Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17168, Adam Van Patten, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Van Patten, Adam
8 17 168
Carded
CONTENTS

New York N o 24952 -
Adam Van Patten
Schenectady Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the _____ commanded
Captain _____ of the R. G. V. commanded
Col. Wemple in the N. York Inf.
for 6 months 14 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 21 Dollars _____ Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25. day of March 1834 and sent to G. F. Yates Schenectady N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1834 63.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. " 10.50 $ 73.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4 Page 88
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838, from 4 March 1838 to 4 March 1839. A/gt notified 1. May 1840

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In the matter of the application of Adam V m Patten for a pension Proceedings
No 84: to the care of Giles F. Yates Schenectady (N.Y.)

State of New York } County of Schenectady }
On this nineteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county now sitting Adam Van Patten a resident of the town of Rotterdam in said county & State, aged about 75 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
He was Born in the town of Westerlo within the township of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady (then Albany) in the State of New York on the seventeenth day of November 1757.
He has no record of his age, but that of his Baptism is in the Register of Baptisms in possession of the Dutch Church Schenectady where he was called into the service of the United States in the army of the revolution, he was living in said town - and since the revolutionary war he has lived in the same place & in the County of Montgomery and he now lives in the town of Rotterdam - aforesaid
He entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
Early in the year 1776 he was enrolled in Captain John Van Patten's Company of Militia in the Regiment whereof Abraham Wemple was Colonel. His other Company & field officers whom he recollects were Funi's Swart Lieutenant, & Abraham Swits & Myn Dert Wemple Majors.

The claimant served in said Company of Captain John Van Patten under one engagement until the end of said war.
The town of Wastina where he resided when he entered said service being a frontier one, it was of consequence continually exposed to incursions from the Indians & Tories. Said town had a fortres at which the members of said Company were required to mount guard continually. The claimant in common with the other members of said Company mounted guard at said fortres. Besides mounting guard as aforesaid he was often called out to distant posts and passes in more immediate danger of attack. During these troublous times, and not entertaining the most distant idea that he would ever be called upon to give an account of the particular periods of time he was engaged in these expeditions & services in the cause of liberty and his country, he kept or made no memorandum thereof. He cannot therefore possibly specify these periods, nor yet all the expeditions & tours of duty in which he engaged. The principal of them which he now recollects, were as follows.
In the month of September 1776 he marched to Fort Edward & was there engaged in garrison duty about three weeks and at Fort Ann about 14 days.
In the fall of the year last named the enemy under Sir John Johnson being expected to make a descent on the country about Johnstown, he was called out to

that place & performed duty there about one month -
In the last of June, or beginning of July 1777, he was called out to fort Edward, and served with the American army during the retreat of General Schuyler, for about two months - was then taken sick with the Camp distemper & permitted to go home being unfit for military duty.
He has performed garrison duty at the middle fort in Schoharie on two occasions, he thinks in the year 1778, for the term of about two weeks each.
He served on many occasions as a scout to Sacondaga & the precincts of Western aforesaid.
He served with a detachment that guarded General Schuyler to German Flatts when the enemy under Sir John Johnson destroyed the settlements on the Mohawk river.
He was several times in pursuit of a noted tory by the name of Joseph Bellis.
He was on a tour of duty at Sacondaga & was there engaged with some troops under General Clinton in erecting fortifications.
He performed one month's service at Stone Arabia under Captain John Myndse - about three weeks at Half-moon Point under Ensign Ephraim Snow. One week at Kaughnawaga - & one month

in the Quartermaster's service at Fort Ann. The whole period he was out in actual service exceeds twelve months.

THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz: Generals St. Arnold , Gates , Schuyler , Gaansvoort , Colonel Van Dyck , Col. Willett & all the officers of Colonel Memple's Regiment afore said —
He never received any written discharge from the service.
He has no — documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except those whose depositions are hereunto annexed —
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year first aforesaid
John S. Vrooman
Clerk.
his Adam  †  V m  Patten mark
County of Schenectady p.
On the day & year first aforesaid personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid now sitting, Frederick † Van Patten a resident of the town of Glanville in said County, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was in the time of the revolution- ary war & is now well acquainted with Adam Van Patten who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that this Deponent & said Adam served in the same Company together during said war, to wit in the Company commanded by John Van Patten aforesaid — & this de

Deponent knows said Adam served in said company for the term set forth in said declaration, to wit from the year 1775 until the end of said war - this Deponent remembers to have seen said Adam Van Patten perform military duty in said Company at Schoharie, Johnstown, Cobleskill, Fort Ann and at other posts in said declaration mentioned & knows that he engaged in several excursions after Joseph Brant & other Tories & also knows that said Adam when not out in these excursions and expeditions mounted guard at Westerlo aforesaid - I further saith not.
Frederick Van Patten
Subscribed & sworn
in Open Court this
19 th October 1832
John S. Voorhman Clerk
On the day and else aforesaid in like manner personally appeared in open Court before the Judges aforesaid James J. Peek a resident of the town of Rotterdam in said County who being duly sworn saith, that he was in the time of said war & is now well acquainted with Adam Van Patten, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration, that this Deponent was a member of said Company of Captain John Van Patten during said war & knows said Adam served therein as by him stated in said declaration - has been out with him in several expeditions to Switzerbergh, Buttersbergh & other places besides mounting guard at Westerlo aforesaid.
Subscribed & sworn in
James J. Peek
open Court this, 19 th day
Oct 1832 John S. Voorhman Clerk

WE John Corl residing in the City of Schenectady , in the county of Schenectady aforesaid, and Barent Sanders residing in the town of Glenville in said County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Adam Van Patten who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid
John S. Wooman
Clerk.
John Corl Barent Sanders.
AND THE SAID COURT do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Barent Sanders who signed the above certificate resides in said town of Glenville & that John Corl who also signed the same, is a resident in the city of Schenectady & are both — credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John S. Wooman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Schenectady do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Adam Van Patten for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Nineteenth day of October , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John S. Wooman Clerk

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Adams Van Patten Schenectady 6° N. York
Adams Van Patten
Feb. 14 34
Admitted
Private 6 mo & 9 days
Giles S. Yates ag Schenectady N York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Adam Van Patten Schenectady Co. N. York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enrolled 1776 about 21 Private Capt Van Patten Col Mumpfe Motavia Ag 10 75 Bro. Van Patten   " about 14 1 st Lieut Major Smith Flann Schenectady   1777 about 1 Major Mumpfe Flann Ag 10 75 Dr. J. Puke   1778 about 2 Gen Schenck German Traditionary   28 Gen Clinton Flatts   1 Capt Mumpfe Sacandaga   about 21 Capt Mumpfe St. Lawrence   7 Half Moon   1 2 nd Lieut Coughna   The whole time he says 1  
b. 9
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
On a relinquishment of all claim for revolutionary service under the act of June 7, 32 the applicant will be allowed a pension for 6 mos & 9 days

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

August 12, '14
Pension Dept. Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please see if the following men were pensioners from the Revolutionary war: Martin Van Alstyne and Adam Van Patten .
and oblige, Mildred L. Robbins 100 Genesee St. New Hartford N.Y.

17.168 INVALID.
1914, Aug. 18. Hist. to Mrs. Mildred L. Robbins Br 1914 Oct. 16 Ad. for Int. Dept. furnished necessary data. Letter returned.
File No. 17.168
Adams Van Patten
Dr. Rev. Mrs.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 478
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 24 th , 1840,
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Adam Van Patten, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty one Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1838, to the 1 st March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Schenectady Mar 17. 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir
The papers in the matter of the application of Adam Van Patten for a pension under the act of 7 th June 1832, were returned for a relinquishment of all claim under said act beyond six months, and nine days. Such relinquishment Mr. Van Patten has now given, and the same with the other papers in his case you will receive herewith.
I have the honor to be
Yours
J. L. Edwards

V.I.W. Rev. War Section.
October 16, 1914.
The Auditor for Interior Department, Treasury Department.
Sir:--
In reply to your letter dated the 12 th instant, you are furnished the data called for therein:
Martin A. Van Alstine SS, F. No. 23,036 Rev. War.
Certificate No. 30,537,
Issued April 5, 1836,
$121. per annum,
Commencing March 4, 1831, under Act June 7, 1832, New York Agency cy.
Adam Van Patten S.F. No. 17,168 Rev. War.
Certificate No. 24,952,
Issued March 25, 1834,
$ 21. per annum,
Commencing March 4, 1831, under Act June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Tieman Acting Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Adam Van Patten a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 17168.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 served at various times to end of war, amount- ing to Over 1 yr. Pri. John Van Patten Roseboom John Mynderse Abraham Temple ✓ ✓ N. Y.  
Battles engaged in, _____ ✓ _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Westina, N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Oct 19. 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Rotterdam, Schenectady Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. Nov. 17. 1757, at Westina, Schenectady Co. N.Y.
Remarks: There is no data relative to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Supplemental Affidavit
State of New York County of Schenectady } ss. Adam Van Patten of the town of Rotterdam in said County being further duly sworn saith in addition to the facts by him set forth in his declaration under the act of June 17 th 1832, that he served not less than the periods mentioned below, at the following places, under the following named officers in the grade of a private soldier - to wit -
-21 In the month of September 1776, he performed garrison duty at fort Edward for the term of three weeks, & at fort Ann for the term of fourteen days under the immediate command of his Captain John Van Patten aforesaid
In the fall of the same year & after his service as aforesaid at Fort Ann he marched with a detachment of militia from said Regiment to Butlersburg and Johnstown to repel an expected invasion of the enemy under Sir John Johnson, said Sir John having broken his parole in the beginning of this year & gone to Canada from whence he was expected to make a descent upon the inhabitants of Troyon County On this occasion there were several officers from said Regiment who had command of the Schenec- tady militia, but this deponent cannot possi- bly remember which. In this expedition he 1- was under arms at least thirty days -
On the last of June or first of July 1777, he marched under the immediate command of Captain Jesse Van Slyck to fort Edward & served there in the garrison & in the field during the retreat of General Schuyler for a term 2- exceeding two months.
A noted Tory by the name of Joseph Bettis & his associates, did great injury to the Amer

3- ican cause by communicating intelligence to the enemy, and gave the country great uneasiness & trouble for two or three years - Spies and detached parties were again and again sent in pursuit of them but without success. He was at length however taken & hung at Albany. The Defendant was four or five times in pursuit of them to Ballstown & places adjacent, and in search of other Tories to Schoharie, Galway & places about Westina. This Defendant cannot possibly specify all these different tours nor the names of the officers he served under in each yet is certified that he was under arms in these tours for a term in the whole not less than forty days -
This Defendant mounted guard at Westina upon an average one day in each week for at least two years under the immediate Command of said Captain Van Patten & other officers of said Company - and this Defendant is certified that he thus served for a term in the whole exceeding three months
28 During the year 1778, this Defendant performed garrison duty at the middle fort of Schoharie on two occasions for the term of two weeks each time under the immediate Command of one Captain Roseboom & this term of four weeks was exclusive of the time taken in marching to & from said fort - He served for eight days with the detachment that escorted General Schuyler to the German flats when the enemy destroyed the settlements in the valley of the Mohawk. He was on this occasion under the Command some of of the officers of said Regiment but cannot now call to mind which of them -
He served for the term of two weeks

with a detachment of militia from said Regiment detailed to perform fatigue duty at Sacondaga. On this occasion he served fourteen days under command of General Clinton
He performed garrison duty under the immediate command of Captain John Myn- dorse at Fort Paris in Stone Arabia for one month - He performed garrison duty at Halfmoon point for the term of twenty- -20 days under Ensign Ephraim Snow In the year 1780 at Caughnawaga for the term of week under Captain Van Patten aforesaid - and for the aforesaid service of more than one year this Deponent claims a pension - and while he thus served he did not engage in any civil pursuit whatever -
Subscribed & Sworn this 22 nd Day of October 1833 before me
His Adam X V r Patten mark
J. D. Harman Justice of the peace
County of Schenectady,
Clerk's office I hereby certify, that Joshua D. Harman before whom the foregoing deposition of Adam Van Patten purports to have been sworn was at the time thereof & is now one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County - that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe the signature to the same purporting to be his, is genuine
Witness myspace="1"> Witness my hand & the Seal of said County, this Eighteenth Day of November 1833 -
John J. Vrooman Clerk

State of New York County of Schenectady } ss
I, Adam Van
Patten do swear that I am the same person referred to and described in the within affidavit, and in the original proceedings to which said affidavit is supplementary, as an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 th June 1832. And I hereby relinquish my claim for a pension under said act on account of services rendered by me in the war of the revolution beyond six months and nine days - and I claim a pension only for said six months and nine days services.
Subscribed & sworn } This 15 th day of March } 1834, before me }
Adam V o Patten mark
D. Harman
Justice of the peace
State of New York County of Schenectady } ss
J. Giles T. Yates
Deputy Clerk of said County, do hereby certify
that Joshua D. Harman Esq before whom the foregoing relinquishment was taken, was on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, & that his signature above written is genuine. Witness my hand & the seal of said County.
This fifteenth day of March 1834
J. Giles T. Yates Deputy Clerk