Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7036, for Joseph Mattice, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Mattice, Joseph.
R 7036
CONTENTS

No 33.854 Joseph Attice
Vol 3. p 67 - $5.- 88 ————— 31 69 ————— 2.18 7. 99
Joseph Attice

State of New York Schobarn County ss.
On this sixth day of October 1836, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, now sitting, Joseph Mattice a resident of the town of Schobarn in the county of Schobarn and State of Ohio, now in the sixty third year of his age, 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He went into the service as a substitute for his father John Dost Mattice, early in the spring of the year 1780, in Captain George Richtmyer's company in Colonel Vroman's regiment, at Schobarn, now Town of Middlebury in said county. That it was as early as the first of April of that year, for he recollects that it was in the season of making maple sugar; that he was in the service, at different periods, during that year as much as one third of the time as a substitute for the said John Dost Mattice, but he state the exact times that he entered, and was discharged during the different periods of that year's service he cannot; but that he is confident that it would amount to as much as one third of the time as aforesaid; that he was discharged at the expiration of each period of service that year at the time what was then called the middle fort at Schobarn.
That in the spring of the year 1781, he entered the same service in the same company and regiment as a substitute for his father John Dost Mattice but the number of days he was in the service at that time he does not recollect but thinks they were as many as fifteen, and was then discharged at the garrison; that he had not remained out but a few days before he was called to do serve for himself in the same company and regiment but the exact number of days he then served he does not recollect but thinks as many as 10 days. that not long after he was discharged he entered the service again in the same company as a substitute for his father, and continued to serve alternately for himself and his father as much, he thinks, as two thirds of the time till as late in the fall as the middle of November of that year when he was discharged at the garrison. That in the year 1782, he was again called into the service in the same company and regiment as early as the 20th of April of that year, and he served in said company and regiment during that year at different periods as much as one third of the time from the 20th of April to about the first of October of that year for he recollects that it was in sowing time that he was discharged but to the exact length of each period of service he cannot state.

discharge That he during the time he was in the service he was employed in keeping garrison and scouting.
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services except the one whose affidavit he has procured.
He was born in the Town of Schoharie, now in the county of Schoharie and State aforesaid, in the year 1764, according to the calculation he has kept of his age from the information he received of his parents. That his age was recorded in the Dutch reformed church book in Schoharie, as he has been informed, which book was burnt at the time the parish house was burnt, and that he has therefore no record of his age. That he was living in Schoharie, now town of Middleburgh in said county, when called into the service, that he now lives in the town and county of Schoharie and State aforesaid, where he was born and that he has always resided in said town and in the town of Middleburgh now in the county of Schoharie and State aforesaid. That he entered the service as a substitute for John Dost Mallen and when he entered for himself he was ordered in. He cannot recollect the names of the regular officers; that there were no continental troops stationed at Schoharie for any length of time that he knows of. That he never received a written discharge. That he is acquainted with the following persons in his present neighbourhood who he thinks can testify as to his character for veracity and of their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. To wit George Zimmer, William Becker, Jacob Becker, Peter Posson and others.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. And the reason why he did not apply before is because he had not found any one by whom he could

from his services until lately Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court A. A. Keyser Clerk 3
Joseph his X Mattin mark
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after reading the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment that the above named applicant was a rev- olutionary soldier, and served as he states
William Beckman Henry Hagan Narvin Sudd Wm Mann Thos. McGehee

I Abraham A. Keyser, clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Schoharie, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Mattau for a pension. And I further certify that Joseph J. Borst, before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been taken was on the day of the taking said affidavit a Justice of the peace of the county aforesaid, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe his signature subscribed to the taking of said affidavit and to the certificate thereunder written to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this sixth day of October 1836.
A. A. Keyser

State of New York Schobam Co. } ss
Barnet Becker, of the Town of Middleburgh in the county aforesaid aged about Seventy three years, being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Joseph Mattie and was well acquainted with him in the Revolutionary War and knows that the said Joseph Mattie was in the revolutionary service in Captain George Richtmyer's company in Col. Vroman's regiment in the year 1780, 1781 and 1782, that he was in the service at different periods he thinks as much as four months in each year making in all as much as one year that they kept their headquarters at the Middle fort now in the county of Schobam and Town of Middleburgh. That this deponent was also in the service, and that the company he belonged to kept their headquarters at the fort aforesaid.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 5th day of October 1886
Barnet Becker
Joseph J. Boerst justice of the peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Barnet Becker and that he is a credible witness.
Joseph J. Boerst justice

State of New York
Schoharie County, } ss.
William Dony formerly a resident of the town of Middleburgh, county of Schoharie, and now a resident of Tioga County in said State, in the seventy fourth year of his age being duly sworn saith, that he is well acquainted with Joseph Mattice and was well acquainted with him in the revolutionary war, that they were towns men before and during the war and he knows the said Joseph Mattice was in the revolutionary service at different periods in the year 1780, 1781, and 1782, in Capt. Richtmeyer's kept their headquarters at the middle fort now in the town of Middleburgh in said county. That this deponent did some militia duty at said fort in the year 1781 and in 1782, he was an enlisted enlisted soldier for 9 months (for which he draws a pension) that they kept their headquarters at said fort. That this deponent lived a half a mile and a half from the fort during the war and was frequent there in the year 1780 & 1781, and they kept their headquarters there during the time he was in for 9 months service in 1782. And from what he has seen and knows of the services of the said Joseph Mattice has no doubt but it was an amount in the whole to as much as ten months subscribed and sworn
this 26 day of January 1887
William his Dony mark
David Miles Justice of the peace
I certify that the above named William Dony is a man of veracity
David Miles Justice of the peace

State of New York, Schoharie County, } ss.
I Abraham A. Keyser Clerk of the county of Schoharie do hereby certify that David Miles before whom the within affidavit pur- ports to have been taken was a Justice of the of said county on the day the taking of said affidavit bears date. And further that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the signature to the taking of said affidavit and certificate, to be genuine Given under my hand and seal of office this 27th day of January 1837.
A. A. Keyser 3

Acts of July 11, 1862, and March 3, 1870.
REJECTED
1036
P. O. _____
Joseph Wallace
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

New York
River -
Joseph Mattice
Sussex -
Leah E. Holcomb - (Feb.)
1837
7036

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Maj. James L. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions Washington

Schoharie N.Y. Jan'y 27, 1837.
Sir:
I enclose to you the declaration of Joseph — Mattice, and the proof of his revolutionary services. At the time he made his declaration, he was not able to find more than one witness of his services, but since that time, he has been able to procure the affidavit of one other credible witness, which affidavit is annexed to the proceedings. — One witness thinks the services would amount to a year, the other witness thinks they would amount to ten months. The applicant put his services much lower than what he really thought they were, so that he could swear with a clear conscience. The place where he served was then a frontier settlement, much infested with Indians and Tories, who were continually committing depredations and many murders, so that it required the larger part of the time mail inhabitants, able to do military duty, to be constantly in the service, and after all, the town was so poorly defended that it was at last burnt and plundered by the British and Indians. It is generally said by the old inhabitants of the place, that all who were able to bear arms were more than half the time in the service. Now, if the evidence in the case, independent of circumstances, receives its due weight, the old man will no doubt receive a pension for at least ten months services.
I am, very respectfully, Your Obedient Servant
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards, Esq. Com. of Pensions