Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42384, for Seth Stocker, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Stocker, Seth
S. 42384
CONTENTS

5600
New York Roll.
Neth. Stocker Colo Richmore Sergeant
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to Case and Humphreys Newburgh N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 5 m s & \frac{4}{30} — 41:6 Semi-ann. all ee ending 4 th March 1819 — 48:-
Jan l 1819 $ 89:6
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1701 - 242
Continued
William ... Newburgh

Seah Stocker Jr. Sams. N. Port reg. party 1781-1933 - 1 April 1818
both of Stocker

State of New York } County of Orange } 5th Article of Newburgh in the County of Orange and State of New York having been duly sworn, do hereby certify that that in the year 1775 in the month of September the undersigned enlisted in a company commanded by Captain Thomas Woodhull, in a Regiment designated by Col. John Stryker in the County of the City of New York and was called the Minute Service and served in this Regiment until the month of April following when General Washington that in April 1776 this Regiment was enlisted in a Regiment commanded by Col. John Stryker in a company commanded by Capt. William and served in this Regiment until January 1777 when the Regiment was discharged at Trenton in the State of New Jersey - That on the 15th day of February 1777 this Regiment enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. James Beekman, in a Regiment commanded by Col. John Stryker called the 4th New York Regiment - and was discharged on the 7th day of January 1778 at New Brunswick in New Jersey his discharge was signed by Col. Philip Schuyler said - That this Regiment again enlisted on the 1st day of February in the year 1778 in a company commanded by Capt. Thomas Mackin in the 2nd Regiment of Artillery

Commissioned by Col. John Lamb and was discharged on the 9th day of June 1783 at West Point. That this respondent enlisted in the 2nd Regiment of Artillery to serve during the war and served until he was discharged as a Sergeant of Capt. Thomas M'Kinley's Company - And that this respondent had one of his legs broken while in service, which has made him a cripple ever since - And that this respondent saw his warrant by the Hon. Jonathan Trumbull a member of Congress, Seven or Eight or nine Years since for the purpose of making application to Congress for a Pension, but could never learn that any application had been made - And that his warrant has not since been returned to him - And this respondent further says that he is now a Pauper supported by the town of Haverhill and further that the discharge which this respondent had at different times received
...were lost — and further that when he was in the Battle of ... — at White Plains — at Trenton — at Red Bank — at Fort Muguem — and at Red Bank — with the ... —
Washington the 1 st day of March 1818
— Chas. Stocker Mansfield
Joseph Morris one of the judges of the court of common pleas - and also the Council of Orange Bristol - New York

State of New York } Orange County } ss: Joseph Hallack of the town of Newburgh in the County of Orange being duly sworn, doth depose and say, That he is personally well acquainted with Salt Stocker whose name is signed to the annexed affidavit - and that he knew him as a Sergeant of Captain Thomas Mather's Company of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery - and served with him in the same Regiment for about two Years previous to its discharge in the Company commanded by Capt George Fleming - And that he was discharged about the same time with this deponent in the Month of June 1783 - and that he saw the said Salt Stocker, while in service wearing a Budget about his neck - Sworn before me the 2nd day of April 1818
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Orange County
State of New York } Orange County } ss: Jacob Lawson being duly sworn doth depose and say That he was between five and thirty a Drummer in Captain Thomas

Machine Company of the 2nd Regiment of United States Artillery, in the Revolutionary war and that Seth Stocker who executed the above affidavit in his presence was during all that time a sergeant in the said Company
Sworn before me this 15th day of April 1818
his Jacob H. Hanson mark
Joseph Morrell
I Joseph Morrell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in the County of Orange that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Seth Stocker did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the within affidavit against the com- mon Enemy. But I now transmit the pro- ceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the War Department pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress titled an act to provide for certain persons engag- ed in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war.
Joseph Morrell
State of New York Orange County
I David M. Westcott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange do hereby certify that Joseph Morrell is one of the Judges of the said Court and that his name set to the preceding affidavits and certifi- cate is the proper hand writing of the said Joseph

Worrell - In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Court the sixth day of May 1818. J. M. W. Russell
St. Wendel.
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the situation of the above named Dick Stoker and that he is in reduced circumstances, and in need of the assistance of his Country for Support
Joseph Merrill Commissioner of

Sett. Stock
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1 85.20

State of New York ss. On this thirtieth  twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
In open court to wit the Court of Common Pleas this day held at the Court House in the town of Goshen in and for the County aforesaid, before a Board of Justices by virtue of the Statutes and Constitution of the State aforesaid personally appeared Seth Stocker a man sixty years of age resident in the town of Mountville in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law, attested his oath and deposed that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit in the Second Regiment in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Stocker of the New York Line. That the date of his original
enlistment is the first or the first day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen that the amount of his Pension heretofore is 5.00 per month. And the said Seth Stocker in open court as aforesaid doth let the following oath to wit "I Seth Stocker do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hun- dred and eighteen 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 to to diminish or as to being in any way contrary to 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 day of March 1818 and that I have not nor have any person in trust for me any property or securities contained or included herein or any other income other than what is mentioned in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. And the said Seth Stocker in open court as aforesaid produces the following Schedule of his real estate, personal property. I have none either in possession or in remainder or expectancy. My personal property I have none of any value or description except my

necessary clothing 3 d There is due to me from Walter Burling Five dollars and twenty cents 4 th I am in- debted to no person whatever to my knowledge And the said Seth Stockbe further states that his oc- cupation was that of a Butcher That by reason of a hurt, leaving his limbs broken he has been una- ble to pursue his business - that about three weeks since he was obliged to apply to the town in which he lived for relief that he continued to receive such relief till the granting to him of the above pension That he has no family nor any person depending on him for support Seth his Stockbe mark
Sworn to and answered the 30 th day of June 1870 in open court before Nathan H. White, Stephen Lockwood, John Bishop and Samuel J. Seward Esquires Judges
For H. White Clerk
Orange County ss: I James W. Clinton Deputy Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in & for the County of Orange do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & inventory 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 of value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is five Dollars & twenty cents - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court this third day of July 1870.
James W. Clinton D. J. C. K.

42384
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42384
Seth Stockton
Long New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 388
[Arrangement of 1870.]