Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 21,888, for Shadrick Knapp, New York

SERVICE
New York
Knapp, Shadrick
NUMBER
R. 21.888.
CONTENTS
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Petition of Rev Shadrach Knapp a revolutionary soldier
praying to be placed upon the Pension Roll, —
Feb. 15-1830 Ref. to Genl. Mil. Pension
May 3 rd 1830 Report ag t to him
(2) Maxwell 28 Penn

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No. 21.888 3  Perz
RECORD
_____, Ex'r.
OLD WAR INVALID.
Shadrach Knapp of N Y P.O. P'ke Pole Dubois N Y Troop
Service : _____
Enlisted : _____ , 18 .
Discharged : _____ , 18 .
Application filed : _____ , 18 .
Alleges : _____
Re-enlisted : _____
Attorney : _____
P. O. _____

19. 1884
Shadrack Knapp, Rutkeeps County, New York.
Shadrack Knapp
Alexander Forbes Poughkeepsie New York

To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled
The Petition of Thadrick Knapp of the Town of Catherine, County of Tioga and State of New York respectfully represents that your Petitioner is now in his eightieth year and from his extreme age and consequent infirmity he is wholly unable to do any kind of business or labor for his support. That since the passage of the Act of Congress of the 18 March 1818 for the relief of such of the Revolutionary Soldiers as were in indigent circumstances and for a long time previous to the passage of that Act your Petitioner has been almost entirely destitute of any kind of Property to sup- port himself and now possesses nothing but his scanty clothing; and is and has been for some time wholly dependent for support upon his son-in-law, with whom he resides, who is also in low circumstances.
That almost ever since the passage of the Act of Congress before mentioned your petitioner has been endeavoring to obtain a pension in pursuance of its provisions but on account of some informality in his proceedings or some other cause to your petitioner unknown he has hitherto been unable to succeed at the Pension Office with his application by the annexed proceedings and testimony your honorable Body will perceive that your Petitioner company and was discharged near Albany.

served in the Regular Continental Army of the Revolution three years and nine months under Continental Officers and was honorably discharged from the said service That your Petitioner honestly believes he comes within the provisions of the aforesaid Act of Congress but at this late day is unable to bring himself within the Regulations of the Department of War governing the granting of Pensions.
Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your Honorable Body that an Act may be passed placing him on the Pension list at the usual rate of eight dollars per month in such manner as in your wisdom may be deemed proper and your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray —
February 9 th 1830 — his Gladious L Knapp mark

at a Court of Common Pleas held at Poughkeepsie in and for the County of Dutchess in the State of New York of October Term in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.
Present Daniel G. Vethilanch } Esquires Abraham Bochee } Hyler Dibblee } Judges
Dutchess County ss. On this twelfth day of October in the same term personally appeared in open Court in the said Court being a court of record of the said County of Dutchess having a Seal and Common law Jurisdiction Shadrick Knapp aged about seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pro- visions made by the Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818. and the acts in addition to and amending the same. That he the said Shadrick Knapp in the Spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven according to his best recollection as to time, at Fishkill in Dutchess County enlisted in a Company of Infantry Commanded by Henry Dubois in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Lewis Dubois of the New York line of the Continental establishment for the term of three years that he served the full term of his said enlistment in the said Company and Regiment and was reg- ularly discharged at Fishkill aforesaid in the Spring of one thousand seven hundred and eighty at the time the New York line was now arranged that during this three years service he was engaged in the battle of the White Plains and served the re- mainder of the time at Westpoint and other places on Hudson River. That immediately upon his discharge at the end of his said three years service he enlisted in a Company of Infan- try then commanded by Captain Henry Dodge in Colonel Weissenfeldts Regiment of the New York line for the term of Nine Months that he served the full term of his last enlistment in the same Company and was discharged near Albany.

on the River on the return of the Company to Fishkill, that his several discharges were pre- served by him for some time but have since been lost or destroyed. And in pursuance of the Act of the first of May 1820, I, the said Shadrich Knapp do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thou- sand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish the same as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule following and by me subscribed, to wit:
Real estate, I have none in possession or expectancy. Personal estate, wearing apparel and bedding excepted I have none;
And the said Shadrich Knapp further saith that he has not any family for whom he pro- vides; that from his age and infirmities he is unable to provide by labour for his own support, and depends solely for his maintenance upon the kindness of his friends and relations, and upon the provision of the public.
Sworn this twelfth day of October 1824 in open Court In: S. Pette Dep Clerk
Shadrich Knapp Mark

Pitcher County ss. I Jacob Van Ness Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing declarations and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court.
And I do further certify that Daniel C. Verplanck before whom  two of the  affidavits hereto annexed were  sworn to at the several dates thereof a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas, and the signature Daniel C. Verplanck, respectively subscribed thereto is in his proper hand writing. And that John S. Myers, before whom one of the affidavits hereto annexed was taken, was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in the said County, and the signature John S. Myers, subscribed thereto is in his proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this Second day of July in the year One Thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Jacob Van Ness

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Duties bound by James Dodge of the Town of Dougherty in the County of Dutchess being duly sworn do the Deposition say that I am the son of the late Captain Henry Dodge, that I have the papers of the said Captain Henry Dodge in my possession and amongst them I find a Martin Bell on which is written "Shadrach Knapp Name in scutcheon Spenthin South Not
Sworn before me this second day of May
James Dodge
1825
John Schuyler Justice of the peace

Dutchess county ss I James Knapp of the town of Fishkill in the county of Dutchess being duly sworn do hereby depose & say that I am the Brother of Shadrach Knapp That I saw him a Soldier in the Revolu- tionary war in the company com- manded by the late captain Henry Dodge, That after he (Shadrach Knapp) was discharged from the army I saw him & likewise saw in his possession his discharge signed by captain Henry Dodge & that afterwards at several times I saw in his possession the said discharge
sworn before me this his James & Knapp. First day of September mark.
1824
Daniel C. Verplanck
One of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Dutchess.