Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,316, for William Mc Coy, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
McCoy, William
S. 23316
CONTENTS

Warrant No. 230942
William M. McCoy Cayuga in the State of N.Y. who was a Pirate in the Company commanded by Captain J. M. Williams of the U.S. Navy by J. M. Williams in the U.S. Navy line for 7 mos & 13 days
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838, from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 March 1840 as Modified 8 th Decr 1840
Settled to Annuity 14 May 1845
Inscribed on the Roll of Warrant at the rate of 24 Dollars 75 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Decr 1837 and last paid June Faded Maritime Encyclopaedia Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1836 $136.23 Emigrant allowance ending Dec 1837 12.35
$148.61
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Garrison Clerk, Book Q Vol. 4 Page 45
Date of death not on file

Declaration
In Order to Obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York } ss.
Cayuga County } On the Twenty third day of January One Thousand eight hundred and thirty three. Personally appeared in Open Court before Joseph L. Richardson first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cayuga County and the Other associate Judges of said Court now in Session. William M c Coy of the town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga and State of New York aged Seventy years in the month of June last now 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 Seventh. One Thousand eight hundred and thirty two. that he Entered the Service of the United States as a Volunteer. and Served as herein Stated. That he was Born on the Atlantic Ocean on or near the Banks of Newfound-land in the Month of June in the year Seventeen hundred and sixty two. as he hath been informed by his Parents. That in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven he Volunteered and joined Captain John Armstrongs Company of Militia Belonging to the Regiment Commanded by Colonel John Williams and Marched to the Hudson-river against the British army Commanded by General Burgoyne. that on account of his youth his Officers did Not Order him into the Battle of Saratoga when the British Army was taken. That in the month of June Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight this Declarer again Volunteered in the Company and Regiment aforesaid and Marched to Skeneborough on the Southern Extremity of Lake Champlain and remained there in actual Service under said Captain John Armstrong and Colonel Williams Regiment for More than five Months and when Skeneborough was taken by the Enemy that the american troops Stationed there retreated and he was permitted to Return home on furlough. that Shortly afterwards he was again Ordered to March to Fort George and joined the said Company and Regiment at White Creek. and Marched to Fort George. Staid there about two Weeks during Which time Governor George Clinton had the Command of the american Forces. on an Expedition against the British who then had possession of Ticonderoga and then this declarer after the Enemy took Fort George Went to Fort Edward

Fort George staid there about two Weeks during Which time Governor George Clinton had the Command of the American Troops on an Expedition against the British who then had possession of Ticonderoga and then the declarer after the Enemy took Fort George Went to Fort-Edward under the Command of Colonel Alexander M c Kissick in order to reinforce that Fort. and there joined Col. Van Vorts Regiment. Staid there two days. was then Ordered to Fort George to bury the dead that fell at the taking of that place. that the Regiment then was Commanded by Colonel Alexander Webster. that after having performed that duty. the troops under Colonel Webster Marched back to Fort-Edward. thence to Salem. at that time called White Creek. and there joined Captain Armstrongs Company. remained there a few days. then Marched under Colonel Webster to Granville and Remained there until the commencement of Winter (until the snow fell) then returned to White Creek and remained there until the next Spring. and that from the Month of June Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight until the cessation of Arms previous to the signing and ratification of the definitive treaty between Great Britain and the United States. this declarer stood a Volunteer and held himself in readiness to March at a minutes Warning. and was in actual service the most of his time. that these frontier Settlements were in almost constant alarm. from the annoyance of the British Tories and Indians. that their scouting and foraging Parties. were almost constantly committing depredations on the inhabitants. which caused him to remain in actual service for the greatest part of five years. that he cannot recollect the whole length of time he served at any one time after Skeneborough was taken by the Enemy. nor can he recollect dates. neither can he recollect the whole time he served during the five years he was a Volunteer. that his monthly pay was Eight Dollars. and that he only received thirteen pounds for all his services. although his Officers Admitted that a much larger amount was due and owing him and this declarer further saith that at the time he first joined the Company and Regiment aforesaid that he resided in the town of White Creek. in the then County of Charlotte. now town of Salem in the County of Washington. since which he Resided in the Town of Argyle in said County for thirty six or or thirty seven years. and that he now resides in the Town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga. and that he has not any Record of his age. nor has he any Documentary Evidence of his services. He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity. Except the present

and hereby declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. — Sworn to and subscribed the day 3 and year aforesaid. } William M c Coy
We David Currie a Clergyman of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, residing in the Town of Sterling and County of Cayuga; and John M c Fadden residing now in Sterling and formerly a resident of the town of Argyle in the County of Washington, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William M c Coy. Who has subscribed and sworn to the within and above Declaration. that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he now resides. — and the said John M c Fadden says he was so reputed in the town of Argyle in the County of Washington where he formerly resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution that he has known him for more than thirty years, and done military duty in the same company with him in Argyle. and heard it mentioned there. and that we concur in the opinion. —
Sworn to and subscribed the day 3 and year aforesaid. }
David Currie
J o M c Fadden
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that David Currie who hath signed the preceding Certificate, is a clergyman resident in Sterling in the County of Cayuga. And that John M c Fadden who has also signed the same is also a resident of Sterling in the County aforesaid. and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit. —
J. Michael S. Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cayuga — Do hereby certify that the within and above contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of William M c Coy for a Pension. — In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Twenty fifth day of January 1833. M c Myers Clerk

November 21, 1932
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BA-J/AWF GW William McCoy S.23316
Francena M. Gestring Grand Island Nebraska
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of the Revolutionary War pensioner, William McCoy, S. 23316.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in the above noted pension claim, based upon the Revolutionary War service of William McCoy.
He was born in June, 1762 on the Atlantic Ocean near the banks of Newfoundland. The names of his parents are not given.
William McCoy, while residing at White Creek, which was later Salem, Washington County, New York, enlisted in June, 1778 and served at various times as a private in Captain John Armstrong's company, under Colonels John Williams, Alexander Webster and Van Vort (Wart, Woert), with the New York troops, he was out in frequent scouting parties against the British and Indians, continued in the service until in November, 1782, length of service about three years.
After the Revolution he lived in Salem and Argyle, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 23, 1833, then a resident of Sterling, Cayuga County, New York, where he had lived since September, 1832.
There are no data in this claim relative to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Resolution
23316. INVALID.
File No. 23316
William Meloy Rev Rev Rev
Act: June 7-32
Index: Vol. 9 , Page 255
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 Nov. 7. Hist. to Maria Helping Water, Ark. 1928 Nov. 8. Hist. to Mrs. Marie M. Ewart 1931 Feb. 28. Hist. to Mrs. Thelma Partridge 1932 Nov. 21. Hist. to Francis in receiving awards

New York Rev.
Suspended Wm McLeoy
let to J. M c Andrew
July 16. '34
let to Do 4 Sept 1834 " Joseph Miller July 15. 1836

State of New-York
CAYUGA COUNTY, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE, }
I, MICHAEL S. MYERS , Clerk of the County of Cayuga, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said County: Do hereby certify , that John W. McFadden Esquire, was on the ninth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty four a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity: And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signature to the annexed affidavit to be his proper hand writing.
Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, and set my name this 11th day of July A. D. 183 4
M. S. Myers Clerk By C. S. Millard Dep. Clerk

April 8, 1848
to Mr. the boy for increase.
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Compt. Pensions Washington D. C.

Ovid April 3 rd 1845
Dear Sir,
I beg leave to enclose Comptroller's Cert t of Service of Wm McCoy - I may be allowed to say, that a Wm McCoy of Wayne County N.Y. is a pensioner at $23. per year as I am informed, he is not satisfied - I enclose this certificate for you to judge whether it applies to Service done by him or not, if you find it shines in with his declaration, will it increase his pension, or is he at present pensioned for the same Service set forth in the Cert t , I know nothing of his declaration, & know not how far the Cert t enclosed names his Service, of this you will be the judge, I ask only what is just due to him. Hon I L Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C. Respectfully Yours Most Ob st Serv t Abra d Loy

Sir
Pen off May 14 th 45
The certificate of the Compt. showing all the service credited to the name of Wm M c Log a pension under the act of June '32 transmitted by you has been filed - It relates to the service of three persons of the same name and if all was accorded to him, it would not afford as high a pension as he has drawn - It is proper to inform you that when a claim is adjusted it can only be re-opened by the act of the pensioner upon grounds which he should state under oath - It is not competent for an agent to assert a claim for increase any more than an original one -
Yours Very Resp. David N.Y.

Hon. Lewis C. Caps Secretary of War. Washington — or Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions. —

Hotchkiss Camp, Connecticut
June 16, 1884
To the Hon. Lewis G. Day, Secretary of War
The Department of War, Sir - I herewith send you enclosed the
Applications of William H. Cox for a pension. The papers have been certified by the proper officers under his name and an additional affidavit made by the applicant; he has endeavored to conform to the rules of the department but from the length of time that has passed since he was in the service of the United States, and owing to the loss of memory incident to old age, he cannot swear to the precise time of service. He enlisted as a volunteer in the month of June 1878, and remained in the service until December 1882, four years and 4 months. From that term he has deducted 16 months that he was at home on furlough during the time the army was in camp near Washington which leaves three years services actually performed in the field or in camp. He was still in service and was not one of the time when on furlough supported at the expense of the government. If he had remained in camp the time would have been computed as service and I submit to your Honor whether his being on furlough during the winter months when there was a cessation of arms, is sufficient cause to curtail him of that time, as he volunteered during the war and at no time left the service when it was requisited for him to be at his post, and the great difficulty of obtaining proof other than his own after an lapse of 52 years. I have also to state that he is a man of good moral character and religious and would not state anything in his declarations that would give a different view or vary from the fact. I have no doubt that this is a meritorious application and from the testimony of Abner Gurnell and John Steele who served in the same company and regiment with the applicant, and whose evidence accompanies the application. I have no doubt that your Honor will give this case your deliberate attention. When a decision is made have the goodness to inform me of the result by a letter directed to Marble Post Office Bridgeport County New York. I have no confidence in the Post Office at Sterling, as their having been directed to that office last December, has caused the delay to this time between December and April. I called many times at the Sterling Post Office for my letters and papers, however they were returned to the General Post Office. I am with sentiments of respect your humble servant. J. M. McFarland

Sept 2 o
Via NY 25 th Aug
Am
Hon. Lewis Cab. Secretary of the Department of War. Washington. Office of Pensions.
NY
- Miss. M c Log -

Livingston County N.Y. 23. August 1834
Sir
yours of the 16 th July last was Duly Received. Informing me that the papers relative to the claim of William M c Gay have a gain been returned and that the applicant on a former examination was required to specify the duration of each term of actual service, the names of his officers as well as the places where such term was performed, and that of his time for service required before sixteen years of age could not be allowed, unless satisfactorily proved, and the circumstances of being in readiness to serve at a minutes warning will not answer as a substitute for actual service for the militia and Art. Occasionally only for short terms scarcely exceeding twenty days. &c.
In the papers presented to the War Department in the case of William M c Gay the applicant stated that he could not swear to the length of time he served nor could he recollect how long he was out at each term of service, and gave his reasons on account of the length of time that has passed since and then stated that owing to old age and consequent loss of memory he gave the time as nearly as he could recollect and sent the affidavits of Almon Cornwall and John Steel who both served in Col. Williams Regt and Station in the same company. Who I did before corroborated the Declaration of M c Gay but object to the same objections for they could not state the length of time he served. then when both obtained a hearing and both informed me that they could not swear to the length of time they served themselves in order to obtain their Pensions, as it respects the time M c Gay served before he arrived to the age of sixteen years. from his last declarations you will perceive that unless the evidence of John Steel proves that to the satisfaction of the department, that he will lose that part of his claim for the present.
M c Gay also deposed that he had given the names of his officers and where he served, and in the papers containing the interrogatories answered by him I am of opinion they will be found and that objections removed, as it respects what he states in his first declaration that he volunteered and held himself in readiness to serve at a minutes warning, was intended to show how he served the service, and not intended as a substitute for actual service. and said also that the affidavits of Almon Cornwall and Captain John Steel in charge of company with him would have been satisfactory proof of their service as they were both in company with him. I therefore inform the department that M c Gay's claim of over 1000 miles service from this place is a little 300 miles to whom he intends to apply for a pension and I request the Honorable Secretary of War to be kind enough to let me know what proof is wanting to establish the service of M c Gay. I would accept it as great favor to get it in writing the few marks of the United States. I hope by your last letter that I must have understood for after I read the affidavits a copy of the same incident to the War Dept. I am sure that the department would require proof of the length of time served.

With Sincere
Yours or Campaign for if that is insisted more. Mr. M c Kay informs me he cannot surrender it. I therefore request, as a particular favor that you inform me what further proof will be required by the Hon ble Secretary of War in the case of William M c Kay, and if practicable, if not his papers will be left on file until the next session of Congress. Your compliance to the matter contained in this letter, will confer a particular favor on Mr. M c Kay. I am your Obedt Servant.
J. M c Grath
Honorable Lewis Cass, Secretary of War &c and the Hon ble Commissioners of Pensions Washington.
Mr. Thos. Lee & the Commissioners of Pensions

State of New York } Cayuga County ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace resident of the town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga and State aforesaid: William M c Coy of the said town of Sterling who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that by reason of his age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following Grade, and under the following Circumstances, I volunteered as a private in Captain John Armstrongs Company of Militia and remained as such Volunteer and served in said Company in the Regiment Commanded first by Colonel John Williams, and secondly by Colonel Alexander Webster from the Month of June One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy eight until sometime in the year One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty two, and that during the term aforesaid I served as a private in actual service and performed field and Camp duty for more than two years, under the said Captain John Armstrong, and for such service I claim a pension. — And the undersigned Justice propounded the following interrogatories to the said William M c Coy, who gave the following answers upon oath, first. Where and in What year were you born; Answer by deponent. — in the year Seventeen hundred and Sixty two , in the Atlantic Ocean near the Banks of Newfoundland as he has been informed by his Parents — 2 nd have you any Record of your age if so Where is it. — Answer. I have no such Record Nor Never had. 3 rd Where were you living when Called into service. Where have you lived since, the Revolutionary War, and Where do you now live; Answer, When I volunteered I lived in the town of White Creek, now known as the town of Salem in the County of Washington, and Since the War aforesaid I resided in Salem and Argyle in the County of Washington, and Since the Month of — September in the year One thousand Eight hundred and thirty two I have Resided in the town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga my present place of residence. —
4 th How were you Called into service; Were you drafted, did you Volunteer, or Were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for Whom; Answer. I volunteered, Never stood a draft, I never was a substitute. —

4 th How were you called into Service, Were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? Answer. I voluntarily served. Never stood a draft, I never was a substitute for any person.
5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the General Circumstances of your Service.
Answer. I saw Colonel Joseph McBacken at Salem. Captain Stockwell at Schenectady. Colonel Van Kort and Captain Chipman at Fort Edward. Colonel Ethan Allen at Salem. Colonel Warner at Fort George. with his Regiment saw New York Regiment at Fort Edward. I Marched from Fort Edward to Fort George with Governor George Clinton Commander in Chief of the New York State Militia. Saw Warner's Regiment at Fort George shortly after it was taken by the Enemy. I assisted in burying the dead at the latter place. Warner Regiment suffered severely.
6 th Did you receive a discharge from the Service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it? Answer. I never had a discharge in writing, at the termination of the War I went home by consent of my Captain and never expected to receive any compensation until I was informed of the act of Congress passed Jan'y 1832.
7 th State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your Character for veracity, and their belief of your Services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Answer. The Rev. David Currie and John M c Fadden has Given such Testimony, and I am of Opinion that John Beatty, Isaiah Brown, Hugh M c Fadden, Alexander M c Fadden, George C. M c Fadden, Daniel M c Gillivray, George Cooper, William Cooper and Alexander Proudfoot all residents of Sterling, would give such testimony. This deponent further saith upon his oath that he served with Alexander Carmichael and John Steele in the Revolutionary War, that they belonged to the same Regiment, and said Carmichael served in the same Company with this deponent, and that he has obtained their testimony which is herewith annexed, and further saith not.
William M c Eoy
I do hereby certify that William M c Eoy of the town of Sterling personally appeared before me, took and subscribed the above affidavit and was by me duly sworn and upon his oath gave the answers to the seven interrogatories above mentioned, and I do hereby further certify that he is a man of good moral character entitled to full credit as a witness, and in other respects that he is a person to me well known. Date October 26 th 1833. J. M c Fadden Justice of the Peace

State of New York } Cayuga County } ss.
I hereby certify that John W. McFadden Esq. before whom the within affidavit was sworn, was at the time the same depositions to have been taken, a Justice of the Peace of said County; and I am acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe his signature subscribed to the within certificate, to be genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County & subscribed my name at Auburn in said County this fourth day of November 1838.
H. L. Millerd Dep. Clerk

July 15
Hon. J. L.
Am Edwards Pension Office City of Washington
N.Y.
Sterling, N.Y. July 8. 1838

Town of La Grange County
— State of New York
Hon. J. L. Edwards Secy of the Pension Office City of Washington
July 7th 1836
Sir. Permit me to solicit your attention to the claim of William W. Coy for a pension. Under the Act of 7th June 1832. His declaration and other papers are now I understand on file in the Pension Office — Your letter of 31 st May 1833 stated that the papers were defective. and a subsequent com- munication stated that you understood that the Regiment of Williams or Webster under them as Colonels. W. W. Coy served — "were not ordered out more than twenty-five days" — that was not the case as understood by any soldier — they were ordered out no time was set or speci- fied when to return. If that is the only diffi- culty am at a loss how to obviate that difficulty W. W. Coy has lately been to the County of Washington to see Mr. Horace Caswell and John Steele (who belonged to the same Regiment and whose affdt s are now in the Pension Office and they never knew of any set time that the Regiments were ordered out — or when to return — the Gentlm. Judge John W. Faddan who formerly assisted W. W. Coy in doing his writings — and who was in the possession of the copies of his papers has moved to Illinois. and they are in part not to be found but presume you will find in the Office all the papers in the Office as W. W. Coy requested they remain there.

Until he should be able to answer and make Satisfactory his claim - And as he understands the only ostensible one is that the Regt. was not ordered out over twenty-five days and as that is not the case within the knowledge of W. M. Coy or any Soldier - presume an enquiry into the matter will explain satisfac- tory - And that his pension will be granted - what objection may arise in the office will be glad to learn. So far as is consistent in that department to give - the earliest infor- mation on the subject will confer a particular obligation on W. M. Coy and oblige
Your Hum Servt.
Joseph Miller
N.B. Please to direct to William M. Coy Town of Sterling Cayuga County State of New York

Cayuga County ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned justice of the Peace in and for said County William M c Coy of the town of Sterling in the County aforesaid who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the month of June Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight after he arrived to the age of Sixteen years that he Entered the Service of the United States, he volunteered during the Revolutionary War, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Williams, and Company commanded by John Armstrong of New York State Militia and that the Command of said Regiment devolved on Colonel Alexander Webster the year following, who continued in Command of said Regiment until the end of the War, and the end of the term of this deponent's Enlistment, that he continued in actual Service until the month of November One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty two, Excepting the time the Spring Day in Winters quarters in that Event he was permitted to return home on furlough and that during the term of four years and four months, he was not on furlough more than one year and four months, says he was three years in actual Service to the best of his knowledge and recollection, that he lay at White Creek, now called Salem, at Skeneborough, now called Whitehall, at Fort Ann, Fort Edward, Fort George, Arlington, Ticonderoga and Verplank, on Lake Champlain and on account of Old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of time he served in each year, but that he did serve from June Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight to the End of the War, that the whole of his services were rendered under Captain Armstrong, Excepting when sent with dispatches to different military Posts and when out on scouting parties, but cannot recollect the length of time he served in any of the said four years excepting the last year of the War, that year he joined said Captain Armstrong's Company in the month of May and remained in actual Service to some time in November and that during the four years and four months Service aforesaid, he was not employed in any kind of permit that time he was on furlough he assisted his father in the Winter to fill his Wattle and Daub &c. that his services were performed in an Embodied Corps under the Authority of the State of New York, and that he served the term for which he enlisted viz to the end of the War, that in this deposition there is no computation of the services he rendered previous to his arriving to the age of Sixteen years, and that during the time aforesaid, he was either in the field or in Garrison, Excepting during Winters quarters, he being on furlough, this deponent further saith that he cannot mention the Periods of the War in which he served in more terms definite than what he has above stated, and that he does not know of any other Living Witness that can prove the different periods of his services, more definite than what is herein set forth, which is true to the best of his knowledge and Ability.
William M c Coy
I the undersigned One of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Cayuga do hereby certify that William M c Coy the deponent above mentioned personally appeared before me and in due form of Law took and subscribed the above affidavit upon his Oath, and I further certify that the said William M c Coy who made the whole affidavit is a man of Credibility and whose statements in all Respects are worthy of full Credit. Given under my hand at Sterling this 9 th day of July 1834. — J. M c L. Justice of the Peace

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 30 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William McCoy, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty four Dollars and 78 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839. to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Edward B. Tansy
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

23. 231
William McCloy
Sterling
County of Cayuga
New York
 Vol 2 page 71 $6.20  " 72 4.44  " 73 2.00  " 74 3.19  " 75 2.89  " 76 10.00 
29.72
Adm'ture
Pointed ymo 13 days
Mrs McFadden Esq Chartrille
Cayuga Co. N.Y.
William McCloy Esq Sterling New York

Return this with the papers
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
Nov 30 33
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Wm M c Coy
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
No part of the claim for pension before application was 14 years of age can be allowed unless satisfactorily proved - At the age of 14 he was not liable to military duty and according to the army regulations was not admitted

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the time of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Washington County vs. Abner Cason of the Town of  the Town of Salem in said County being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is acquainted with William McCoy and frequently saw him, in the service of the United States, during the Revolutionary war, as a private in Captain John Armstrong's Company at different Military Posts in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, eighty, eighty one and two. In seventy nine at White Hall. In eighty at Fort Edward, Fort George, Granville. In eighty one and two at Argyle & Salem; but the length of time the said William McCoy served in any one year, this Deponent can not state - and this deponent further saith that the said William McCoy during the war resided in the said Town of Salem and after that event, went to reside in the said Town of Argyle, where he continued, until the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, when he removed from them to the Town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga, as this Deponent is informed and duly believes - and further saith not Subscribed and sworn before me the 20 th day of September 1853 Abner Cason
W. H. Adams Justice

I hereby Certify that [unclear] and have been for many years well acquainted with Abner [unclear] with the Person who signed the foregoing Affidavit that he is a man of credibility and whose statements are in all respects entitled to credit Dated Salem 27th June 1834 - W. H. Adams Justice of the Peace
State of New York Washington County } ss. I, Clerk of the said County do certify that William H. Adams Esq. before whom the within affidavit of Abner [unclear] & John Steel, Inspector to have been sworn on at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of said County and that from acquaintance with him he has nothing and only believes his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand within the foregoing matter. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 21. day of September 1833. J. S. D. [unclear] Clerk

State of New York
Washington County ss; I Jesse L. Leigh Clerk of the said County, do certify that William K. Adams Esq. before whom the within affidavits of Abner Garswell & John Steel purport to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace of said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits to be his proper hand writing. Pignatam.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County, this
21. day of September 1833.
J. L. Leigh Clerk
of having been your faithful Servant and having been for many years past the with Abner Garswell the person who signed the foregoing affidavits that he is a man of credibility and whose statements are in all respects entitled to credit Dated June 2nd 1834 - W. H. Adams Esq. of Abner

Washington County ss John Steele of the Town of Salem in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is acquainted with William McCoy and knows him to have been in the Militia Service as a private in Captain Armstrong's Company in Colonel John Williams Regiment in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight and continued as a militia soldier at the call of his country until the end of the war. and this deponent further saith, that the said William McCoy resided during the Revolutionary war in the said Town of Salem, and after that event went to reside in the Town of Argyle, where he continued to reside until he removed from thence to the Town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga as this deponent verily believes.
and further saith not Subscribed and sworn before me the 20th day of September 1833
John Steele
State of New York Washington County ss
W. H. Adams Justice
I hereby certify that I am, and have been for many years well acquainted with John Steele the signer of the above Affidavit that he is a man of credibility and whose statements in all respects are worthy of credit Salem 27th June 1834
W. H. Adams Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Washington County ss; I Jesse S. Leigh Clerk of the said County do certify that William R. Adams Esq. whose name is signed to the certificate of credibility of John Steele and Anna Casmell, written on this sheet of paper, was at the time of said certificate of credibility purport to have been made and signed, a Justice of the peace of said County duly elected and qualified, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and truly believe his name subscribed to the said Certificate of credibility to be the proper hand writing and signature of the said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 1 st day of July 1834.
J. S. Leigh Clerk

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
   1 st Augt 1779. William McCoy Priv Sum 17 9   6 th June 1780. do do do 14 1   4 th Nov 1779. do do do 16 do   3 rd Nov 1780. do do 2 9 9   5 th Nov 1779. do do 1 15 6   2 nd Ap l 1780. do do do 16 do   26 th Augt 1779. do do 1 10 2   31 st Mar 1780. do do 1 3 1   14 th Dec 1781 do do 4 do do   15 th Nov do do do 1 12 do   6 th Nov 1779. do do 1 1 9 2 / 3   16 th Sept 1784. do do 1 0 2 2 / 3   18 th Oct do do do do 18 3   11 th Nov 1780 do do 1 7 7 1 / 2   21 st Oct 1779 do do 1 4 6 1 / 3  
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, March 29 th 1845.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2.11.85. now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
First—under Capt. John Martin in Col. Alexander Webster Regt. Second " " do " " do " " Third " (Capt) Alex r Mcnitt " " do " " Fourth " " John Armstrong " " do " " Fifth " " do " " do " " Sixth " " do " " do " " Seventh " " do " " do " " Eighth " " do " " do " " Ninth " " do " Maj Thomas Armstrong Tenth " " Alex r Mcnitt " " do " " 11 John Vandenberg Col Jacobus Van Schoonhoven 12 do do 13 do do 14 do do 15 Jacob Yates Peter Yates Philip Heeps Deuty

42 11 453 57
Hon. J. L. Edwards Esq re  Free
City of Washington
Wm Lloyd
In-at Jan 3 NY
On a NY 24 th Dec

State of New York Cayuga County Town of Ira Dec. 5 th 1836
Sir As to the application of William M c Coy for a Pension, he is unable from the lapse of time and other difficulties to produce any further evidence of his services, such as I conceive to be any more satisfactory than what you already have - I have advised him to receive his pension for seven months and thirteen days - as stated in your letter of the 15 th July last, he would be allowed - he has concluded to accept of it and wishes his paper sent on you will therefore please to send them to me for him And oblige
Your Very Hum. Servt. Joseph Miller
Hon. J. L. Edwards Esq r Comp t of Pensions Washington.

William M c Coy 89
Born on the ocean
My father's grandmother's father.
Supposed that he enlisted from Albany.
Drew pension in New York - Leary nga Co- Town - Sterling.
Pension Office. Record & Pension.
(Miss) Mannie Mills Weeping Water Nebraska

Stamp Enclosed
Corral Nebr.
Aug 7. - 28,
Dear Sir,
I am a direct descendat & eligable to be a member of the H. R. R. & am asking if you will please send pension record of William McCoy Born on the Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland 1762.
& please send date of birth of William McCoy Father of my Grand Mother Elizabeth McCoy Mills Date for application for pension Oct 26. 1833. his claim was allowed. Sincerely
Harriet Francis

HOTEL ORD
C. H. PARTRIDGE PROPRIETOR
ORD. NEBRASKA. Febr. 23 1931
Mr. E. W. Morgan Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. EEL
I am giving you what information I can regarding W m  M c Coy whose pension record I have requested.
William M c Coy born June 1762 Died April 9, 1848
The given name of the widow was
Eunice Carrawell Born 1758 Died Oct. 12 - 1832,
I do not know place of residence at enlistment or after service; but they were buried in Sterling, N. Y.
Hoping this may give you

HOTEL ORD
C. H. PARTRIDGE PROPRIETOR
ORD. NEBRASKA, _____ 193_____
enough additional information to furnish me with the record, and thanking you, I am
Yours truly, (Miss) Ihlene Partridge

Guard Island N.H.W. 11-9-32.
U. S. Dept. of Interior Bureau of Pensions Wash. D. C.
Dear Sirs;
According to our family records William McCoy was born in June 1762 in the Atlantic near Newfoundland While residing at White Creek, which was later Salem, Wash. Co. N. Y., he enlisted in June 1778 & served at various times as a private in Capt. John Armstrong's Co under Colonel John Williams Alex. Webster & Van Rant, with N. Y. troops and served until Jan. 1782. He was allowed pension S 23316 on his application executed Jan 23, 1833 at which time he was living in Sterling Cayuga Co N. Y. (over)

William Mc Coy died in Sterling N.Y. on April 9. 1848. His place of residence during the Revolution was W. Ash St N.Y.
His wife Eunice Carmell was born 1758. died Oct. 12 - 1832.
This is the data my mother has. I would appreciate your fullest information concerning William Mc Coy.
Thanking you Frances M. Hestling

Guad Island, Neb., 10 - 14 - 32.
U. S. Dept. of Interior Bureau of Pensions Refer to Rev. & 1812 A. W. F. — Wars Section
Dear Sirs;
Will you please send me the pension record of Wm. McCay and application blanks for membership into the Ill. G. R.
I am a daughter of Harriet B. Francis whose national number is 255,022.
Thanking you, Fernanda M. Resting.

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON November 5, 1932
XXXXXXXXXXXX
IN REPLY REFER TO: BA-J/MNHF/eel
Francena M. Gestring Grand Island Nebraska
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to William McCoy.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers of that war.
The data given by you are not sufficient to enable this office to make a proper search of the records: as a means of identifying the particular record in which you are interested, should it be on file, in addition to the full name of the soldier, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data pertaining to him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow. It will expedite the matter if you will return these letters with your reply.
For information in regard to application blanks for membership in the Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, it is suggested that you apply to the Corresponding Secretary General, Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, D.C.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON February 20, 1931
THIS LETTER REFERS TO YOUR FILE NUMBER:
IN REPLY REFER TO: Rev.& 1812 Wars Section EEL
Miss Thelma Partridge Ord Nebraska
Dear Madam:
You are advised that in order to identify the record of a particular soldier named William McCoy, in whom you may be interested, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data pertaining to him: approximate dates of birth and death, place of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow. Kindly return this correspondence should you reply and a further search will be made in your behalf.
This bureau has no application blanks for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is suggested that you apply to the Corresponding Secretary General, Daughters of the American Revolution, Memorial Continental Hall, this city, for such blanks.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Wahns rehr. Feb 2. 1928.
Plusin Kraft.
U.S.A.
Moving around I have lost my Revolution and ancestral record.
Will you kindly file in & return to me.
William M c G Coy
Born off coast of New Zealand land Wate?
Enlisted from West Argyle Cayuga Co. New York Date of death?
(Over)

Sturminster
(Mrs.) Mamie Mills Ewart
Wahw. heb.

sion on file in this Bureau.
William H. ... 23316
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1776 3 years Pvt John ... John Williams Albany N.Y. New York N.Y.  
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, 100 ... Washington ... N.Y. Date of application for pension, Jan 23 - 1835 Residence at date of application, Staten Island ... N.Y. Age at date of application, 1761 in June
Remarks: He died in the family ...
OR

February 28, 1931
Mrs. Thelma Partridge Ord, Nebraska
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWP:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23316, that William McCoy was born in June, 1762, on the Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland.
While residing at White Creek, which was later Salem, Washington County, New York, he enlisted in June, 1778, and served at various times as a private in Captain John Armstrong's company under Colonels John Williams, Alexander Webster and Van Vort, with the New York troops, and served until in November, 1782, in all about three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 23, 1933, at which time he was living in Sterling, Cayuga County, New York.
There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

&1812 Wars Section.
AWF
March 29, 1939.
Harriet Francis, Cowles, Nebraska.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23316, it appears that William McCoy was born in June 1762, on the Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland.
While residing at White Creek, which was later Salem, Washington County, New York, he enlisted in June 1778 and served at various times as a private in Captain John Armstrong's Company under Colonels John Williams, Alexander Webster, and Van Vort, with the New York Troops, and served until in November 1782, in all about three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 23, 1833, at which time he was living in Sterling, Cayuga County, New York.
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWP/eel
November 8, 1928
Mrs. Mamie M. Ewart Wahoo, Nebraska
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, 23316, it appears that William McCoy was born in June 1762, on the Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland.
While residing at White Creek, which was later Salem, Washington County, New York, he enlisted, in June 1778 and served at various times as a private in Captain John Armstrong's Company under Colonels John Williams, Alexander Webster, and Van Vort, with the New York Troops, and served until in November 1782, in all about three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 23, 1833, at which time he was living in Sterling, Cayuga County, New York.
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.