Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44770, Samuel Clark, New Jersey New York

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Service: New Jersey New York                                 
Clark, Samuel     
Number S.44770

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8.795 
New York
Samuel Clark 2.a
4 of June in the state of New York
who was a sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Martin of the New Jersey line, for the term of three years 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of May 1818. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd of April 1819 and sent to Philetus Swift Esquire of Canandaigua New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1818 10 mo- 80.26
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sep 1819 48.
128.26 
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

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Samuel Clarks-
Leng-N Janshtine
Call 
May 1-77

Carvert Y

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State of New York Ontario Country { On the fourth day of May Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common plea in and for said County personally appeared Samuel Clark aged sixty six years of age now Resident in the of the Town of James in the County of Seneca State of New York who being by me first ? sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress Entitled an Act to provide or Certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war That the said Samuel Clark enlisted n the month of June Seventeen Hundred and seventy five into Capt David Lions Company Col McDougles Regiment New York troops for six months marched to Quebeck and was detained for Eleven month in service before he returned home 
Enlisted again about the first of August Seventeen Hundred and seventy six in Capt Abraham Lions Company fourth New Jersey Regiment Command by Col Ephraim Martin for three years of during the war was in the Battle on Long Island at Brandywine and Germantown and Monmouth was in the western campaign with General Sulavan he served some time as a  sergeant and was transferred to the third New Jersey Regiment Command by Col Elias Dayton afterward by Francis Barber Liewt Col. Commandant and by the last mentioned was Honorably discharged as a Sergeant in the spring of seventeen Hundred and Eighty one he kept his discharge for many years has since lost it and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of this Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power. (signature) Samuel Clark

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above Written Philctus Swift one of the judges of the Court of common plea in and for Ontario County

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I Philctus Swift Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for Ontario County certify that in appears to me satisfaction that the said Samuel Clark did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the written declaration against the Common enemy and now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to secretary for the department of war to the direction of the afore mentioned act of Congress Philctus Swift Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for Ontario County

I further Certify that it full appears to satisfaction as well by the Oath of David Youngs on my own knowledge that the within mentioned Samuel Clark is in Reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support. (signature) Philctus Swift

State of New York Ontario County Clerks Office } In Testimony the Philctus Swift whose name is Subscribed in the foregoing Certificate was on the day of the day of the Same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ontario and that the same is his signature I hereunto Subscribe my name & assign the County Seal of Canan ? this 5th day of May A.D. 1818 (signature illegible)

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305
Samuel Clark

This Declarant has now
sworn in open Court
sworn that he was 
a resident Citizen of the
United States March 18th 1818
and the Clerk has signed
affixed the seal of his
office

Pen Office
23 Nov. 1820

John Grover [illegible]
Agent
Auburn N. Y.
[illegible]

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Samuel Clark 2
8795

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Northern District of New York, 
County of Seneca SS. 
On this 4th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, (being a court of Common Pleas, holden in and for the county of Seneca, in the district aforesaid, and a Court of Record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings and having a common seal,) Samuel Clerk aged 69 years a resident in said district, in the town of Junius in the county aforesaid, who being first duly according to law, doth on this oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: that he enlisted in Col. Goodwhyers, Col. McDoglass of New York and served seven years in the war and was near in the state of New Jersey under Col. Francis Borber and that his original officer was made the 4th day of May 1818 and the of the American certificate 18795 Samuel Clark 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. 
Schedule
50
1 From 50
1 Small 1.50
Total $2.50
Samuel Clark
Sworn and declared in open court 4th Oct. 1820 J.H. Halsey Clk. 
I, Jehiel H. Halsey, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Seneca, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 4th day of October 1820 J.H. Halsey

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44770
Levy Invalid
File No. 44770
Samuel Clark
Sergt. Rev. War
Act: 18th March 1818
Index:-Vol.3, Page 90
[Arragngement of 1870.]
Also NY

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385

Recd. 19 Feb.
FREE

Con
I.L.E

JC Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of the department of War
Washington City

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Auburn February 8th1821

Hon. P.G. Calhoun

Dear Sir
Enclosed you will see our clerk schedule he has been before the court in Seneca County and had his papers [illegible} as you will observe

Yours H. John Grover