Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13902, for James Mc Donald, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
McDonald James
S. 13902
New York
CONTENTS
carded

New York 29 th 1831
James McDonald Wayne Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Genl command of Captain Stynard of the Regt commander Col. M c Dougall in the New York for 10 Mo. 1813 1 " " 12 or 18
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 10 Dollars 26 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Aug. 1832 and due to Col. Seddon's sign
Arrears to the 4th of Dec. 1831 $ 50. 52 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep. 1832 20. 13 $100. 65
Revolutionary Claim, as June 7, 1832.
Recorded by C. C. Sales Clerk Book 6. Vol. 3. Page 108
Deb. to Chase Laurence Oct. 4. 1833.

14.794
James M. Bond Wayne Co. N.Y.
Admitted
Private 10 mo Sing 1 " 12 days
16
393
May 18 33
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Wm Sifons Lyons Wayne Co. N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of James M c Donald of Wayne Co: in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 73 years  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.     May In 1796 8 Private Gen. Styng and Col M c Donald   July 1779 1 " Serg Smith   April 1780 1 " Capt Beebe   July 1781 5 " Capt Hunt Col Witsen   March 1782 1 12 2 Sergt Capt Couch  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fairfield Co.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? None Not attached to reg? 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Michael O'Leary Examining Clerk.

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M c Sisson. Agent Lyons. N.Y.

State of New York County of Wayne } ss
On this Second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Wayne, now sitting, James M c Donald a resident of the town of Lyons in the County of Wayne and State of New York, aged seventy three 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 June 7. 1832. — That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: — That on or about the first of May in the year 1776, he enlisted into the New York State Troops for the term of nine months. The Captain's name was Hynegrod or some name like it; he lived in the State of New York. The Lieutenant's name was Titus. Benjamin Jones was ensign. M c Doodle or M c Dugald was Colonel of the Regiment. was mustered and marched to the City of New York, where he remained until permitted by the Surgeon to return home on account of his ill health, which was some time in the month of August following his enlistment, having then served three months, or upwards. The Battle of Long Island took place very shortly after he returned home.
That in the month of June or July in the year 1779, he volunteered at the Town of Ridgfield, Fairfield County in the State of Connecticut for the term of one month to guard the United States Horses at Ridgfield aforesaid & served the same under Sargent Daniel Smith. there was no captain over him at the time. When he volunteered, as aforesaid he belonged to a Company of Militia at Ridgfield aforesaid of which David Olender was Captain.
That in the month of April, in the year 1780, he volunteered for the term of thirty days, at Ridgfield aforesaid

and was stationed at Middlesex in the State of Connecticut, & there served, under Captain Beebe, of Litchfield, Christian name not recollected was placed there to prevent the Tories on Long Island from plundering the inhabitants during this term he served as second Sergeant -
That in the month of July in the year 1781, he enlisted into the New York State Troops, & was sent to Harrison's Purchase, Westchester County, State of New York to protect the inhabitants, & served under Capt. Thomas Hunt junior of Westchester County, State of New York, a man by the name of Gildersleeve was Lieutenant. the Ensign's name was Tuttle, The Colonel's name was Weisenphelps, or Wyseufelt, or some such name - a man by the name of Logan was Major and Peter Welch was adjutant - This enlistment was for the term of six months - In the month of August in the same year 1781, he was ordered from New York, to the Northward, was sent to Albany by water, where he landed and marched through Lansingburgh, Stillwater, Bernas Heights, to Schuyler's Mills - was present at Saratoga when a British Spy, whose name he thinks was Taylor, was hanged about the first of October - was taken back to Albany, and was there discharged the last of the month of November having served five months, or thereabouts -
That in the month of February or March in the year 1782, he volunteered out of the Militia, to escape a draft, for a period not exceeding sixty days, at Ridgefield in Connecticut, and was sent to Stamford in the same State to protect the inhabitants, until the arrival of the State Troops - Ebenezer Cook was the Captain under whom he served, and was the only officer he recollects, as they were scattered along

the coast. he served there as much as six weeks, if not more, during which time he served as second Sergeant. - That during the services herein before mentioned, he served as a private, except where it is otherwise stated herein - that he has no documentary evidence to prove his services, or any of them as herein stated, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his said services or to any of them.  James M c Donald
To the Interrogatories, required by the Regulations of the War Department, to be propounded by the court to him, he the said James M c Donald answers, as follows. To wit: To the first interrogatory, he answers That he was born at Bedford in the County of Westchester in the State of New York, in the year 1759, the 19 th September, his father & family removed from there to Ridgfield in 1771-
To the second interrogatory, he answers, that he has no record of his age.
To the third interrogatory, he answers, that when he was called into service he was living in the town of Ridgfield, Fairfield County and State of Connecticut. That since the Revolutionary War, he lived, in the town of Watertown in the County of Litchfield County & State of Connecticut from 1783 to the year 1814, and from the latter year to the year 1831, he lived in the town of Brutus, County of Cayuga and State of New York, and since 1831, to the present he has lived in the town of Lyons, in the County of Wayne and State last mentioned, and now resides at the latter place - To the fourth interrogatory, he answers that in the years 1776 & 1781, he was called into service by his enlistment, and he was called the other times herein stated into service by volunteering, in the manner and at the times herein before stated.

To the fifth interrogatory, he answers that he does not recollect the names of any regular Officers, stationed where he was, or where he served - There were two Regiments of Troops stationed at Schuylkill Mills where he was there - the one of them he believes a Continental Regiment, and the other he does not know whether it was continental or state Troops - There was at that place one Capt. King in one of the Regiments and thinks he was an officer that belonged to the Massachusetts Troops or Line - the general circumstances of his services are herein before stated as far forth as he can at present state them.
To the sixth interrogatory, he answers, that he never received any written discharge from service, except when discharged in Albany, and then he received one from Col. Weisengphelps, or Wymusett, or some such name, which discharge was afterwards destroyed by his brother.
To seventh interrogatory he answers and states the names of Benjamin Avery, Byres Avery, Joseph Cole, George Crowl and as he has resided in his present neighborhood but a short time, he states the names of Melchior Parks, Ebenezer Phelps, Ozial Smith and Noah Taylor of the town of Brutus, Cayuga county, State of New York, where he lived from the year 1814 to 1831 all of whom, in both places, can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. The two Mr. Avery's have been acquainted with him, for above forty years past.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on pension roll.

of the agency of any state.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid } in Open Court
James M c Donald
John Cuyler Clerk
We Benjamin Avery residing in the town of Lyons in the County of Wayne and State of New York, and Cyrus Avery residing in the town of Lyons County of Wayne and State aforesaid do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with James M c Donald, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three 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 } in Open Court
Benjamin his Avery mark Cyrus Avery
John Cuyler Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opin- ion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War De- partment, 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 Benjamin Avery who has signed the preceding Certificate is a resident of the town of Lyons in the County of Wayne and State of New York, and that Cyrus Avery who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Lyons in the County of Wayne and State afore

said, and that they are both credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John S. Crysler Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne and State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James M c Donald for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
John S. Crysler Clerk
12/91
Mr. Lakin. Agent Lyons. N.Y.

November 21, 1930
Miss Ieda McDonald The Peoples Commercial Bank Bellefontaine, Ohio
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13902, that James McDonald was born September 19, 1759, at Bedford, Westchester County, New York.
While residing in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted May 1, 1776, and served three months as a private in Captain Steenrod's Company, Colonel McDougal's New York Regiment.
He enlisted in June or July, 1779, served one month as a private under Sergeant Daniel Smith in the Connecticut Troops and guarded United States stores at Ridgefield.
He enlisted in April, 1780, served one month as Second Sergeant in Captain Beebe's Connecticut Company and was stationed at Middlesex, Connecticut.
He enlisted in July, 1781, and served five months as a private in Captain Thomas Hunt's Company, Colonel Weissenfels' New York Regiment.
He enlisted in February or March, 1782, and served six weeks as Second Sergeant in Captain Ebenezer Couch's Connecticut Company.
He resided in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut from 1783 until 1814, and from the latter year until 1831 in Brutus, Cayuga County, New York, then moved to

Lyons, Wayne County, New York, of which place he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Date of death not on MB

it to 1 Cely. D.
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13902
INVALID.
FF No. 13 902
James McDonald Dis. New York
Act. June 1 st 82
Index - Vol. 1 , Page 245
[Amendment of 1891.]
1892 Feb 9 - He J. W. McDonald W 1916 Nov 9 Dist. to N. J. Mulchaley - ad 1930 - Nov 21 - Dist. to Miss Leda McDonald Esq

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Pension Bureau Washington D C
Will you kindly send Abstract of Pension application of James M c Donald - served as Private 1st Regiment New York Line, Colonel Alexander M c Dougall May 1776; Private Fairfield County Connecticut Militia June 1779; Private, Lieutenant Colonel

Frederick Weissenfells Regiment New York Levies, July 1781; Private, Captain Ebenezer French's Company Fairfield County Continental Militia, March 1782;
Promoted 2nd Sergeant
Service from Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Thanking you in advance for the favor
I am Yours
N. F. McClehaney 415 Morris Ave Elizabeth N.J.

LAW OFFICES OF JOHN McDONALD, 11 PINE STREET, (DUNCAN BUILDING.)
CABLE ADDRESS: OCTANT, NEW YORK.
New York, November 26 1891
Sir
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D C
Dear Sir
My grandfather James Mc Donald served in the War of the Revolution in one of the Connecticut Regiments. I should like to know the name of the Regiment and Company in which he served and the length of time of his service and his rank if any -
He died at Lyons Wayne County New York in 1837 or 1836. He lived at Auburn New York from 1817 to 1833 when he moved to Lyons At the time of his death

he was drawing a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier - I am unable to give you any further facts by which you can find his name and answer my inquiries -
Respectfully Yours John M c Donald
per Mc Donald

THE PEOPLES-COMMERCIAL BANK
E. M. PATTERSON, PRESIDENT E. R. GEBBY, VICE PRESIDENT W. T. HAVILAND, VICE PRESIDENT
B. F. SKIDMORE, CASHIER BRAD D. HIATT, ASST. CASHIER RAY E. FISHER, ASST. CASHIER
BELLEPORTAINE, OHIO.
November 3, 1950.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:-
If you can do so, would you be good enough to furnish me with any information available from your office regarding service of James McDonald in the Revolutionary War. He was probably from Watertown, Conn., and born 1759, Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y.
Some records in my family state his service to have been as follows:-
"James McDonald Private First Regiment New York Line, Col. Alexander McDougall, May 1776; Private Fairfield County, Connecticut Militia, June 1779; Private, Lt.-Col. Frederick Weissenfels New York Levies, July 1781; Private Captain Ebenezer Crouch's Army, Fair- field County, Connecticut Militia, March 1782. Later Promoted to Second Sergeant."
If any of these periods of service can be verified or you can give me any others, I shall be most appreciative.
Respectfully yours,
Leda MacDonald (Miss Leda MacDonald)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1776 3 years Col Stearns Longall N.H.   June 1779 1 " Col Stearns Longall N.H.   Aug 1780 1 " 2d Sgt Stearns Longall N.H.   July 1781 6 " Col Stearns Longall N.H.   Feb 1782 6 mos 2d Sgt Stearns Longall N.H.  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____ Date of application for pension, _____ Residence at date of application, _____ Age at date of application, _____
Remarks: _____ _____ _____ _____
Respectfully,
Commissioner.