Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14909, John Youngs, New York

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Youngs, John Young
S. 14909
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In the Matter of John Youngs a known- -tionary Soldier
John Young.
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adm d 6 mo. pri. 20 H
Hon. W. Huntington

State of New York } County of Suffolk } ss: on this eighteenth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four before me David Warner, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Suffolk aforesaid, personally appeared John Youngs, a resident of the Village of Oyster- ponds in the Town of Southold in the said Coun- ty of Suffolk and State of New York, aged seven- ty four years and upwards, who being first due- ly 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. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz. In the month of May of the year 1776 he vol- untarily enlisted for six months in a Company of Militia commanded by Captain Joshua Youngs; ————— Roberts, First Lieutenant; ————— Hicks, 2nd Lieutenant, and Jeremiah King, orderly sergeant. At the time of enlistment he resided at Oyster ponds aforesaid. A short time after the company was called and depo- sited went with it to Brooklyn, at the West End of Long Island. They went by water in the Sloop Fox, Captain Webb. The company was in what was called the Eastern Long Island Regiment, commanded by Colonel Josiah Smith. He was present at Brooklyn and was in the lines when they were attacked by the British
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While there he assisted in fortifying and defending the American position. Previous to the engagement he was a part of the time quartered at Flatbush. At Brooklyn Deponent saw Generals Washington, Gates, Sullivan, Putnam and Lord Sterling. General Washington rode along the lines and commanded them to reserve their fire until the British should get near by. He assisted in cutting down a great part of a valuable orchard to fill up and close a gap or open space in the breast works. The same night the American Army retreated off of Brooklyn and he went with his company over to New York. Staid in New York one night then went over Kings bridge (so called) to Westchester. Then to Norwalk (Connecticut) then across the Long Island Sound to Southold. Staid at Southold a few days then again crossed the sound to Saybrook where those privates that followed were informed by Captain Joshua Youngs that they would receive pay for the whole time they enlisted for. Most of the privates after their arrival back at Oysterponds (Southold) did not follow their officers to Saybrook. From Saybrook the company proceeded to New Haven. Deponent went with them and there served out his full term of six months with Captain Youngs under Colonel Livingston. At New Haven Deponent saw Commissary John Franks, Major Benjamin. The Officers occupied General Worcester's Store.

and the privates hired an old wooden house and occupied it. While at New Haven Deponent assisted in standing guard, and was exercised every day with his Company. The precise day of Deponent's entering the service and his leaving the same is not recollected, but it was a day in May and in November that will give full six months of service. Deponent never entered the service under more than one engagement. He enlisted at his native place, Oysteponds in the Town of Southold in the County of Suffolk aforesaid, a Volunteer private soldier. Deponent has now stated all the important particulars relating to his service within his recollection.
Deponent was born in the said Town of Southold on the eighteenth day of January 1760 as appears by the Record in the family Bible now in his possession. He has always resided in the Town of Southold aforesaid ever since he was born except when in the service above mentioned. Immediately after his discharge at New Haven he returned across the Sound to Southold where he has resided ever since. Deponent is acquainted with Jonathan Vail, Noah Racket, Jonathan Spurnan, Reverend Jonathan Hunting, Joseph Jerry Esqr. and Colonel Jeremiah Moore all of the Town of Southold aforesaid who live

near him, have long known him and can testify as to his character for veracity and as to their belief of his services in the war of the Revolution. The two former were in the said service with him for at least the period of five months and also know of his service previous in the company into which they enlisted Commanded by Captain Joshua Youngs aforesaid.
Deponent resides about twenty seven miles from the Court House at Riverhead where the nearest court of Record is held, and he is old and infirm, has not been for many years far from his house and is unable to go to Riverhead for the purpose of making this declaration in open court.
Deponent does not recollect of ever having a written discharge.
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, and he has never applied for nor received a pension.
Sworn to and subscribed { John Youngs the day and year above mentioned.
David Warner one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Suffolk County

We, Ezra Young a Clergyman residing in the Town of Southold in the County of Suffolk and State of New York and Jeremiah Moore, resi- ding in the same Town & County, hereby certify That we are well acquainted with John Youngs who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seven- ty four years of age - That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed this { 18 th 19 day of November}
1834 before me -
The name "Ezra Youngs" first written on an erasure -
Ezra Youngs
Jeremiah Moore
David Warner Judge

I, David Warner, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Suffolk and State of New York, Do hereby declare and certify my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named John Youngs was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And that he is entirely unable to attend the Court of Records held at the Court House at Riverhead (a distance of upwards of twenty seven miles) by reason of his infirm state, being and having been for about twelve years past deeply and truly afflicted with Rheumatism to a degree that nearly renders him helpless. And I further certify that it appears to me that Jonathan Huntington who has signed and sworn to the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Southold - and that Jeremiah Moore, who has also signed & sworn to the same is a respectable resident in the same Town and that their statements are entitled to Credit -
David Warner one of the Judges of the Court of Com. Pleas

State of New York County of Suffolk } ss: on this Eighteenth day of November 1834 before me, David Warner, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Coun- ty of Suffolk aforesaid personally appeared Noah Racket of the Village of Rocky Point in the town of Southold in the said County of Suffolk, who being first duly sworn maketh oath as follows: That he is well acquainted with John Youngs of the Village of Oyster- ponds, in the said Town of Southold and was acquainted with him in the year 1776 and previous thereto - That said John Youngs was a private soldier with this deponent in the year 1776 in the Company comman- ded by Captain Joshua Youngs. The Com- pany was in what was called the Eastern Long Island Regiment, which Regiment was comman- ded by Colonel Josiah Smith. He does not recollect the names and rank of the other officers connected with it. He and said John Youngs were present at Brooklyn, Long Island and were in the lines when they were attacked by the British forces. They apos- ted in fortifying and defending the American position - Previous to the engagement the Compa- ny was a part of the time quartered at Flatbush.

At Brooklyn, Generals Washington, Gates, Sul- livan, Putnam and Sterling were present to this Deponent and the Company to which he was attached - The particular month and day of his enlistment this deponent cannot recollect but believes it was in the Spring of the year - He enlisted for and served full five months in said Company and received a formal written discharge The Company of Captain Joshua Youngs was raised for six months service - but this deponent and some others of the privates enlisted for and only served for five months John Youngs above named was attached to said Company as a private volunteer Sol- dier previous to this deponent's enlistment and this deponent always understood and believes that said John Youngs enlisted for six months - That to the knowledge of this deponent he faithfully served in said Com- pany six months and was duly discharged in New Haven in the State of Connecticut in the latter part of the Month of Novem- ber 1776 - He, this deponent and said John Youngs both enlisted at Oysterponds in the said Company commanded by Captain Joshua Youngs - Previous to said enlistment this deponent was a volunteer private soldier in the Company commanded by Captain (attng)

Otherwise Colonel Thomas Terry - and was stationed at Oysterponas Point, in said Town of South old - He enlisted and ser- ved two months in said company and was regularly discharged therefrom - Jonathan Vail is the only private soldier now living who served with deponent in said last men- tioned company - Said Vail also enlisted and served with this deponent in the com- pany commanded by Captain Joshua Youngs. He, Deponent is now a pension- er of the Government of the United States by reason of the services in the Revolution above stated -
Noah Bracket
Sworn and subscribed this day and year above written - before me David Warner. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
I, David Warner, above named do certify that I am well acquainted with Noah Bracket who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit - that his statements under oath may be relied on correct - That he is a man of veracity -
David Warner Judge

State of New York } ss: County of Suffolk } on this Eighteenth day of November 1834 before me, David Warner, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk aforesaid personally appeared Jonathan Vail of the Village of Greenport in the Town of Southold in the County of Suffolk who being first duly sworn maketh oath as follows: That he is well acquainted with John Youngs of the Village of Oysterponds, in the said Town of Southold and was acquainted with him in the year 1776. That said John Youngs was a private soldier with this deponent and Noah Kacket in the year 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Josh- ua Youngs. The company was in what was called the eastern Long Island regiment and was commanded by Colonel Josiah Smith. Jeremiah King was orderly sergeant of said company. It is true as stated by said John Youngs and Noah Kacket respecting their be- ing present at Brooklyn and being enga- ged in the battle on Long Island. The par- ticular day and month of this deponent's en- listment is not recollected but is believed to have been in the latter part of the Month

of June. The Company was raised for six months service - but only a part of the privates enlisted for and actually served five months - of this number was this deponent. He had when he enlisted into said Company just finished a term of service of two months in a Company stationed at Oysterponds Point commanded by Captain (acting Captain) otherwise Colonel Thomas Terry.
John Youngs above named was attached to said Company commanded by Captain Joshua Youngs, as a private volunteer soldier, for some time, at least one month, previous to this deponent's enlistment and this deponent is knowing to said John Youngs enlisting into said Company for the term of six months - and that he faithfully served in said Company six months and was duly discharged at New Haven in the State of Connecticut in the latter part of the month of November 1776. The Company was raised and remained at Oysterponds aforesaid until they received orders to proceed to Brooklyn, Long Island, which was about the first of July.
He, Deponent, is a pensioner of the United States by reason of the services above mentioned.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and { Jonathan Vail }

year above written
David Warner Judge of Com. Pleas
I, David Warner, above named do certify That I am well acquainted with Jon- athan Vail above named and who has subscribed and sworn to the above Affidavit. He is a man of veracity and his statements may be relied on Correct.
David Warner Judge

Suffolk County ss:
I Joseph R. Huntington, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Suffolk aforesaid (which Court is constituted a court of Record by an Act of the Legislature of the State of New York, do hereby certify that David Warner before whom the above affidavit or Declaration of John Youngs (who is now in an infirm state of health) was made - also the certificate under oath of the Reverend Ezra Youngs and Jeremiah Moore & also the affidavits of Noah Racket and Jonathan Vail, was made, is a true copy of said Court of Common Pleas. And I also
Certify that the seven respective signatures of said David Warner affixed to the proceedings above in the matter of the application of John Youngs, a Revolutionary soldier, are the true and genuine signatures of said David Warner.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 27 th day of December 1834.
Joseph R Huntington C.C.

27.792 New York
John Young Suffolk in the State of New York who was a private in the Co. C commanded by Captain Young of the regt commanded by Col Smith in the regt of New York line for 6 months private
Rejected
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Feb 1832 to John Young and David Young of Huntington
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1834 $ 12.00 Pemi-ant. allowance ending March 25, 11.00 80.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, k 82 Vol: 4 Page 87
2.294 Supplemental
draft! Let. to Mrs Fleming 27 Nov 33 " " Henry & Huntington 13 June 35 " " H. H. Penn. May 24th 1841

Albany N.Y. May 20
Paid
18 3/4
May 24 Inc. ab.
John D. Sleeper
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Orient, Suffolk County, N.Y. May 19 1841
Sir I have been requested by the heirs of John Youngs late a pensioner of the United States to make enquiry respecting his pension. - On application to the Clerk for paying Pensions in the city of New York, Sylvester Spencer, I received a communication of which the following is an extract; "The Name of John Youngs a Private at Twenty Dollars per annum, Commencing on the 1 st March 1831 was placed on the Roll in this office by the War Department in the year 1834 Decem- ber 10 th - That a power of attorney was presented here for payment of the amount then due, (by whom I cannot now say) The Papers being informal were returned for Correction, and before they were again returned to this office, an order had been received from Washington Dated 27 th December 1834 directing his name to be dropped from the Roll. Mr Spencer advised that application be made to the Department to ascertain why and on what account the name of John Youngs of Suffolk County N.Y. was dropped from the Roll after it had once been entered. They hope the Commissioner of Pensions will inform them and perhaps the difficulty can be removed, so that they can obtain what was due to him to the time of his death, which was in 1837, I think.
I am Sir very respectfully,
To James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Your obed t humble Servant Henry H. Terry -

Redman
14909 INVALID.
File No. 14.909
John Young Brv Rev. Par
Act: June 7 th 1852
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Dec. 27, 1834
John Fleming Pres. Mec. Bank N.Y.
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Sir. You will please to refuse the payment of John Young's Pension whose certificate was issued on the 10 th instant for $20. per annum and drop his name from your roll of pensioners under the Act 7 June 1832.

Sir
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May 27, 1841,
In reply to yours of 19 inst respecting the case of John Young, died of Suffolk County I would respectfully refer you to the enclosed copy of my letter to Hon. A. Huntington of 15 Jany 1835
To Henry N. Terry, Esq.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Dec. 26 th 1906.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir: In reply to your letter of 21 st inst, in case of John Young, Rev. War. Act 1832 Certificate #27792 - Albany Agency, Roll, you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, the records of this office show no payment to have been made, at per month
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
J. T. Felt Acting Auditor. 6
Deputy Auditor.

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War Dept. Pension Off - Dec 34
Sir Upon a reexamination of the papers of John Young it appears that he alleged but one term of service viz 6 mos in 76 in Col Josiah Smith's regt. of militia. He and his witnesses must be mistaken in the length of the service as it is established by the Executive records of New York that the militia called out for the service alleged by Young served but 5 mos. His claim should therefore have been disallowed and instructions have been given to the Agt. at New York to drop his name from the roll of Pensioners -
Matthew Howell alleges the same term

of service under Col Smith and his claim is disallowed for the same reason to wit that he could not have served as much as six months.
John Terry declares for the same term and his claim is also dis- allowed. X
(Hon A Huntington. Their papers are placed on file act of June.)
X Terry's service under Capt. Reeve is also contra- dicted by the declarations and proof of Stephen Halsey which show that Reeve's company was disbanded in two months after called into service Upon the ground that they engaged to serve on Long Island which was then occupied by the Enemy! addressed to
Hon A. Huntington Jan 11 th 1834-

O.W. & N. DIV. Division.
D. G. Ex'r.
Inv. File No. 14909
John Young Rev War
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Dec. 21 , 1906
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of John Young Private Revolutionary war pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 by certificate No. 27792 , issued Dec. 10, 1834  New York Agency, showing date of death, last payment of pension and to whom paid.
Very respectfully,
No pay Vol 9. folio 94
J. Warner
Commissioner.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
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