Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,540, William Turnbull, New York

SERVICE
SERVICE New York
Turnbull, William
NUMBER _____
S 42.540
CONTENTS

18,777.
New York.
William Turnbull
of Schenectady in the State of New York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick of the New York line, for the term of 3 years from 1777.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 7th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of Oct 18 and sent to Miss A. Landa, Esq. Schenectady, N.Y.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1822  $ 423 " 46    Semi anl. all'ce ending Mar 23  48 " 00    52 months  $ 471 " 46    28/30   
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1st May 1820

State of New York Schoharie County ss:
On the fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court being a court of Records for the said County commonly called the Court of Common Pleas William Turnbull aged about seventy five years Resident in said County of Schoharie & State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war upon the continental establishment from the year seventeen hundred and seventy five in the month of November in that year until the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, a part of the time in the company commanded by belonging to John Fisher and a part of the time in John Graham's a company belonging in the Regiment of Colonel George Van Schaick in the New York line in the manner more particularly set forth in a declaration made by this deponent on or about the first day of May 1818 in pursuance of the act of Congress passed the 18 th March 1818 and that I was taken a prisoner and held in bondage by the Indians from that time until after the close of the war in the manner also set forth in said declaration. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th March 1818 and that I have not nor had any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunder set forth and by me subscribed.

Ans Inventory of Applicant's property, viz:
one tobacco box 12 1/2 cents
one Jack knife 6
one pipe — 1 19 1/2
(Signed) William Turnbull
And this declarant also states upon oath as aforesaid that he is by trade a wagon maker from age and infirmity has not been able for several years to pursue that or any other business that about three years ago he experienced a stroke of the palsy under which he has been laboring since and but for the assistance of friends who are also in like circumstances must suffer for the necessaries of life or become a town pauper — That he this deponent has no family having lost his wife and five children
(Signed) William Turnbull
Sworn to and declared on the fourth day of October 1820 in open court John Swart, Clerk.
I John Swart Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do hereby certify that the aforesaid oath and the Schedule therein contained, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nineteen and one half cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this fourth day of October 1820
John Swart, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Scho: County.

William Trumbull
that the signature of Sir William Trumbull

City and County of Albany ss
I hereby certify that Gerrit Y Lansing was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Albany at the time of taking the within affidavit duly authorized to take the same and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature to the within affidavit to be his proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County 15 th January 1820
George Meekant Atty

State of New York Albany County ss:
Abraham Ten Eyck of the town of Watervliet in the County of Albany & State of New York being duly sworn deposes and saith that he was in the course of the revolutionary war paymaster of the First Regiment commanded by Colonel Goose Van Schaick in the New York line; that he knows that William Turnbull was a private in said Regiment but precisely how long Turnbull served this deponent doth not recollect - That upon an inspection of the pay rolls of said Regiment now in possession of this deponent he finds the name of the said William entered thereon during the whole of the year 1779 and the two first months of the year 1780 and this deponent saith that the pay rolls for the last ten months he this deponent belonged to the army, are either lost or mislaid and this deponent further saith that the name of the said William appears mostly on the list of Colonel Van Dyke's Company of said Regiment but that it was a very common thing to transfer the soldiers from one company to another - and this deponent further saith that according to the last account of the deponent the said William had been severely and dangerously
Abraham Ten Eyck
Sworn this 14 Day of Jan'y 1820 before me The three last lines first obliterated
Gerit Manning Judge Atty Coln pleas.

State of New York Schoharie County — } To wit
Pursuant to an act of the Congress of the United States of America entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war passed March 18 th 1818. I William Terrell of the Town and County of Schoharie and State aforesaid — do make a declaration under oath before the Honorable Darius Briggs Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the State aforesaid (the said Court being a Court of Record of the County and State aforesaid) In which I do reside) in the Terms following that is to say; I do solemnly swear and sincerely swear and declare that I am a resident citizen of the said United States to wit in the Town County and State aforesaid, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my Country for a support — I do further declare that I served in the war of the revolution against the common Enemy in the Capacity of and being a private soldier. that I enlisted in the year ninety five under Captain John Kitcher in the City of Albany for nine months Col. Van Schaick, Regiment 2 nd Battalion New York Line during which time I was with Genl. Montgomery in the attack upon Suebeck and at the expiration thereof was discharged. I then enlisted under Captain Benjamin Young Lieut. Colonel Kitchers Regiment for six months at the expiration of which time I was again discharged. I then enlisted under Captain John Graham Colonel Van Schaick's Regiment in the first Battalion for three years or during the war, was at the battle of Monmouth in the month of June 1778 and continued

in the service until Seventeen hundred and Eighty one when I was taken prisoner and tomahawked by the Indians under the command of Captain Brant - That having survived the effects of the tomahawks and three years bondage among the savages I fell into the hands of a French Trader near Detroit and was permitted by him to return to my Country where I found I found disbanded and of course neither drafted or received a discharge -
And I do further declare that pursuant to the act of Congress aforesaid I do fully and voluntarily relinquish all and every claim I have to any and every pension which has or might heretofore have been allowed me by the Laws of the United States of America - In witness whereof I have subscribed this declaration in the presence of the said Judge at the Town & County of Schoharie and in the State of New York on the fourth  seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen.
Witness Olney Briggs W. H. Cummings
William S. [unclear] William S. [unclear]
State of New York Schoharie County - ss
I Olney Briggs Esquire a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schoharie in the State of New York (the said Court being a court of Record

of the County and State aforesaid) in which William Turnboll — named in the aforesaid declaration doth reside do hereby certify to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America agreeable to the Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed March 18 th 1818. that the said William Turnboll personally appeared before me the said Judge on the seventh  Eighth day of April — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and in my presence subscribed the aforesaid declaration and at the same time in due form of law took an oath before me on the holy evangelist of Almighty God that the said declaration was true and I having examined the said William Turnboll touching the matters in the said declaration contained and I also having taken the deposition of Thomas Swords in — — — — — Accompanying these papers and being satisfied that such deposition was the best evidence in the power of the said William Turnboll — to produce I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Turnboll did serve in the Revolutionary war aforesaid against the common

during in the manner and for the time stated in his said declaration And that the said declara- tion is in other respects true - All which proceedings had before me and the testimony produced in this case I do respectfully certify and transmit to the Honorable the Secretary of War according to the act aforesaid Given under my hand and Seal at Schoharie this Eighth  tenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen -
Olney Briggs
State of New York Schoharie County S:
I hereby certify that Olney Briggs Esq. whose name is subscribed to the aforego- was at the time the same ing Certificate purports to have been made a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
in & for the County of Schoharie in the State of New York and still continues to be such as appears from the Records of the said Court now remaining in the office of the Clerk thereof In witness whereof the Seal of the said Court is hereunto affixed this 18 th day of May 1878
M. W. Enders Clerk

William Turnbull
Declaration
William Turnbull, private,
3 years, or during the war, in col o : Van Schrick's reg t N. York line.
8 th April, 1818.
Marked for Tenth
Olney Briggs, judge, Schonarie, N.Y. John Cummings, agent.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 11

State of New York Schokam County
Thomas Swind of the town & county of Schoharie & State of New York being duly sworn deposed and saith that he lived in Princetown in the county of Schoharie aforesaid during the Revolutionary war of the United States and was well acquainted with William Turnbull the person named in the aforesaid declaration who then lived in the town of O'Neight in the county of Delaware & State aforesaid and is a distant connection of this deponent. That he this deponent was well acquainted with the fact of the said Turnbull's going into the service and continuing therein pretty much thro' the war and and also that he was taken prisoner towards the close thereof by the Indians and has no doubt from what he knew and understood at the time and has heard from the said Turnbull since of the truth of his story as set forth in said declaration and for the said 201 dated Apr 8 th 1811
Sworn this 8 th day of April 1818 before me Olney Briggs Judge of the Schoharie Court of Common Pleas
Thomas suov
State of New York } Scholam County } I Olney Briggs Esquire still being Judge as mentioned in the aforesaid declaration & certificate do for the certify that I am personally acquainted with William Turnbull mentioned in the aforesaid certificate and am fully satisfied that his indigence is such as mentioned in his said declaration & entitles him to the benefits of the aforesaid act - Dated Sept 22 nd 1818 Olney Briggs -

Pension Office May 9 th 1826
The Judge will certify that from the reduced circumstances of the applicant he needs the assistance of his county for support. The Affidavit of M c Levand has not prove the length of service. The deposition of 2 credible & disinterested witnesses duly taken & authenticated proving that the applicant faithfully served as a soldier in Declaration - 9 months or longer in the army or as a prisoner of that the army was disbanded which prevented the obtainment of her discharge it be accepted.

State of New York
Schoharie County ss. Thomas Swarts whose affidavit is herunto annexed & has been heretofore submitted to the honourable the Secretary of War, being duly sworn deposeth and saith in addition to what he has stated in said affidavit that he understood & verily believes that William Turnbull mentioned in the annexed declaration enlisted in the Spring of 1775 and continued in the Revolutionary service until the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty when he returned home on furlough to the town of Cortright in Delaware County in the state of New York, when he was taken prisoner and was conducted to Canada by the Indians & kept such prisoner to the close of the war - That the grounds of his knowledge & belief upon this subject are the uniform declarations of himself the said William his father & other friends - during the time and since his service; the personal interview this deponent had with him at Schenectady in the year 1776 and again at Farrytown in 1778 soon after the battle at Monmouth and again at Schenectady the following winter, at which several times this deponent knows he belonged to the army of the United States - This deponent also saw him immediately after his return from his imprisonment as aforesaid and had from him a similar account of such imprisonment to the one set forth in said declaration, and that such account was then & still is fully confirmed by the wounds & scars upon his hands & head - and further this deponent saith that he belonged to Colonel Van Schaick's Regiment, - and further this deponent saith not
Sworn the 15 July 1820. before J. H. Tiffany, a judge of the Gen. Pleas of Schoharie Co. N. York
Thomas Swarts

Schoharie County N.Y. State of New York
Nicholas Van Renselaer of the county of town of Greenbush in the County of Rensselaer being duly sworn deposes and saith that he was was an officer towards at first, an ensign and after ward a captain to a company in Colonel Van Schack's Regiment from about the beginning until the month of March in the year 1780 or 2 of the  the Revolutionary War. That William Turnbull mentioned in the foregoing de and annexed declaration called upon him this deponent and was immediately recognized as a person well known to this deponent in the aforesaid service. That this deponent does not distinctly recollect the duration of his the said Turnbull's service but from conversation with him upon various subjects which transpired at that time this deponent is induced to give full credit to what is stated in his afore- said declaration in regard to the length nature & termina- tion of his the said William's service
Sworn this 2 nd day of August 1820 before me W m Cumming Commissioner
Nich s Van Rensselaer
Schoharie County N.Y. I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Nicholas Van Rensselaer and know him to sustain a respectable standing in life as to property, truth and veracity - Date August 7 th 1820 W m Cumming Commissioner

State of New York Schoharie County
I John Smart, Clerk of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Schoharie. Do hereby certify that Isaac H. Tiffany whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit and Certificate was at the time said affidavit and certificate bear date, and now is a Judge of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Schoharie aforesaid, and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe the signature of Isaac H. Tiffany to said affidavit and Certificate to be in his own proper hand writing — And I do further certify that John Cumming whose name is subscribed to the within Affidavit and certificate, was, a commissioner, in and for the County of Schoharie aforesaid at the time the last mentioned affidavit and certificate bear date, and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said commissioner, and verily believe that the signature of John Cumming to said affidavit and certificate to be in his own proper hand writing, And I further certify that the said Tiffany and Cumming are by virtue of their aforesaid offices duly qualified to take affidavits to be read in the Supreme or any other Court of record in this State.
In testimony of all which I subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court of common pleas this seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty —
John Smart Clerk

State of New York,
County of Schenectady ss -
Carrie on the seventh tenth day, of September, in the year of our Lord One thou- sand eight hundred and twenty two - William Schenck in Scho- harie, a resident of the County of Schenectady, being duly sworn, deposes, and says that he is true to the best of his knowledge deposes in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 10 th March 1810, - and the 20 th of May 1820 - that he the said William Schenck enlisted in the year 1815 in Capt John Gra- ham's Company Col. Van Rensselaer's Regiment New York Line. Went to Canada under the command of General Montgomery, and continued in service belonging to said Company & Regiment at the taking of Genl. Burgoyne and

at the battle of Monmouth. State of New Jersey - until the year 1780 when he was taken a Prisoner by the British - and carried to Canada where he remained a prisoner until the close of the War - and that he has no other evidence in his favour, but what is annexed, and, I do solemnly swear, that I was resident, Citizen of the United States on the 10 th of March 1781 - & that I have not, at any time, since that time, by Gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of any part property, or any part thereof, with the intent thereby to or to diminish the or to bring myself within the provision of an Act, of Congress, - entitled an Act, to provide for the their prisoners engaged, in the land & naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary War - and that I have not, at any time, since, been

any person for any dishonored draft, property in trust, or securities, loan tracts, or debts due to me - nor have I any other than what is con- tained in the schedule hereto- annexed, and by me subscribed
Schedule -
William Gumbull - aged 74 - years past family none -
Property neither real nor personal Occupation Weaver old and unable to procure a livelihood depending on friends
William his Gumbull mark
Sworn to, and declared on the 17 th day of September 1822 - in Open Court before Gardner Cleveland Esq. First Judge James A. Pyley. Postcomm Henry Gates Jury - Judges - J. Lillie & Gordon Heck

I Julius A. Honda Clerk of the County of Schenectady, do, certify that the foregoing Deeds, and the schedule thereto annexed, are taken in Open Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court, that the value of the property is worth nothing as per Testimony given, I subscribe my Name & affix the Official seal of the Court at Albany - On this day personally the 17 th of September 1812
Julius A. Honda Clerk Court Com - O'Neal Schenectady - Co.

State of New York, County of Schenectady . James Lighthall a revolutionary soldier being duly sworn, deposes, & saith, that he he was acquainted with Willi- am Tumbull a revolutionary soldier in the year One thou- sand seven hundred & seventy five & seventy six during the expedition in Canada, under the command of General Mont- gomery. & that with the
sworn before me the 21 st day of August 1892
Simon H. Groot Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
James L. Lighthall Mark

I certify, that to the best of my Knowledge, & believe - the Deposition James Lighthall - is a credible Witness. Given under my Hand the 21 st day of August 1822
Simon A Groot Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

State of New York, County of Schenectady
{ John McLean of the County of Schenectady, a soldier in the revolutionary war, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he is, and good and true acquaintance with William Turnbull, a revolutionary soldier belonging to Capt. John Galsworthy's Company, Col. Van Schaick's Regiment in the New York line, in the years One Thousand seven hundred & seventy six, seventy seven, seventy eight, & seventy nine, until the Month of April. One Thousand seven hundred & eighty, when the said William Turnbull was taken a Prisoner by the Enemy, and further saith not.
Sworn before me John the 21-day of August 1822
John McLean Deputy
Simon A Groot Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

I certify that to the best of knowledge & belief the Deposition of John McLean to me known, is a credible witness. Given under my Hand the 21 st day of August 1822 — Simon A Groot Jr. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
State of New York  County of Schenectady ss. I certify that Simon A Groot Esq. whose signature appears to the indorsement of the Affidavits of James Lighfoot, and John McLean, is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas county aforesaid
In testimony whereof I subscribed my Name and affixed the Official Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County the 17 th day of September 1822 —
James A. Howland Clerk

State of New York
County of Schenectady ss - Alexander Clayton of the County of Schenec- tady, deponent and saith that he was acquainted with Wil- iam Turnbull - a revolutionary soldier - in the year One thou- sand eight hundred and sixty- and that they were fellow pri- soners together, taken by the British under the command of Capt. Brandt. & further saith not
Sworn the 17 th day of March 1872 Alexander T. Clayton
J. Tucker Clerk

I certify that to the best of knowledge the Deponent Alexander Campbell is a credible Witness in Living under my Hand this 17 th day of September 1822
B. Tucker Jr. Clerk
State of New York
County of Schenectady Clerk's Office I certify that Benjamin Tucker Esq r whose signature appears to the Indenture of the within Affidavit of Alexander Campbell is a Justice of the Peace of said County. — I testify where of, I subscribe my Name and affix the Official seal of the County of Schenectady this 17 th day of September 1822
Julius A. Horton Clerk

At a Court of Common Pleas held, for the county of Sussex today, at the City Hall of the City of Sussex today, on Tuesday the seventeenth day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty two —
Present
Gardner Newland Esq. 1 st Judge — James V. L. Ryley — Richard P. 2 nd Judge — Henry Gates Jr. Mayor
In the matter of William Svenbull a Revolutionary Soldier — On the production of the Declaration of William Svenbull a revolutionary soldier — applying for a pension under the Acts of the 10 th day of March 1818, and the 1 st of May 1820. accompanied with the Affidavits of John McLean — James Lightall , and Alexander Logston , and on examination of the schedule of the property of the said William

Sidnball - a revolutionary soldier - Ordered and adjudged from the credibility of the testimony exhibited that the same allowed by the court - and that the Clerk transmit the vouchers to the Secretary of War for approbation -
Per Curiam -
Willis A. Gould Clerk
State of New York.
County of Saratoga Clerks Office - ss.
I certify that within to be a true copy of the Minutes of the Court of Common Pleas. Justices Tennant, Volney, I subscribe my name & affix the Official Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County. The 17 th day of September -
1822
Willis A. Gould Clerk

42 540
INVALID.
Rey
File No. 42 540
William Turnbull
Dr. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 578
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I am requested to state to the War department, in behalf of Mr: Turnbull, that the original declaration papers, accompanying his papers were not presented to the Court, on account of his not having them with him when his application was made to the Court - which will account for their not being Copied and Certified.
J. Smart Clerk. Scho: Com klees

Schenectady Sept 23 —
The Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Mr. Turnbull John A. Sanford Schenectady, N.Y. Recd 27 Sept 1822 See also Washington
3 years from 1947 of the Mt. 1818

Sir
Inclosed you have an Application on of William Turnbull. with the Vouchers accompanying - for a position as a revolutionary soldier, I am requested to ask your early Attention on Account of his Indigent Circumstances - he has nothing, unable to work old and unwilling to be a can- didate for the Poor House -
Silverdale Sept r 21. 1822 -
With esteem & respect
Yours -
James Gordon
J. G. Edwards Esq m