Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43260, Jacob West, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
West, Jacob
S. 43260
CONTENTS
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5,053 New York Rolls
Jacob West Capt Lee private New York Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Dec r 1818 and sent to John L Lobdell Esq r Johnstown, Montgomery Co NY
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 4 mos \frac{13}{30} 35. 46 Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 March 1819. 48
$ 83.46
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
4 years 1789- Continued
Saratoga, Saratoga Co
Writ in suit. No. 22. 1872 to John L. Lobdell Johnstown, Montgomery Co. N.Y.

43260 INVALID.
Revy
File No. 43260
Jacob West Pa. Old Geo
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 552
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jacob West
Certificate No 5053
Nov 18
(Large handwritten letter O)

State of New York } Montgomery County }
PRESENT the Honorable Aaron Haring Esq r first Judge and others -
ss. Be it Remembered, That on the Eighteenth day of October - in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of common Pleas of Montgomery County, the said court, having the power of fine and imprisonment also Jurisdiction in civil cases of unlimited amount - in open court, the said court being a court of record for the County aforesaid -
Jacob West _____ aged Seventy three _____ years, resident in Mayfield in the County aforesaid _____ who being first duly sworn _____ according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: viz. that on or about the fourteenth day of August one thousand seven hundred and seventy six he enlisted as a soldier at Fishkill in the County of Dutchess, in the State aforesaid, for five months in Capt e James Roscerants company, and Colonel Dubois s regiment and New York line in the expedition to Canada that after the expiration of said term he re-enlisted in said company, and Regiment, and continued therein for two years and seven months, thereafter when he was discharged at White Plains in the State of New York, that within one month thereafter, he enlisted at Johnstown in the State of New York aforesaid for during the war, in Captain Hamotr -amicks company and Colonel Van Cortlandt s Regiment and New York line that he continued therein until the close of the war, when he received his discharge at Snakehill near Nutpoint in New York aforesaid, that he was in the battles of White Plains, at the taking of fort of Montgomery, and the taking of Cornwallis, in Yorktown Virginia, and that he has received a pension from the United States and has received pay up to fourth of March last _____
and that his original declaration is dated the Twenty second - day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 5. 053

AND I do solemnly Swear — that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of 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 so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not, nor has 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
Inventory of property owned by me the said Jacob West. Viz. One Plow one Plow table, six chairs, one pot, one kettle, one Tea kettle, six knives and forks, three Bowls, six teacups and saucers, one Jack knife one tobacco box, and one ax. I have a wife living with me for whom I provide aged Sixty one named Esther, sometimes sickly. that I am lame and burst, and not able to work at my trade, being that of a Shoemaker, I have to live on hired places, such as a House and Garden, that I have no other means of support than what is above mentioned except the pension I receive from the United States, which I received up to the fourth of March last.
Jacob his West mark
Subscribed, sworn to and declared this 18 th day of October 1820. in Open Court
J. M. Carthy. Clerk

I, John M c Carthy _____ Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Montgomery County in the State of New York
Do hereby certify, That the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty two Dollars.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this Eighteenth day of October 1820
John M c Carthy

State of New York Montgomery County S s Jesse Smith being duly sworn Sayth that he is personally acquainted with the applicant in the preceding declaration men- tioned - that he is the same Jacob Wert who served in the Revolutionary War - that he first knew him in the service under Captain Lee's com- pany Colonel Dubois Regiment and New York Line in April 1777 and from that time until the Winter of 1779 when he enlisted at Johnstown in the County of Fulton now (Montgomery) for during the War into the company of Captain Hantemback (Infantry) Colonel Van Cortlandt Regiment and New York Line, and that he continued and served from that time until the close of the War on the 9 th of June 1783 as a good and faithfull soldier when he was discharged from service at Snake Hill in Orange County State of New York - that he served during all his enlistment as a com- -mon Soldier - And further this deponent sayth
not -
Jesse Smith
Subscribed & sworn to this 14 th day of November 1818
Before me Aaron Haring a Judge of Montgomery County Common Pleas New York State

Montgomery Is
Richard Dodge of County of Montgomery being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Jacob West, the within named defendant and applicant, that he was well acquainted with him during the war of the revolution and knows him to have served as a soldier in the New York line of the Continental Army from the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, until the end of the said war of the revolution;
Sworn before me this
Subscribed & sworn to This 14th day of Novr 1818
Before me
Aaron Haring a judge of Montgomery County Common Pleas New York State
Richard Dodge
State of New York } Montgomery County } ss Abraham Eulick being sworn sayth that he is acquainted with Jacob West the applicant in the preceding declaration mentioned and has been for fourteen years last past that during that time he has been considered a very poor man and is

now a very Poor man. that he during said time he has gained his living by manual labour. that he is now old and infirm and from his knowledge of the said applicant he is satisfied he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and further sayth not — Abraham Gulick Junr
Subscribed & sworn to this 14 th day of November 1818
Before me Aaron Haring a Judge of Montgomery County Common Pleas New York State
I Aaron Haring the Judge aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Jacob West the applicant in the preceding and an- nexed papers named did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the pre- ceding declaration and affidavits mentioned against the common enemy and it also appears beyond doubt that the said Jacob West is in very reduced circumstances and actually stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support: and I further certify that Jesse Smith, Richard Dodge & Abraham Gulick Junior are each credible witnesses, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had as well before me as Thomas Dibble Esquire to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress given under my hand this 30 th day of November 1818 Aaron Haring
State of New York Montgomery County
I John M c Carthy Clerk of the Court of common pleas for the said County do certify that Aaron Haring whose name appears signed to the above Certificate, and before whom the foregoing affidavits of Jesse Smith, Richard Dodge & Abraham Gulick Junior appear to have been sworn to was one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in & for the said County on the 14 th & 30 th days of November 1818. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court the first day of December 1818 John M c Carthy

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. SARATOGA COUNTY.
ON this twenty second day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Saratoga and state of New-York, personally appears
Jacob West aged Sixty nine years, resident in the town of Saratoga in the County of Saratoga in the said state, who
being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That the said Jacob West
enlisted in the year 1776 in the state of New York in the company commanded by Captain James Rosecrants in Colonel Lewis
Dubois's Regiment of the New York line that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until about the year
1780 and when he was discharged from service in Morristown in New Jersey and state of
that he was in the battles of that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has
no other evidence now in his power of his said services. That this Deponent immediately
after his discharge from Colonel Dubois Regiment, enlisted to serve
during the war in Captain Hamtramck's Company of Infantry
in Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt's Regiment New York line and
that this Deponent continued to serve in the said corps until peace
was declared when he was discharged, that he was in the battles
of Fort Montgomery - White Plains and at the taking of Cornwallis at
Yorktown -
Charles Riley of Leica in the County of Saratoga being duly sworn
says that he was well acquainted with the above named Jacob West and
knows that he served in the Revolutionary war. Having frequently seen
him in the service and that he served more than a year in the same
Regiment with the Deponent
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas Dibble
Charles Riley mark
Thomas Dibble
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss : In testimony that the above named
Thomas Dibble is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Saratoga
and state of New-York, and that the above is his signature, I subscribe my name and affix the county seal, this
25th day of April 1818
Wm Stillwell Clerk of the County of Saratoga.

On the day and year within expressed came before me Thomas Dibble one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Saratoga in the State of New York Dean Chase a person to me well known and being duly sworn according to Law saith that he well knows the within named Jacob Best and knows him to be a man of truth and veracity, and may be believed upon his oath and that he knows him to be in indigent cir- cumstances.
Dean Chase
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 22 d day of April 1818 Thomas Dibble
Admitted