Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14732, John A Turck, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
Turck, John A
S 14732
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CONTENTS

976 New York
Dead. 66th R.W. Bostwick Mar 12 1840.
John A. Gurnk
of Duchess in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp'y commanded by Captain Bogardus - of the Reg't commanded by Col. Snider Schuyler in the New York line for 2 Years and more
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of $80 - Dollars 00 Cents per Mth: to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of October 1832 and sent to W. Reynolds
Arrears to 14th of Sep r 1832 $120.- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. '33 40.- $160.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk. Book 11 Vol. 5 Page 140

N o 1377.
John A. Lurch.
Walter Reynolds.

No 1377.
BRIEF in the case of John A. Faret of Pine Plains in the County of Dutchess — in the State of New York .  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Before a Judge —
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
Judge attests that he is disabled by bodily infirmity.
3. How old is he?
69 years on 16 th March last
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1777 Octr. 8 or 9. Col Substitute Col. Geo. Snider's Regt.   about Mid-Summer 1778 1 or more Substitute Capt. Rogardas.   in Apr. or for part of May 1779. about 3 weeks " Col. Abert Pawling   fore part of summer " 3 months " Col. Geo. Snider's Regt.   sometimes in Octr. " 3 " " Col. Hithorn's Regt.   in Apr. or for part of May 1780. 8 " " Col. Pawling.   " " 1781. 8 " "   spring of 1782. 3 or 4 "  
Says that he has done more than 2 years service in the Revolutionary Army War as a soldier.
5. In what battles was he engaged?
None mentioned —
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Does not say —
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
by 1 Living Witness as to services & as to character. & by traditional evidence of 4 persons neither of whom is a clergyman.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
They appear to be correct —
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Ord
Examining Clerk.

n o 1377.
In the Matter of John A. Purdie
Pension
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STATE OF NEW YORK, County of Dutchess, ss.
ss. I, HENRY I. TRAPER , Clerk of
the County of Dutchess, DO HEREBY CERTIFY , That Stephen Pham Esquire before whom the annexed declaration and examinations were made and ... whose name is subscribed to the same was at the time therein mentioned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (being a Court of Record having by law a Seal and Clerk) ... in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, duly Commissioned and sworn and authorised to take the same ...
AND FURTHER , That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said declaration & examinations are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the twenty fourth day of July A. D. 1832
Henry Traper By J. G. Gatchell Esq.

Dutchess County } Jo
On this twenty-first day of July in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two personally appeared before me Stephen Thorne, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said said County of Dutchess and State aforesaid John A. Tunk aged sixty-nine years the sixteenth day of March last past, 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 7th 1832. That he was borne as he understands and from a record found in his fathers bible on the sixteenth day of March in the year 1763 in the Town of Esopus (now Pingueton) in the County of Ulster in the State of New York; and that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated; That is to say -
1 st That in the Month of October in the Year 1777 soon after the taking of Fort Montgomery by the British Troops he entered the service of the United States in the New York Militia as a volunteer in the company commanded by Capt. Evert Brogardus of Esopus which company belonged to Col. John Snyders Regiment and he was employed in building and erecting works of Defense to defend the Town of Esopus in Ulster County and he served in said Company until the Town of Esopus was taken and burnt by the British troops, which term of service was eight or nine days, and after the taking and burning of the Town of Esopus he was disbanded at Esopus.
2 d In the Year 1778 (about the middle of the summer of that year he believes) he again entered the service of the United States in the New York Militia as a substitute volunteer in the Company commanded by Capt. Evert Brogardus of Esopus, Ulster County, as a guard over some prisoners which guard was under the immediate command of Sergeant John Utting and was stationed at Esopus Landing in said County, until the prisoners were removed to Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, on board of a Schooner and he with Abraham Nestin, William Swart, and others of the guard went to Poughkeepsie to guard and take care of said prisoners and after delivering said prisoners at Poughkeepsie he returned to Esopus and was discharged. The time that he served at this time was a month or more, he did not receive any written evidence of his discharge or of his services, and all the persons who served with him at that time as far as he is acquainted are dead.
3 d In April or the first part of May in the Year 1779 at Esopus this deponent further says that he entered again entered the service of the United States, in the New York Militia as a substitute for a Class of Militia who were to furnish a man, said Class was composed of Peter Brouwer, John

and others of Esopus in Ulster County for the term of eight months in the Regiment of Col. Albert Pawling of Ulster County and under Captain Hunter or Hunt as he believes whose Lieutenants were Henry Pawling of Dutchess County and J. Resworth of Ulster County, the company rendezvous at Esopus from Esopus this deponent says he marched under the command of Lieut. Resworth to Big Shandakia in Ulster County to join the army under the command of General Sullivan to go against the western Indians but finding that Col. Pawling Pawling had gone on, Lieut. Resworth marched the men under his command back to Merbletown in said County, where they were discharged until further orders, which this deponent says he never received The time of service in this expedition this deponent says was about three weeks.
4 This deponent further says that in the fore part of the summer of the same year and after his discharge by Lieut. Resworth, he again entered the service of the United States in the Militia of the State of New York as a Substitute for a class of the Militia who were to furnish a Man, the names of the persons he does not recollect, but that he went for three months in a company commanded by Capt. Myers or Brink in Poughkeepsie in said County and in Col. John Snyders Regiment, and that he was with the company marched to the Town of Woodstock in Ulster County, and built a fort around one Peter Short's house, the persons that belonged to the company and regiment some of them were John and Abraham Siller; two by the names of Shorts, and after he had served out his term of three months this deponent was discharged at the Town of Woodstock in said County of Ulster; this deponent did not receive any written discharge or writing of his services, nor in the previous service - after being thus discharged this deponent returned to the Town of Esopus - 5 This deponent further says that sometime in the Month of October of the same year and after his discharge at the Town of Woodstock in Ulster County he again entered the service of the United States, in the Militia of the State of New York as a substitute for a class of the Militia, who were to furnish a Man to serve for three months, the persons that composed the class were Abraham Sen Brook, Ickel Sen Brook and this deponent, who then was enrolled in the Militia in the Town of Esopus in Ulster County, that in this three months draught he was attached to Col. Haithorn's Regiment of Orange County of which Regiment, Joseph Hasbrook of Ulster County was Lieut. Col. and Robert Brogardus of Ulster County was his Captain, he was mustered in Esopus Ulster County, and from there marched to Fishkill in Dutchess County where he joined the regiment, and this deponent further says, that the regiment to which he

belonged and himself were encamped back of a Stone Church in said Town of Fishkill during the Three Months; the names of some of the soldiers that served with this deponent at Fishkill at that time were Edward Hermance, William Swart, John Lou, That this deponent was discharged at Fishkill in the County of Dutchess in said State of New-York, the latter part of December 1779 or forepart of January 1780 which he cannot say; This deponent further says, that he did not receive any written dis- -charge of his services, and that there is not to his knowledge any person who belonged to said Regiment or Company now living by whom he can prove his said services by. 6 th . This deponent further says that in April or the forepart of May in the year 1780 he again entered the services of the United States, in the Militia of the State of New-York as a Substitute for a Class of the Militia, who were to furnish a man, from the Town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, where he then lived, having moved from Ulster County to Dutchess County; the Names of the persons for whom he went he does not at this day recollect; That this year this Deponent says he went on an Eight months tour in the Regiment commanded by Col. Albert Pawling of Ulster County and the Company commanded by Henry Pawling Capt. whose Lieut. was Henry Van Hooven -burgh of Dutchess County and Lieut. John Van Dusen of Ulster County. That this year, this deponent was mustered at Esopus in Ulster County and Marched to Big Shandakin which was back of Esopus in Ulster County New-York and near the Blue Mountains then so called; that our head quarters was at Big Shandakin at which back of Esopus place we were engaged the principal part of the season in scouting the country, it being a fron- tier post at that time, we were some times at a place called Packackockin and Little Shandakin And he knows of but one person by whom he can prove his said services in this campaign, and that is one Joseph Ser Bush, who was in the same Company and Regiment with this deponent and whose testimony he expects to be able to obtain to accompany his declaration. This Deponent says that he was discharged this year at Big Shandakin, or at Esopus, or Mar- bletown, but he believes it was at Marbletown in said County of Ulster about the last of December 1780 or the forepart of January 1781 without any evidence of service or discharge whereupon this deponent returned to Rhinebeck in Dutchess County.
7 th This deponent further says that in April or the forepart of May in the year 1781 he again entered the services of the United States in the Militia of the State of New-York as a substitute for a Class of the Militia who were to furnish a Man from the Town of Rhinebeck in the County of Dutchess for the term of Eight months, where he then lived, the Names of the persons for whom he went he does not recollect at this day. That he served this year under the same

officers as the year preceding, except that John D. Vandusen he believes did not belong to the expedition. That he was mustered at Esopus in the County of Ulster and Marched to Shawangunk where they had head quarters, and remained there the greater part of the time, and that he was at a place this campaign called Shokan in Ulster County, and at that place he helped to build a palisade fort, and that the our services were about the same as the year before, whilst stationed at Big Shandakin. This deponent says that Joseph Serbush the same person who was one of the soldiers with this deponent in the campaign of 1780, was with this deponent in the the campaign of 1781 and is his only witness for  this to prove this deponents services by, that he knows of - and this deponent says that he was discharged at Shawangunk or was Marched back to Esopus or Marbletown and then discharged, but he believes it was at Marbletown, and that he did not receive any written discharge  evidence discharge or of his services - 5th This deponent says that in the spring of the year of 1782 he again entered the services of the United States and served in Newburgh, Orange County in the state of New York, and a part of the time in Ulster County (when he then lived) in making cloaths for the soldiers which were stationed in and about said Newburgh, and for the soldiers which were stationed at Westpoint, serving and working the said time, to wit, all of the spring Months and he believes two of the summer Months under the command and direction of John Roberson and Thomas Graves both Sailors, and he this deponent then being a tailor by trade, and he this deponent says that he was allowed and drew his rations and other things of subsistence from the United States during the last term of service, which was three or four Months, and this deponent says and he believes that he has done more than two years service as a soldier in the revolutionary war for his country - And this deponent says that from the year 1783 to the year 1790 inclusive he resided in the County of Ulster in the state of New York, and that he in the year 1791 came to the Town of North East (Now Pine Plains) to live  to take Dutchess County & state aforesaid to reside and that he has resided in said Town & County ever since & now resides there. and further he says that This deponent further saith that there is no Clergyman in Pine Plains permanently located and settled nor in the vicinity, that is as well informed as to his age reputation and character as others he shall hereafter named, to wit, Reuben H. Kostwick, Past Master Pine Plains, Cornelius Thuer, William Wooden of Pine Plains - all of whom this deponent believes will testify to his good character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolutionary war -

Further he the said John A. Sunk does hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and believes that his Name is Not on the pension roll of the agency of any State; and further he says Not
Sworn to, and subscribed, The day & year aforesaid
Stephen Thorne Judge or
State of New York Dutchess County } ss Isaac B. Smith being duly sworn saith that he is sixty-six years of age and that he Now resides in the Town of Gallatin in the County of Columbia and State of New York, in the Town adjoining the Town of Pine- Plains in the County of Dutchess in said State about Three the Miles from where John A. Sunk who has made the above declaration and subscribed his name thereto; and this Deponent saith that he has been well acquai- nted with the said John A. Sunk and has been well acquainted with him for about forty years, and that it has been generally reported that he the said John A. Sunk is a Man of good Moral character; as to truth and veracity: And this Deponent further says that he believes him to be about sixty-nine years of age; and that he the said John A. Sunk has been a soldier of the revolution; and that it has been generally believed in the neighborhood where he the said John A. Sunk has been a soldier in the revolution resides; and this deponent further says that he believes the declarations of the said John A. Sunk are entitled to credit. and further he say Not.
Sworn to and subscribed, The day and year aforesaid To wit July 21 st 1832
Stephen Thorne Judge or
Isaac B. Smith

State of New York, ss Joseph Ten Bush being duly sworn said under Dutchess County - } he was sixty six years of age the twenty eight day of January last and that he Now resides in the Town of Pine-Harris in said County of Dutchess and has resided in said Town of Pine-Harris and the town adjoining for more than fifty years; That he this deponent was in the service of the United States as a soldier, belonging to the Militia of the State of New York in the year 1780 in a Regiment commanded by Col. Albert Pawling of Ulster County, and Company Com- -manded by Captain Henry Pawling, and Lieutenant Henry Van Hooven- -burgh and he thinks John A. Van Dueren was Lieut. or Ensign, and that he was engaged in said service from the latter part of April or forepart of May in said year to the latter of December 1780 or the fore part January 1781, being eight Months having their head quarters that year at a place called Big-Shandakin, that one John A. Sunk was a Soldier in the same company with this deponent, during said Campaign of eight months in the year 1780, and that he the said John A. Sunk served as a true & faithful Soldier during the same period . 2- Further this deponent saith that in the Month of April or about the first of May in the year 1781 he again was mustered in the same service under the same Col. and Capt. and Lieutenant Van Hoovenburgh and had their head quarters mostly that season at Shawank; That said John A. Sunk was also mustered with this deponent again as a soldier the same as the year previous, and remained in such service in said Company with this deponent during the season and until December or a- bout the first of January following, a Campaign of eight months at the end of which time they were discharged at their head quarters Shawank or marched back to Pocus or Marlinton which he cannot say - Further this deponent saith that the same identical John A. Sunk who was so in the service of his Country with him this deponent as a soldier in the years 1780, and 1781. In this deponent knows that he resides in the Town of Pine-Harris in Dutchess County, and that he the said John A. Sunk has so resided in said Town for a Number of years. Further this deponent saith that the same identical John A. Sunk who was in the service with him in the years 1780 and 1781.

I since and Now does reside in said Town of Pine-Hams in said County of Dutchess is the same person who is described in and who signed his name and qualified to the foregoing affidavit or declaration to which this is annexed and further he says not.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Viz July 21 st 1832
Joseph Ser his + Bush mark
Stephen Thorne Judge etc
We Reuben W. Bostwick Post Master of said Town of Pine-Hams and Cornelius Thutet, William Woodin Joseph Ser Bush residents in the same Town hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John A. Surch who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty Nine 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; and that he the said John A. Surch is of good moral character for truth and veracity —
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid Viz, July 21 st 1832
Joseph Ser his + Bush mark
Reuben W. Bostwick P.M.
William Woodin
Cornelius Thutet
Stephen Thorne Judge etc
I Stephen Thorne
I the said Stephen Thorne one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess and State of New York do hereby certify and declare my 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 I further certify that it appears to me that Reuben W. Bostwick, Cornelius Thutet, William Woodin & Isaac L. Smith — are credible persons (being personally known to me) and that their statement is entitled to Credit; — I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the applicant John A. Surch and believe their statements are entitled to Credit — and I further certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court
July 21 st 1832
Stephen Thorne

No widow in 2 letter combination or reg. book.
Hudson. Mar. 14 '07.

Provisional
14732. INVALID.
File No. 14732
John A. Turk
Rich. Pa. man
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 381
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 30 1832 N o 1377 Pension Office
Hon The Secretary of War War Department Washington City
2 years Pension Office

Hon Lewis Cab.
Sir Should there be any deficiency or defect in the within enclosed application of A French for a pension, please communicate it to me - if more proof either as to the character of the applicant or his services is necessary he will endeavour to ob. tho' as to the last particular from the nature of his services and the dispersion of his fellow soldiers if any are yet alive it will be difficult - If the proof is deemed sufficient to obtain his certificate please direct it either to the applicant himself or to me at Pine Plains Dutchess Co. New York
Yours Respect ly Walter Reynolds

Pine Plains March 5th
Mar 10.
for A. Lunk N.Y. 9th 32. free
W. Bostwick P.M. Pine Plains NY
John L. Edwards Esq. Pension Agent Washington City

Pine Plains Dutchys County NY March 14 th 1840
James L. Edwards Esq r Pension Agent
Dear Sir,
The widow of John A. Turek who was a Revolutionary Pensioner & is poor has requested me to assist her (which I am willing to do gratuitously,) in obtaining what she would legally be entitled to, of the husband's pension when he was living which was $80 a year payable at the agency in New York City. John A. Turek died in April last the husband of this Widow. She the Widow has obtained proof of her marriage to John A. Turek which was November 7 th 1790, not having the necessary information of the mode of proceeding under the act granting part pay to the Widows of Revolutionary pensioners. I have in behalf of a poor Widow taken the liberty of requesting you will send me the necessary blanks & information for obtaining it for her directed W m Berwick P.M. Pine Plains Dutchys County NY
Remaining
Yours At Serv t W m Berwick