Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,314, Peter Brink, New York

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New York
Brink, Peter
S.12314
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New York 14972
Peter Brink
of Ulster in the State of N York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Jenson of the Reg commanded by Col. [blank] in the [star] [?] line for 8 months
N.Y. Line.
Nov. 18/05.
Records corrected 
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of July 1832 and Sent to Hon J.C. Brodhead Modena
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 $53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 13.33 [underlined]
$66.66 [underlined]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by G. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E Vol 3. Page 46
Order to pay 31. Oct 1837.

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16409
Peter Brink
March 14. 1833
Oby. 14. 16
R 298
aomd
Hon J. C. Brodhead
N.Y.

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BRIEF in the case of Peter Brink of Shawangunk
in the State of New York'(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes
3. How old is he? 76
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
|Period.|
drafted 1777
Spring In 1778 October
drafted July 1778
do 1779
[illegible due to faint ink]

|Duration of Service.|
|Years, Months, Days.|
[blank] [blank] 8
[blank] [blank] 21
[blank] 1 3
[blank] 3 [blank]
[blank] 3 none

|Rank.|
As a 
Private

|Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.|
Capt Matthew Jansen N Y
ditto
" Conklin
" Matthew Jansen
Col. Johannes Hardenberg
not stated

5. In what battles was he engaged? not any
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Shawangunk, New York
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses & traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respected? not properly attached
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G Wilcox Examining Clerk.
9th March 1833

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State of New York
Ulster County ss. On the first day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before me, John Jansen, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid, the same being a court of record, Peter Brink, a resident of Shawangunk, in the county of Ulster and State of New York aforesaid, aged seventy one years, (and who from bodily infirmity is unable to attend the setting of the county court, the same being thirty miles distant) 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 7th 1832.

That in the year 1777 he was an enrolled member of Captain Mathew Jansen's company of Militia Shortly after Fort Montgomery was taken, and after the British had burnt Kingston & returned down the river - Captain Jansen's company was ordered to New Burgh - that he Peter Brink accompanyed [sic] his company and did duty eight days. - Peter Decker, wo was a subaltern officer, commanded the company at the time, Captain Jansen having been wounded at the taking of Fort Montgomery - 
That early in the spring of the year 1778, Captain Jansen's company of Militia was directed to furnish one man out of every three for three weeks public military service. That he Peter Brink volunteered to serve the three weeks for his

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his class, - that he actually performed the three weeks service, part of the time at West point Colonel Weiner commanded at West point, Dont [sic] know to what company he was attached at West point, while then commenced building a fort - before the three weeks expired, was ordered to Mamakating to guard the inhabitants of that frontier from the Indians - Seargeant Hendrick Rosekrans commanded the party sent to Mamakating. While at Mamakating his term of three weeks expired and from thence he returned home.
That about July in the same year he was ordered to Mamakating again, with a portion of his Militia company. when he arrived there was ordered to a place called Hunk, a frontier settlement at that time, for the purpose of protecting the inhabitants from the Indians, when came to Hunk, was placed under the command of Captain Concklin and marched to Shandaken to guard against the Indians - was actually engaged in the public service at this time. [illegible line out] one month and three days.

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That after the Indians had made an irruption into Peenpack, and burnt several houses and barns, cant [sic] recollect which year, with certainty he served one month month [repetitive] under Captain Mathew Jansen at that place, guarding Inhabitants against the Indians, recollects it was after harvest
That in addition to the above specified terms of service, which were always in the capacity of a private in the Militia of the State of New York he the said Peter Brink, did at various times during the war of the revolution serve in the militia on various tours of duty in pursuing after the Indians and in guarding the Western parts of Ulster County which was then the Indian Frontier in this quarter, being sometimes engaged, one, sometimes two, and three weeks amounting to at least three months more
The said Peter Brink further declares that he was born in the year one thousand seven hundred & sixty one at Shawangunk -
That the only record of his age is an entry in his father's family bible, now at his house
That he lived at Shawangunk in the State and county aforesaid, when called into the service and where he now lives, and has lived since the revolution. That he never received any written discharge from service

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That he volunteered into the service at the time he went to West Point, and at the time he went to Napanock [Napanoch] & Lock - a week - that at all other times he was ordered out by the officers of his militia company, whether by a draft or not cant [sic] recollect 
That from the general nature of his service, it being in the militia, and in the vicinity guarding the Inhabitants and pursuing the Indians, he did not form much acquaintance with the officers of the regular army - nor with any militia regiments or command excepting his own, which was commanded by Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh and Colonel Johannes Jansen, at the periods of the revolution, but which was in the actual command at the seasonal times he was in the service, he can not say
That he refers to Colonel Abraham J Hardenbergh Rev War & Mr James Sill as person in the neighborhood to whom he is known, and who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his serving, as a soldier of the revolution He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of any states
Subscribed & sworn to this 1st day of September 1832 before me as above stated John Jansen Judge [signature]
Peter Brink [signature]

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State of New York
Ulster County ss -
Personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Ulster Peter Brink, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as tot he precise length of his service referred to in the sixth ['seventh' lined out] specification of his declaration foregoing - but according to the best of his recollection he served not less that the periods mentioned below and in the following grades - and at the following places - For one week at Lurenkill, at Peter Cantine's home - For three weeks at the same place at - Broadhead's home
For two weeks at the same place - at Cornelius New Kirks house - For two weeks at Napanock, at Dr DeWitts house - For three weeks at the same place at Benjamin Bevier's house - For three weeks at the same place at the house of Johannes Bevier and For one week at Shawangunk at Jacobus Van Kernen's house - in each place as a private in the militia - ['and for such service he claims a pension' lined out] being in all fifteen weeks - and tht this is exclusive of the services performed in the first five specifications of the declaration and for such service I claim a pension
Peter Brink [signature]
Subscribed and sworn before me the 15th day of April 1833
John Jansen one of the Judges of Ulster County Courts

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I John Jansen one of the judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Ulster do certify that I am well acquainted with David Winfield, Peter V. Terwiliger and Haziel Vankeuren who have signed the affidavits in favour [British spelling] of Peter Brink as a revolutionary soldier 
they are all men in good standing and entitled to credit dated Shawangunk Ulster County this the 15th April 1833
John Jansen

State of New=York,}
ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE:} ss.
I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby Certify ==
That John Jansen - Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed Affidavit, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas - in and for the said County of Ulster duly authorised [British spelling] to take affidavits, &c; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge -- and verily believe the signature "John Jansen" - subscribed to the Certificate of the said annexed affidavit to be genuine.
In Testimony whereas, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this twenty second day of April 1833
Jacob Snyder

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Rev War
12314
INVALID.
File No. 12,314
Peter Brink
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. A, Page 47
[Arrangement of 1870]

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Mechanics Bank
New York 25th October 1837

Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Peter Brink, a Private at $26 66/100 per annum, under the act of 7th June 1832, who claims his pension from the 4th of March 1836.
I also enclose the papers in the case of Jedediah Williamson deceased, a Private at $36 66/ per annum under the act of 7th June 1832, the widow claims the balance due from the 4th of September 1836,
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt [Obedient Servant]
J S Willard 
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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Pension Office
16409
please direct the returns to Uslterville P.O
Ulster Co NY.
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8 mo. pri
$26.66

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State of New York
Ulster County ss.
Peter Vas Terwilleger being duly sworn says - that some time in the year 1777 not long after the British had taken Fort Montgomery, this deponent was at [illegible] doing military duty as a militia man [illegible] Shawangunk Ulster County [illegible] doing duty as a private in the militia - [illegible] further saith not Peter Terwilleger
Subscribed & sworn to this first day of September 1832
before me 
John Jansen one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of Ulster County

State of New=York,}
ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE:} ss.
I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby Certify == That John Jansen - Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed Affidavit, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas - in and for the said County of Ulster duly authorised [British spelling] to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge [underlined] - and verily believe the signature "John Jansen" - subscribed to the Certificate of the same annexed affidavit to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof , I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this sixth - day of October 1832
Jacob Snyder [signature]

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State of New York
Ulster County ss.
Peter Vas Terwilleger being duly sworn says that some time in the year 1777 no long after the British had taken Fort Montgomery 

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to Peen Pack this deponent and Peter Brink served one month service [illegible] Jansen at [illegible] in the capacity of privates [illegible] guarding against the Indians and [illegible] in the year 1779 (or he believes but is not certain of the year) he this deponent and the said Peter Brink served under Captain Mathew Jansen in the militia at Napenock [Napanoch] and at Hackensack three months continually in guarding the Inhabitants of that quarter against the Indians
Hazael Vankaunen [signature]
Subscribed & sworn to this 1st day of September 1832 Before me
John Jansen one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County

We John W Ward ['and Abraham J Hardenbergh' lined out] a clergyman residing in the town of Shawangunk Ulster County, and Abraham j Hardenbergh residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Brink who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood [British spelling] where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
John W Ward [signature]
Abm J Hardenbergh [signature]
Sworn & subscribed the first day of September 1832 Before me John Jansen one of the Judges of Ulster County Court Common Pleas

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And I the said John Jansen one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County aforesaid, do hereby declare my opinion, after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories presented by War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and I certify that the said above applicant can not from bodily infirmity attend court. And I further certify, that it appears to me, that John W Ward, who has signed the preceding certificates is a clergyman resident in the town of Shawangunk, Ulster County aforesaid and that [illegible lined out] Abraham J Hardenbergh woh has also singed the same is a resident in the town aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
September 1st 1832
John Jansen one of the Judges of Ulster County Common Pleas

I, Jacob Snyder Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and for the County of Ulster and State of New York do hereby certify that John Jansen was on the day of the date of the above certificate in the matter of the application of Peter Brink for a pension one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of Ulster County - 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and affixed my seal of office this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - 
Jacob Snyder

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State of New York
Ulster County ss.
David Winfield of Shawangunk in said county being duly sworn says that dome time in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight this deponent, was ordered to Mamakating [illegible] of the militia to [illegible] inhabitants of said [illegible] that he recollects [illegible] that Peter Brink [ineligible] guard was also one of the company that they went to Mamakating [illegible] ordered to a place called [illegible] and were then placed under the command of John Jansen [illegible] of the Militia and marched to [illegible] that they were on this tour of duty some days more than [illegible] and that said Peter Brink was all that time on the said duty [illegible]
David Winfield [signature]
Sworn & subscribed this [illegible] September 1832
John Jansen one of the Judges of Ulster Common Peleas