Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,732, Andrew Gillespie, New York

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New York
Gillespie, Andrew
S. 10,732
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
Form for State Troops, &c. [underlined]
Printed & Sold by Kemble & Hooper, 8 State-st. Troy, N.Y. [underlined]

State of New York, }
County of Rensselaer } ss.
On this fifth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before The Mayor the Court of The City of Troy now sitting, Andrew Gillespie a resident of Lansingburgh county of Rensselaer and State of New York, aged Sixty nine years, who being first 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 of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
Entered the service as a volunteer under General Clinton as a Post rider (his uncle having furnished him with a horse) to carry dispatches from  his officer in Little Britain in the County of Orange to the Printing office of Samuel London in the town of Fishkill in Dutches [sic] County three times a week and also to Old Paltz in Ulster County once a week; and also to Goshen to attend the Committees of Safety [underlined] as I suppose in March 1779 - and continued in Gen. Clinton's employ in this capacity nine months. -
The next year in 1780. on the first of June, entered the service for six months. as a classman for twelve men under the command of Colonel Smith of the militia of Orange and Ulster Counties. under Captain Mathew Johnson - Our Adjutants name was Hendrickson - Peter Roos a Lieutenant - and Jonathon Dubois, Ensign - rendesvoused [sic] at the Baracks [sic] in West Point - Staid [sic] there until the first of December and was then dismissed - helped build Fort Putnam - Gen. Arnold commanded at West Point, and went over to the British in the month of September I was every day on duty during the time after Arnold left.- 
In 1780, enlisted in the service in March, under Captain Gilbert Livingston of Dutchess County for nine months as a volunteer, in a Company of Rangers under Lieutenant Schoonmaker - & Ensign Benjamin Hasbrouck - went to a place called [?]aucus ten or twelve miles back of Kingston - spent part of the time at the Fort in Mamakating hollow, also at Pierpack and Sackawana woods - Col. Wiesnefelt of the Continentals commanded at the Fort at Mamakating - Alexander Patterson was Commissary

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January 29, 1940.
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Andrew Gillespie
S.10732

Miss Nellie Schock
2312 Harlan Street
Falls City, Nebraska.

Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.10732, based upon service of Andrew Gillespie, in the Revolutionary War.
Andrew Gillespie was born July 4, 1763, in Shawangunk, Ulster County (later Orange County), New York. Names of his parents are not shown. 
While residing in Shawangunk, New York, Andrew Gillespie volunteered as a post rider under General Clinton, carried his dispatches from his office in Little Britain, Orange County, New York to the printing office of Samuel London in Fishkill, New York, three times a week, also, to Old [Palty crossed out] Paltz in Ulster County, once a week, also, to Goshen in March 1779, and continued under General Clinton in  this capacity for nine months; enlisted June 1, 1780, served six months as private in Captain Mathew Johnson's company, Colonels Smith's and Minthorn's New York regiment, and assisted in building Fort Putnam; enlisted in March 1781, served as private nine months in Captain Gilbert Livingston's company of rangers, Colonel Wiesenfel's New York regiment, stationed a part of the time at the fort in Mamakating where Major John Gillespie commanded for a short time, his relationship to Andrew not shown.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1832, at which time he was residing in Lansingburg, Rensselaer County, New York. 
No reference was made to wife or children.
In 1832, one Matthew Gillespie was residing in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, and stated that he lived in Montgomery, Orange County, New York during the Revolution, and that he had known Andrew Gillespie for more than sixty years. No relationship stated.