Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12791, John Dota, Conn. New York

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Conn.
New York

Dota, John

S.12791

Carded

CONTENTS
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Rev War

12.791

INVALID.
File No. 12.791
John Dota
Priv. Rev War

Act: Jun 7, 1832
Index: - Vol. _____, Page _____
(Arrangement of 1870.)

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[Written twice at top of page: "8331"] 
10.631
New York
John Dota
of Cicero in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Baldwin of the Regt commanded by Col. Van Schaick in the N. York line for 12 months.

New York and Conn [Star drawn above Conn]
Pen.4405
Records Completed

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of April 1833 and sent to G. Lawrence, Syracuse

Arrears to the 4th of Mc '33 $80
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33 $20
________
$120

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo C. Stiles Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 17

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[Left side of page]
10,631

John Dota

11.12.13.17.
25 Sep 
28 No

P113

Gardner Lawrence
Syracuse
Onondaga Co.
New York

[Right side of page]

Admitted 
Private 12 mo $40.-

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10,631
BREIF in the case of John Dota, - Cicero,
Co. of Onondaga in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court-

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 80 years 

4. State his service, as directed in the from annexed.

[Column titles of table, separated by a "|": "Period. | Duration of Service. {Secondary Titles: "Years, Months, Days.} | Rank | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. "]

[First line of responses; column responses separated by a "|":

"May In 1775 | - 9 - | As a private | Capt. H. Baldwin, Lieut. R. Beebe, Ensign N. Rawley Col. Van Schaak"]

[Second line of responses; column responses separated by a "|":

"same enlistment | - 3 - | - | Capt. Beebe [illegible], Lt. Lathrop Allen, Ensign J. Devenport, Col. Elinar, Genl. Worcester"]

[End table]

5. In what battles was he engaged?

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New Concord, Albany Co. N.Y.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary. 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned 

W. Fawcett
Examining Clerk.

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress passed June 7. 1832

State of New York
County of Onondaga ss: On this 14th day of August
in the year 1832 personally appeared before Daniel
Moseley Esq Vice Chancellor of the 7th Circuit of the State of New ^ [above carrot: "York"]
^[above carrot: "at a court of Chancery now setting at Onondaga"] John Dota a resident of the town of Cicero in in
said county aged 80 years, who having first[crossed out: "ly"] 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 7. 1832
That he entered the service as a private soldier 
in [crossed out: "the"] May in the year 1775. under enlistment 
for the Term of 9 months, under Captain Hees
ekiah Baldwin [ink stain] Lieutenant Roswell Beebe
Ensign Nathaniel Roweley, and served in the 
Regiment Commanded by Col Van Schaaek
in the New York line of State troops. That he 
marched from New Concord in Albany County
to Albany, + from thence to Fort George, was 
stationed there until the last of the summer or 
fall then [crossed out: "marched"] [illegible] crossed the Lake into Canady
to St, Johns and from there on to Montreal
and that he was stationed there until the expi
ration of the said 9 months, and that he
received no written discharge, (and that Roswell
Beebe ^ [above carrot: "aforesaid"] was promoted to Captain) and that he
enlisted under said Beebe as said Captain for 3 months
^ [above carrot: "longer"] + Lieutenant Lathrop Allen + Ensign Jonathan 
Devonport; and served in Col. Elmar Regiment
and in General Wo[?]eestes Brigade, and served 
said Term out at Montreal and then returned
home and that he never recied any written
discharge, and that at the time he first enlisted
he resided in New Concord Albany County, New York
and that he was born in Noble town ^ [above carrot: "he thinks"] in Colum
bia County New York in the year 1752. and
that he has no record of his age.

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that he lived in New Concord in Albany county 
when he first went into the service that 
he has since lived in Schoden, and Canajohaier
and that he now resides in the ^ [above carrot: "town of Cicero in the"] County of 
Onondaga in the State of New York,
and that [crossed out: "Judson Gage"] ^ [above carrot: "Asa Eastwood"]. Elijah Loomis
Esra Heart and Eijah Evens are aqquainted with him
and residing in the same neighbourhood with
him and can testify as to the tradition of 
his service and character for truth & veracity
and that he has no documentary evidence 
of his said services   
And that he hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity except of 
the present and declares that his name is not
on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to + subscribed 
this 14, Septer 1832
Daniel Moseley
Circuit Judge + Vice Chancellor

[Next to the above signature:
"John + Dota"]
[Above "+": "his"; below "+"; "mark"]

We Asa Eastwood + Esra Heart 
of the Town of Cicero in the County of 
Onondaga and State of New York do hereby 
certify that we are well acquainted with
John Dota who has subscribed and sworn 
to the above declaration; that he is respected [crossed out: "to be"]
and believed in the neighborhood where he
resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion,
Sworn to this 14th Sepr.
1832.
Daniel Moseley
Circuit Judge} 
A. Eastwood 
Esra Hart

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And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, after the investigation of the matter
and after [crossed out: "the"] putting the intorogatories presented 
by the war department the the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and 
served as he states. and the Court further
certifies that it appears to them that Asa Eastwood 
+ Ezra Hart - who have signed 
the above certificate are residents in the 
town of Cicero and are credible persons
and that their statement is entitled to credit
Daniel Moseley
Vice Chancellor   

[Affixed white hexagon]

I Daniel T. Moseley Deputy clerk 
of the Court of Chancery of the 
seventh Circuit for the state 
of New York do hereby cer-
tify that the foregoing contains 
the original proceedings of the
said court in the matter of the
application of John Dota for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this 14th
day of September one thousand eight
hundred and thirty two
Daniel T. Moseley 
[underlined: "Deputy Clerk"]

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State of New York 
^ [Crossed out: "Onondaga"; written above: "Cataragus"] County ss: personally appeared before
Thomas S. Huntley. [crossed out: "me"] the undersigned, a justice of 
the Peas residing in the town of Ellicottville 
in said county. John Dota the foregoing 
declarant who being by me duly sworn
deposeth and saith that [crossed out: "by reason of old"]
be served in the Revolutionary war as set forth
in the foregoing declaration, that he knows 
of no living witness by whom he can prove 
any of his said services 
That the reason that he did not proven
the testimony of a Clergiman at the time 
of making the forgoing Declaration, [underlined: "was"]
that there was no Clergiman residing in 
the neighborhood of this applicant, or any
who was so well acquainted with him. or
the tradition of his said services as Asa
Eastwood and Esra Heart. who subscribed 
their names as witnesses to the forgoing 
Declaration- And he further saith that
of memory he cannot set forth any more
distinctly as fully the time and circum
stances of his said services than he has
done in the preceding Declaration, and
he further saith that he is the identical person
who made the foregoing declaration, that his place 
of Residence is in the town of cicero in the County 
of Onondaga, and that he is now on a visit
in the town of Ellicottville in the county of
Cataragus, where this affidavit has been sent 
for execution. which is the reason [crossed out: "that it is"]
of its being executed in Cataragus County and 
not in Onondaga County, in said State
Sworn and subscribed before me
this 8th Day of January 1833
Thomas S. Huntley J.P.

John X Dota [above "X": "his"; below "X": "mark"]

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[Underlined: "John Dota"]

State of New York
Cataragus County ss

I John W Staunton clerk of the county aforesaid do certify that Thomas S.
Huntley before whom the forgoing affidavit purported to have been sworn, was at the
dates of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county and that
I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to
the said application to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand 
and seal of office this 12th say of January A.D. 1833. John W. Staunton. clerk