Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,510, for John B Taylor, New York

SERVICE
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New York
Taylor, John B.
S 11,570
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8717 New York John B. Taylor Saratoga in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Vincent of the Regt. commanded by Col. Van Schaick known the N. Y. militia for 7 mos 18 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 25 Dollars 37 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of April 1833 and sent to Seth W Huggins, Walcyron Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $50.74 Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sept. 12.68 $63.42
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 32

James D. Taylor John D. Taylor 10,769.
admitted 7 mo. 18 days Private
23.33 1.98 25.37

State of New York Saratoga County
Amended declaration of John B Vaylor as made under Oath before Joseph Reed one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Saratoga N.Y. on the day of January 1833
In compliance with the requirements of the War Dept the Claimant would amend his declaration as far as in his power to recollect not having any thing in his possession whereby he can determine the particular day in date and having since he first made his declaration recalled to mind services performed during the Revolution not unbra- -ced in the first would now present the following Statement in addition to the former
In the Year 1776 I was called on by general order to march under Capt Jerome at Ticonderoga against some suspected forces and march was continued to the City of Albany on this Expedition I was absent from home on duty days
That in the Year 1777 In the month of July about the first I left home found the Militia at the Mohawk River where they had assembled to prepare (for an engagement) with the Enemy at the North after forming there I got together with one other person named Richard Moe was taken from the Army and ordered to attend on the boat to convey the army to and from the North side of the river of the Mohawk as this point was at that time the place where our Standing Forces or many of them encamped I was ordered to this duty by a Continental officer his name I know not but was said to have belonged to the State of New Hampshire in this duty I continued by order until I was released which was after the Army had abandoned the North and had removed all their Army provision & which was on or about the 1 st of October following after a service of two months
That in the Year 1778 In the month of Sept I was called on by General order and marched under Capt John Van denburgh on a Tour to Gen Schuyler's Saratoga from there to Palmston returned to camp and from there home after our return we were again ordered out went to Saratoga from there to Dunning Street as to the duration to which I would refer you that on those two Expeditions I was absent from home in actual service one month and twenty one days and
I also served in the Year 1779 on duty at General Schuyler's and various other places in the County under Capt Van denburgh at Fort Edward Schenectady three months and

State of New York } Personally appeared before me Saratoga County } the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Saratoga town of Clifton Park John B Taylor of the town of Grafton in the County above mentioned who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not up than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades which serve as herein after stated below was performed in a regular Embodied and organized Corps of Militia commanded by a competent officer — For a private in the Year 1776 I served twenty one days For a private in the Year 1777 two months For a private in the Year 1778 one month and twenty one days And For a private in the Year 1779 Three months and Seven days all of which I served in a regular organized and Embodied Company of Mili- tia. And for such service I claim a pension
    days    21      2  mo     1  mo  20    3  mo  7        7  mo  18  
JOHN B TAYLOR
I Joseph Reid a justice of the Peace in and for the county of Saratoga hereby certify that on the 15 day of December 1832 personally came before me the above John B Taylor who subscribed and sworn to the above declaration on oath. And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said John B Taylor and have been for many years and believe him to be a man whose character for truth and veracity stands unimpeached and that the fullest confidence may be placed in his declaration Clifton Park Dec 15 1832
Joseph Reid Justice

To the Hon J G Edwards
In the case of the applicant John B Taylor we would beg leave to refer to your consideration. He is an old and respectable Subsident of this town and has been from his Youth, Age and Space of time Since those scenes of the Revolution passed has much impaired his faculties he therefore cannot call to mind past events specifically as could be wished for in his case. Yet we have the fullest confidence in saying that Mr Taylor was a faithful Soldier in the war of the Revolution and served at least as much as he has declared for and more and our belief is derived from the general report of those who knew him at that time and from personal acquaintance with him now and although the amount for which he declares is but a little, yet in his present circumstances and in the decline of life it would do much to smooth the rugged way to the grave
Dated at Castleton This 1 st day of January 1832
Joseph Reed Platt Rogers William Palmerton
State of New York } County of Saratoga } I, Alfred Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Joseph Reed, before whom the foregoing affidavit, on the pre- ceding page purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature Witness my hand and seal of office the Seventeenth day of January 1832 Alfred Goodrich Clerk

State of New York Saratoga County
3 I, Jeremiah Vincent of the town of Half Moon in the County of Saratoga and State of New York aged 82 Years on oath depose and say that I am personally acquainted with John B Taylor of the town county & State aforesaid mentioned. That in the year 1776 in the said John B Taylor served in a company of militia under my command which company belonged to the 12 Regiment of the County of Albany in the State of New York that in the said year 1776 as aforesaid the said John B Taylor was called out at several times on alarms and otherwise the length of time I am not prepared to say but having some of my Company Rolls still in my possession I know that he served in the Army of the Revolution under me at different times during said year. The said John B Taylor resided within the bounds of Captain John Van den Burgh's company the principal part of the time during said Revolutionary war which company was in the same Regiment with that of mine, I live within two or three miles of the said Taylor during the war and know that whenever it became necessary for him to join my company either on alarms or otherwise he was cheerful in doing his duty - That that part of the County of then Albany in which we resided the militia was called on by draft general orders, and otherwise, that our town then called Half Moon district was the northern frontier in 1777 and much annoyed by enemies to their country and I generally believe that during the years of 1776 & 77 until after the surrender of Burgoyne the militia were on duty as patrolling and static any guard at different places at least one third of their time that is from the time the Spring Campaign commenced until the close of the same and I further state that

I have ever maintained that the late John B Taylor served faithfully as a military man in the defense of his Country during the Revolutionary war at all times when called on and I further state that in consequence of old age and nervous infirmity I am unable to write my name but further this is cannot be to let
Subscription and done before me this 1. day of September 1832.
I subscribe this mark
George Palm. Manager of Anti-Slavery Commercial.

State of New York } I Isaac Devoe of the town of Half Moon in the County of Saratoga Saratoga County } and State of New York aged 69 years on oath depose and say that I am personally acquainted with John B Taylor of the town County and State aforesaid mentioned that in the Year 1779 as near as I now recollect I belonged to a company of Militia under the Command of Captain John Van Denburg which Company belonged to the 12 Regiment of the Albany County State of New York that at that time and during the Revolutionary War after Colonel Taylor Command -and said 12 th Regiment that in said Company and Regiment above stated John B Taylor was a private with me that I contin- ued in the Service as aforesaid until the close of the Revolutionary at different times and on different Expeditions as set forth in my Statement of a Claim to the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that during the most of the time I was out on duty the said John B Taylor was with me although not out with me on my first Expedition I have been personally acquainted with the said John B Taylor during the period since the Revolution and during said Revolution having lived in the same town with him where we now reside and where we have resided ever since the Revolutionary war and having heard the statement of John B Taylor as read in Court the day to which he was Subscribed and having lived with him at times by general order and otherwise do believe the same to be substantially correct and further the deponent saith not
Isaac Devoe
Sworn to in Open Court the 6 th September 1832 Francis Palmer Clerk

I do hereby certify that I was present in attendance at Court of Common Pleas held in and for the County of Saratoga, in September last and heard the said Isaac Dewey know and saw him subscribe to the within Affidavit And also that I was present when the said Isaac Dewey subscribed and sworn to the certificate of credibility of the Claimant John B. Taylor and that he is the same Isaac Dewey of which the Court Certify as to his credibility.
Joseph Reed Justice.
State of New York Saratoga County } ss. I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Joseph Reed named in the above certificate, was in Septem- ber last & now is one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Saratoga; And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the above certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature -
Witness my hand & seal of office the twelfth day of February
1833 - A Goodrich Clerk
John B. Taylor

State of New York Senatoga County On this sixth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before
the Court of Common Pleas now Sitting John B. Taylor aged Seventy two Years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That in the Year 1776 he the deponent entered the Service of the United States in the Militia of the State of New York in a Company of Militia commanded by Captain Jeremiah Vincent which Company belonged to the 18 th Regiment in the County of Albany commanded by Colonel Jacobus Van Schoonhoven of which Regiment James Drake was Lieutenant Colonel, Major Ennis Taylor Joseph Cook was Adjutant that the deponent went on an Expedition under the said General Vincent as Captain to Albany to detect suspicious persons as will appear from the said Capt's hereunto documents that during said time he the said deponent went on several Expeditions to Fort Edward and many other places during said time that in the County and town where this deponent then resided from the town of Fort Moon District now called the town of Hudson was the northern frontier and during the year 1776 1777 1778 was much annoyed by Indians that he the deponent was called on by day & night to patrol through the various parts of the town and County

That in the year 1778 in the month of September as near as this deponent can now recollect in the department was ordered to go to Saratoga General Schuyler then I staid about five weeks on the Expedition in the department went in a Company of Militia under the Command of Captain John Van Denburgh of which company he was Major Berkel Taylor was Major Joseph Cook was Adjutant - that at that place there was a detachment of about 300 Standing forces and nearly 200 militia came out to march to the South to a place called Baron River the object of this Expedition was as I then understood to bring into camp all the cattle and horses then in that section to prevent the Enemy from taking them for their support that on the Expedition Colonel M c Kenzie Commanded and Major Taylor Adjutant Joseph Cook that he the deponent went under the Command of Captain John Van Denburgh and that the time that he the deponent was absent from the camp was about two weeks that he the deponent returned to the camp with the detachment at which place he was dismissed we returned home our tour at the time was about seven weeks that after my stay at home a few days I again was ordered out in the said Van Denburgh's Company when we marched to General Schuyler's from there we went to Dunning Street in Saratoga we took up our line of march at night through a forest and on our march was met by several Expresses great anxiety as fears were entertained that an attack would be made by the Enemy consisting

of Indians an issue on the inhabitants of that place he remained in camp at Schenectady about three or four weeks when he together with the remainder of his company returned home they were on this tour of duty about five weeks the Ensign Sayre was Major and Commandant Joseph Cook was Adjutant Colonel M c Kenzie Commanded at that place I think after we arrived the date of this Expedition leaves not recollected
That he this deponent was called out to go to Saratoga at General Schuyler on a number of Expeditions during said war that he does not nor cannot now recollect the length of time he served on each tour nor the month nor year in which the same was performed but he this deponent saith that during the war of the Revolution that is from the time he entered the service in the year 1776 to the close of said war he this deponent was called out on alarms, patrolling parties, or guard at Saratoga at General Schuyler, also as a guard at the Mohawk River from between the Cohoes Falls and Schenectady that he this deponent served at different times in different places and from the commencement of the year 1776 to the close of the same on Expeditions in different parts of the then County of Albany then the North East frontier of the State that he served on patrolling and scouting parties in the season of the year night and day in every season from the time he entered the service to the close of the said revolution that his terms of service was from three days to seven weeks that he this deponent served as a soldier in the army of the revolution as above stated as much as six months and more

To the Interrogatories Propounded by the Court I answer as follows
1 st I was born in the County of Dutchess in the place called Tuckahoe in the State of New York on the Eleventh day of July A D 1765 2 nd I have no record of my age the knowledge was derived from my parents 3 rd I lived in the town of Half Moon in the then Rensselaer County of Saratoga (then) County of Albany when I lived during the revolutionary war and when I have lived ever since and where I now live 4 th I entered the service by general order, as a volunteer, as set forth in my statement 5 th I served under Colonels Jacobus Van Schoonhorn Col M c Entee Captain John Van Denburgh Joshua Taylor and Jeremiah Vincent Joseph Cook Adjutant and Hugh Peebles Commissary I was called on by general order by order from the Captain on night guard and many occasions the order issued from the Sub Committee of New town where I resided 6 th I never received a written discharge during my service was always dismissed 7 th I then propose the names of Isaac Devoe and Isaac Vale as persons known to me in my present neighborhood who can testify as to my character for truth and veracity and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution I have no documentary evidence known to me  and  know of none other by whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my services except what is annexed.
I hereby acknowledge every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State

Sworn & Subscribed to in open Court The 6 th day of September 1892 Thomas Palmer Clerk
John B. Taylor
We Isaac Tait and Isaac Devoe residing in the town of Halfmoon in the County of Saratoga and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John B. Taylor who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy two 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 to in open Court The 6 th day of September 1892
Thomas Palmer Clerk
Isaac Devoe
Isaac Tait
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 said court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman living in the immediate vicinity of the said applicant whose attendance can be procured in court, and that Isaac Devoe and Isaac Tait who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Halfmoon County of Saratoga State of New York and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Thomas Palmer clerk of the court of common pleas of the county aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the

matter of the application of John B. Taylor for a pension. And I further certify that George Palmer who has subscribed the jurat of the following affidavit is and was at the date thereof a Judge of the county court in and for the county of Saratoga, and the name of "George Palmer" thereto subscribed is in the proper handwriting of said Judge. Witness my hand and seal of office the seventh day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
And I further certify that Isaac Devine subscribed his name and was sworn to the affidavit annexed to these proceedings in open court.
Witness my hand & seal of office 7 th Sept. 1832
Thomas Palmer Clerk

Job Brief No 10769. John B. Taylor
admitted. 7 mo. 18 days.
4.5.11
Second Special service not embraced by act.
15 Feb. 1832 17 Dec 1832
(S) 39.
Seth W. Higgins Half Moon Saratoga Co N.Y.

No 10769.
BRIEF in the case of John B. Stayler of Halfmoon, County of Saratoga — in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In Open Court.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
72, Years.
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.     In 1776. As a Gen.   1778. about 1. 21 Capt J. Vincent Col. J. Van Brunt   " 1. 7. Capt John Van Denburgh   Rev. D. Douglass.  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Halfmoon, Saratoga County, N. York
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By two living witnesses.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Ord
Examining Clerk.

Feb 4 - 8 - 1902 Mrs. Edith L. Dickinson Syracuse N.Y.
Reb...
11,510 INVALID.
File No. 11,510 John B. Taylor Miss Rev. West
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol. 6 , Page 369
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Y Sir
Secretary of Pension Bureau Dear Sir
I do you please to inform me of Levi B Taylor , who died at Pine Plains  Dauphin Co. N.Y. in 1834 was a Revolutionary pensioner. I do please give me all information you can relative to his service etc.
Yours Truly Eliza Austin Dickinson Nyack N.Y.
Adams
Mrs Edwin D Dickinson
720 West Genesee St
Syracuse
Jan 17 1900 N.Y.