Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43130, for Jeremiah Skehan, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Skedam, Jeremiah S. NUMBER 43130
NUMBER _____
S. 43130
CONTENTS

(2832)
New York
Jeremiah Sheehan private Capt Wendall New York line 179 - War
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
scribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of April 1818
ertificate of Pension issued the 24 of Septem 1818 and sent to T Wendall Esq. Albany New York
arrears to 4th of Septem 1818 39.73 4 mos 29/30 emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 - 48.
$ 87.73
Van Schaick Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.
6 Sep 24
Continued
Respectfully Albany County
Jeremiah Sheehan private Capt Wendall New York line 179 - War

43 130
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 43, 130
Josiah Sheehan Wid. Mrs. Jos.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 458
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jeremiah Skelham & Pension documents
Dated April 6 th 1818
New York June
cont.
Correct

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of New-York. } TO WIT: CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY, }
IN conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" the following DECLARATION , in writing, is made under oath, by Jeremiah Skelham of the Town of Waterkill in the County of Albany in the State of New York before the Honorable Philip D. Parker Esquire, one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of the City of Albany in the said State, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the said Jeremiah Skelham doth reside, that is to say:
DECLARATION.
I Jeremiah Skelham of the Town of Waterkill in the County of Albany in the State of New York on this Sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, — Do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served, against the common enemy in the Army, in the War of the Revolution, Until the End thereof and that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the Town County and State aforesaid; and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. — I do further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a private Soldier that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to Callam's  Wendell's  Infantry Company, Col. Van Schaick Regiment and New York Line — That I entered the said service the Twentieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Nine and left it the Fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Three in the manner following, to wit: I left it by reason of the Conclusion of the War that I received one document concerning the same service and discharge, which has been  Casually Lost or destroyed and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me than John H. Wendell who was made a deposition accompanying this Declaration — And I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby freely and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension under any of the Laws of the United States, except the Pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned, and under which this Declaration is made.
IN WITNESS of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified.
Sworn before me, this Sixth day of April 1818. } Jeremiah Skelham Philip D. Parker  Esq. Judge of the Mayor's Court of Albany

United States of America.
By the Honorable Philip S. Parker . Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of Record in the State of New-York, to wit, of the Mayors Court, of the City of Albany — in the said State.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America.
SIR,
I do respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that Jeremiah Schan — of the town of Waterford — in the County of Albany — and State of New-York, personally appeared before me, at the City of Albany, in the said State, on the sixth day of April — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me, under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration, and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence, (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true—Whereupon, I required of him to produce such other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration—Accordingly he produced as testimony,
The deposition of John H. Wendell —
(and which accompanies this Certificate)—And I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony produced in support thereof, I DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said Jeremiah Schan — did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION ; and I am likewise satisfied, that the other facts in that Declaration stated, are, in like manner, true—I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal, the of the said Court, at the City of Albany, the sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Philip S. Parker

State of New York City & County of Albany } Swit -
John H Wendell late a Captain in the Army of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, against the Common Enemy, being duly sworn faith, that he knows Jeremiah Skahan in the Soldier in the preceding Declaration and Certificate of his Honor Judge Parker named - and that said Jeremiah Skahan served as a private Soldier in the Company commanded by him until his resignation, on the fifth of April 1781 - In Col Van Schaicks Regiment and New York Line and that he verily believes the facts stated by the said Jeremiah Skahan in the foregoing Declaration, and Certificate to be true -
Sworn Before me this 5 th day of April 1818
Philip Schuyler Ruroun and Judge of the Mayors Court of Albany
J H Wendell late Captain in the 1 st New York Regiment

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Cow —
Hon. S. Van Rensselaer, H. R. —

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Court of Common Pleas
City & County of Albany
(Duplicate)
On this Thirteenth day of September 1820 — personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said County — according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) Jeremiah  Shehan a private — aged Sixty — years, resident in the town of Waterkill — in said County who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: in the Company commanded by Capt. Wendell & Gen  Brock — in Col. Van Schaike's Regiment of Infantry , on the Continental Establishment, in the New York Line, for the term, in the manner specified in his original declaration on file in the Pension Office, at Washington — dated the Sixth day of April 1818 — that his Certificate is numbered 2.832 — and was issued on the 24 th of September 1818 — And that he has received his Pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, up to the fourth quarter last
And I do solemnly swear — that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. that I have no family — Nor no occupation — And that by reason of old age, & debility, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support — that the following is a Schedule — of my Real & Personal Estate — viz — Real Estate None — Personal Estate — viz — My necessary wearing apparel —
Sworn to and declared in open Court this 13 day of September 1820
Jeremiah Shehan
J. C. Williams Clerk
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Court of Common Pleas
City & County of Albany
Clerk's Office — I
Henry Truax — Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas — do hereby certify, that the foregoing Declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount, in value, of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Nothing dollars and _____ cents. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 13 th day of September 1820 —
Henry Truax Clerk.