Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13522, for Benjamin Jansen, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Jansen, Benjamin
S. 13522
CONTENTS
carded

8622
New York
Benjamin Tamen
of Ulster Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Paulding of the Regt commanded by Col Graham in the N. Y. militia for 11 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of April 1833 and sent to Hon. J. C. Brodhead Modena
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $75.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 18.33
$91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E 4 Page 22

13.04.41
Benjamin Pansen
14 XX
P. 298
M. 14 22
Hom
V. 6. Boordhead Mile

BRIEF in the case of  Benjamin Tausen of Rochester  County of Ulster  in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     drafted (In 1776) — 8 — Private Gen. Levi Paulding New York Capt. Benj. Kirtland ———   ditto July 1777 — 3 — " Col. Morris ———   volunteer summer 1779 — 2 — " Capt. Benj. Kirtland ———   " redrafted — 1 — " Capt. Isaac Westcott Sergeant Jonathan Westcott  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? 
White Plains, Stillwater, & Saratoga
 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? 
Rochester, New York
 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses & traditional evidence 
(see Mrs. Metcalf)
 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
not properly attested
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. A. Wilson Examining Clerk.  8th March 1833

George Van Klief } 2 MP- for Payam in Sansa }
allow 2

13.044 State of New York Ulster County
In the matter of the Application of Benjamin Hansen, Pension
J. W. Gaasbeck Jr Atty,
admitted.
11 months Private
$

Ulster Common Pleas
Of September term one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two.
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 7. 1832
State of New York Ulster County ss: On the twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two Personally Appeared in Open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Ulster being a court of Record for said County proceeding ac- cording to the course of the Common Law, with Jurisdic- tion unlimited in point of Amount, and keeping a Record of their proceedings, having a Clerk and Seal of their own Benjamin Jansen a Resident of the town of Rochester in the County of Ulster Aged Seventy Six 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 act of Congress Passed 7 th June 1832.
That he Entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers, and Served as herein stated.
5 Months -
Witness
Peter Brown
1. That the said Benjamin Jansen Declares, that in the month of July he served as a private Soldier for the term of "Five" months, at Fort Montgomery, Kingsbridge and White Plains, was in the battle of White Plains, that he was drafted into the said Service, in the town of Rochester in the County of Ulster and Served in the Company Commanded by Captain Benjamin Kortright, in the Regiment Command- ed by Colonel Sir Paulding of Levy of the State of New York, under General George Clinton. That the said Com- pany was discharged at Peks Kill, that he did not receive any written discharge and for proof of his Service refers to the Affidavit of Peter Brown herewith an- nexed -

3 months - 2 o Witness Peter Brown
And the said Benjamin Sausen further declares, that in the month of July in the year 1777, he was drafted and served in the Capacity of a private Soldier for the term of "Three" months, in Fort Montgomery at Stillwater and Saratoga, was in the battles of Stillwater and Saratoga, That at Fort Montgomery he served in the Company of Captain Benjamin Rootright of Rochester in Ulster County in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Morris Graham as a private soldier; and that at Stillwater and Saratoga he served in the same Company, that he was discharged from the said service in the Month of October, aforesaid (year) in the town of Hurley in Ulster County aforesaid but not obtain a written discharge, that General Schuyler  Commanded in Fort Montgomery and Generals Schuyler and Gates at Stillwater and Saratoga, that for proof of this service he begs leave to refer to voucher marked (A.) herewith annexed -
2 months
Witness George Van Klief
3 o And the said Benjamin Sausen further declares, that he served in the Capacity of a private Soldier in the summer of the year in the Militia Company Commanded by Captain Frederick Westbrock Lieutnant Peter Smith both now deceased, that the said Company was stationed as a frontier guard at a place called "Ashocani" on the western frontiers of the then town of Marbletown, now Olive in the said County of Ulster, for the term of Two months at the House of Durand Dubois, and was discharged at Marbletown but obtain no written discharge and for proof of the service refers to George Van Klief a living witness -

1 month -
4 th And the said Benjamin Sausen Gunglun Declares that he served for "One" month, under Sergeant Jonathan Westbrook now deceased, that he marched from the town of Rochester through the woods to the "Coop House", in Delaware County, and brought from thence three Tories by the name of John Maddagh, Henrick Bush, and Martin Clearwater and delivered them up to Colonel Levi Pauling in the town of Marbletown, Ulster County, and were then discharged without written discharge, that he knows of no living witness by whom he can prove this Service
And the said Benjamin Sausen here giving an Open Court Solemnly and Sincerely declares that he has in the whole served for more than "Eleven" months - as before stated that the times when the places where and the Officers under whom the said services were rendered he cannot positively declare, but positively avers that the said services were rendered in the Capacity of a private soldier during the revolutionary war.

 1. The said Benjamin Larsen declares that he was born in the town of Kingston, in Ulster County and State of New York, on the sixth day of January 1756.  2 o That the Record of his age is contain in the book of baptismal Records of the Minister of the Reformed Dutch Church in the town of Kingston Ulster County  3 o that when he was called into Service he was living in the town of Rochester Ulster County. has lived in said County since the Revolutionary war and lives there now -  4. That he volunteered and was drafted - but was not a Substitute for any one when called into said service -  5. That General Washington commanded at New York and white plains. General Putnam that Generals Schuyler and Gates Command in the Northern Army in 1777 when Burgoyne surrendered  6. That he never had a written discharge from the service  7. That he is known in his neighbourhood to 
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 Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid -

Adopted First Judge John Jansen Abm A Deyo
Benjamin Jansen
We John Gasman a clergyman residing in the town of Kingston in the County of Ulster and Richard Ten Eyck residing in the town of Hurley in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Jansen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion
John Gasman
Richard Ten Eyck
Adopted First Judge John Jansen Abm A Deyo
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 John Gasman who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman Resident in the town of Kingston in Ulster County, and that Richard Ten Eyck who has also signed the same is a Resident in the town of Hurley in the said County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Jansen Abm A Deyo Judges
I Jacob Snyder clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Ulster, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Jansen for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Offutt this twelfth day of September one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two.
Jacob Snyder

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Ulster County Clerk's Office,
{ ss.
I Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, do hereby Certify , That Peter Van Gaasbeck Junior Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ulster, duly authorized to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature " P. V. Gaasbeck Jr " subscribed to the Certificate of the said annexed Affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this fifteenth day of September 1832
Jacob Snyder

State of New York
Ulster County
§
Petrus Roon of the town of Marlinton in Ulster County A foluer of the Revolution being duly sworn deposith and saith that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Jansen a Soldier of the Revolution and now an Applicant for a pension, that this deponent was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, and was in the Company commanded by Captain Jacob Hasbrouck in Colonel Levi Poulding's Regiment, and will know the said Benjamin Jansen, that the said Benjamin Jansen belonged in the Company commanded by Captain Benjamin Portagh in the same Regiment, that this deponent saw the said Benjamin Jansen in the said service for five months, in the year 1776 and knows that the said Benjamin Jansen continued to serve in said Corps in the capacity of a private soldier until he was discharged that the above service commenced in the month of July and ended in the winter following - and this deponent says that he always understood that the said Benjamin Jansen was drafted into the said service that the said Company marched by land to fort all on t thence to White Plains, was at the battle of White Plains thence marched to Peekskill and were there discharged
5 months
And this deponent further says that this deponent was in said service in the same Company & Regiment above stated, and will know the said Benjamin Jansen that the said Benjamin Jansen was in the Company commanded by the said Benjamin Portagh, that the said Benjamin Jansen served in the said Company for three months in the year 1777. and were discharged at Hurley in Ulster County - that the said service commenced in the summer and ended in the month of October after the burning of Kingston, that when this deponent arrived at Mill Water Genl. Schuyler commanded but Genl. Gates afterwards took the command of the Army - and this deponent further says that he this deponent is 82 years of age -
manded
3 months
8 months
Sworn subscribed this
30th day of August 1832
Before Mr. P. V. Ganselick for Justice of the peace for Ulster -
Petrus Roon

State of New York Rensselaer County
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Peter Knapp that was duly sworn by me to the within affidavit. That he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
J. W. Gansbeck Jr. Justice of the peace
Debit of Account for Benjamin Lawrence
Eff. 5 m. 3 d. 8 m.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Ulster County Clerk's Office, }
I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, do hereby certify, That Peter Van Gaasbeek Senior Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ulster, duly authorized to take affidavits, &c. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature " P. Van Gaasbeek Jr " _____ subscribed to the Certificate of the said annexed Affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this fifteenth day of September 1832
Jacob Snyder

State of New York Ulster County ss: George Van Vleet aged 72 being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Larsen a Soldier of the Revolution, and now an Applicant for a pension. that this deponent was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war and was in the Company commanded by Captain Frederick Weisbach. Lieutenant Peter Smith, that the said Benjamin belonged to the same Company with this deponent, that this deponent saw the said Benjamin in said service for two months in the year 1779 that said Company was stationed at Conrad's Dubs in Schoharie then Marbletown now Olive in the County Of Ulster. that the said Benjamin served in said Corps in the capacity of a private Soldier till he was discharged and further saith
Sworn & subscribed this 12 th day of September 1832 before me J. V. Gaasbeck Jr one of the Justices of the peace of Ulster County
his George Van Vleet mark
State of New York Ulster County ss: I Do hereby certify that I am well acquaint- ed with George Van Vleet, who was by me duly sworn to the above affidavit. That he is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
J. V. Gaasbeck Jr Justice of the peace

Chas. H. [unintelligible]
13522 INVALID.
File No. 13 522
Benjamin F. [unintelligible] Dr. [unintelligible] [unintelligible]
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 191
[Arrangement of 1870.]