Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,118, Peter Fiero, New York

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Service New York

Fiero, Peter
Fieroe, Polly

Number W.21.118

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widow of
New York 2.289
Polly Fiero, widow of Peter Fiero
NY
who was a pensioner under the Act of [blank]
and who died on the 20 January 1804 of Ulster in the State of New York who was a Pv. in the County commanded by Captain Bogardus of the Reg. commanded by Snyder in the N. Y. line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of
27 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Apl
'39, and [illegible] Henry Wynkoop, Saugerties, N. Y.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. -     $82.29
Semi-annual allowance ending 13.71
                                                 $96.00

Act July
1838 Vol. 2 Page 7
Recorded by R. Burdine
Book A
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Polly Firou
Declaration

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the 3rd section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836.
State of New York
Ulster County

On this Seventh day of June in the year 1837 personally appeared before me Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster Polly Fieroe a resident of the town of Saugerties of said County of Ulster aged Seventy Seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Peter Fieroe who according to the best of her knowledge and belief in the spring of the year of 1779 was a private soldier in a detachment of Militia ____ commanded by Lieutenant Tobias Myer in Colonel Snyders Regiment for the term of one month and was stationed on the frontier of Ulster County.
She further declares that in the Summer of said year of 1779 he was drafted as a private soldier in Captain Evert Bogardus Company for three months that said Company was stationed on the Hudson River in the County of Dutches at a place called Fishkill and was discharged after a service of about months.
She further declares that in the Summer of the year 1780 he volunteered in a Company called Rangers commanded by Capt. Derick B. Westbrouk. Lieut. Martin Hammel

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me for the term of three months as a private Soldier that said service consisted for the most part of the time in marching and Scouting through the wilderness in the County of Deleware to the Susquehannah River & continued in said service for the full term of three months and was discharged in the town Kingston
She further declares that in the spring of the 
year of 1781 he again volunteered in the
Military Service of the State of New York as a
private Soldier in a Company Commanded by Captain Livingston Lieutenant Vandenzen for the term of Nine months that part of said 
Company was stationed on the frontier in the town of Woodstock in said County of Ulster under the Command of said Lieutenant Vandenzen for the full term of 8 months or more and were discharged late in the fall of said year of 1781 or the beginning of 1782

She further declares that in the Summer of 
 1782 he again entered the Military Service of the State of New York in a company commanded by Captain Henry Pawlin in Colonel Wysenvelts Regiment as a private Soldier for the term of Nine months that he served one half of the time of said nine months the other half was performed by his brother Abraham Fiero that the said Abraham commenced in the spring of said year and continued untill half of said term was expired that her [subena V crossed out]

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husband the said Peter Fior then commenced 
in said Company and continued untill late in the fall of said year of 1782 and was discharged that said Company was stationed in different places on the frontier of the County of Ulster aforesaid
She further declares that her husband the said Peter Fieroe has served as a private Soldier in the revolutionary war not less than the periods mentioned below according to the best of her recollection
That he has also at different other times under different officers served in short tours in the Militia in Colonel Snyders Regiment during the revolutionary was the partiular periods and Amount of Service she cannot now remember but the annexed Copy of a pay roll has been read to her and the amount of pay therein stated for the said Peter Fiero she believes he was fully entitled to afor said services
She further declares that the said Peter Fieroe
has always lived in said town of Saugerties and that she has no document any evidence nor living witness except those hereunto annexed
She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Fieroe the 14th day of November in the year 1782 and that her husband the said Peter Fieroe died the 12th
day of January in the year 1804 and that she
has ever since that period remained a widow and never afterwards married as will more fully
appear by the proof hereunto

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annexed
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day & year aforesaid before me
Polly X [her mark] Fieroe
Henry Wynkoop Judge & C
And I the said Judge do hereby further certify
that Polly Fieroe the said applicant from
bodily infirmity cannot attend court
Henry Wynkoop Judge

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Revd Chandler
Polly Fiero
26.66
     77
27.43

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State of New York
Ulster County

Henry Ostrander of the town of Saugerties County of Ulster and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is the present Clergyman of the Protestant Dutch Reformed Church in said town that it appears by the record of Marriages in said Church that Peter Fiero was legally married to Polly or Maria Post the fourteenth day of November
in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty two which is expressed on said record in fair legible figures and letters as follows viz -

Novb 14 Getrovent

Peterus Fiero Y. M. to Maria Post Y. D. by devan Ulster County

I Henry Ostrander above named do depose and say that I hold the office of Clergyman in the above mentioned Church that the foregoing is a true extract from the marriage record of said above mentioned church and
I further certify that I am well acquainted with said Polly Fiero and believe her to be the widow of Peter Fiero deceased and further this deponent saith not
Henry Ostrander [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me the eleventh day of March 1839 by said Henry Ostrander named and described in the above affidavit known to me as an officiating Clergyman in said town
Jacob Snyder one of the Judge of the County Courts of Ulster Co.

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State of New York
Ulster County
So:

I John Ferguson Clerk of the County of Ulster do hereby certify that Jacob Snyder Esq. before
whom the foregoing or within affidavit of Henry Ostrander purports to have been taken was at the date of the same a Judge of the County Courts of Ulster County. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe his signature to the said affidavit is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court
and County this 12th day of March 1839

John Ferguson Clerk.

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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 24118
Polly Fiero
Widow of
Peter Fiero
Pri Rev War

Act. July 7th 38
Index: Vol. A, Page 239.
(Arrangement of 1870.]

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New York
Polly Fiero
Lrt to Hon. J.C. Brodhead 13, Feb. 1839
Act. July 1838

N. York
- Polly Fieroe
Letter to Henry Wynkoop. May '38.
do to same

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Oct 29
Polly Fieroe ani '69
[handwritten initials]
[round stamp]
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of pensions
War Department pension
office Washington

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Sic

Saugerties Ulster County
N.Y. October 16th 1838

The joint resolution contained in a printed brief and instructions accompanying the same
does not apply to the case of Polly Fiero widow of Peter Fieroe deceased her case does not come under those resolutions

My inquiry was whether it was necessary for her to make a new declaration under the act of 7th July 1838, as in consequence of the rejection of that part of her husbands alleged service after the date of her marriage will necessarily compel her to resort to you will please therefore let me know whether or not she will be compelled to make a new declaration, in order to claim a pension under the act of June [crossed out] July 7th 1838.

She has in her declaration under the act of
11th July 1836 stated all the Service of her husband which she will be able to prove, she has also given the date of her marriage, and she can do no more in a new declaration

Should my thing now be more be necessary you will please inform me

Hon. J. L. Edwards Comms of [paper below this line shows writing but only the top of the words as the paper is folded covering it]

I am respectfully your most obt Leiut.
Henry Wynkoop [signature]

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Sic

Saugerties Ulster County
N.Y. October 16th 1838

The joint resolution contained in a printed brief and instructions accompanying the same
does not apply to the case of Polly Fieroe widow of Peter Fieroe deceased her case does
not come under those resolutions

My inquiry was whether it was necessary for her to make a new declaration under the act of 7th July 1838, as a consequence of the rejection of that part of her husbands alledged service after the date of her marriage will necessarily compel her to resort to

You will please therefore let me know whether or not she will be compelled to make a new declaration, in order to claim a pension under the act July 7th 1838.

She has in her declaration under the act of 4th
July 1836 stated all the service of her husband
which she will be able to prove, she has also given the date of her marriage, and she can do no more in a new declaration

Should by thing now be more be necessary
or any thing more be more be necessary you
will please inform me

Hon. J. L. Edward Comms of pensions Washington

I am respectfully your most obt Servt
Henry Wynkoop [signature]

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Saugerties December 25th 1838

Sir
The annexed declaration of Polly Fieroe widow of Peter Fieroe declared made agreeable to his [crossed out] your directions. and hope it will be Satisifactory, and without any more trobles or expense grant her pension that now may be  entitled to with as little delay as possible she is very infirm and is fearful she will not live long enough to receive her money which would a great disappointment to her son who has supported her for Several years and latlery with the expectations of her pension.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Coms. of pensions
Washington
Edwards
Coms. of Pensions

I am respectfully your most obedient Sevant
Henry Wynkoop [signature]

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Saugerties January 3 1837

Sir
The requirements in your letter of the 29th of
November Relt have been complyed with in the case of Polly Fieroe widow of Peter Fieroe in regard to the marriage certificate of the Reverend Henry Ostrander and herewith enclosed

The abstract of Colonel Johannis Snyder Pay-
Roll I have transmitted to the Honorable John
C. Broadhead M.C., and under my present impression you will come [crossed out] I hope come to the concluse to allow at last as much Service as that paper purports to have been rendered by Peter Fieroe if not more, because by an Examination you will readily perceive that it is only a remnant of the original pay Roll

The service in Captain Livingston & Captain
Henry Pawlings Company are not supported by any evidence in the Department as per your
letter.  should you require more proof into Support that portion you will undoubtedly have to respect it, as there are but few of those living who were of that description of Soldiers and the [?] on that amount will be deprived of the most part of the Service contained in her Declaration which I should consider very a hard case

Therefore I hope you will take that into consideration and allow her at least part of those two Services if not all because she is at present very infirm and will perhaps survive but a short time and is likewise very poor and unable to incur any further expence in procuring any more witness to support that part of her declaration and as the remainder of the alleged Service is so well supported by credible witnesses the department will also take that into consideration and fin

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the department should be liberal in dispensing justice in cases of this kind where the applicants have resided so near the frontier and were continnally subject to be called into service, and also the difficulty of obtaining a correct history of the Military Services of the deceased by their infirm relicts, which in most cases must be short of the actual service performed, should the department have any doubts as to the credibility of the witnesses I would respectfully refer you to John C Broadhead M.C. who I presume is personally
acquainted with most of them

I am respectfully your most obidient servant
Henry Wynkoop [signature]

J. L. Edwards Equ
Washington Ct.

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State of New York
Ulster County

I Henry Ostrander of the town of Saugerties County and State aforesaid do certify that ot appears be the records of the reformed Protestant Dutch Church of  Catsbaan located in said town tha Peter Fieroe was married to Pooly Post the fourteenth of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, which is expressed on said recorf in fair - legible figures and letter as follows

- Getrowt [underlined]
- '1782. Nov. 14. Petrus Fieroe J. M. & Marytyc [crossed out] Maria Post by devan Ulster County

I Henry Ostrander abovenamed do depose and
say that I hold the office of Clergyman in the abovenamed Church and that the foregoing is a true Extract from the record of said church
(Note the letters Martye [underlined]y on the Sixth line from the bottom on the extract was erased)
Henry Ostrander [signature] - Pastor of Catsbaan Church

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 30th day of December 1837 Henry Wynkoop one of the judges of the County courts of the County of Ulster

And I do further certify that Henry Ostrander
the above deponent is the Clergyman of of the Protestant Dutch Reformed Church in the town
of Saugerties

Henry Wynkoop [signature] Judge

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State of New York
Ulster County

ss: I John Ferguson Clerk of the County of Ulster do hereby certify that Henry Wynkoop before whom the within affidavit purports to have been subscribed and sworn and who also certified to the ministeral character of the deponent [crossed out], Henry Ostrander, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of said County and duly authorized to take the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signatures "Henry Wynkoop" [underlined] to the said affidavit and certificate are genuine.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 1st day of January 1838
the word "deponent" and
John Ferguson Clerk.

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Saugerties Ulster Co, March 30th 1839

Sir
Herewith enclosed is the proof of marriage required in your letter of the 13th Feb felt in relation to Polly Fiero widow of Peter Fiero.  I had hoped that sufficient proof of marriage
had already been sent to the Department

In your letter of the 29th of October last
you say that in her new Declaration she
may refer to her first dec. under the act of
July 4th 1836, which would supersede the
necessity of taking proof the second time
To which I would respectfully refer your honor
for proof of Service of her husband the said Peter Fiero

If the proof of his service in Capt Livingston & Pawlings Company is not sufficient to attone [crossed out] entitle her to a pension for those services you will please allow her a pension for
all you believe her entitled her [crossed out] to with the proof already above refered to and which is annexed to her first declaration made
I believe June 1837 - as she is very poor and is unable to add more expense

You will please attend to her case as soon as convenient and oblige

Respectfully your most Obiedent Servant
Henry Wynkoop [underlined signature]

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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[right side of page]
Polly Fiero Declaration
V 3757
Polly Fiero -
N.Y.
act 7 July 38.
M 82
admd
8 mo. 7 as pri
$27. 43/100
no deduction

Henry Wynkoop [signature]
Saugerties N.Y.

[left side of page, written along side from bottom to top]
writing of such Judge I verily believe his signature to the said addidavite are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 14th day of December 1838.

John Ferguson Clark [signature]

Hon. J.L. Brodhead WR
act '38
[seal is in lower left side of document]

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows

State of New York
Ulster  County ss.

On this Fourth day of November in the
year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me Jacob Snyder one of the Judges of the courts in and for said County

Polly Fiero a resident of the town of Saugerties
in said County of Ulster and State of New York
aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows

That she is the widow of Peter Fiero deceased
who to the best of her knowledge and belief in the revolutionary war was a private Soldier in a company commanded by Leiutenant Tobias Myer and was stationed on the frontier of Ulster County for the term of about one month [one month is underlined]

Also in the same year in a company commanded by Captain Evert Bogards and was stationed at a place called Fishkill for about two months [two months is underlined]

Also in the year 1780 he was a private Soldier
in a company commanded by Captain Westbroeck and was principally engaged in scouting through the wilderness from Ulster County to the Susquehanah River for the term of three months
3 - v [written to the left of the body of text]

Also in the Summer of 1781 in a company command by Captain Livingston Lt Vanduzen and was Stationed on the frontier of Ulster County for the

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term as she now believes of eight or nine months [eight or nine months is underlined]

Also in the year 1782 in a Company commanded by Captain Henry Pawling and was stationed on the frontier of Ulster for the term of 4 or 5 Months [4 or 5 months is underlined] as she now believes

She further declares that the said Peter Fiero has at several different times during the Revolutionary war served in different companies in Colonel Johannis Snyders Regiment served in all as she now believes for the term of three or four months [three or four months is underlined]

She further declares that she was married to
the said Peter Fiero, the 14th day of November
in the year one thousand Seven hundred
and Eighty two, that her maiden name was
Polly Post and that her husband the said
Peter Fiero died the twelfth day of January
in the year one thousand Eight hundred and
four.

That she was not married to him prior to his
leaving the Service but that the marriage took
place previous to first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four. Viz at the time above stated and that she has ever since that period remained and is still the widow of the said Peter Fiero deceased

She further declares that she has no documentary evidence nor any witness, but would respectfully Refer the Department to the evidence annexed to her former declaration made June 1837 and now on file in the pension office at the City of Washington

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Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Jacob Snyder Judge &c

Polly X her mark Fiero

And I do further certify that said above named
applicant from bodily infirmity, cannot attend
Court
Jacob Snyder Judge

State of New York
Ulster County ss

Henry Wynk being duly sworn beforth and saith that he is well acquainted with Polly Fiero the applicant above named that Peter Fiero the death of her husband She has remained and is 
still the widow of Peter Fiero deceased. and further saith not

Henry Wynkoop [signature]

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 17th day of December 1838 and that I am well acquainted with said deponent and believe said to be a credible witness

Jacob Snyder one of the Judges of the County Courts of Ulster County

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State of New York
Ulster County Clerks Office ss:

I John Ferguson Clerk of the County of Ulster & of the Court of Common Pleas of the and do hereby certif that Jacob Snyder Esq. before whom the forgoing affidavits of Polly Fiero and Henry Wynkoop purport to have been taken was at the dates of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County
of Ulster aforesaid. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Judge & verily believe his signatures to the said affidavit are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said County this 14th day of December 1838.

John Ferguson Clerk [signature]
County of Ulster

act '38

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V2673
Polly Fiero widow, of Peter

New York
- [?] section

State o f New York
Ulster County
Saugerties August 8th 1837

Sir
You will please direct your anser to the foregoing declaration to me

I am respectfully your most obident servant
Henry Wynkoop [signature]

Hon. J.L Edwards
Washington

Sci of [illegible] after 14th Nov 1882

Col Snyders Regt
3 dee
3 " 7 days
2 [line under the number 2]
8 mo & 7 days

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State of New York
Ulster County ss

Garret Snyder of the town Kingston - County and state aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is twenty one years of age that he is a lineal descendant of Colonel Johannis Snyder aware that some of the papers of said Colonel Snyder deceased are in the posssession of deponent. that deponent has Examined the remnant of a book purporting to be an abstract of a payroll of Colonel Johannis Snyders Regiment of Militia made in the revolutionary war by which it appears that Peter Fieroe received payment in the following manner under the following named officers in the year

Viz / Name / L. / S. / D. [column headings]
1779 / Lieutenant Martin Hummel / 2 / 13 / 6 as a private

1779 & 80 / Captain Matthew Dederick / 1 / 18 / 10 - do [as a private]

1780 / Captain Tobias Van Beuren / 0 / 19 / 5 - do [as a private]

do - / Lieutenant Martin Hummel / 0 / 19 / 5 - do [as a private]

do - / do [Lieutenant] do [Martin] do [Hummel] / [blank] / 17 / 9 / do [as a private]

1782 / Lieutenant Peter Barker / [blank] / 19 / 5 / do [as a private] 

And this deponent further saith that the above
is a true copy of [crossed out] taken by deponent from said abstract, and further saith not

Garrett Snyder

Sworn and subscribed before me this 16th day of May 1837

Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster

I so further certify that I am personally acquainted with Garret Snyder the above named deponent and believe him to be a credible witness

Henry Wynkoop Judge &G.

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State of New York
Ulster County ss

William Myer of the town of Saugerties County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is Seventy Eight years of Age that he is a Soldier of the revolutionary war that in the fall of the year of 1779 deponent volunteered in the military Service of the State of New York as a private
Soldier in a Company commanded by Captain Evert Bogardus of Kingston for the term of three months that deponent with the said Company went by water from the said
town of Kingston to a place called Fishkill in the County of Dutches of said State of New York that deponent with the said Company remained in said the corps for the term of two months or more and was discharged

And this deponent further saith that he was acquainted with Peter Fieroe of the same place now declares that the said Peter Fieroe served in the same Company at the same
time and knew that the said Peter continued in
in said corps for the full term of two months and was discharged, and this deponent further saith that the said Peter Fieroe died about [blank] since leaving a widow named Polly Fieroe, who is still the widow of the said Peter
Fieroe declared having never afterwards intermarried and further this deponent saith not

William Myer

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 19th day of June 1837

And I do further certify that I am personally acquainted with William Myer the above deponent and believe him to be a credible witness

Henry Wynkoop one of nthe Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster

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State of New York
Ulster County ss

William [crossed out] Ephraim Myer of the town of Saugerties County and - State aforesaid being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is Seventy five years of age that he was a Soldier of the revolutionary war that in the fall of the year of 1779 deponent volunteered in the Military Service of the State of New York in a company commanded
by Captain Evert Bogardus of Kingston & that deponent with the said Company went from the said town of Kingston by water to a place called Fishkill in the County of Dutches of said State of New York that deponent remained in said corps as a private Soldier for the term of two months or more and was discharged

And this deponent further saith that he was
well acquainted with Peter Fieroe of the same place (now deceased) that the said Peter Served in the same Company at the same time as a private Soldier and knew that the said Peter continued to serve for the full term of two months and was discharged and further this deponent saith not

Ephraim Myer [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me this 17th day of May 1837

Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the
County Courts of the County of Ulster
And I do further certify that I am personally
acquainted with Ephraim Myer the above deponent that he is a man of good standing in society and believe him to be a credible witness

Henry Wynkoop Judge

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State of New York
Ulster County ss

Abraham Dewitt of the town of Saugerties
County & State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is Seventy four years of age that he was a Soldier of the revolutionary war that in the year 1780 deponent volunteered in a Company of 
Rangers commanded by Capt Derick Westbrock Lieut Martin Hommel that deponent with the said Company marched from the town of Kingston in said County of Ulster through the town of Shandaken in said County of Ulster into the County of Delaware to the Susquehannah River scouting &
reconoitering through that neighborhood and along the Delaware River untill at the End of three months when deponent with said Company was discharged at the said town of Kingston

And this deponent further saith that he was
well acquainted with Peter Fieroe now deceased of the same place that the said Peter served as a private soldier in the same 
Company at the same time and knew that the said Peter Fieroe continued in said corps
for the full term of three months & was duly
discharged and further this deponent saith not
Abraham Dewitt [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me this 6th day of May 1837

Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County Courts [crossed out] of the County [the county is crossed out] Ulster
And I do further certify that I am personally
acquainted with Abraham Dewitt the above
deponent and believe him to be a credible
witness
Henry Wynkoop Judge [signature]

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State of New York
Ulster County ss

Cornelius Longedyck of the town of Saugerties County, and State aforesaid being duly Sworn deposeth and saith that he is Seventy Nine years of age that he was a soldier of the revolutionary war that in the spring of the year of 1780 deponent volunteered in the Militia
Service of the Levies of the State of the State of New York in a company of Rangers commanded by Captain Derck Westbroeck Leiut Martin Hommel as a private Soldier for the term of three months.

That deponent with the said Company marched from the town of Kingston in said County of Ulster through the town of Shandaken to the County of Deleware and from thence to the Susquehanah River, scouting and reconoitering through that neighborhood and along the Deleware River untill near the close of said term of three months. when deponent with said Company returned through the town of Wawarsing to the town of Kingston aforesaid and was discharged after a Service of three months or
more

And this deponent further saith that he was well acquainted with Peter Fieroe of the same place (now deceased) that the said Peter Fieroe was a private Soldier of the same company at the same time and knew that the said Peter Fieroe continued to serve as a private Soldier in said Corps for the full term of three months and was discharged and further this deponent saith not


Cornelius X his mark Longedyck

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 12th day of May 1837

Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County Court of the County of Ulster
And I do further certify that I am personally

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acquainted with Cornelius Longedyck the above deponent and believe him to be a credible witness

Henry Wynkoop Judge &G

State of New York
Ulster County ss

Peter L. Myer of the town of Cobus hill County of Schoharrie and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is
Eighty years of age that he was a Soldier of the Revolutionary war that in said war deponent resided in resided in [second resided in is crossed out] the town of Saugerties in the County of Ulster of said State of New York that in the month of May in the year 1779 deponent was called out in the Militia Service of the State of New York in Colonel Johannis Snyder Regiment in a detachment commanded by Lieutenant Tobias Myer in the capacity of a Sergeant that deponent with said detachment was stationed on the frontiers in the County of Ulster for the term of one month

And well knew Peter Fiero now deceased of the same town who was a private Soldier in the same Corps at the same time and knew that the said Peter Fieroe continued to serve for the full term of one month and was discharged

And this deponent further saith that he was acquainted with Peter Fieroe before the revolutionary war and believes that he was married to Polly Post in the revolutionary war that said [said is crossed out] he is acquainted with Polly Fieroe the widow of said Peter -
Fieroe deceased that he died upwards of thirty years time and that said Polly Fieroe his widow has never since that period intermarried and is still the widow of Peter Fieroe deceased and further this deponent saith not

Peter L. Myer [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me this 7th day of June 1837

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Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County  Courts of the County of Ulster

And I do further certify that I am acquainted with Peter L. Myer and believe him to be a credible
witness

Henry Wynkoop Judge

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State of New York
Ulster County ss

John C. Brink of the town of Kingston
County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is Seventy five years of age that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war that in the Summer of 1780
deponent was a private Soldier in a Company of Rangers Commanded by Captain Derick Westbroeck Lieutenant Martin Hummel for the term of three months and well knew Peter Fieroe of the town of Saugerties who was a private Soldier at the same time -

And this deponent further saith that in the
spring of the year of 1781 deponent again Entered the Service of the State of New York as a private Solider in a Company Commanded by Captain Livingston Lieutenant Ostrander {Ostrander is crossed out] Vandenzen for the term of Nine months that deponent with part of said Company under the command of said Lieutenant was stationed at a place called Waghkunk in the town of Woodstock on the frontier of the County of Ulster

And this deponent further saith that in said
Peter Fieroe was a private Soldier in the same
company at the same time and know that said 
Peter Fieroe continued in said corps untill
discharged late in the fall of said year of 1781
and further saith not

John C. X his mark Brink

Sworn and subscribed before me this 17th day of June 1837

Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster

And so further certify that I am again

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ted with John C. Brink the above deponent
and believe him to be credible witness

Henry Wynkoop [signature]

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State of New York
Ulster County ss

Sarah Fieroe of the town of Saugerties County
and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and Saith that she is Seventy years of age that she is the widow of Abraham Fieroe deceased that deponent was married shortly after the revolutionary war
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That deponent is well acquainted with Polly
Fieroe Widow of Peter Fieroe who was a brother of deponent husband that deponent has always lived a near neihbor to them and was well acquainted with said Peter Fieroe before he was married to Polly Post that deponent remembers the time when they were married that it took place near the close of the revolutionary war in tsaid town of Saugerties - 

And this deponent further saith said Abraham
and Peter Fieroe engaged in the Military Service in the spring of 1782 in a Company
commanded by Captain Pawling according to
the best of her recollection for the term of
Eight or nine months that said Abraham
and Peter Fieroe each served one half of said
term of 8 or 9 months as private Soldiers that
said Abraham commenced early in the spring
of said year of 1782 and continued untill
sometime in the Summer of said year when he returned home. That said Peter then immediately joined said company and continued to serve as a private Soldier untill late in the fall of said year of 1782 when he returned home from said Service

And this deponent further saith that while

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in the Service as aforesaid the said Peter Fieroe was legally married to Polly Post in the fall of said year deponent being present when the Ceremony was performed by the Reverend Derin:da of said town of Saugerties

That said Peter Fieroe continued in said Service for the term of at least one month or more after they were married or untill he was
discharged

And this deponent further saith that said Peter
and Polly Fieroe have lived together as man
and wife untill the month of January in the
year 1804 when he died leaving several children and the said Polly his widow who has ever since that period remained a widow and is still the widow of said Peter Fieroe dececased and is now an applicant for a pension

And this deponent further saith that the last
Military Service above mentioned the company was stationed in differant places in the County of Ulster on the frontier in the town of Saugerties and Woodstock and sometimes marched through the neighborhood where deponent has always was resided and further this deponent saith not

Sarah X her mark Fieroe

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 7th day of June 1837

Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster

And I do further certify that I am personally
acquainted with Sarah Fieroe the above deponent that she is a person of good standing in society and believe her to be a credible witness

Henry Wynkoop Judge &G.

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State of New York
Ulster County ss

Henry Ostrander of the town of Sanger this county and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the Clergyman of the protestant Dutch Reformed Church in the town of Saugerties.  that it appears by the marriage Record of said Church that Peter Fieroe was legally married to Polly Post on the 14th day of November in the year one thousand Eight [eight is crossed out] Seven
Hundred and Eighty two and further saith
not

Henry Ostrander [signature]

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 19th day of June 1837 

Henry Wynkoop one of the Judges of the County Court of the County of Ulster

And I do further certify that Henry Ostrander
the above deponent is the present Clergyman
the Dutch Reformed Church located in
the town of Saugerties

Henry Wynkoop Judge [signature]


State of New York
Ulster County Clerks office ss

I Charles W. Chipp Clerk of the County Court of said County Do Certify that Henry
Wynkoop Esquire before whom the Declaration of Polly Fieroe and the affidavits of Garret Snyder William Myers Ephraim Myer, Abraham De Witt, Cornelius Longedyck, Peter Lelly, John C Brent Sarah Fieroe Henry
Ostrander respectively purport to have been sworn and of the inability of the said Polly is also subscribed and

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the several certificate of the ministry of Henry Ostrander and of the credibility of the said other witnesses in like manner Subscribed, was at the respective dates of the same a Judge
of the County Court of the County of Ulster aforesaid.  that I am acquainted with his hand writing and that his Signature thereto respectively, as I verily believe Genuine

In testimony whereof I have herein to set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 22nd day of July 1837

Chas. W. Chipp [signature]

[seal affixed on left side of page]

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V2673
Polly Fieroe, widow of Peter
New York  g& section

Sir
You will direct your answer to the foregoing declaration to me

I am respectfully your most obidient servant
Henry Wynkoop [signature]

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Washington

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