Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18187, John D Van Patten, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Van Patten, John L. Wyntie
No. 18187 B.L.Wt 9430-160-55
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New York 8346
John D Van Patten
of Montgomery, in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y - commanded by Captain Outhout of the Reg t - commanded by Col Mapple in the New York line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eighty Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29- day of April 1833 - and sent to Giles F. Yates. Schenectady. N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $160 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 40
$200
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 34

Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 4 court.
In the matter of the application of John D. V m Patten for a pension.
Proceedings &c.
95 N o 18.
To the care of Giles F. Yates Schenectady

State of New York } County of Montgomery } ss.
On this Nineteenth day of in the Year of our Lord 1832- September personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for said County now sitting, John D. Van Patten a resident of the town of Glen in said County, aged seventy nine 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 7 th June 1832.
He was born in the then town of Newmans kill in the County of Albany in said State, now town of Rotterdam in the County of Schoharie on the fourth day of January 1753 — His age is recorded in the register of baptisms kept by the reformed protestant Dutch Church in the City of Schen- nectedy. — When he entered the service of the United States, he lived in said town of Newmans kill. at the close of the year 1776 he removed with his family to, and has since the revolutionary war lived in Guilder- land in said County of Albany, and now resides in the town of Glen a- foresaid. — He entered the service of the United States, under the follow- ing named officers and served as herein stated.
He was called into service in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventyfive in the company of militia whereof Abraham Corthout was the captain. His first Lieutenant was John Roseboom, second Lieutenant Nicholas Darkeyat, Ensign Cornelius L. Van Santvoord, in the regiment of militia commanded by Colonel Abraham Wemple & Mynacht Wemple & Abraham Swits Majors. — He served in said company for the term of two years, then having removed to Guilderland as aforesaid he enlisted for the term of nine months in captain Jacob Van Dusen's company in the New York line, and served in said company at Ticon- deroga and Skeenesborough under the command of Major Hay or Hale, and was employed at those fortresses with artificers in building boats and cannon carriages for the use of the American army, and in erecting

fortifications.
He was at Ticonderoga in service as aforesaid when that fortress was invested by Burgoyne, and was thereupon evacuated by the American army. — after he had completed his term of service in said company of Captain Jacob Van Dusen, he enlisted in the company of militia that came within his beat, to wit — the company commanded by Captain John Groot, of which company George Waggoner & Derick Hamstreet were Lieutenants, the names of the colonel of the regiment and of the other field officers he does not recollect.
He continued to serve in said company of Captain John Groot until the end of the revolutionary war. — He has marched through Schoharie, Canajoharie, Stone Arabia, Fort Hunter, Caughnawaga, Saratoga, Fort Edward, Ticonderoga, Albany and Fort Stanwix, was at the destruction of Schoharie and Cobleskill, and he was at the surrender of Burgoyne, and has performed garrison duty at all of the above mentioned places except Albany and Cobleskill at what particular periods and how long each time, he performed military duty at each of the above places he cannot possibly recollect; But he knows that in addition to the nine months service as above specified he was on actual duty as a Scout, in garrison and in the field and in guarding different posts and passes at least for the term of one year. — He recollects colonel Dubois of the State levies, General van Rensselaer and General Graansevoort, Colonel Cornelius Van Dyck, Philip Schuyler, & does not recollect any others —
He has no documentary evidence but can produce the testimony of Cornelius Van Dyck, Simon A. Groot and John De Graff who can testify to his services. — He never received any written discharge from the service. —
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity & their