Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7572, for William Snyder, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Snyder, William
S. 75-72
carded
CONTENTS

Received of the Rev. J. H. ... the sum of ... Dollars ... to complete on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of May ... to ... ... 5 ... ... 14 ...
$ 77.50
Quarterly Pensions for Jan 7, 1831
Signature: J. H. ... Book ... Page ...

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Plus due to A. Chamberlin Hudson Columbia Co N.Y.

State of New York Columbia County City of Hudson
On the 21 st day of November 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the Justice court in & for the City of Hudson now sitting William Snyder a resident of the Town of German Town in the County of Colum- bia aforesaid and state of New York aged seventy three years last June 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 seven- th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated - That when the war of the revolution broke out he resided in the new Town of German town where deponent was born in the month of June 1759 - and where he has resided ever since he was born - he knows the year in which he was born and his age from the record kept by his father in a large family bible deponent has often seen this bible & the record in it this has been destro- =yed- deponent can not recollect the year in consequence of his age & loss of memory but he believes it was in the year 1775 in the first of September of that year deponent entered into the Company of Captain Allen as a private soldier for one month and marched from German town with said Company to Fishkill and there helped build the

Barracks deponent remained there in service with said company for one month and then the first of October 1775 deponent was discharged together with the whole company and returned to German town and not take any written discharge - deponent fur- ther says that in the month of July 1776 he enlis- ted into the company commanded by Captain Isaac Rockefeller as a private soldier for one month in the Regiment commanded by Col. Livingston. Jacob Bayadorn was the Lieutenant & Hendrick Will was the Ensign in the company of Captain Isaac Rockefeller deponent marched with this company from German town to Schene- -tady & from there up into Saratoga County near -by through the woods to the town of Saratoga and quartered in the barracks and remained there in service for one month there was no fighting while deponent was there and the company of Captain Rockefeller was discharged in the month of August and deponent was dis- charged with them & returned home to German -town - and deponent further says that the first of August 1777 deponent again entered into the company of after Isaac Rockefeller as private soldier Jacob Bayadorn was the Lieutenant and Hendrick Will, was the Ensign in the Regi- -ment commanded by Col. Livingston and deponent marched from German town in the County of Columbia and went with said company to Fort Edward depon- -ent cannot remember who the general officer

were at Fort Edward. The Company of Capt. Rock- efeller did not remain at this fort but a short time was obliged to retreat went to Fort Miller from there to Saratoga. and from there to State water where we remained until we were discharged, which was between the 20. & 25 of October 1777 and after the surrender of Bur- goyne deponent was at State water when the battles with Burgoyne commenced & Marched from State water to join the American troops arrived in the battle and found the army remained until after Burgoyne surrendered and shortly after that deponent and the Company of the Capt. Rockefeller was discharged deponent was in service this tour two months and a half and deponent further says that the first of October 1779 he entered as a private soldier into the Company commanded by Captain Neal Rockefeller and marched with said Company from German Town to Fish- kill and remained there in service for three months under Captain Rockefeller and on the first of January 1780 deponent was discharged and returned home to German- town. deponent recollects that in the Spring of 1776 he marched in Captain Neal Rockefeller's Company from German- town to Greenbush on the East side of the North River and directly opposite to Albany and remained there in service for two weeks and was then discharged with said Company.
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and returned home to German town upon and further says that he was out during the war after the Tories in the country of Columbia & Dutches County for at least two weeks. making in the whole of his service during the Revolutionary war eight months and a half deponent has no documentary evidence to show any of his services he never took any written discharge and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services Except John Saffrey to his character John Roody & Simon Roekfeller will state by affidavit Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity except the pres- -ent and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid for William & Snyder John D. Parker (his mark)
We John Roody a clergyman residing in the town of German town in the County of Columbia and State of New York and the  Simon Roekfeller of the same town County and State do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Snyder who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we have been so acquainted with him for many years past we believe him to be seventy three years of age last June that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood when he was to have been a soldier of the Revolu- -tion and that we concur in that opinion Sworn & subscribed the 28 th day of November 1842 before

State of New York } Columbia County } ss John Galsrough of the City of Hudson } town of Germantown in said County of Columbia and State of New York aforesaid aged seventy seven years being first duly sworn according to law in open Court before the Justice of the Justice Court in & for the City of Hudson deponeth and saith that he is seventy seven years of age and he further says that he is & has been intimately acquainted with William Snyder as long as he can remember. He says that he lived in Germantown when the revolution broke out he was born there & has ever since resided there, in the month of Septem- ber 1775 deponent and William Snyder who has sworn to the above declaration were both in the company of Captain Allen and marched in his company from Germa- ntown offered to Fishkill and remained there in service for one month and was then in the month of October of the same year discharged at Fishkill, that in the month of July 1776 deponent & said William Snyder entered into the company of Captain Zeeb Rock efield and went to Pohenkeedy upon the to Saratoga and deponent knows that said Snyder was out on this tour one month deponent was also in the same company commanded by Capt. Rockefield with said William Snyder when he went to Fort Edward

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and that we marched from Germantown in said Company in the month of August 1777 that said William Snyder was out of this town two months and a half as he has stated in his above declaration - deponent further says that he was in the service with said Snyder at Red Bank in the year 1779 that he knows said Snyder was then in service of the United States for three months as he has stated in his declaration above - stated deponent further says that he was with said William Snyder at Greenbush in the service of the United States under Genl Rockefeller for two weeks as he has stated in his said declaration deponent further says that he knows of said William Snyder having been out in pursuit of the Tories in the County of Columbia State for several times during the revolution but how long he cannot say deponent further says that he knows of said William Snyder having been in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War for eight months exclusive of the time in which he was in service after the war -
I were taken said court in Open court the 21 November 1832 John D Parker Clk.
his John H Salpaugh. mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the court further certify

That it does fully appear to them that John Ready who has signed the preceding certificate is a regular Clergyman residing in the Town of Germantown aforesaid and that Simon Rockefeller who has also signed the same is a resident of said Town of Germantown and is a credible person and that we are acquainted with John Salpangh who has signed & sworn to the above Affidavit before us. That he is a credible person and that the statements of all three of said persons are entitled to full credit and belief.
M. Winfield
Justus
State of New York
Columbia County
Clerks Office
I Joseph D. Monroe Clerk of said County of Columbia do hereby certify
That William Overbach Esquire before whom the above named John Ready and Simon Rockefeller were sworn to their certificate for William Snyder was at the time said Certificate was sworn to by them in said Town on the 28 day of November 1832 was a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Columbia and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit or certificate is his own proper hand writing & signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 3 rd day of December 1832
J. D. Monroe
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I John D Parker Clerk of the said Justice Court of the City of Hudson aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the application of William Snyder for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office of said Court this 3 d day of December Eighteen hundred thirty two
John D Parker Clerk

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Wm Snider Columbia City New York
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S. Chamberlin Hudson Columbia City N. York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
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 subjunctive notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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, showing the Service of William Snyder Columbia City New York
   Period when service rendered claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Apr. 1775 1 for. Capt. Allen — 73 German   July 1776 1 " Capt. Rock Col. Livingston N. York town Traditionary,   Aug. 1777 2 " do- do- Livingston   1778 15 " — —   Octr 1779 3 " — —   Jan. 1780 1   8 15  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 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 day 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, whom 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 he 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 enquiry 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.
In the event of the death of any person who has been required to make 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 period 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 here 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 [i] 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
R. Newman

Reuben
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File No. 75-72
William Snyder
Priv. Bell War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 st , Page 351
[Arrangement of 1870.]