Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22071, for Marcus Rickert, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Rickert, Marcus
N. 22071
Gertrout
Gertrude or
CONTENTS

Reported
1812 New York Albany, Gertrout Rickett widow of Marcus Rickett N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private .
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 32 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of August 1848 and sent to L. Johnson Albany N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848. Page 175 Vol. 4

STATE OF NEW-YORK, ss.
On this fourth day of October 1842, personally appeared before Harvey Watson one of the judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Schoharie, Gertrant Rickett a resident of the town of Middleburgh in the county of Schoharie and State of New York, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Marcus Rickett
who was a fifer in the war of the Revolution and served as stated in the papers hereto annexed - That he served in the Regiment of militia commanded by Col. Peter Vroman & Roswell Hopkins of Schoharie in sundry expeditions which this declarant is unable to specify.
She further declares that she was married to the said Marcus Rickett on the twenty eighth day of August _____, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five _____; that her husband, the aforesaid Marcus Rickett _____, died on the seventh day of January 1813 _____ and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me the said judge, and I certify, that said declarant cannot write her name - subscribed and sworn in open court -
Harvey Watson Judge of Schoharie County Courts
her Gertrant X Rickett mark
And the said declarant being further duly sworn, saith that she does not know the names of the officers, under whom her said husband, Marcus Rickett performed military duty, nor can she specify any particular tour of duty, as she resided at the time in the town of Middleburgh in the said county of Schoharie, distant about four miles from the lower fort (as it was called) where the said Marcus Rickett done duty as a fifer, as she understood at the time, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Peter Vroman.
And she further saith that she was married as afore- -said at the house of Peter Becker in the town of Middleburgh by the Rev. George William Schneyder Pastor of the Dutch Reformed church of Schoharie on the twenty eighth day of August 1785 -
Subscribed and sworn to in open court this fourth day of October 1842 - before me
(Thos. M c Arthur Clerk) of Schoharie County
her Gertrant X Rickett mark

This may certify that I Ransford Wells pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church of Schoharie in the County of Schoharie State of New York have the custody of the Records of said Church and that I find in said records that Marcus Rickett was married to Gertrud Rickett August 28 th 1785
Given at Schoharie on this eight day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Given before me this 8 th day of December 1845 John Lebrand Jr. Justice of the peace Ransford Wells,

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2207/
Gerardo Rickert
wid of
Marcus Rickert
Prv Rev. War
Act: Feb. 22 / 48
Index:--Vol. 56 , Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Gertrout Rickert widow of Marcus Rickert,
Private 6mo. 18 days
$22 per ann.
to commence 4 March '36
Acts '38 } 8302 '43 '45
422
Albany Roll
married 28 Aug. 1785
husband died 7 Jan. 1813.
Cert: to Hon. Ch: Goodyear House of Rep.

New York, 9794
Gertrout Ricket
Widow of Marcus Ricket who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 7 th January 1813 of Schenectady Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the regt. commanded by Col. Vroom in the N. Y. Militia time for 6 mos. 918 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 22. Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of December 1845, and sent to Hon. Charles Goodyear, House of Representatives
Total amount, $ 110 -
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by L. Brown Book D. Vol. 1.
Clerk,
Page 197.

7490.
Rep?
Albany, New York
Gertrout Rickert
widow of Marcus Rickert
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 22 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of December 1845 and sent to Hon. Charles Goodyear House of Representatives
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
& June 17. 1844.
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2. Page 84.

admitted
L. J. Smith Albany N.Y.

State of New-York, } ss. County of Schenectady }
On this fifth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- eight , personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Schenectady in the State of New York, Gertrude Rickett a resident of the town of Middletburgh in the said county of Schenectady aged Seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:
That she is the widow of Marcus Rickett a private in the army of the Revolution and in account of whose services she was pensioned under the acts of 7 July 1835, 3 March 1843 & 17 June 1844 and the Annual amount of the Pension she received under the act of 17 June 1844, was Twenty two dollars. She further declares that she is still a widow and owing to infirmity can not write her name.
Gertrude X Rickett 8 March
Sworn & Subscribed on the day of the above written before me - the word "Annual" interlined before signing Henry W. Briggs Justice of the Peace
Witness John V. Schenck
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me Henry W. Briggs Justice of the Peace
State of New-York, } ss. County of _____ }
I, Stephen Maharn Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that Henry W. Briggs Esq. was on the day of the date of the above Declaration, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly elected and sworn, and that the signatures to the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said county, this 27th day of July , 1848.
Stephen Maharn Clerk

Rep.?
No 12 4 11
Gertrude Rickett
Memo of Marcus
NY
act 7 July 1838
Marned 1785-
Husband died 1815

Schoharie County Clerk's Office } ss: I, Thomas McArthur Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Harry Watson before whom the annexed Declaration of Gertrout Rickert purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the judges of Schoharie County Courts, also that John Gebhard Jr., before whom the annexed affidavits of Gertrout Rickert, Rans- ford Wells & John Jost Warner purport to have been sworn was on the days said affidavits bear date a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and also that Charles R. Gordon before whom the within affidavit of Jacob Enders purports to have been sworn, was on the day the same bears date a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Schoharie. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and justices of the Peace aforesaid and verily believe that their respective signatures subscribed to the foregoing of the within and annexed affidavits purporting to be theirs are genuine.
Witness my hand and Official Seal the 8th day of December A.D. 1845. Thos. McArthur Clerk,

State of New York Schuylkill County ss
on the 4 th day of October
In the year 1845 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of said County Jacob Enders a Resident of the Town and County of Schuylkill and State of New York who says he is Eighty Nine years Old and in his Ninetyth year being By me duly Sworn said Dotts on His oath Make the following Declaration That He knew Marcus Rickart the Husband of the Applicant in Schuylkill and that the said Marcus Rickart done duty as a Musician in the Revolutionary War as follows the Fall Before Burgoyne Surrendered the said Rickart was on duty with this Deponent one month at Johnstown In Montgomery County in this State and has also been on duty with the said Rickart at other Places especially at the Stone Fort in Schuylkill and that both this Deponent and the said Rickart were duty under Capt. George Keating and Colonel Peter Varnum
Subscribed and Sworn before Me the 4 th day of October 1845
Charles R. Gordon Justice of
his Enders Mark
the peace
I Certify that the the said Jacob Enders
is so far as I know that he cannot recite his name
Charles R. Gordon Justice
I also Certify that I have been some acquainted with the above Jacob Enders and believe that his statements under oath are correct and believe him to be a credible witness
Charles R. Gordon Justice

State of New York
Schoharie County ss. John Jost Warner, residing in the town and county aforesaid, being duly sworn, saith that he was eighty nine years of age on the third day of July last and has resided on the farm where he now lives ever since the Revolutionary war - that he was well acquainted with Marcus Rickett a revolutionary soldier, who did duty in the militia company commanded by Capt. George Richtmyer in Col Peter Vroman's Regiment, in the state of New York - that this deponent was also a soldier in the said company; and that the said Captain George Richtmyer marched his company from Schoharie to Fort Edward, in the months of July and August in the year one thousand eight seven hundred and seventy seven; and this deponent accompanied him - and that the said Marcus Rickett started from Schoharie with the said company and continued with them and did duty till they returned to Schoharie - and that the said Marcus Rickett was absent from home and did duty in the said company on this expedition four weeks - and that this deponent was in company with the said Marcus Rickett

during the whole of the four weeks, and saw him almost daily, as he was well acquainted with him and they were on intimate terms of friendship - wrote the word eight erased and seven inserted - Subscribed and sworn this 11 th August 1845 before me John Gebhard Jr. Justice of the peace
John Gott Werner
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named John Gott Werner, and have been for a long time, and that he is entitled to the fullest confidence and credit in all respects - August 11 th 1845 - John Gebhard Jr. Justice of the peace

State of New York } Schokane county } p. On this eighth day of December 1845 personally appeared before me John Gebhard jun. a justice of the peace in and for said county Gertrout Riskert of the town of Middleburgh in said county aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make this supplemental declaration in order to obtain a pension under the act of July 7th. 1838. That in the month of October 1842 she made a declaration in open court before the court of common pleas in and for said county of Schokane, in order to obtain pension in consideration of the Revolutionary services of her husband Marcus Riskert, deceased - That her said declaration is hereto attached, and contains a true statement of the facts required to be set forth by the regulations of the War Department (as Declarant is advised and believes) as far as Declarant is able to relate them. She still remains a widow having never married since the death of her husband, the said Marcus Riskert, which occurred on the seventh day of January eighteen hundred and thirteen -
Subscribed and sworn the } her day of year aforesaid before me } Gertrout X Riskert John Gebhard jun. } mark. justice of the peace }

Albany August 8. 1848.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Commiss ry of Pensions,
Sir, I enclose the declaration of Mrs. Gertrude Rickett, for the purpose of obtaining her pension Certificate under the Act of 2 d February 1848.
Very Respectfully
Your ob t Serv t
Samuel Jenkins.

AM
Mrs Calo
2
[Signature]
James L. Edward Ely Commiss. of Pensions War Dept. Washington City

Pension Office, Official Business.
J. S. Carrards Commissioner. By H. S. Evans.
Thos. W. Olcott Esq. Pension Agent Albany New York

Middletown P.S. Dec 10/45
Dec. 20. 1845.
General Rickett.
July 1836
Franklin Olney Chas. L. Washington City
Rev Chas Goodyear H.D.

Tulsa December 8 th 1845
Sir,
you will please call the attention of the Commissioner of Pensions to the fact that two months service of Marcus Beckert are proved by witnesses in addition to the service shown to have been rendered by the certificate of the Comptroller of this State. This service is one month in the fall of 1876 and another month in the fall of 1877 and after said Commissioner has acted you will please write and send the proceedings to me, Direct to the Middleburgh Post Office
Respectfully yours
Hermanus Vroman —

Passim Office
Wm. Charles Goodyear,
Clause of Representation.

Pension Office, December 26th 1845.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the papers in the case of Gertrude Ricket, widow of Marcus Ricket, an applicant for a pension under the Act of 7th July, 1838, have been examined and filed.
The date of the marriage is satisfactory. But the certificate of the Comptroller of New-York (the evidence produced by Claimant to establish the service of her husband) shows that Marcus Ricket received in March 1785, for his services as a fifer £12.0.2½. This service was rendered subsequently to the termination of the revolutionary war, and affords no ground for a pension. The balance of service shown by the Comptroller's Certificate would not amount to six months. Mrs. Ricket's claim, therefore, cannot be allowed upon the proofs now on file.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
J. L. Edwards
Wm. Charles Goodyear, House of Representatives.

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
   1785 March 1 st Marcus Rickett Esqr 12 0 2 1/3   1780 Nov. 8. Marcus Rickett, " 0 10 10   1780 Oct. 27 Marcus Rickett, " 0 5 0   1780 Dec r 18. Marcus Rickett, " 0 2 6   1778 Nov 26. Marcus Rickett, " 1 24 19   1780 Dec r 6. Marcus Rickett, " 2 18 8   1778 Aug t 7. Marcus Rickett, " 0 11 5   1779 " 18 Marcus Rickett, " 1 1 6 1/5   1780 Oct. 27 Marcus Rickett, " 2 19 1 1/5   1780 Nov. 8. Marcus Rickett, " 1 5 5 1/5   1779. Aug t 18. Marcus Rickett, " 1 16 2 1/5  
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, June 18 th 1842
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 3 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
   First—under Capt. Wm. Breker in Col. Peter Vroman Regt.   Second, " " Jacob Weager " " Roswell Hopkins "   Third, " " Jacob Weager " " Roswell Hopkins "   Fourth, " " Jacob John Dietz " " Roswell Hopkins "   Fifth, " " Christian Stubrock " " Peter Vroman "   Sixth, " " Christian Stubrock " " Peter Vroman "   Seventh, " " Jacob Vynder " " Peter Vroman "   Eighth, " " George Richtmeyer " " Peter Vroman "   Ninth, " " George Richtmeyer " " Peter Vroman "   Tenth, " " Christ o Brown " " Peter Vroman "  
The first service in this certificate is taken from an old pay Roll of Peter Vroman and sworn to by him as being correct.
Philip Scheffer Dep: Comptroller.