquire, one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of Record of the County and State, in which the said Adam Ostrander doth reside, that is to say:

DECLARATION

I Adam Ostrander of the City of Albany in the County of Albany in the State of New York on this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen - Do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear and declare, I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the city, county and State aforesaid; and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support- I do further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a private soldier that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to Captain Holleto Company Col Van Cortlandt's regiment and New York line- That I entered the service on or about the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and left it the about the month of November - in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one - in the manner following, to wit: I left it by reason of the expiration of my term of service and that I received no document concerning the same service ...and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me then - John Myers, who has made a deposition accompanying this declaration - and I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby freely and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension under any of the laws of the United States, except the Pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned, and under which this Declaration is made.

In WITNESS of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and have solemnly deposed tot he truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified.

[signed] Adam Ostrander

Sworn before me, this Fourth day of April 1818.

Philip Parker [illegible] Justice of the Mayors Court of the City of Albany
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United States of America

By the Honorable Philip S. Parker
Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of
Record in the State of New-York, to wit, of
the Mayors Court, of the city of Albany in the said State.

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America.

Sir,

I do respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and "Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that Adam Ostrander of the City of Albany in the County of Albany and State of New York personally appeared before me, at the City of Albany, in the said State, on the fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me, under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing declaration, and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence, (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almightly God,) that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true-Whereupon, I required of him to produce such other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration-Accordingly he produced as testimony, the deposition of John Myers (and which accompanies this Certificate)- And I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony produced in support thereof, I DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said Adam Ostrander did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION; and I am likewise, satisfied, that the other facts in that Declaration stated, are, in like manner, true-I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid.

Given under my hand and the seal of the said court, at the City of Albany, the fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

[signed]  Philip S Parker
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State of New York
City & County of Albany  Towit John Myers late a noncommissioned officer in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy being, duly sworn saith, that he knows Adam Ostrander the soldier, in the preceeding Declaration and Certificate of his Honor Judge Parker named, and that the said Adam Ostrander served as a private soldier in Captain Hollets company. Col: Van Cortland regiment New York line.  Ad that he verify believes the facts stated by the said Adam Ostrander in the foregoing declaration and certificate to be true.

[signed] John Myer

Sworn before me this fourth day of April 1818.
Philip S Parker [illegible] and judge of the mayors court of the City of Albany
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Rev Sec M

162 West 129th St. N.Y. City
June 24 1919

Commissioner of Pensions
According to Roberts "New York in the Revolution" Wm Metcalf (Medcalf) served in the 1st Regt, N.U. line (Albany) Goose Van Schack colonel and in the 2d Regt, Philip Van Cortland colonel, and in the 5th Regt described also in Fernow's NY in the Revolution. P.227, as Wm Metcalf private, 5th Co of 5th Regt. N.Y. line enlisted Jan 1, 1777 for the war; mustered to Jan 1782" John Johnson captain 1776 to 1781 Henry Vondenbergh captain to Jan 1782: Lewis Duboys Colonel.
Adam Ostrander was a pensioner of N.Y. line Albany Co 1818 aged 77. Do the pension records furnish any information as to the relationship of these soldiers - especially Meltalf & a Katherine Ostrander. Such information would be greatly obliged.  J.H. Eno

[stamp] US Pension office June 1919
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43759

Rev Invalid.

Fire No. 42.759

Adam Ostrander
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol 8, Page 373

{Arrangement of 1870}


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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION   3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. 

S43759

In reply to your request of [blank], received for a statement of the military history of Adam Ostrander a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on fire in this Bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or appointment:  April 1 1777
Length of service  to Nov 1781
Rank  Priv
Officers under whom service was rendered:  Captain Hallett  Colonel Van Cortland
State NY

Battles engaged in, [blank]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [blank]
Date of application for pension, April 4, 1818
Residence at date of application, Albany NY
Age at date of application, about 61 years.
Remarks:  In 1820 soldier stated that his wife (name not given) had been dead about 25 years, that he had 7 children, only name stated was that of Wm with whom he lived.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.