Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28784, for Garret I Lansingh, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Lansingh, Garrett L. S. 28784
CONTENTS

See also the following records under the same head
In the case of Garnet J. Lunnigan Madison County, N.Y. also admitted under the act of June 7, 1832.
Date of death not known
29.911
New York
Garnet J. Lunnigan of Schenectady in the State of New York who was a private in the corps commanded by Captain Fisher of the reg t commanded by Col  in the New York line for Militia 700 1/2 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Allowance at the rate of 25 Dollars &  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of April 1835 and settled by Ex. Walter Schenectady
Arrears to the 4th of March 100.00 Pension, allowance ending Sept e 17.50 $117.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by  Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 4 Page 42

In the matter of Garret A J. Lansigh for a pension, under the act of 7: June 1832
Giles H. Yates Schenectady Agent
adm d
7 mo. 15 days -
25  1 / 2

State of New York } ss County of Montgomery }
On this sixteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Ganet J Lansingh a resident of the Town of Charlestown in said County aged eighty two years and upwards, 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 June 7 th 1832. He was born in the City of Albany in said State on the 24 th day of April 1752. He has no record of his age except that contained in his family Bible. When called into service he was living in a Town called the "Bought" now Watervliet in the then County of Albany in said State. He continued to live there until the year 1804, when he removed to Charlestown in said County of Montgomery where he has since lived & now lives.
In the year 1775 he was enrolled as a private in the Company of Militia com- manded by Captain Nanning Fisher , in the Regiment, whereof

James Van Schoonhoven was Colonel. He was never called upon to do military duty after the year 1777, and the different Expeditions, in which he engaged from the time of his Enrollment until the year 1778, are as near as he can recollect, as follows—
3 or 4 weeks During the year 1775 he cannot distinctly remember that he was out more than twice, to wit, for the term of three or four weeks to Fort Edward, where he mounted Guard. He thinks his Lieutenant Colonel, whose name was Gordon , was there, and that he was under the immediate command of his Captain Vanning Fisher , and his sergeant Derick C Groot . The other Officers of his said company, whom he recollects, were Nicholas P. Van Vranken , Lieutenant, Moses Van Vranken Ensign, Paylor Major, Him on Fort Quarter Master. The second time to Lake George under the same Officers, performing Garrison duty for one month. In the Month of January 1776 under Command of Generals Schuyler & St. Clair , he accompanied their detachment of Militia to Johnstown or Johnson Hall , on which occasion, in John Johnson , surrendered himself & his retainers, prisoners of War. In this Expedition he served 2 weeks for a term not less than two weeks, under the immediate command of Captain John Van Patten , as he thinks, of Col.

Colonel Mapple's Regiment of militia
In the year 1776, he this declarant thinks in the summer of this year, he was ordered out with a detachment of militia & marched to Lake George, where he did military duty with the american troops there stationed for a term not less than fully four weeks. The names of the officers who commanded this detachment this declarant were Captain Fisher - the others he cannot remember
In the Spring or beginning of the summer in the year 1776, he the declarant marched to and did military duty with the american troops or a party of them stationed or encamped at that time at Fort Ann. The term of his service on this occasion was three fully weeks - His commanding officer Captain John Van Den Bergh who belonged this declarant believes to Colonel Taylor's Regiment
About the middle of the summer 1776, he the declarant marched with his said company commanded by Captain Manning Fisher to Fort Edward where he performed garrison duty for a term not less than three fully weeks - On this occasion he marched with a party to Lake George to guard a load of powder from thence to Fort Ann & from thence back to Fort Edward.
1 mo In the fall of the year 1776 he performed garrison duty for the term of one month at Lake George under command of said Captain Fisher
In the same fall last named

he marched with a detachment from his no officer said Company to Saratoga where he lay in camp for a term of not less 20 days than twenty days. General Schuyler had the chief command of the garrison on this occasion.
In the spring of the year 1777 the Declarant pursuant to a Draft marched to & performed military duty at fort Edward aforesaid for the full term 4 weeks of four weeks and was attached to a Company of militia commanded by Captain White.
He performed garrison duty at Halfmoon point in the summer of the year 1777 under Captain Van Den Borgh aforesaid for a term exceeding three 3 weeks weeks - this Declarant thinks for at least twenty five days. This last service was rendered by this Declarant just be- fore General Burgoyne had the first battle with the Americans.
In the fall of the year 1777 he the Declarant performed garrison duty at Fort Edward for the term of 3 weeks at least three weeks on the occasion of General Burgoyne retreating to Sar- atoga. He also performed the like duty at Stillwater under said Cap- tain Fisher in the month of August in 1777 for a term exceeding three weeks.

THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz :
General Schuyler, Colonel Willett H. Troops, Col. DuBois, Genl. Gansvoort & the forces under their command.
He never received any written discharge from the service.
He has no — documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service Except those whose depositions are herunto annexed
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit
But there is no Claggymen in his present neighborhood with whom he is acquainted the Clergyman having left a few days since died
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.
Subscribed and sworn to the } day and year first aforesaid }
Sworn to open Court
Clerk.
Garret J. Langingh
Geo: D. Ferguson. CLR

WE Andrew Clute residing in the town of Charleston in the county of Montgomery aforesaid, and Cornelius Onderkirk residing in the town of Charleston in the said county of Montgomery do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ganet J Lansingh who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty 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.
Seven Subscribed and sworn the { day and year aforesaid} in open Court Geo: D. Ferguson Clerk.
Andrew Clute Cornelius Onderkirk
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 court further certifies, that it appears to them Andrew Clute who has signed the above certificate is a resident of the town of Charleston in the County of Montgomery and a credible person and that Cornelius Onderkirk who has signed the same, is a resident in the town of Charleston in the said County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I George D. Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Montgomery do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ganet J Lansingh for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.

June 8, 1931
Mrs. W.T.Van Dusen Fonda New York
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section EEL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to the United States on account of his services.
The records fail to show such claims on file on account of the services of John Jacob Lansing or of John Lansing, of Montgomery County, New York, or of Jacob Lansing, of Montgomery County, New York, and said records also fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of Gerrit J. Lansing. You are herewith furnished the history of Garret I. Lansingh:
It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.28784, that Garret I. Lansingh was born April 24, 1752, in Albany, New York.
While residing in a place which was later called Watervliet, Albany County, New York, he enlisted and served from 1775 until 1778 on various short tours of from two to four weeks each, at least ten months in all, as a private under Captains Nanning Fisher, John Van Petten, John Van Den Bergh and White and Colonels James Van Schoonhoven, Wemple and Taylor in the New York Troops.
He continued to live in Watervliet, New York, until 1804, when he moved to Charleston, Montgomery County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
He stated that he was not called on for service after 1777 but a witness stated that he served with him one tour in 1778 at Stone Arabia

March 16, 1835, while residing in Charleston, New York.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Date of death not in a B

Martinus Becker & Wilhelmus Fers -
Afscheid -
in afsluiting & support to have been known even on the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in the said County. Since that I can well acquainted with his hand writing. Many letters etc. etc. and in the end to said of him to the contrary as a trait of good character of the defendant. The same Becker & Wilhelms Fers is his brother and cousin.

State of New York, } County of Montgomery } We Martinus Becker aged Eighty five years of the Town of Charleston in said County of Montgomery aforesaid, & Wilhelmus Fero of the same place aged Sixty five years, do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Garrit J. Lansingh that we believe him to be eighty- two years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that Opinion —
Subscribed & Sworn — } Martinus Becker This 24 th day of November } Wilhelmus Fero 1834. Before me — } Samuel S. Schuyler Justice }
I, Samuel S. Schuyler the aforesaid Justice do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Martinus Becker & Wilhelmus Fero who have Subscribed & Sworn to the foregoing affidavit before me, that they are persons of truth & veracity & that their statements are entitled to credit. —
Samuel S. Schuyler Justice

State of New York Montgomery County Clerks Office J. S. George D. Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel J. Schuyler before whom the with- in affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit is the true & correct copy of good Character of the deponent Mathias Becker & Wilhelmus Foss in his proper hand writing.
Mathias Becker & Wilhelmus Foss - Affidavit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of my office this 27th Nov. 1834.
Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York Schenectady County } ss: 102
Denick A Groat of the Town of Hiskayuna in said County, now of the age of seventy four years and upwards, being truly sevon, deposes & says, that, during the Revolutionary War , he was and is now well acquainted with Benit. J. Sansing now of Charleston Montgomery County in said state, an appli- cant for a pension. That in the fall of the year 1775, he this deponent & the said Benit. J. Sansing at the same time enlisted and were enrolled in a company of militia, be- longing to said state, the officers of which company were Naming Fisher Captain; John Van Vranken 1 st Lieutenant; Nicholas P. Van Vranken 2 d Lieutenant & Aboses Van Vranken Ensign; And that he this deponent was chosen a Sergeant in said company. That the whole of the said company was not always at the same time called out, but that sometimes a part of the company was called out, sometimes another part, & at other times the whole com- pany was called out, That it depended alto- gether upon circumstances how many were called out at the same time. That he does not recollect how often the said Sansing was called out & to what places, but the following are the times & places, of which he has a rec- ollection when where the said Sansing with this deponent was called out to do Military duty. Soon after the enlistment & enrollment of this deponent & the said Sansing, they with the whole company were ordered out to march & did march to Fort Edward in Saratoga County of said state, where they lay encamped, doing sentinel service for

the term of three or four weeks or thereabouts at the expiration of which time, the members of the said Company, to which, they, this deponent & the said Sansingh belonged, returned to their respective homes. What he does not recollect of being called out again with the said Sansingh until about the middle of the summer of the next year 1776, when the whole company was again called out & ordered to march & did march to said Fort Edward, where as before they remained encamped, doing like frontier service as before for the term  space of about three weeks or four , when they again returned to their homes. In the fall of the last mentioned year, he this deponent recollects of being again called out with the said Sansingh, when they were ordered to march & did again march to Lake George in said Saratoga County, where they also lay encamped for about one months time, where they also did frontier service as before, at the conclusion of which last time they again returned home. After which last time this deponent does not recollect of again doing duty with the said Sansingh until sometime in the fall of the year 1778, when the said Sansingh, this deponent in connection with the whole company, were again called out & ordered to march & did march to Stone Arabia in Montgomery County of said State, for the purpose of resisting the advances of the Tories & Indians , who were there committing

depredations, when they also remained for the space of time of only two weeks , after which they returned home & after which time this deponent does not recollect of again doing duty with the said Sansingh. And further this deponent says not.
Sworn this 20 th day of May 1834 before me
Derrick C Groat
Note the word "sentinel" was written on erasures throughout.
Stephen A. Daggett
Commissioner of Leeds
I Stephen A. Daggett aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Derrick C Groat, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing deposition before me that said Derrick C Groat is a man of truth & veracity, and that his statements are entitled to credit. November 1. 1834
Stephen A. Daggett Commissioner

State of New York } Scheneady County } ss:
Nicholas P. Van Franken of the Town of Niskayuna in said County being duly sworn deposes says that he is now of about the age of eighty four years and upwards; that during the Revolutionary War, he was & is now well ac- quainted with Gerit J Lansing , of Charleston in Montgomery County in said state an ap- plicant for a pension; that, during the Revolutionary War in the year 1776, he was 2 d Lieutenant of a Company, the Captain of which was Naming Fisher , John Van Franken 1 st Lieutenant and Moses Van Franken Ensign. That he recollects of frequent- ly seeing & commanding Gerit J Lansing who belonged to said Company. That the said Company was called out at in- regular times, during the Revolutionary War, as occasion required, and at those times, sometimes only a part of the Company was called out & at sometimes the whole Com- pany was called out at the same time. That he does not recollect how often and to what places the said Lansing was called out, nor at what places he saw him doing duty under his command, but well recollects that during the War he frequently saw him in the Company of which he was Lieutenant as aforesaid doing duty, and that he frequently commanded him, and that he was such Lieutenant during the whole war. And further this deponent says not.

Sworn before me this 20 th day of May 1834
his Nicholas P. X Van Vranken mark
note, the words "Revolutionary" & "recollections of" interlined before signature.
Stephen A. Daggett Commissioner of Deeds
I, Stephen A. Daggett, the Com. in office here where the last foregoing affidavit was taken do Certify that I am well acquainted with the de- ponent Nicholas P. Van Vranken & that he is a man of the highest character for truth and veracity and moral integrity. Nov 1. 1834. Stephen A. Daggett Com.

State of New York } County of Schenectady } Clerks Office ss }
I Jonathan C Burnham Clerk of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Stephen A. Daggett Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavits of Derick C. Groot & Nicholas P. Van Vranken was at the time of taking such Affidavits, a Commissioner in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in said County, and duly authorized to take the same; And that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Commissioner, and verily believe the signature to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand, And affixed my Official Seal, the 11 th day of April A.D. 1855
Jon. C. Burnham Clerk
32.828

July 29
James L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions War Department City of Washington.

Meek & Farnes Bank Albany Pensions Agency July 25. 1835.
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir, Your letter of the 22 d inst. respecting the case of Garret L. Lansing is received - We have also received a letter from Mr. Fleming informing us that Garret L. Lansing a private at $56 66 / 100 per ann. was last paid to 4 Sept. 1834. By your letter of 20 th April last, we are instructed to in- -scribe on our Books, the name of Garret L. Lansing, private of Schenectady County, at $25 per ann. & pay him from 4 March 1831 - We inscribed him accordingly and paid him on the 11 th inst. 48 months pay - I observe that in your letter of the 22 d inst. you state that the Garret L. Lansing there referred to resides in Madison Co. is entitled to $25 per ann. whilst Mr. Fleming states that he is entitled to $56 66 / 100 per annum - There appears therefore to be some mistake in regard to the pensioner referred to, which makes it proper for me to call your attention to the facts above stated, & to request the favor of an explanation - very Respectfully Your obedt. Servt. 27724 - $56. 66
Memo of Garret Lansing
Thos. M. Duer

MRS. W. T. VAN DUSEN, GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH OLD TRYON COUNTY FAMILIES A SPECIALTY
FONDA, N. Y.
April 16, 1931
Department of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Jacob
Dear Sir:
✓ O Can you give me any records of Gerrit J. Lansing , or John Jacob Lansing. Both are of age to have served in the War of the American Revolution, and both were residents of Montgomery county, State of New York. Any family data is desired.
Thanking you, I am,
Very truly yours,
Lillian D. Van Dusen (Mrs. W. T.)

28 784 Rev INVALID.
File No. 28, 784
Garret P. Lansing
Pa. Rev War
Act: June 7" 82"
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 236
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mar. 4-1903 Helen Lansing Burritt Plattburg N.Y.
1931-June 8- Hist. to Mrs H. T. Van Dusen - EEB

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lapierre, Thomas GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13359 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 4, 1789 to James Reynolds, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lapish, John GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3278 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 15, 1796 To James McGregor, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.