Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42882, for Christopher Loyer, New York

SERVICE
New York
Loyer, Christopher
NUMBER
S 42882
CONTENTS
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9008
New York.
Christopher Layen
of Germantown in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Cortlandt of the New York line, for the term of five years 1777-war
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of April 1819 and sent to T. Wade Esq. agent Washington City D.C.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 83.96 Semi-annual all'ce ending 2 Sept 1819 48. $ 131.96
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to A. Gardner Esq. 3 rd October 1820. Hudson N.Y.

42882
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42 882
Christopher Loyes Rev Rev Grad
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 298
[Arrangement of 1870.]

11 Christopher Loyer New York line, Livingston's Reg. t S. Bell's Co.
Adm. Tit.
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State of New York } On the 20 th day of April 1810 County of Columbia } before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County & State aforesaid personally appear Christopher Loyes aged Seventy Six years resident in Germantown in the County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an "act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war."
That he the said Christopher Loyes belonged to the British army at the Battle of Bennington to the German Corps under General Reidesel. That immediately after the said Battle of Bennington he, in company with a number of others, deserted to the American army, and in a few weeks enlisted at Albany into the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Livingston in a company commanded by a French Captain — He was in the said Regiment in the Battle of Rhode Island under General Sullivan, when his regiment was much cut to pieces, and was afterwards consolidated into the 2 d New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Von Cuyland. He remained in the same corps till the close of the war when he was discharged at the close of the war near Newburgh in the Spring or Summer of 1783. — He believes it was at Schenectady in the State of New York that he enlisted into Van Cortlandt's Regiment. The company in which

He served in Van Cutters regiment was commanded by Captain Samuel Bell —
He was in the battle of Rhode-Island and at the taking of Lord Cornwallis and in active service during all the above period —
That he is in indigent reduced circumstance and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service excepting the affidavit of Henry Like who was in the same company with him in the Revolutionary
war — Sworn to and declared before me this 20 th day of April 1810. Sworn to and declared before me this 20 th day of April 1810.
I Herkiah Dayton Judge as aforesaid his Christopher Mark Loyer do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Christopher Loyer did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy — and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken there before and the affidavit of Henry Like therewith to you to be forwarded to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of congress Whereby my hand and seal of the said County the 20. day of April 1810. he says is Seventy six years old & says he appears very much debilitated
Herkiah Dayton Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Columbia State of New York
I further certify that it has been satisfactorily proved to me that the said Christopher Loyer is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that both he and Henry Like whose name appears to the annexed affidavit are men on whose testimony reliance may be placed and are credible witnesses.
Sworn to April 1810
Herkiah Dayton
Judge as aforesaid

State of New York Columbia County ss
Henry Like of Germantown in the county and State aforesaid being duly sworn, says that he belonged belonged to Colonel Livingston and Colonel Van Cortlandt's New York Continental regiments during the revolutionary war. That soon after the Battle of Rhode Island he left Livingston's regiment and joined Van Cortlandt's, in the company of Captain Samuel Bell. That Christopher Loyer named in the foregoing affidavit during all the time this deponent belonged to Van Cortlandt's regiment and at the close of the war of the Revolution, making five years at least, belonged to the same company with this deponent and was discharged with him at Newburgh or near that place in the summer of 1783.
Sworn & subscribed by me this 20th day of June 1818 before me Henryk Dayton } Henry his Like mark
A Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Columbia aforesaid
State of New York (Columbia County Clerk's Office) I certify that Henryk Dayton whose name
appears to the annexed Affidavit & Certificate is his handwriting is a true copy of the Court of Common Pleas in the said County of Columbia my name & the seal of said Court June 18, 1818.
Spiller

Christopher Loeper Columbia, Mo.
CL
9008 Sept 1819
Feb 19

State of New York County of Columbia } City of Hudson } ss
On this 26th day of July personally appeared in open court being the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayors Court of the City of Hudson before the judges of said court, Christopher Loyer aged seventy seven years resident in the town of Livingston in said county and state aforesaid who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, That he the said Christopher Loyer enlisted for the term of during the war on the — of October in the year 1777 in the state of New York in the company — (captain not recollected) in the regiment commanded by Colonel Livingston in the line of the state of New York on the New York Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the end of the war when he was discharged from the said service in or near Newburgh in the state of New York, That his first application was made before His Hon Judge Dayton on the 20th of April 1818 and his pension certificate is numbered 9008 that he has no trade or occupation except that of a common labourer, that he is now totally unable to contribute in any degree to his support, That he has no relation of any kind in America and no property of any description except the cloaths on his back, that before he received his pension for many years he was dependant on charity for support and should now be in the same situation were it not for his pension

and I do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1878 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 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 the 18 th 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 hereto annexed and by me subscribed -
Viz
The cloaths I have on -
and this deponent further says that he is by birth a a Hessian - That he came to this country with the German General Ruesdel from whose corps he this deponent deserted, soon after the battle of Bennington, and that he shortly after enlisted in the American Army in Colonel Livingston regiment as above stated
his Christopher Loyer mark
Sworn to and declared on the 26 th day of July 1870 before me

Mr Salmau
Maya
I Gayer Gardner clerk of the court of Common pleas called the Mayors Court of the City of Hudson do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court, And I do further certify that the said court of Common pleas is expressly created a court of record by the statute law of said State, that the said court proceeds according to the course of the common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and that it keeps a record of its proceedings and further that the said court has the power of fine and imprisonment
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court on this Twenty eighth day of July 1820 —
G. Gardner. CLR of the Mayor Court of the City of Hudson