Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,922, Peter Young, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Young, Peter
S 11,922
CONTENTS
Carded.

No. 050 New York Peter Young
of Minden in the State of New York who was a Private in the Corps commanded by Captain Dipe — of the Regt commanded by Colonel Clyde in the New York line for 19 Months and 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 65 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct 1833 and due to H. Adams Flatplain
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 35 $163 93 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th inst 32 77 $196 70
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by John C. Hays Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1. Page 83
6000 220 6555
13106 3277 16393

159571
Pete Young's Plasium paper
872
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State of New York
County of Montgomery ss;
On the 19 th day September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Now Sitting, Peter Young a resident of the town of Minden in the County of State of New York, aged Seventy three years in July last, 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. — That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein after mentioned —
That about the first of May 1778 he was called into service in a company of Militia men, commanded by Capt. Adam Sipe, Lieut. Jacob Matthieu & ensign, thinks, William Suber in Colo. Glycer Regiment, was called to the Gaysburg, a few miles South of Fort Plank, then kept on duty about a week, then marched to Cherry Valley, about fifteen miles South of the Mohawk River, was there stationed & kept on duty, thinks, twenty five days besides marching to & from that place, then returned home to the Mohawk River, where he was at different times called out on duty to guard the inhabitants & settlement from the Indians & Tories, as occasion required, until about the 10 th of November following. When they were again called to Cherry Valley to guard that place from the Indians & Tories under Brant & Butler, that they arrived there not in time to save it, but soon after its destruction, that they remained there a short time, assisted in burying the dead & then returned again to the Mohawk River, That he was an acting sergeant in Capt. Sipe's Company and did, as he believes, during this season three months actual duty in the service of his Country —
That about the first of April 1779. he was

passed and taken with government baggage from Fort Plain up the Mohawk River to Fort Schuyler, a distance of about forty miles, was then left transporting baggage & property for the government from the Mohawk River across to Wood Creek, about Eight Miles, for several companies then under Colo. Van Schaick, Lieut. Colo. Willet & Majr. Lockman who were then about to march against the Onondaga Indians. And that he was employed in this service about a month, without any compensation or contract, but that he was passed & compelled to go as above mentioned -
That about the last of May in that year he was called to Fort Plank by his said Captain, then kept on duty at different times, as he was required, until the latter part of June, when he was again passed, taken to Canajoharie, a few miles below Fort Plank, & then employed in assisting in transporting the govern- ment boats & baggage from that place to Otsego lake, a distance of about twenty miles, when Genl. Clintons Army crossed over to join Genl. Sullivan, that he was so engaged about two weeks, and that the service was not done under a contract, nor has he received any compensation therefor -
That afterwards and during that season he was called to Fort Plank on duty at different times as his services were required until some time in November following, when danger & hostilities for this season ceased, that while in service during that season at Fort Plank as aforesaid, he was an acting Sergeant And that his whole duty during that season amounted, as he believes, to three months duty in the service of his country -
That about the first of January 1780, he enlisted & entered the service of his country under Capt. John Denny at Canajoharie in the County aforesaid, that about the middle of February following he then marched from Canajoharie to Schenectady,

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then we camped two or three days, then marched to Albany, where we then mustered & remained three or four days. & then marched to fish kill landing on the Hudson River, where we were commanded by Colo. Wadsworth. May & Major Bates. & soon then kept & in that vicinity on duty & on fatigue until on or about the 21 st day of January following when we were discharged & about ten days thereafter he arrived at Canajoharie against the place of his enlistment.
That in the month of July 1781 he was called out by Capt. Sipe & marched with men under command of Colo. Willet, to Sharon in the County of Schoharie to attack a party of about three hundred Indians & Tories commanded by a long by the name of Dockstadu, that they marched to a place called Senlock where they fell in with the party fought & routed them & then returned, was out at this time in service about four days. That afterwards & about the 24 th of October following, he was again called upon & marched from Fort Plain to Johnstown under command of Colo. Willet to meet the enemy, a party of British troops, Indians & Tories commanded by Colo. Butler & Major Rapp, were engaged in the Johnstown battle where the enemy were compelled to leave the ground & moved off. That he then with the men under Colo. Willet marched up the Mohawk River, then to the North, to the west Canada Creek where they fell in with Butler & his party, where there was some fighting, Butler & several of his party killed, the others moved out of their reach & they then returned, And that he was in service at this time about eight days.
That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can prove, who can testify to all his service.
That he was born in the town of Minden County, & State of said

That he has no record of his age
That he was living in the said town of Minerva County & State of said, when called into service which he has continued to live since the war & now lives -
That he was called into service at the time & in the manner above mentioned -
That he cannot state the names of officers of the regular troops, continental or other regiments or the general circumstances of his service, other than as the same is by him above stated -
That he has no discharge & that he never received any in writing -
That Henry F. Yates and James Voorhies are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution and that there is no clergyman living in his vicinity -
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 -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
Peter Young
We Harry F. Yates residing in the town of Root and James Voorhies residing in Johnstown hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Peter Young, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Harry F. Yates
James Voorhies
Abraham Van Horne S.D.M.

And the said Court do hereby declare 107 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 Certify, that it appears to them that Henry J. Yates who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town Root of and that James Voorhees who has also signed the same same an credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit - is a resident of the town of Johnstown are credible persons, and that Abraham Van Horn who has also signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the said town of Johnstown, and that their Statement is entitled to credit
W. George D. Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County do hereby Certify that that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Peter Loring for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19th day of September 1832. Geo: D. Ferguson

15.957 Peter Young Montgomery N York
25
Admitted Private 19 mo & 12 days
[Faint, illegible text]
No ams Fat Plain N.Y.

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 subjoined 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 Peter Young
   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.     May 1778 3 Private Capt Lipe Capt Lyde Pa. 73 years By living   April 1779 * 1 prefixed into service Colonel Vanschaick Minden Minden Witnesses   May 1779 * 14 Fort N. York part   1779 3 See p. 7 Plat Tradition   1 Aug 1780 1 1 Capt Denny Capt Naly marching through   July 1781 4 Capt Lipe Col Wittet the def.   24 Oct 1781 8 Col Wittet Johnston for at   Coventry   of the   State of   New York   in all his   time of   service.  
to not pay due for by the act
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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) _____ 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 , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years 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 fix 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 [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [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.

Rev. Amos
11.922
✓ INVALID.
File No. 11.922
Peter Young
Priv. Rev. war.
Act: June 1 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York Montgomery County ss
Peter Lumbert & Jacob Waggoner being duly Sworn do Severally depose & say that they are well acquainted with Peter Young of Schoen in the county & State aforesaid that the said Peter Young enlisted into the service in the revolutionary war in a company commanded by Capt. John Young at Canajoharie in the county aforesaid about the first of January 1780 in which said company defendants also enlisted & served, that the said Peter Young marched in the said company about the middle of February following from Canajoharie aforesaid to Schoenectady from thence to Albany was there mustered & then marched down the Hudson River to Fishkill Landing where they were commanded by Colo. H. & Major Bates that the said Peter Young was there & in that vicinity kept on duty & on fatigue as was also the defendants until about the 21 st of January following when they were discharged & about the first of February following the said Peter Young defendants & others arrived at Canajoharie aforesaid the place of their enlistment and further the defendants say not —
Subscribed & sworn to in open court this 19 th September 1832.
Jacob his Waggoner Mark
Peter his Lumbert Mark
Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York, Montgomery County, ss: I George D. Ferguson Clerk of Montgomery County do Certify that the within affidavit was subscribed and sworn to in open court on the Nineteenth day of September 1832: the said Court being the Court of Common Pleas of the said County. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the 19th September 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson
And I further certify that the said Court have directed me as their Clerk to certify & I hereby do certify to the War Department that it is the opinion of the said Court that the said Jacob Wagoner & Peter Lambert whose names are subscribed to the within affidavit are persons of credibility & that their statement is entitled to credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 17th July 1833
Geo: D. Ferguson