Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12560, Enoch Coddington, New Jersey New York

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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
New York

Coddington, Enoch
NUMBER
$12560
carded
CONTENTS

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8671
New York
Enoch Coddington
of Newburgh in the State of New York
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Lyon of the Region commanded
by Col. Ridgemore in the ?
for 24 months.
N.J. and N.Y. Sept. 27/05
Records completed 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Apl

1833 and sent
G. W.
Eager Montgomery
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "
40 00
---
$200.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book ?
Vol. 4 Page 16

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State of New York
Orange County
on this fourteenth day of September 1832
personally appeared before me Nathaniel P Hill one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Orange
aforesaid Enoch Coddington a resident of
the town of Newburgh in 
said County
and State aged Eighty two years who
being first duly sworn according to Law
doth on his oath make the following
acclamation in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress passed June 1852

that he entered the service of the United
States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated
that he entered
for six months in the Company commanded by Cap Lyon in the year
1775 as he thinks in the Regiment Commanded by Col Ridgemore at a place called
Chatham on the Passaic River in the State of New Jersey
that there a four weeks after
he entered the company to which he belonged
recent in the North River to Albany by water
and after staying there a few days marched
to a place called half moon now called
Waterford in the State of New York and from
there to Fort Edward and from there to Ticonderoga
when they were joined by other troops thence
to brown paint and from thence in back
to isle au Noix in the autset? of Lake Champlain
where they were joined by some troops from
New England and remained there some weeks
from thence marched to St Johns in Lower Canada
and encamped within about one mile of the place

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that the troops were then incamped some weeks [illegible] the fort and finally look the fort by storm - that the troops on that occasion took several hundred prisoners English and Canadians - that he was detached as one of the guard to convey the prisoners to Kingston in the County of Ulster and State of New York which they did do except the Canadian prisoners who were only brought as far as Ticonderoga and then they were commanded to be taken back - that from Kingston he proceeded on his return home to New Jersey but on arriving at Newburgh he learned that his mother had moved out into said Ulster county and that part of it called Orange county
he proceeded no further but when to his mother 
and said then the ensuing ?
that his six months for which he enlisted
was then out except a day or so and it
was about Christmas

that in the year 1776 he enlisted for six
months in the Company commanded by
Cap John Nichols and were stationed the
greater part of the time at Peekskill in
the County of Westchester in the State of
Newyork on the East side of the Hudson River
and employed as patagoda? headling? barrody?
and for that and was occasionally at Fort
Montgomery a few days at a time.
that he was discharged in the fall in cold
weather when his period of six months
was up, that then were left but a few companies
at Peekskill
that in the year 1780
as he thinks he went
out into service as a substitute for a
? for a period of five months and

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served in the company commanded by Captain
Drake did not recollect who commanded
the Regiment. that he first went to West point 
and afterward to Albany and then to Fort
Rensselaer on the Mohawk River when there
were three or four Companies that while he
was at Fort Rensselaer Capt Drake went out
to Fort Stanwix 
that he was in an engagement with the indians and regulars and
took one half field piece 
the attack was
effected by fording the River at night.
then were some hundred of indeans who
Joined the American troops after the skirmish
marched back to Fort Rensselaer and staid there
till two weeks after his time was out was
promised a discharge when they should
get to Schenectady but got none
that
in the years 1777 and 1778 he was often
and frequently out in service as a militia
man at West point and Fort Montgomery and
other places along the North River - that he
was at Fort Montgomery at the time it was
taken by the English 
that he then resided
in the state of New york
that
in the spring of 1779 he returned to
New Jersey and during that summer and
fall was frequently out in service as a
militiaman under Cap Freeman at
Woodbridge & Elizabeth town &
that his said services in the years 1777-1778
& 1779 as above stated as a militiaman was
at least nine months in the whole
and in answer to the interrogatives put by
the war department has stated that he was
born on the 8th of May 1750 at Raway in the

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State of New Jeney that there is a record of his age in a bible in the possession of his sister at
Goshen in said County of Orange 
that at the time of the service as herein stated he resided in the State of New Jersey and New York as stated in this Deposition 
and that since the Revolution he
has resided in said county of Orange and principally in the town of Newburgh which he
now resides
that he enlisted twice in the service for a period of six months each time and served as a substitute once for a class? as stated in said declaration, and that his other services were in his own account as a militiaman
that cap Montgomery commanded in the expedition
to St Johns that John Hardman a general in the New Jersey Militia others not recollected
that he never had a written discharge
he 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
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Enoch Coddington
his mark
Nathl P Hill
one of the Judges of the court of Common
Pleas in and for Orange County
the Nathanial Brewster and James Goldsmith residing in said town of Newburgh do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Enoch Coddington who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration 
that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age
that he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion learned & 
subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Goldsmith
Nath. Brewster
Nath P Hill
A judge of Orange Coun. Pleas

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and I the said Nathaniel P Hill Judge of the
Court of Common pleas in and for the
County of Orange as aforesaid do hereby
declare my opinion after the investigation
of the matter and after putting the interrogation prescribed by the war department
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and
I do further certify that the said applicant is unable to appear in Court by reason
of bodily infirmity to make his declaration
for a pension - and I further certify that it
appears to me that Nathaniel Brewster and
James Goldsmith who have signed the preceding
certificate and are residents of the said town of
Newburgh are credible persons and that their
statements are entitled to credit
and I further certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings had before me in the matter of the application of Enoch
Coddington for a pension
In testimony whereof I the said Nathanial P 
Hill Judge as aforesaid have hereunto
set my hand this 14 day of September 1832
Nathl P Hill
one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for Orange County

State of New York
Orange County

I Ala  Dimming Clerk of the County
of orange and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in &
for the said County of ORange Do hereby certify that Nathanial P Hill before whom the preceding declaration was made &
Sworn & before whom preceding affidavit was sworn & whose
name appears to the above certificate was at the time a

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Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in of the said County of Orange which is a Court of Record and that the name of Nath Hill subscribed to the said declaration affidavit & certificate is his genuine signature
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of office
this 19th day of September 1822
Asa Dunning

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State of New York
orange County on this 14th day of January
1833 personally appeared before me Nathaniel P. Hill one of the Judges of the Court of
common pleas in and for the County of
Orange aforesaid Enoch Coddington a
resident of the town of Newburgh in said
County who being first duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath make the following
Supplemental declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed June
7. 1832

that he is the same identical Enoch Coddington who made before me the prefixed
Original declaration for a pension and
stated & signed on the fourteenth day of September
1832 (and to me known to be the same)
that there is no person living that he knows
of by whom he can prove his personal services
as a revolutionary soldier
that there is no clergyman in his neighborhood, and no one residing near them
several miles and he any not know that
they or any of them could give any evidence
of their belief as to his age or general belief
in his neighborhood of the revolutionary
services of the applicant
but that James Goldsmith and Nathanel
Brewster of said town of Newburgh and two
of his neighbors can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his
services as a soldier of the Revolution
that the said James Goldsmith &
Nathaniel Brewster above mentioned are the

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same identical James Goldsmith and Nathaniel
Brewster who made and signed the affidavit in favor of said applicant before
Nathaniel P Hill Esqr on the said 14th day
of September at the foot of said original
Declaration which is hereunto prefixed
(and to me known to be the same persons)
Sworn & Subscribed
Enoch
Coddington
his mark
Sworn & subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Nathl P Hill


State of New York
Orange County
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the County of 
Orange and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Orange do hereby certify that Nathaniel P Hill
before whom the preceding affidavit of Enoch Coddington was sworn was at the time a Judge of the Court of Common pleas
in and for the said County which is a Court of record and and that the
name of Nath P Hill subscribed to the said affidavit is his genuine
Signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of office this first day of February
1833-
Asa Dunning Clerk

8685
Enoch Coddington
admitted
24 mo Private

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8685 Enoch Coddington admitted 24 mo Private. 11.12.13.16.17.7 21 Sep 1832 24 Nov SW Eager Montgomery N.Y.

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BRIEF in the case of Enoch Coddington of Newburgh in the state of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes
 3. How old is he? Eighty two years
 4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed, 
Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Years, Months, Days, As A Gen.  
Enlisted In 1775 6 Months Col. Ridgemore, Capt Lyon 
1776 6 Months Capt. Jn Nichold 
Substituted for relief 1780 5 Months and 2 weeks Capt. Drake 
1777 and 1778 often and frequently out on service 
1779 frequently out Capt Freeman
1779.  his service in 1779. '78 & '79 at least 9 months  

5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Chatham NJ 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Nathl Brewster, and Js Goldsmith certify to traditionary evidence. 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
D Kinly Examining Clerk.

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Enoch Coddington s.10468 The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim s.10468, based upon the military service of Enoch Coddington in that war. Enoch Coddington was born May 8, 1750, at Rahway, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim. While residing at Chatham "on the Passaic River in the state of New Jersey", he enlisted in 1775, exact date not shown, served in Captain Lyon's company, Colonel Ridgemore's New Jersey Regiment, marched to Canada, was at the taking of Fort St. John's in Lower Canada, after which he was detached and guarded the prisoners taken at that place in Kingston, New York, and then started for his home in New Jersey, but on reaching Newburgh, learned that during his absence, his mother had moved to Ulster (that part which was later Orange) County, New York, and he accordingly went to her home, reaching there about Christman, having served six months he again enlisted in 1776, exact date not shown, served in Captain John Nicols' New York Company, and was stationed at Peakskill and Fort Montgomery: during the years 1777 and 1778, he was frequently called out and served at West Point and Fort Montgomery and was at the last named fort when it was captured: names of his officers and dates of service are not given: in the spring of 1779, he returned to New Jersey, and during the summer and fall of that year, he was frequently called out on tours under Captain Freeman in the New Jersey Troops: he stated that his entire service in 1777, 1778, and 1779 amounted to at least nine months: in 1780, he again enlisted and served five months in Captain Drake's Company, was stationed at Fort Rensselaer, went to Fort Stanwix and was in an engagement with the Indians. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, while residing in Newburgh, Orange County, New York. 
It is not stated that soldier was ever married. AB [initialied] He died January 31, 1834, placement shown. 
In 1832, soldier's sister, her name not given, was residing in Goshen, New York. There are no further family data. 
Very truly yours 
A.D. Hiller 
Assistant Administrator [handwritten on the side] nor I could identify any Col. Ridgemore

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1933. Sept 1. Hist to P.W. Dougherty letter in case Benj. Coddington S.10468 EES 
RevWar 12560 Invalid File No. 12.5-6.0 Enoch Coddington Priv. Rev. War Act: Jun 4th 1832 Index:-Vol. A, Page 78 [Arrangement of 1870.] New York Also

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September 1, 1933 Mr. P. W. Dougherty Webster South Dakota Ba-J EEL Benjamin Coddington-S.10468 Enoch Coddington-S.12560 
Dear Sir: Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of several soldiers with surname Coddington (variously spelled), of New York state. Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty and which have been made to the United States based upon in that war. 
The Revolutionary War records have been searched and no record found of such claims having been made on account of the service of William Coddington, Joseph Coddington and Jacob Coddington. The record of only one Benjamin Coddington and that of only one Enoch Coddington have been found. Their records are furnished you herein as found in their respective claims for pension. All spellings of the surname were used in the search of records. 
This office does not have lists of persons who served on various ships during the Revolutionary War. It would seem that such information might be obtained from the Navy Department, this city. Benjamin Coddington S.10468 
The data furnished herein obtained from papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim S.10468, based upon the military service of Benjamin Coddington in that war. 
Benjamin Coddington was born November 10, 1759, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. While living in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey he en-

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listed in the spring of 1776 and served at various times whenever called upon, to the close of the Revolution, as a private under Captains Sears, and Asher F. Randolph, Major Hayes and Colonels Jacob Crane and Crow in the New Jersey Troops, and as a privateer (entering at Brunswick, New Jersey) under Captains Marriner and John Storey. He was in the battles of Hackensack, Springfield, Woodbridge, in which battle he was wounded by three musket balls in his right leg and at Connecticut Farms; also during his sea service was in several engagements, assisting in capturing more than one prize and over one hundred prisoners. 
He was pensioned from April 25, 1812, on account of disability resulting  from the above named wound. 
In 1834, he was a resident of Allegany County, Maryland, where he had lived since 1785. 
He died prior to March 14, 1851. 
The name of the soldier's wife is not given. Two sons, Joseph Coddingron, living in Selbysport, Allegany County, Maryland, in 1851 and Jont Coddington are referred to. The names of nother children are shown. 
In 1836, soldier's brother, Samuel Coddington, was aged seventy years and made affidavit in Allegany County, Maryland.