Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 26974, Gotfrield Young, New York

SERVICE
New York
Young, Gottfried or Youngs, Godfrey
NUMBER
S 26974
CONTENTS

26974 Rev. INVALID.
File No. 26,974
Gotfield Young Corp N.Y. Misc
Act: .....
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 496
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Springfield N.Y. August 3 rd -
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The Honorable John
Mr. Eaton
Recd. Augt. 1824
for formal certificate
Sir
Calhoun Esquire Secy of War Washington City

September 30, 1941.
The carbon copy of the letter of March 31, 1831 written to the Pension Agent at Albany shows that Gotfried Young (alias Godfrey) is deceased; that his widow is living who is entitled to pension due at his death.
Sec. of War - Herkimer County Invalids - death shown as July 31, 1830.
I.L. Lerch Vet. Archives.

State of New York
Haberern County I Godfrey Youngs of the Town of Mendon in the County of Haberern  Mendon being fully sworn against and scath there is no identical person mentioned and described in the original Certificate hereto annexed executed by Abraham Tom Brook & Phelps Schuyler attested by Thomas Pratt Clerk bearing date on the 22 d day of Sept in the year one thousand nine hundred and eighty six
Subscribed and sworn
This 21 st day of July 1824
By me
Henry Brown
First Judge of Habs. Gen. Pleas.
Godfrey + Youngs
State of New York Haberern County p.
I Henry Brown First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Haberern do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Godfrey Young who made the above affidavit and that I know him to be the identical person therein described and that full scath and credit is due to his testimony under oath - I subscribe Haberern 6 th July 21 st 1824
Henry Brown

State of New York Clerks Office Sullivan County — " —
ss: I. Jacob Fox Clerk of said County Do hereby certify that Henry Bronson whose name is subscribed to the prece- ding certificate was at the time of making the said
certificate First Judge of the said County and duly qualified to act as such. And that the signature of said Henry Bronson to said cer- tificate is the proper hand writing of the said Judge. In witness whereof I have this twent fourth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty four. Set my hand and affixed the seal of said County.
Jacob Fox Clerk

We The Subscribers Abraham Ten Broeck and Philip Schuyler Do certify that upon an Examination, in pursuance of the Law, entitled an act making Provision for Officers, Soldiers and Seamen who have been disabled in the service of the United States, Passed the 22 d of April, 1786, We Do find that Godfrey Young residing in the State of New York aged about thirty four years late a corporal in Capt. Coopers Company in the Regt. of Militia commanded by Colonel Clyde and claiming Relief under the Act of Congress, recited in the said law, as an Invalid in Fact, and that he became disabled in the service of the United States in consequence of a Wound in the lower part of his Belly on the 15 th Day of August 1777 and Do find further certify that upon the principles of the said Act of Congress the said Godfrey Young is entitled to the sum of five Dollars per month given under our hands, in the City of Albany on the Twenty second Day of September in the

The year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Six A.D. Jan Bruech
Oh Schuyler.
I Certify the foregoing to be a true Copy from the Original Certificate as recorded in the State Auditors Office
Thos Pratt Clerk
Godper Young
Godper Young

New York.
Gottfried (alias Godfrey) Young Corporal,
Captain Copeman's company of the Col. Colyde's regiment of Militia.
Ratio of disability, total.
Date of discharge
Inscribed on the roll of the New-York reg. at Five dollars per month, the amount of which increased to $8.00 per mo: by law of the 24 th April 1816.
Formal Certificate of pension issued the 1 st of Sept: 1821 and sent to D. Van Horne, Esq. Danube, N. York.
Arrears to 4th
Semi-ann. all'ce ending
Dead. See letter to B. Knowen Per Agt. L. A. Loomis, 23 rd March 1831.

Danube July 29 th 1824-
Profir
inclosed I Return Godfrey Youngs affidavit. he has been qualified. by a Judge of this County. Herkimer, and certified by the County Clerk the same as Richard & Murphy. he is in hopes it will be found to be correct & satisfactory to the Department — Conrad Frans an Old Revolutionary Soldier applied under the act of 1818. and was placed on the pension list. and has since been suspended. and he supposes through the influence of some person or persons to him unknown. more out of inuendo to him than for the publick good.
I am well acquainted with Mr. Frans and believe he was a true faithful and valuable Soldier during the war. and was in most of the important Battles. and received several wounds. it is true he has or had a piece of Land & Bargained it away with his son in law. in 1807. who has a large family & he himself a poor tool. which leaves the old man a Very scanty support. he thinks it is Very hard that his pension is stop't. while others draw. that did nothing in the war compared to what he underwent & performed. but says if nothing can be allowed him. that he would be glad to have his Discharge sent back to him it was sent on with his Application in 1818 — he prizes his Discharge Very highly because it is signed by Washington. a name he Venerates above all all others on Earth — I hope I may be excused for writing this as I have no other motive in it. but to gratify a Worthy old Soldier —
Your Humble Servant — D r Van Klief
The Hon. J. C. Calhoun Esq. Sec y of War —