Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,804, for Ichabod Kneeland, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Kneeland, Ichabod
S. 42,804
CONTENTS

42 804
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42, 804
Ichabod Hneeland
Dr Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16.536
New York R
Ischabod Knutland of Kingsbury in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment com. Colonel Van Schaick of the New York line, for the term of nine months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th of March 1820 and sent to the Hon. Mr. Fletcher House of Representatives
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $ 175.48 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 .48.
31 mos 29/31  223.48
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Dead - see roll -

State of New York Columbia County
Be it remembered that on the third day of December
In the year one thousand eight hundred nineteen Before me John Raynor Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, personally came, Capt. David Van Ness of the City of Hudson In said County a person well known to Me, who being duly sworn, maketh Oath and saith that he is more than sixty six years of Age, that he was well acquainted, with Ichabud Kneeland in the annexed affidavit named in the time of the revolutionary war and that I enlisted the said Ichabud Kneeland into the Regiment commanded by Colonel Goose Van Brack in the New York line some time in the Spring of 1776 to the best of my recollection In the month of April for the term of ten Months and that the said Ichabud Kneeland served faithfully in my Company till some time in January next when he and the rest of the Company were discharged by Major General Seyler at Alba- ny, and without any written discharge
Sworn & subscribed this 3 d day of December 1819 before me
John Raynor John Van Ness
D. Van Ness
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named David Van Ness & believe Him to be a person of good moral character & credibility
John Raynor John Van Ness

State of New York County of Ulster
I hereby certify that John Payne when signing the same with which his hand writing is a true copy of the pen in the Columbia County - Notary my own the County of Ulster the 3 rd Dec. 1819
Miller (the)

State of New York ss. Personally appeared Montgomery County ss. before me Alex o Shotton Esq r . One of the justices of the said County. Benjamin Hneeland of Charles- ton to me well known, who being duly sworn De- poses and saith that he was well acquainted with Deborah Hneeland who now resides in the town of Hinesburg & county of Washington & State aforesaid, that he was knowing to the said Deborah, enlisting as a soldier in the re- volutionary war, some time in the Spring of the year 1776, and according to the best of this De- posent's recollections & belief, that the enlistment was in the Month of March & for the term of six months, that he was enlisted by, & served in the company commanded by David Ransom and Major Jacob Rauschick's Regiment, that the said Deborah served until sometime in January following when he was discharged that this deponent saw the said Deborah me- morably during the said campaigns, he this said deponent being himself at the same time in the Service at that period of the re- volutionary war - and this deponent further saith that he is now more than twenty three years of age
Benja Hneeland
Subscribed & sworn December 25 th 1819
before me Alexander Shotton a judge of the Montgomery County
I do hereby certify that the above named Benjamin Hneeland is a man of good Moral Character & Credibility
Alex o Shotton judge

State of New York } } ss
I John McCarthy clerk of the county of Montgomery in said State Do certify that Alexander Sheldon whose signature is signed to the within and before whom the within affidavit appears to have been sworn to is one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in said county In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at Johnstown this 7 th day of December 1819
J. M. McCarthy

Schabod Fineland
Schabod Fineland prir. Van Schack N York mg. 1776. 9 mo. 7 May 1818
Proof of service and that the certificate was delivered
Proof of service & the certificate was as to be redacted Admin by [unclear] William [unclear]
Proof produced Admitted
Hon. W. Pitcher, N. R.

State of New York Washington county } ss
I, Ichabod Kneeland of the town of Kingsbury in the county of Washington and State of New York, aged sixty five and upward, do according to the act of Congress of the United States of America entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" make the following declaration under oath - that is to say - I do solemnly declare that I was on the eighteenth day of March last and now am a resident citizen of the United States, town, in the said 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 declare that I was a private soldier in the war of the revolution and that I served as such in the said war of the revolution against the common enemy for one year and seven months in various stations during said war on the continental establishment that I belonged to the company commanded by Stephen Pearl in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Woodbridge in the Massachusetts line, in which I enlisted in the month of March or fore part of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five - for nine months and in which I served the said term of nine months was discharged from the said nine months service by parole at Cambridge near Boston and enlisted without quitting the Army into the said Regiment

under Captain  Barns - for one month - in the Service Massachusetts Line - in which I served for still one month when I was regularly discharged by parol at Cambridge for- -said - then returned home.
That I was a private Soldier in the company commanded - by Captain David Van Kepp in the Regiment of Colonel Goose Van Schaick - in the New York Line, in which I enlisted on or about the first day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty six, for nine months, and in which I served the said term of nine months - was honorably dischar- -ged by parol the last part of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven - at Albany in the state of New York. that I did not know of any written discharges having been given to the Soldiers on the discharge of either of the said Regiments
Ichabod Rueland
Sworn, declared to and subscribed } this 7 th day of May 1818 before me } Jonathan Wood one of the Judges of Washington Common Pleas
I Jonathan Wood Esquire one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Washington, in the state of New York Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Ichabod Rueland, above named, did serve in the revolutionary

seen as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress -
Given under my hand this seventh day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Jonathan Wood one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Washington -
State of New York Washington County ss - in addition to the above Jonathan Wood further certify that I have testified that the above-mentioned Jacob Kneeling was on the seventh day of May 1818 and still is in Redwood Circumstances in life and holds the residence of his Country for a part - given under my hand this Eleventh day of November 1818 Jonathan Wood one of the judges of Washington - Common Pleas -
of New York ss. I, Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the court of the common pleas of the county of Washington do hereby certify that Jonathan Wood Esq. by whom the above certificate was made is one of the judges of the court of common pleas of said county acting under the authority of the State of New York and that the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 28th day of May 1818 D. Shepherd Clerk