Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 24,031, Henry Young, New York

SERVICE
New York
Young, Henry
NUMBER
S. 24.031
CONTENTS

Albany 31.154
Henry Young
of Cayuga Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company command by Captain Paulding of the Regt. commanded by Col. Graham in the N. Y. militia time for 7 months & 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 24 Dollars 66 2/3 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of July 1837 and sent to Willard & Myers, Auburn, N. Y.
  Arrears to the 4th of March '37.  148.00    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sep. "  12.33         $160.33  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Buren
Clerk
Book E. 2 Vol. 4 Page 87
Sent to Miss s Willard & Myers July 14 1837

34040 Henry Young New York
See Col. Weymouth Rule - page 34 ff 49.55
Admitted Private 7 mo & 12 days
Enc?
Adj d Millard Hays Auburn New York
No. 279

State of New York County of Cayuga
On this day personally appeared 1837. personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas of the county of Cayuga, now sitting Henry Young a resident of the town of Brutus in the county of Cayuga & State of New York aged Seventy years of age and 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 & served as herein stated. That he served as a private in the New York militia, three campaigns two of nine months each & one of three months that he was enlisted in said service as a volunteer sometime in the year 1778, the day & month he does not remember, & finally left the service in 1781, the day & month not remembered, that his said first campaign was he served in Colonel Paulding's regiment & Capt Paulding's company; that his second campaign he served under Colonel Widenfelt & Captain Andrew White & his third campaign under Colonel Graham & Captain Elias Husted; that he was engaged in two or three skirmishes with the indians in the vicinity of Shindakem, Stony Bridge, Wasink & Lackawack in the State of New York, that he received a discharge but has lost it so that he cannot now produce it; that said skirmishes with the indians were during his said first campaign under said Colonel & Captain Paulding; that the country through which he passed in said campaigns was from Old Shandakem through Krispencek, Wasink, Lackawack, Lime Kill & Ulster & Watting. That of the regular officers he knew Colonel Miller, Captain Graham & Captain Livingston; that he resided in the town of Amenia, Dutchess county & State of New York at the time he entered the service; that he never received a commission during said service; that he has no documentary evidence of said facts & knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his said service; that he was born in the town of Poughkeepsie Dutchess county

State of New York on the 18 th day of April 1763. That his age is recorded in his own family bible which he has at his residence in Brutus a fore said which is all the record he knows of on the subject; that since the revolutionary war he has resided in Hallsboro' Saratoga county, Fabius Onondaga county & Locke Cayuga county, State of New York, also in the State of Kentucky, & Brutus Cayuga county, State of New York where he now resides; that there were no continental officers at troops near or where he served than West Point; that he remembers Colonel Willets regiment which he thinks was the 25 th regiment, regular troops; also Colonel Hans Schaeick's regiment which was the 1 st New York regiment & which was raised in Albany & was there discharged at the close of the war in 1783; that he is known to Catharine Allen Parley Allen, Joseph Bonker, three respectable persons three respectable persons in his present neighborhood who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, & that it has been so reputed in the neighborhood.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
That he has been absent from this State, residing in the State of Kentucky for the last seventy years, & has but very recently returned to this State, which is the reason he did not sooner make application for the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
Henry Young
On oath & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
before John P. Willcutt
Judge Cayuga County Courts

We Parley Allen a clergyman, Catharine Allen, & Joseph Bowker all residing in the town of Auburn in the neighborhood of said Henry Young hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the Henry Young who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be four seventy years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed to this Parley Allen day of year aforesaid before me John Hall. Joseph Bowker Catharine Allen Judge Cayuga County Courts
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Parley Allen who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Auburn & that Catharine Allen & Joseph Bowker who have signed the same are and are credible persons so that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Michael S. Myers Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Cayuga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Henry Young for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twentieth day of May 1837.
M. S. Myers Clerk

State of New York County of Otsego Town of Oneonta
Revolutionary Claims.
James Young of the town, county and state aforesaid, being duly sworn says that he is seventy-six years of age and was a soldier in the ranks of his country in the Revolutionary War: And this deponent further says that Henry Young, of the town of Berne, county of Cayuga and state of New York, is a younger brother of this deponent: That this deponent has personal knowledge that the said Henry Young did serve as a private soldier in the New York State Troops in a Regiment of said troops commanded by a Colonel Paulding and in a Company commanded by a Captain Paulding (who as this deponent then understood and believes was a brother of the said Colonel), for a period of nine months: This deponent was a soldier in the said Regiment at the same time, and frequently saw his brother the said Henry Young, while then in the service; although from the age of this deponent and the period of time which has since elapsed, he cannot identify the year in which the aforesaid service was rendered. And this deponent further says, that the said Henry Young also served for another period or term of three months, during the same Revolutionary War, in the New York State Troops, in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Morin Graham and in a Company commanded by Captain Silas Huestes. And this deponent further says, that the nine months service was on the then southwestern frontier of this State, as a guard against the incursions of the British Indians, and the three months service at Fishkill & other places on the Hudson river: Further this deponent saith not.  James Young subscribed my oath June
5 th 1837 Clark M c Baker Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Deeds

State of New York Otsego County ss:
I George C. Clyde Clerk of the County of Otsego Do hereby Certify that Clark M. Bahr Esquire before whom the within Affidavit was sworn to on the day of the date of the same as a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Otsego duly elected and qualified According to Law And also a Commissioner of said County duly Commissioned And I swear according to Law - And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the peace and believe his Name subscribed to said Affidavit to be his genuine hand writing & signature
Witness My hand and Seal of Office this 14th day of June A.D. 1837 - George C. Clyde Clerk

Revolution
24 031 INVALID.
File No. 24,031
Henry Young Prv Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 294
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Henry Young NY
Sister M. Miller
Myos. May 23 37
Let to farm - June 7. 37
" " Same June 20. 37
Act 7 June 1832

M. 793
Hary Young

State of New York } Supplementary Declaration of County of Ulster } Henry Young :
On this thirtieth day of May 1827 personally appeared in open court before the Surrogate's Court of the county of Ulster, State of New York, one Henry Young a resident of the town of Britton, in the county of Ulster & State of New York, aged seventy four years who being first & duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Supplementary declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That the reason for his not having before applied for a pension under said act of Congress is as follows, that he has been absent from this State about seven years, in the State of Kentucky where he turned to his present residence is as follows, but a few weeks since, that Judge Elias Bowker late of the town of Locke in said county of Ulster, now deceased, served in the war of the revolution in the same company, town & Captain Paulding's company & Col. Paulding's reg t . with him the said Henry Young, & not having any evidence in Kentucky of his said service, he intended to obtain & improve the evidence of said Bowker to prove said service, on his return to this State, but on arriving at his present residence aforesaid, he then first learned the fact that said Bowker had died during his the said Young's absence in the State of Kentucky as aforesaid; that he has been informed that said Bowker during his life drew a pension as a revolutionary soldier. That according to the best of this deponent's recollection, the campaign which he served in Captain White's company & Col. Wiser's regiment was in the year 1781, & that in Captain Husted's company & Col. Graham's regiment, in the year 1782; days upon the not remembered that the period which this deponent served in Capt. Paulding's company & Col. Paulding's reg t . & in Captain White's company & Col. Wiser's regiment was nine months in each, & that in Capt. Husted's company & Col. Graham's regiment was three months.

making twentyfour months in the whole; that he their deponent since the death of the aforesaid judge Bowker knows of no person now living in this country who either served with him in the revolution as a general or who was personally knowing to such service.
Sworn to & subscribed the day before aforesaid
Henry Young
I, Peter Young, residing in the town of Cato in the county of Cayuga hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Henry Young who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that he believes him to be twentyfour years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that I concur in that opinion, & further more that I was also well acquainted with Silas Bowker late of the town of Locke in the county of Cayuga now deceased, who he has been informed drew a pension as a revolutionary soldier, & has often heard said Bowker say in his lifetime that said Henry Young was a revolutionary soldier & served with him the said Bowker in the war of the revolution.
Peter Young
Sworn to & subscribed the day before aforesaid
And the said court hereby certifies that it appears to said court that Peter Young who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of the town of Cato in the county of Cayuga, & is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit.
Thomas M. Hew junior, Surrogate of the county of

Cayuga in the state of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Surrogate's court in the matter of the application of Henry Forney for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 20 th day of May 1837.
Thomas H. Jones Surrogate
I, Michael S. Myers Clerk of the county of Cayuga do hereby certify that Thomas H. Forney jun r who has subscribed the above certificate is the Surrogate of the county of Cayuga duly authorized to hold a court as such; that I am acquainted with his hand writing & that the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 31 st day of May 1837
M. S. Myers Clerk

19. June Luce In Attention
PAID
The Hon. The Secretary of War,
Washington city.
Ms 844 19 June 1837 Dumondville

Auburn N.Y. June 13 th 1837
To the Hon the Secy. of War,
Sir,
Yours of the 7 th inst.
requiring further testimony of the revolutionary services of Henry Young in Captain Pawling & Knapp's companies, we have duly received - Immediately after transmitting to you the supplementary declaration of Mr. Young made date of the 31 st ult. in answer to yours of the 2 nd requiring other proof than his own oath as to those services, the other gentleman started off in quest of some testimony which would meet the requirement in regard to the 2 nd testimony from a personal knowledge of those services - He succeeded in finding in another part of the state, a brother of his alive which seems was also a revolutionary soldier, served with him in the course of the campaigns, the further proof of which is required by the department, & who therefore was able to testify positively to the facts, he accordingly obtained his affidavit, which is herewith enclosed, & which you will perceive is full of positive proof from the personal knowledge of the deponent, upon the points mentioned in your two letters of the date above mentioned. as to the facts of the services rendered This brother James Young, it seems is the only person now living according to his statement, whose testimony he can procure to the fact of those services, derived from a personal knowledge of the witness - It is hoped therefore sincerely that this testimony may be sufficient to satisfy the department as to the fact of those services - If it should not the misfortune will be his.
You mention the period which he served with Col. Wiscapell as appearing from the roll, as 7 months & 12 days. Mr. Young begs leave to suggest that there is some mistake in this, as he feels confident that his campaign with Col. Wiscapell was one of nine months - Of this however you must be the judge - Permit us to solicit in behalf of Mr. Young the indulgent consideration of the department upon his application & an answer as early as its convenience will

Hermit
We have the honor to be very respectfully your most obedient Servants.
William Lloyd Jones
100 Pine
19 June Sue Mr. Atkinson
THE HON. THE SECRETARY OF WAR,
LEE
Washington City.
19 June 1837 Pension Office 408 W.

Sept 15 th 1832
Dear Sir
You will oblige me by sending an answer to Henry W. Young relative to the the claim of Henry Young who is a Revolutionary Soldier - He wants the Printed forms, so as to make out his father's case
Yours Truly
J. B. Lutherland
J. L. Edwards Esq

M. 817-
29 June 1837. Pension Office
Young Sub. NY
FREE The Hon. The Secretary of War, Washington city.

Auburn June 24 th 1837
Sir, Yours of the 20 th instant affording us that M r Young has failed in presenting his service testimony to the department of service in Capt. Prouting & Bowditch's company to entitle him to an allowance for service in those companies, has been this day received. The requirement of two witnesses to the same point, instead of the one which he has offered & that those witnesses should also testify to the respective date of his entering & leaving the service at in each campaign, becomes a misfortune to him, after this lapse of time, from the period of those services. It is therefore quite uncertain whether he will ever be able to comply with the requirement of the department as to those particulars. For the 7 months & 12 days service in Col. Wesson's Co. reg t therefore which the department allow him, you will much oblige him by transmitting him on receipt hereof the proper certificate of allowance, as he stands in present need of the avails of the arrearage which has already accrued. Should he ever be able to obtain proof of the particular required, he will wish to be allowed to avail himself thereof, at any future time.
Very respectfully &c.
Miller D. & Mygatt
The Hon the Sec y of War.

M 779 22 May 1837 Pension Office
6 7 12 30 45 49 54 6 60 2 59 1 10 1 49
NY. Oct 1832.
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FOR RR The Hon. The Secretary of War,
Washington City.
July 1832.
M c 779 Perry 1837 - Enron office

Auburn, N. Y. May 17 th 1897
To The Hon. The Secretary of War,
Enclosed we forward you the application of Henry Young for a pension as a revolutionary soldier, consisting of his declaration & the proceedings of the court thereupon. We solicit as early an attention thereto as may be consistent, & your answer thereupon. We beg leave to suggest his right to arrearages from the time of the passage of the act.
Most Respectfully &c.
Millard & Myles, Counsel at Law.

FREE
The Hon. The Secretary of War,
Washington city.
Mr
M. 193 June 1857 Concord office

Auburn N.Y. May 31. 1837.
To The Hon. the Secretary of War, Sir,
Enclosed we transmit you the supplementary declaration of Henry Young, supplying such omissions as are specified in yours of the 23 d inst. as appearing in his former declaration made upon his application for a pension as a revolutionary soldier. You mention that he assigned no reason for not applying for a pension before, but we think you probably overlooked the circumstance therein specified, to wit, his absence for some years in the State of Kentucky, as such reason. At any rate we intended to insert that circumstance in his former declaration, & have embraced it in his present one, more fully probably. As to his furnishing positive proof of his revolutionary services at the distance of time from the period of those services, we presume you will appreciate the impossibility of so doing. Permit us to again suggest his right to an annuity, & to request your reply as early as convenient. —
Yours, &c.
Miller & Kellogg
P.S. The important corroborative fact which you mention of his name being found on the roll of Col. Wisenfelt's reg t , we doubt not will receive its due consideration, in any action to be had by the department on this application. —
W & M