Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,622, Nicholas Williamson, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Williamson, Nicholas
N. 22,622
Elizabeth
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Reported
New York 564
Elizabeth Williamson N.Y.
widow of Nicholas Williamson who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 42 Dollars & 78 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of June 1843 and sent to David Pye Clarkstown, N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 116.

3318
Declaration of Elizabeth Williamson
2850
11.20 May '84 11.0 Jan 1882
Capt Bills company See
On detached Roll of Capt John Bell Ser 9 mo Vol. 4 p 26 - $2.43 - 1778 " " 22.97 - Capt which is 25.40 8 & 25 days 9 12.75
Admitted 12 mo & 25 days
David Pyc Esq, Clarkstown N.Y

State of New York } Rockland County } ss. On this twentieth day of November, 1830. personally appeared in Open Court before the judges of the court of common Pleas, in and for said county. Elizabeth Williamson, a resi- dent of the town of Clarkstown, in said county, aged seventy three 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 7, 1830, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Nicholas Williamson, who was a private and served during the Revolutionary War, in a company commanded by Capt Avery Smith, in Col n A Haskes Hays Regiment, and under Capt. John Bell, in Col n Grahams Regiment, as is particularly set forth in the annexed affidavit of Tunis Tallman, an Officer under whom the said Nicholas Williamson served during said War. - - - She further declares that she was married to the said Nicholas Willi- amson, on the twentieth day of May, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four: that her husband, the aforesaid Nicholas Williamson died on the eleventh day of January, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of Janu- ary, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed, on the } Elizabeth Williamson day and year above written, in } Open Court- } Wm. Hogenkamp Clerk }
I, Abraham Hogenkamp, Clerk of the county of Rockland, Do certify that the above Declaration was sworn to and subscribed in Open Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, this twentieth day of November, 1830.
Wm. Hogenkamp Clerk

I Arnehus Bogert Do hereby certify that upon examining the Records of Marriages of the Minister, Elders, and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York in Liber F I find the following Entry
1784 Nicholas Williamson and May 20 Elizabeth Meyer -
I Do further certify that the Book in which said Entry appears, is headed "Register of Marriages in the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the City of New York" and commences 1783 Dec 7, and is continued down to the 4 March 1838, and is the Book now in use for the recording of all marriages solemnized by the various Ministers of said Church that they have been recorded in the above form until the 21 st Dec 1821, after which period the Initial Letters of the Ministers by whom said marriages were solemnized have been added by me as Clerk of the said Corporation - my reading therefore of said Entry is that on the twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four Nicholas Williamson was married to Elizabeth Meyer, by one of the three Pastors of this Church at that time - I Do further certify that all of the said three Pastors are now dead - Dated New York Oct. 22 nd 1838.
Arnehus Bogert. Clerk of the above named religious Corporation -

I Cornelius Dagerk Clerk of the Religious Corporation within named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the said Corpo- ration in the City County and State of New York, and that the within is a true extract from the records of said Church, with the exceptions within named as certified by me Cornelius Dagerk Clerk of the within named Corporation.
Sworn before me this 12 th day of October 1838.
Franklin Brown
Commissioner of Pleas for the City & County of New York

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, Joseph Hoxie , Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Franklin Brown before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I believe the signature of said Commissioner thereto subscribed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, the 12 day of Oct 183 8 .
Joseph Hoxie Clerk.

State of New York.
Rockland County. On this eleventh day of September 1838 personally appeared before me Peter T. Stephens, a justice of the Peace, in and for said county. Dennis Sellanan, a resident of the town of Clarkstown, in said county, aged 89 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that he was well acquainted with Nicholas Williamson, who had for his wife Elizabeth Myers, his present widow, during the Revolutionary War, and knows that the said Nicholas Williamson did belong to and serve in a company whereof, Avery Smith was capt. in Col d A. Hawkes Hays Regiment during a great part of said War, of which company this deponent was Ensign until 1778, and first Lieutenant until the close of the said War. That in the early part of the month of July, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, he believes it was prior to the middle of said month, the British having sailed up the Hudson River and anchored in the Tappan and Haverstraw Bays, the Militia composing Col d Hays Regiment was ordered out to guard along the said River, to prevent their landing to plunder and distress the Inhabitants, and Capt d Smith with his company, of which the said Williamson was one, was stationed to guard along the shore at Nyack, and remained on duty until the British sailed down said river, which he believes was not less than one month, and after they had sailed away, the men that yet remained in the said company, (as many had enlisted in the five months service) as dismissed to be ready at a minutes warning, and in a few days he believes not more than a week, they returned again, and the men remaining in Capt d Smiths company was again called upon to guard along the shore at Nyack, a guard was kept up during the time they remained which was for some time, and the Britis continuing to remain in said bays for some time and then sail away and in a short time to return, and so continuing to do until late in the fall of said year or beginning of the winter until for fear of the Ice inclosing them they returned to New York. To state the exact time the said Nicholas Williamson served at each engagement during said year he is unable to say, as each hour consisted of more or less time but he is confident that from the time the British first came up said river until their final departure for the winter, he served not less than two months as a private

That in the latter part of the winter or early in the spring of the year 1777. the men composen Capt s Smith company was divided into four classes that one fourth part thereof might guard for a time, that the domestic concerns might be attended to, in which manner the said company did serve during said year, in tours of one and two weeks at a time in which the said Nicholas Williamson did serve, performing his full part of duty, a guarding along the river at Nyack (as the British came up said river and occupied their former stations, in manner aforesaid) at Clarkstown, at Tappan town, and other places, as they from time to time received orders, and served not less than two months as a Private
That on the first of April 1778. the said Nicholas Williamson, enlisted at Nyack, for nine months, as a private in a company whereof John Bell was Capt s , and this deponent first Lieutenant, in Col n Graham's Regiment, and remained some time after enlistment, a guarding along the river at Nyack, then crossed the river and marched to the White Plains, and lay there some time in company with some Continental troops, then, after receiving orders, recrossed the river and marched to the new Bridge, near Hackensack, and lay there until the British Army came to that place, when they retreated and went to Paramus, where they encamped for some time, then returned and marched to Tappan Town, where they remained until the first of January 1779, when the term of enlistment being expired, they were discharged.
That in the year 1779. The said Nicholas Williamson again served under the said Capt s Smith, this deponent being then first Lieutenant of said company, and served in tours as in the year 1777, a guarding along the river at Nyack, at Clarkstown, at Tappan town, and often in the state of New Jersey, as far down as the Liberty pole, and at Haverstraw the British being in possession of Stony Point a great part of said year and served not less than two months in tours as aforesaid, as a private during said year.
That in the year 1780. the said Nicholas Williamson served in Capt s Smith's company as a private in duty and tours as aforesaid and served not less than two months.

That in the year 1781. The said Nicholas Williamson, served in Capt. Smith's Company, in duty, stations and towns as aforesaid, and served not less than one month as a private.
That in the year 1782. There was some guard duty done until September when News arrived that it was likely that Peace would be made but how much was performed by the said Williamson he is unable to say, as after the taking of Lord Cornwallis by the British and the American Forces was quite peaceable and very little need to keep a guard, and therefore cannot say how much duty was done by the said Williamson. And this deponent doth further depose and say, that in setting forth the time the said Williamson served during the said war, except his enlistment for nine months in the year 1778, as aforesaid, he is unable to state the commencement or end of each tour, the men composing said company in the year 1776 served near the whole time and with very short Intermissions and it might be considered as one tour of duty and after that year until the close of the war, each man served full one fourth of the time during the time said River was navigable exclusive of considerable duty which was performed during the winter until after the winter of 1779 & 80. and as the men did not serve in regular terms, often changing to suit their domestick concerns, but doth verily believe, that had a record been kept of all the actual duty performed by the said Williamson, it would far exceed the time by him set forth especially in the first four years of said war, that is until the year 1780.
Sworn to and subscribed } the day and year aforesaid } Before me
his Tunis J. Tallman mark
Peter S. Stephens justice
I hereby certify that by reason of old age and infirmities he is unable to write his own name and therefore makes his mark. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Tunis J. Tallman and know him to be a man of truth and veracity whose statement is entitled to credit. Peter S. Stephens justice

Rockland county, ss.
I, Abraham Hogenkamp, Clerk of the County of Rockland, Do hereby certify, That Peter S. Stephens Esqr., — before whom the foregoing affidavit of Samis Sallman, and the annexed affidavit of James Palmer & Garret Williamson, were taken is a justice of the peace, in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature subscribed to the jurats there of and the different certificates, is his genuine genuine signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, this twentieth day of November 1830.
Am Hogenkamp Clerk

State of New York, Rockland County. On this seventeenth day of November, 1838. personally appeared before me Peter T Stephens, a justice of the peace, in and for said county, James Palmer and Garret Williamson residents of the town of Clarkstown in said county, who, being first duly sworn, accor- ding to law, did depose and say, that they were well acquainted with Nicholas Williamson in his life time, and knows that the said Nicholas Williamson died on the Eleventh day of January, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two, and that his widow Elizabeth (whose Maiden name was Myers) has remained a widow ever since that period. Sworn to, and subscribed,
The day and year aforesaid { James Palmer Before me { Garret Williamson Peter T Stephens Justice
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponents and know them to be a man of truth and veracity whose statements are entitled to credit, Peter T Stephens Justice

New York 2850
Elizabeth Williamson widow of Nicholas Williamson
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 11. January 1832 of Rockland Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the Reg't commanded by Col. Hay in the N. York line for 12 months & 25 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 42 Dollars 78 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of May 1839 and sent to David Pye Clarkstown, N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March '39 128.34 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 21.39
$149.73
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2 - Page 109

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22622
Elizabeth Williamson
Widow of
Nicholas Williamson
Rev Rev War
Arr: Mar 3 rd 1843
Index — Vol. 16 Page 365
[Arrangement of 1879.]

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22622
Elizabeth Williamson Wid of Nicholas Williamson Rev Rev War
Act: Mar 3 rd 1843
Index:—Vol. Ms , Page 345
[Arrangement of 1870.]

524
Elizabeth Williamson
Admit private $42.78 New York City Agency Send to David Pye Clarkstown N.Y.

State of New York } Rockland County. } ss
On this fourteenth day of April 1843 personally appeared before me Peter T Stephens - a justice of the peace, in and for said county, Elizabeth Williamson, a resident of the town of Clarkstown, in said county, aged seventy seven - years, who, being first duly sworn, accor- ding to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declara- tion, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Nicholas Williamson, who was private and sergeant in Col n A. Hanks Hays Regiment and Col n W m Grahams Regiment. That the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of July 7, 1830, was forty two dollars and seventy five cents - She further declares that she is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed, on the 14 th day of April 1843 day and year above written { Elizabeth Williamson before me Peter T Stephens Justice
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me to be such widow
Peter T Stephens Justice of the peace
Rockland County. ss
I, Abraham Hogenkamp, clerk of the County of Rockland, Do certify, that Peter T Stephens is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this Eighteenth day of April, 1843. Abm. Hogenkamp clerk