Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2145, Daniel Cole, New York

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New York 
Cole, Daniel 
Susan 
R. 2145
B.L.Wt. 34,619-160-55

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199388 Act (?) 3 August / 55 (1855) | For D.S. Brown

Susan Cole widow of Daniel Cole Sergt (Sergeant)

Captain Joel Mead & Lt. Solomon Hopkins

100 years

Sergeant Col (colonel) Ludington

Rev (reviewed? rev war?) by (ineligible) 
About 160 acres July 16 / 56 (1856)
NY Sus (Susan?) July 36

Make special request to Chief Clerk 
oct, 20/55 (1855)
Special 
J. Cole 
C.C.

D.S. Browne | Vol C = 2 = 28
37 Chambers St. New York

(written over everything): 
No. 34,629 for July 17/56 (1856)

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Additional proof for the pension of Susan, the widow of Dnaiel Cole a sergeant in Capt (Captain) Mead's Co- (Company) Col. (Colonel) Ludington's Reg (Regiment)

Be pleased to direct to D.S. Browne 
42 Crosby St. 
New York

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State of New York
Putnam County

For
On this 23rd day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace, within and for the said County Susan Cole, who is being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that she is a resident of the town of Carmel in the county aforesaid that she is ninety six years of age that she is the widow of Dnaiel Cole (deceased), that she was married to the said Daniel Cole, in the month of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy one - that the said Daniel Cole Died on the tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, that she always lived with him as his wife and was so in fact until the time of his death - that there is no public or private record of their marriage to the best of her belief and knowledge, and the deponent for then says, that she said Daniel Cole was eighty five years of age at the time of his death. That this deponent well recollects the Revolutionary War - that the Daniel Cole was several times called out as militia man and at one time she well recollects that after being on duty he returned home for his clothes, and returned to join his company in about

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one hour's time, but does not recollect the name of the captain precisely, but that she has been informed his name was Mead, in Colonel Ludington's Regiment and that the said Daniel Cole was a sergeant, - that she remembers at one time that a man by the name of Dusenburry had enlisted about twenty men: Torries (very underlined) and was going with them below to the British that her husband, and a number of others took them prisoners and delivered them to the guard of continental soldiers - deponent thinks at one time he went to, or near Montgomery Fort. 

Subscribed to and sworn before me this 25th of September 1852 Susan Cole (her mark)

Abraham Smith 
Justice of the Peace

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State of New York, County of Putnam, 88:
I, Reuben D. Barnum, Cleark of the County aforesaid, and also Clerk of the Courts in and for said County, do hereby certify that Abraham Smith Esquire whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof to acknowledgement of annexed instrument, was, on the day of the date of the said certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, residing in the said county, commissioned and sworn duly authorized to take the same according to the laws of the said State, and further, that I am well  acquainted with the hand writing on the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine. 

IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court, the 23rd day of September A.D. 1852

R.D. Barnum Clerk

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Declaration of Susan Cole Aged one hundred years for Revolutionary Pension

Act 3, 3 March 1855
160 Acres of bounty land 
199388

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Application for Bounty Land under Act of 1855 
Printed and sold by Thomas Wood, 158 Nassau Street, N.Y. 

Declaration by the Widow of a Deceased Person who has not had a Land Warrant.

State of New York 
County of Putnam

On this twenty ninth day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Susan Cole aged one hundred years, a resident of Putnam County in the State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Daniel Cole deceased, who was a sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Mead and Solomon Hopkins in the (blank) Regiment of Revolutionary Militia commanded by (blank), in the war with England declared by the United States on the (blank) day of (blank) 18
That her said husband (blank) at (blank)on or about the (bank) day of (blank) A.D. 18 (blank), for the term of (blank), and continued in actual service in said war for the tern of fourteen days, and as honorably discharged at (blank) on the day of (blank) A.D. 18 (blank) 

She further states that she was married to the said Daniel Cole in Putnam County on the 17th day of November A.D. 1771 by one Elder Dakins a Baptist Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Susan Ogden that her said husband died at Putnam County on the tenth day of December A.D. 1834, and that she is now a widow.

She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "Act approved Marc 3, 1855." Susan Cole (her mark)

We, Saxton Smith and Thomas Winter residents of Putnam County in the State of New York upon our oaths declares that the foregoing Declaration was signed and acknowledged by Susan Cole in our presence and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 
Saxton Smith Thomas Winter 

The foregoing Declaration and Affidavit were    to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that i know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.

Amzi L. Dean
Justice of the Peace

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State of New York 
Putnam County 

(ineligible)

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Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Daniel Cole Rev. 2145

Enlistment or Appointment. Length of Service. Rank. Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered. Captain. Colonel.
1778. ?. Sgt (sergeant). Hezekiah Mead. Ludington. N.Y.

Battles engaged in, (check mark)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, (check mark)
Date of application for pension, Dec. 2 1851
Residence at date of application, Carmel Putnam County, N.Y.
Age at date of application, she was 95 years old
Remarks: Soldier married Nov 1771 Susan Ogden and died in Putnam Co. N.Y. Dec 10, 1834 aged 85 years. Children, grand-children, and great grandchildren referred to but no names are stated. The claim was rejected as there was no evidence of the military service of the soldier nor of marriage.

Very respectfully,

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531 Beech Street
Richmond Hill
N.Y.
Nov. 8th 1909

Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear? (Please?) Sir
Have you anything at all on record concerning an Elisha Cole and one Daniel Cole - both members of Capt. (captain) Hezekiah Mead's Company, of Col (colonel) Ludington's Regiment, New York Militia Revolutionary War?

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If you learn anything concerning them - will kindly give me the information 

Truly yours 
(Mrs.) J. N. Joerg (T.H. Joerg?)

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3-871
Record Division 
Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions

Briefed by Geo M Moore
Nov. 11, 1909
Certificate No. 
Claimant 
Soldier Daniel Cole
Service N.Y. Rev
Additional Service 
No.........Claim, State records................, 190........
No claim, combination records.........., 190........

Remarks
??? except  R.F. No 2145

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Susan Cole 
widow of Daniel
N.Y. 
Act 4th July 1830
2145

D.S. Browne April 7 '52 (1852)
Same Sep 7 '52
Same Apr 26 1853
Same Aug 18 1853
Same Aug 11/56 (1856)
Same Nov 10 1856

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Pension Office 
August 18, 1853

For 
In compliance with your request, I have had particular consideration given the case of Susan Cole widow of Daniel of N.Y. and have to report that there is no evidence whatever of the military services of Daniel Cole, nor any evidence of the parties marriage prior to 1800 - under this state of the facts the case is rejected

D.S. Browne 
42 Crosby St. New York

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199388
S. Cole C.C.
100 years old

Mr. Rhett

On official Business 
Hon J. Minot Commissioner of Pensions

Washington DC

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2145 
P.O. Susan Cole 
Service: Widow of Daniel Cole

1909 for 15 Hect? (hectares?) to Mrs. J. N. Joerg. V.L.M.

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34.619.

160 acres.

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Hon James E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions 

For
On the 6th of January last, I forwarded the declaration of Susan Cole, the widow of Daniel Cole (deceased), for bounty land, but the claim was rejected but was informed that she was entitled to Pension - she is now nearly 97 years old - her declaration was supported by the affidavit of William Hill who is since Dead! and his heirs are very poor and request you will allow codified copies of each of them to support the claims for Pension, and beg you may order the claim to be facilitated as it will be seen on the muster roll of Captain Mead's Company in Colonel Ludington's Regt (regiment) that Cole was a sergeant. 

For I remain your most obedient humble servant

D.S. Browne 
42 Crosby St. New York
26th June 1852

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Hon J Minot 
Commissioner of Pensions

For 
I herewith transmit the claim of Ms. Susan Cole, aged above one hundred years, widow of Daniel Cole who was a sergeant in the Revolutionary War in the company commanded by Captain Joel Mead and Soloman Hopkins

Mrs. Cole filed her claim for pension about the 6th of January 1852 accompanied with the affidavit of William Hill (who served with him) and other proofs, but Mrs. Cole was a poor woman and had to use patience, but to the present the Clerks who have the control of such claims did not consider her care, the evidence then filed it is hoped will do in this case and it is not asking too much for such an old person of upward  ...

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of one hundred years to hope that her claim will be considered without waiting for the regular routine of Business. 

I will urge no argument, reason and sympathy will urge the necessity.

yours very respectfully, 
D.S. Browne 
37 Chambers St. 
New York

29 September 1855

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Hon Loren P Waldo 
Commissioner of Pensions

For
I most respectfully request that the evidence on file in the claim of Susan, the widow of Daniel Cole, who was a Revolutionary soldier in Captain Mead's Company, in the Regiment commanded by Col. (Colonel) Ludington - and discharged as a sergeant - may again be committed. 

William Hill was the only evidence of his service who belonged to the same company. Mrs. Cole was married in 1771 - and both Hill and Cole had children in the war 1812 - 

Widow Cole is upwards of 97 years old and has a great number of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren - the additional proofs were forwarded on the 26th June 1852. 

For I beg leave to submit this case to your particular consideration and you will much oblige. 

Your Humble Servant,
D.S. Browne 
42 Crosby Street New York
30 March 1853

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Hon James E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions

I forwarded for 
On the second of October last the additional proofs for the pension for Susan Cole, the widow of Daniel Cole, formerly a sergeant in Captain Mead's company under Colonel Ludington in the Revolutionary War - on this 6th January 1852 William Hill's affidavit was also filed - I hope this pension will be paid, if it were for no other (pension man?) to contradict - the scandal now so widely circulated, that none but, the ex-clerks of the pension department can obtain them, they having previously to them leaving office, have everything arranged that the universal answer to application is "proofs not satisfactory"!!!!

I beg you will not leave these claims to the mercy of more travelling agents, now so notorious -

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in consequence of the great murmuring, I think it better to be without disguise -   

I remain in your most obedient  

Humble servant  

D.S. Browne  

42 Crosby Street New York 

19 November 1852

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Hon James E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions 

For 
The enclosed affidavit is from Susan Cole no in her ninety seventh year and I hope with these papers on file on the 6th January, part of Wm (William) Hill's affidavit that you will expedite this claim she of course has only a few days more to live, and it may be of some consolation to her dying hours to have the pension - you have the affidavit of Levi H. Cole and Remah Cole, William Hill, and her own declaration. 

I will take it as a particular favor if this claim would be attended to and I shall wait with unusual anxiety to hear

Your most obedient humble servant, 
D.S. Browne 
42 Crosby Street New York

2nd October 1852

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No. 7. 799
D.S. Browne inquires if Susan Cole is entitled to a Pension 

Susan Cole widow of Daniel 
N.Y.

Act 4 July 1830
Let April 7. 1852

D.S. Browne 
42 Crosby St. N.Y.

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Hon James E. Heath 
Commissioner of Pensions 

For 
Accompanying this paper, is the declaration of Susan Cole who is now in her 96 year and was married to Daniel Cole in the year - 1771 - and that this said husband died on the 10th day of December 1834 - he begs to be informed if she in entitled to a pension. 

Be pleased to divest to the care of your humble servant 

Daniel Samuel Browne 
42 Crosby Street New York
6th January 1832

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Land Warrant
informed 17 July 1850
No, 34,619

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Hon J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions

For by a letter signed FFC Triplet dated year of April 1852, he informed me that the claim for pension, for Susan Cole, the widow of Daniel Cole a sergeant in the Revolutionary War under Captain Mead was filed under the Act of the 4th July 1836. 

Ms. Cole is now in her 102 year and if deferred much longer it must of course follow her into the eternal world - she was married in 1771- additional proof were forwarded on the 26th of June 1852.

I have been entirely unfortunate in obtaining pensions!!!

Yours respectfully, 
D.S. Browne
37 Chambers St. New York       2 August 1856

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In the matter of the application of widow of Private Daniel Cole 

D.S. Browne Atty. (Attorney). 
42 Crosby St. N.Y.

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Matter of the claim of 
Susan Cole's County Land 
State of New York

Levi H. Cole being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he has been intimately acquainted with Susan Cole whose name before marriage was Susan Ogden - that he was acquainted with her at Dutchess County and in Putnam County in the state of New York for more than fifty years, and was also intimately acquainted with Daniel Cole for the same time and knew them to have lived together as husband and wife until the time of the death of the said Daniel Cole, which took place on the 10th day of December 1834 - at Putnam County N.Y. and that he saw the said Daniel Cole dead and attended his funeral, that the said Susal Cole is still the widow of said Daniel Cole - that the deposition of Susan Cole is true and worthy of undoubted credit and further that he is disinterested. 

Levi H Cole
Susan to before me this 28th day of November 1837.
William H Browne 
Notary Public

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Matter of the claim 
of Susan Cole
State of New York

Ramah Cole, being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he has been intimately acquainted with Susan Cole whose name before marriage was Susan Ogden for more than thirty years in Putnam County in the state of New York and that he also was intimately acquainted with Daniel Cole for the same number of years and that he knows them to have lived together as husband and wife until the time of the death of the said Daniel Cole which took place on the 10th day of December 1834, and saw him dead and attended the funeral and that the said Susal Cole is still the widow of the said Daniel Cole
that the deposition of Susan Cole is true and worthy of undoubted credit and further that he is disinterested.   

Ramah Cole

Susan to before me this 28th day of November 1852. 

William H. Browne 
Notary Public

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Hon Geo C. Whiting 
Commissioner of Pensions

For on or about the 6th day of January 1852, I filed a claim for a pension for Susan Cole the widow of Daniel Cole (deceased) who was a sergeant in Captain Hezekiah Mead's Company of Col. (Colonel) Ludington's Regiment in the Revolutionary War. 

Daniel Cole died on the 10th of December 1834, at Putnam County New York - the affidavit of William Hill, Levi H Cole and Ramah Cole were also forwarded and amended on the 2nd of October 1852 - 

A Ms. Susan Cole is now a nearly - 102 - years old and had her land warrant allowed for 260 acres on the 17th day of July last no. 34,619 - I hope that her pension may also be admitted of course, the care more

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for the gratification of obtaining it, now for the amount of money for her days must inevitably be near an end - 

The old pensioners of the Revolutionary War are passing away fast Mrs. catherine Campbell just had time to sign and sell her w??? and departed, also Rxxxx Cleveland 

Yours very respectfully
D.S. Browne 
37 Chambers St. New York
4th Nov 1856

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Hon Loren P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

For on the 6th of January 1852, I completed the claim for the pension of a poor old widow - Susan, the widow of Daniel Cole, a Revolutionary Soldier, who served as a Sergeant in Capt (Captain) Mead's Company and served with Col. Ludington - this old woman is nearly a hundred years old - this comes of which ? have been fraudulently tricked out of, will ??? very soon come in a new shape before the justice - I allude to two ??? out of a ??? -  Mary Gallon the widow of James Gallon a Boatsman in 1812 - a claim which I had under advisement for four years I have some strange papers on this grievance she was charged $750 for a few hours work - and Mm D. Camp has left her complaint for me to prosecute where she was paid sixteen hundred dollars less than her claims - the sum of 16 hundred dollar for a few hours, fraud on a widow - I hope you will order M. Cole's Pension and much oblige. 

Your Obt (Obedient) Servt (Servant)
DS. Browne
42 Crosby St, New York
12 April 1853

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Claim of Susan the widow of Daniel Cole (dead), formerly sargt (sergeant) for Captain Mead, Commander Col (Colonel) Ludington and his Revolutionary militia

Under the Act of the 4th July 1836

Filed by D.S. Browne
42 Crosby Street 
New York

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For James E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions

For 
In answer to your letter of the ?? instant in relation to the claim of Susan, the "widow" of Daniel Cole (deceased), for pension for his service in the Revolutionary militia under the Command of Colonel Ludington and Captain Mead - I filed the claim originally on the 6th of January 1852 accompanied with the affidavit of William Hall who served in the same Regiment and witnessed the marriage in November 1771 and saw Daniel Cole dead on the 10th of December 1834 - other proof were required by Mr. Triplet and was forwarded out 26 June 1852 - and in the true Triplet style were demanded the third time which were finished on the 2nd of October 1852 - Ms. Cole is now 97 years old her claim was filed under the Act of the 4th July 1836, the resides in the state of New York - 

I remain yours with high regards
D.S. Browne 42 Crosby Street NY
New York 13 March 1853

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Application for bounty land for Wm (William) Hill for his services under General Washington and his Revolutionary Army.  

Be pleased to direct to the care of D.S. Browne 
42 Crosby Street 
New York

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State of New York
County of Putnam 

William Hill of the town of Carmel in the county of Putnam and state aforesaid being duly sworn deposes and says: that about the year 1771 he was acquainted with Daniel Cole, when as well as this deponent a resident of Carmel aforesaid, that in said year at the commencement of the year 1772, the said Daniel Cole was married to Susan Ogden, now Susan Cole residing and being at the present time in the said town of Carmel and still remaining the widow of the said Daniel Cole, that some time about the year 1778 this deponent then being 18 or 19 years of age was a militiaman in Captain Cranes company in Colonel Ludington's Regiment stationed in the Highlands bordering on the Hudson river remaining there about twenty days, the Reg (regiment) was marched to the Red Mills in said town and from there to the Shrub Oak Westchester County, that this deponent frequently see Daniel Cole being well acquainted with him and belonging to state Regiment in either Captain Joel Mead or Captain Hezekiah Mead's Company the said Daniel Cole being a sergeant and was with the Regiment during the time that this deponent was, and further this deponent says that he is now in his 90th year of his age and further this deponent saith not.

Sworn and subscribed this 15 day of January 1851 before Mr. Amzi L. Dean Justice of the Peace

William Hill

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State of New York 

County of Putnam  

I Reuben D. Barnum Clerk of the county court in and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Amzi L. Dean whose genuine signature affirms to the forgoing declaration or affidavit is and was at the time of signing the (ineligible) a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn that did his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid county court is a court by record having general jurisdiction given my hand and seal of office at Carmel for said county this third day of December A.D. 1851  

R.D. Barnum Clerk

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(Left Side)
For the county and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Abraham Smith whose genuine signature appears to the forgoing declaration or affidavit is and was at the time of signing the (?) a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid county court is a court of record having general jurisdiction given (ineligible) my hand and seal of office at Carmel in said county this third day of December A.D. 1851
R.D. Barnum 

(Right Side)
Declaration of Susan Cole, widow of Daniel Cole for bounty land or pension - 

Be pleased to direct to the care of D.S. Browne 42 Crosby Street 
New York

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Declaration, and affidavit of a widow of a deceased officer or soldier - 

State of New York
County of Putnam 

For on the second day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the county and state aforesaid Susan Cole, whose name before marriage was Susan Ogden, aged ninety five years, a resident of Putnam County in the State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and say that she is the widow of Daniel Cole (deceased) who was a soldier in the Company in a Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Ludington in the Revolutionary War, under General Washington, that in consequence of the great lapse of time she has but an imperfect recollection of many of the particular, but that she has a clear remembrance of the Revolutionary War and that a man by the name of Dusenbury had enlisted about twenty men "Torries," and was going with them below to the British, that her husband Daniel Cole (Sergeant) and a number of others took them "prisoners" and guarded them to Fishkill, where there was a Company or guard or Continental Soldiers and delivered them up, and marched to Fort Montgomery. 

Deponent for she states that she was married to the said Daniel Cole.

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in the month of November one thousand seven hundred and seventy one, but that there is no public, or private record of said marriage to the best of her belief and knowledge that the said Daniel Cole died, on the 10th day of December 1834.  Aged eighty five years, having lived together as husband and wife until the time of his death, and that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of December 1857
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