Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11782, Henry Willis, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Willis, Henry
S. 11782
CONTENTS
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11.782 INVALID.
File No. 11.782
Henry Willis Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 410
[Arrangement of 1870.]

656 New York
Henry Willis.
of New York Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Lawrence other of the regt commanded by Col Stratton & other in the N. York Milia- tine for two years from 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of October 1832 and sent to Hon. C. C. Lambrecht, New York
Arrears to 4th of September 1832 120. - Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 1833 40. -
$ 160.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk. Book D, Vol. 5 Page 155.

J. L. $80 per share Edwards Esq. B Western Dept. Washington D.C.
OCT 1

New York Octo. 1832
Sir,
I enclose you the papers of Henry Wills an applicant for a pension if they are satisfactory please to send the certificate to me.
I am
With great respect
Movable
C. C. Cambridge
J. L. Edwards Esq

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the Seventh June 1832.
State of New York City & County of New York ss:
On this twenty second day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of New York, Henry Willis a resident of the City and County of New York in the State of New York aged Seventy Three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That in the month of July in the year 1776 this Deponent being then a resident in the Town of Fishkill in the County of Dutchess and State of New York - Volunteered and enlisted for a five months service in a Company of the New York State Troops or Militia of which Stephen Owysa was the Captain, Andrew Lawrence and Jacob Horton were the Lieutenants in a regiment Commanded by Colonel Swartwout. That soon after the Company was organised it march- ed to Kings Bridge and remained there about three months, when on the approach of a Superior force of the British it retreated to S. Washington, thence to Fort Lee, thence through the State of New Jersey and up the river Hudson and camped at Verplank's Point, thence marched towards White Plains, when upon the approach of British Army, said Company again retreated to Pikeskill and thence to Fort Constitution opposite West Point where it remained until about Christmas when the five months for which it had been enlisted expired. Deponent having faithfully served out the full period for which he was enlisted in said Company was dismissed with the rest of the privates, but received no written discharge. Deponent further saith that in April or May in the year 1777 he again enlisted as a Substitute, volunteering in the place of other men who were drafted, for a service of three months, in a Company of which Henry Wyckoff was the Captain and Abraham Dent one of the Lieutenants. Deponent served out his full three months in said Company at Fort Constitution opposite West Point, there being another Company of the Regiment Stationed with them. The rest of the Regiment was at Fort

Montgomery. Soon after the expiration of his three months Service, Deponent enlisted as a Volunteer in a Company of Rangers under Captain Ezekiel Cooper for one year. Immediately after enlisting Deponent was taken Sick so as to be unable for some time to do duty but as soon as he recovered he joined the Company and served out his year. The duties and occupations of the Company consisted in scouring the Country and performing such duties as were detailed for them from time to time. At part of the time they were at Poughkeepsie acting as Guards for Governor Clinton, while there, they were sent once or twice to Hartford Connecticut in charge of Prisoners. In the fall of the year 1778 Deponent was employed as a Substitute in a Company of which according to the best of his recollection Henry Wychoff was Captain, for two months and a half at West Point, in working on the Fortifications and other military duty and having served out the period for which he had engaged was regularly dismissed. Deponent further saith that he again enlisted for the last time in the New York State Troops in a Company commanded by Captain Gilbert Livingston in Colonel Albert Pawlings Regiment. That he enlisted in said Company as appears by the annexed Certificate of his said Captain Gilbert Livingston about the First of May in the year 1781 for eight months and served out his time at a place called the Frontiers near Saugerties in the State of New York, and at the expiration of his term about the last of December in the same year was dismissed. Deponent further saith he never received any written discharge nor has he any documents or papers relating to his service during the Revolutionary War. That of all the officers with whom he served Captain Livingston is the only one whom he believes to be now alive. Deponent further saith that at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War, his Mother who resided at Cornwall in the County of Orange and State of New York was a Widow with one daughter and three sons of whom Deponent was one, and all three sons turned out in defence of their Country. Deponent further saith that he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. Henry Willis

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Helen Atten Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas for the City & County of New York
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Sol- dier and served as he states -
City & County of New York ss We Duncan Dunbar a Clergyman residing the City of New York and Henry A Ten Broek residing in the same City hereby Certify that we are Well acquainted with Henry Willis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy three years old that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Duncan Dunbar
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid as to Henry A Ten Broek
Henry A Ten Broek
Helen Atten Clk. and by her Duncan Dunbar
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
W. I. Green
Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas for the City & County of New York
City & County of New York ss. I Abraham Atten Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of New York do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Willis for a Pension - In tes- timony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty ninth  second day of September in the year 1832
Abraham Atten Clerk

Henry Willis - Application for a Pension

State of New York Rensselaer ss Harrison Co. ss Gilbert Livingston of the Town of Kingsbury in the County of Washington being duly sworn saith that in the year 1781 he served as a Captain in Colonel Albert Pauling's Regiment in the New York State troops. that Harry Willis served as a private in the Company commanded by this deponent from about the first of May until the latter part of December following of the year 1781. Sworn & subscribed this 20 th day of August 1832 before me Gilbert Livingston J. M. Conike , One of the Judges of Rensselaer County Court & Court in the Superior
State of New York County of Rensselaer ss I Archibald Ball Clerk of said County Do hereby certify that Isaac M c Conike Esq. before whom the foregoing affida- vit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County being a Court of Record. that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature "I. M c Conike" thereto subscribed to be gen- uine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 20 th day of August 1832.
Archibald Ball Clerk