Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6060, for David Kronkhite, New York

SERVICE -
NUMBER
New York
Kronkite, David
R 6060
CONTENTS

1909 David Honwhite Green Co New York
13 ... ... of ... H. K. ... of 3.64
16 Aug I go ... for there to S. L. Edwards ... Mark ... now return then Hanna Goslee Esq. Lexington Heights Green Co New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 25 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: " } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of David Konahite. Greene Co New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Aug 1776 " 9 " Private Capt. Brey Col. Howe None N. York 74 years Testimonial   Apr 1777 2 " " " Capt. Fri Col. Remy Still Water " Greenburgh   Col. Fri Col. Remy Saratoga " N. York  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Claimants are required to produce the best evidence in their power and it cannot be readily admitted that two years & nine months service in the State Troops of N. York is insusceptible of proof

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen Esq. etc.

State of New-York } County of Greene } ss.
On this 22 d day of August 1832 personally appeared before me Munson Buel one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Greene David Kron White a resident of Windham in said county, aged seventy four years, 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. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That about the first day of August 1776 he enlisted for nine months in the New-Louisiana regiment at Greenbush in the State of New-York, was embarked in a sloop and went down Hudson River & was stationed at Fort Constitution was under the command of Capt. Bentley & was commanded by Col. Howe served out the nine months & was discharged.
That in the month of April 1777 he enlisted as a private under Capt. Priest of the New-York state troops in the Regt. commanded by Col. V n Rensselaer & was marched from Albany by way of Fort Edward to Schenectady & was in the retreat before Genl. Burgoyne and was present at the Battles of Stillwater & Saratoga, and after the surrender of Genl. Burgoyne was sent to Fort Edward there to Albany & during the next year was stationed a while at Schoharie then at Johnstown and at various places along the Mohawk River and at Cherry Valley and was present when Col. Butler of the colps of Louis was killed on the Mohawk recruits of the officers of the Regt besides those already mentioned. Major Fordas, Capt. Sharpe, Lieut. Mc u Manamy, & Lieut. V n Alstyne. recruits of the Continental officers Genl. Schuyler, Col. Brooks, Morgan & Scammon, That at the expiration of said two years he was discharged by Col. V n Ransselaer & that the said discharge is now lost. That at the time of entering the service at said

of the times above mentioned he resided at the town of Greenbush in the state of New York - That he has no document- ary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service -
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 22 d day of August 1832.
his David & Konkwhite mark
Munson Buel judge as aforesaid

David Kronkite
David Kronkite
19693

We Jacob Soule, a resident of Windham in the County of Greene and John Laraway of the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with David Root-White who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declarations; that we believe him to be seventy-four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid
Before me Munson Buel judge as aforesaid.
Jacob Soule John Laraway
And the said Judge doth hereby declare his 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 further that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend court, being blind and otherwise so infirm to be moved, and the said Judge further certifies that Jacob Soule and John Laraway who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the town of Windham in the county of Greene & state of New-York and are credible persons, and that their statement are entitled to credit August 22 d 1832.
Munson Buel judge &c
State of New York Greene County ss I William H. P. Keermance Clerk of the County of Greene, do certify that Munson Buel Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration and certificate were duly sworn was at the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, and that the said signature of the said Judge thereto is his genuine signature, and that the said Court is a Court of record.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office this Eighth day of October in the year 1832
William H. P. Keermance Clerk

State of New-York } Greene County }
James Wittrey of the Town of Lexington in the County of Greene being duly sworn says that before Henry Goslee a Justice of the peace in & for said County, deponeth & says that he has been acquainted with David Kronkhite who has subscribed to the annexed declaration & sworn to the same for at least thirty years past and that he has frequently for the during the said term of thirty years heard the said declarant state his services during the revolutionary war & of his being present at the taking of Burgoyne & of the defeat of the Tories & Indians under Col. Butler of the Mohawks & that his version of the story & of the length of time which he served, agreed with that set forth in the declaration hereto annexed & that he considers the said David Kronkhite a man of truth & veracity & further that it is generally believed in the neighbourhood where he resides that he was a soldier of the Revolution & that I remain in that opinion - James Wittrey sworn & subscribed to before me This 17 th day of June 1833
Henry Goslee a Justice for the county aforesaid.
I Henry Goslee a Justice of the peace for the county of Greene do hereby certify that James Wittrey who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit is considered a man of truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit -
Henry Goslee Justice as aforesaid.

State of New York } ss. Greene County }
Be it known that before me Henry Gorlee a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, came William Schoenmaker of the Town of Pottaville (late Windham) county aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, saith on his oath say that he has been well acquainted with David Kronkwhite who has sworn to & subscribed to the annexed declaration for at least forty years past and that he has about forty years ago heard him state that he had been a soldier of the Revolution and that it is generally believed in the neighbourhood where he resides that he was a soldier of the revolution and further that he fully concurs in that opinion. That the said David Kronkwhite has been blind a number of years and otherwise infirm and further that he considers the said David Kronkwhite a man of truth & veracity -
Witness
John Lareway
William his Schoenmaker mark
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 17 th day of June 1833 }
Henry Gorlee, Justice of the Peace in & for said County -
I Henry Gorlee, a Justice of the Peace for said county do hereby certify that the said William Schoenmaker who has sworn to & subscribed the above affidavit is considered in the neighbourhood where he resides a man of truth & veracity & that I concur in that opinion.
Henry Gorlee Justice of the Peace in & for the county of Greene -

State of New York
Greene County - } Be it known that on the 17 th day of June 1833 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared David Kronkhite who subscribed & swore to the annexed declaration who being first duly sworn according to law says that at the time he entered the service he resided at Greenlunk in the county of Rensselaer & that he removed from said Greenlunk nearly forty years ago that he has been blind for a number of years at least fourteen & that he has lost the track of all his comrades, and does not know that any are living or where they reside if living
That he was born at Fishkill in the year 1758 & that he has no record of his age & that by reason of old age & loss of memory he cannot state the names of any of his officers except those named in his declaration and that he is known to some with him John Loosway, Sarah Loule & William Schoonmaker persons residing in his neighborhood who can testify as to his character for truth & veracity - and further that the said services were rendered in the capacity of a private and that during the terms above stated he was not employed in any civil pursuit sworn and subscribed
David his Kronkhite mark
to before me this 17 th day of June 1833 -
Henry Goslee
Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid

State of New York Greene County ss. } }
I William T. B. Keerman Clerk of the said County do certify that Henry Goslee Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits, of James Wiltsie. William Shoemaker and David Kronkwhite were sworn. was at the date of the same. and now is a Justice of the Peace of the said County. and that his signature to the said affidavits. is genuine - Witness my hand Seal of office the 22 nd day of June 1839.
William T. B. Keerman Clerk
David Kronkwhite

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6060
REJECTED
P. O.
Davia Krouthite
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Grotonville Oct 11 th 1858 Grenn 6 - N o P o G -
Sir
I send you the inclosed affi- -davit of John Letherd - in favor of Daniel Cronkhite - with you do me the favor - to inform me if any more testimony is wanting the original affidavit of Mr Cronkhite was on file in your office - and I presented the papers to the com ee matter on Revolutionary claims - in Congress last winter - I believe -
Hon J. L. Edson -
I am yours very Respectfully Zachariah Root

United States Office of Representatives October 19. 1888.
Sir.
Leave was given during the last session of Congress to withdraw all papers in the case of David Kronk- hite alias Kenwhite, and they were accordingly delivered to the Hon. Mr. Pratt at his request.
Yours
Very respectfully
Dan. Gold. clk in offm H.B.W.S.
R. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions -

House of Reps Jan'y 3 d 1838
Sir In closed I send you the oregon papers of Daniel Thomson late - which with the late testimony filed in your office I hope will entitle the the worthy old Soldiers to a fair share
I have the honor to be Respectfully Zebulon D. Pratt
Hon J. L. Edwards -

Jan 31. 1842
at State W. Jan. 20
My
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D. Dixon White
Edwards
Commission of Pensions
Washington City
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Hon. Sir
Prattsville Jan 26/1842
I am authorized by Mr David Kronkite of Prattsville County of Greene State of N.Y. to write to you, that he applied for a pension in 1838 or 39 his papers were sent & presented by the Hon. Zachariah Pratt then Member of Congress. he has recd no certificate in return. he wishes to learn if the papers or Evidence is defective if so and in what particular as he is desirous to know the cause why he has not obtained a Certificate — — — — —
Yours Respectfully
A. E. Weeks

May 1 43 Dear Washington for Pension Office L. Edward Esq
Prattville N.Y. April 29

Sir if you please we wish that you would send David Hornkright's affidavit back to us if you have it it appears that According to law that you have not had satisfactory Proof yet So as to give the said Hornkright a pension Now we want to know if you please exactly what proof you want it appears as nigh as far as we can learn that you have not received all the Proof that We have sent, we are sensible that there is proof enough to be had of the same and the said Hornkright & wife is both living without Property as at present, and it is just that he should receive his pension But we calculate if we have not proof enough at present if it is to be found in the united States we shall have it, you have stated that you expect that Tadock Pratt's statements are correct we shall not content about that, but we want to know whether the law is the same at present in this respect as heretofore, it appears that about every one that labored as a soldier in the war draws a pension at present if i mistake not you found 16 days services Col Van Benpalaer's regiment it appears that the said Hornkright was a minute man at that time Ready at any time to perform his duty we want his Affidavit if you have it we think they was not particular enough in taking his Oath that is respecting the time he commenced and left. etc. we want a correct statement of the proof wanted and we will try and accommodate you with the same if possible we have more proof a yr more that can be had at any time but we want to go sure this time bear with our unwearied labors and direct your letter to Joshua & Duuel Prattville Co of Greene State of N. Y. As soon as possible give me an answer
April the 29 th 1843
Pension Office J. S. Edwards

John Follende affidavit in the matter of David Crowlitt

State of New York Rensselaer County ss: John Folland of the City of Troy County of state aforesaid being duly sworn says that he received a pension from the United States for services rendered in the Revolutionary War - And this deponent further says that he is acquainted with one David Cronkite who is now a resident of Pattsburg Green County in the State aforesaid - that he first saw said Cronkite at West Rensselaer in said state during the Revolutionary War and sometime between the years 1776 & 1783 - and that said Cronkite was then enlisted and doing service in the Army of the United States under the command of one Captain DeForest whose company belonged to General Van Cortlandts Regiment - And this deponent further says that he afterwards and during said war saw said Cronkite enga- ged in said service at the encampment on Albany Hill in said state, and also at the Ger- man Flatts - And this deponent further says that he was engaged in the Battle at Hoppers Wills in said state and that he there saw said Cronkite fighting in behalf of the Ameri- can Army - And this deponent further says that he has frequently seen said Cronkite since the close of said war and has had repeated conversations with him respecting their acquaint- ance and interviews whilst in said service but this deponent says that for the past fourteen years he has not seen or heard of said Cronkite until within a few months last past - and further this deponent says not -
Sworn before me this 8 th day of October 1838
John Folland mark
James Davis Ebenezer D. Dyer Dry Run County New York

Report the case of David Konkrite at 32 of N. York to Hon. J. Pratt, H.R.

_____ Kron/Krite or Cronk wright act '32
N.Y. case - susp d
Report this case to Hon. Zadock Pratt
Get the papers

11171 Additional Evidence David Crowkhyg
St. Paul Sept 1837 Jan 38 24 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
11171 Additional Evidence David Crowkhyg

State of New York Comptroller's Office
I certify that a paper or document, purporting to be a "Statement of Certificates paid to Officers, and soldiers of Henry K. Van Rensselaer's Regiment, on the fourteenth day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty five," now remains in this Office; and that the name of David Crankhurst appears on the same; and also that the names of John J. Fonda, George Sharp, and Jacob D. Soper appear upon the same statement.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of Office this eighth day of February 1834.
Philip Phelps Ex: Comptroller

State of New York Greene County } ss.
On this 10 th day of February 1834 before me Munnuel Buel one of the judges of the court of common pleas for the county aforesaid, personally came Henry Goble of the town of Lexington in the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose, and say, that at the suggestion of David Cronkhite (an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832) he has recently been to the Towns of Greenbush & Sand Lake in the county of Rensselaer & State aforesaid where the said Cronkhite says he resided at the times he entered the service during the war of the revolution, that the said applicant says, that the following named officers resided in that vicinity & that he served under them as his declaration now in the pension office will show viz. Col. Henry W. Van Rensselaer, Major Fonda, Capt. De Forest or Priest, Capt. Sharpe & Lieut. M c Manus. & That after making diligent enquiries he has ascertained & verily believes that all the said officers are dead except Lieut. M c Manus and he is informed that he removed some years since to the Province of Texas. and further that that the said applicant directed him to enquire for Gerrit Lake, Josiah Fellows, Andrew Root Charles Carmichael & several others. That he is informed by persons who were well acquainted with each of them that they are all dead except Josiah Fellows who has removed to parts unknown to his informants & Charles Carmichael who was examined by this deponent and further that the said Carmichael in consequence of old age & infirmities is unable to give any information

on the subject further than that he served under Col. W Rensselaer a long time, could not tell his officers nor who the soldiers were that were with him, that this deponent believes that no information whatever can be obtained from the said Comptroller, for the reasons above stated. That this deponent believes that the said applicant will not be able to produce the testimony of any of his officers or of the soldiers with whom he served, as he is to infer to leave his house and cannot tell who the names of the officers further than he has set forth in his declaration, and does not seem to recollect the names and places of residence of any other of his comrades than those that I have sought after. This deponent says that the papers in the Comptroller's office of said State relating to military service in the revolutionary war are in confusion, most of them consisting of mere fragments, many without dates, and some so far obliterated as to be hardly legible. That amongst said papers this deponent found one (in addition to that referred to by the Comptroller) containing the name of David Cronkhite and also the names of those whom the said applicant directed this deponent to call on as witnesses above referred to. That the said paper did not show what it was for what it was intended and the Comptroller thought not proper to include it in his certificate - and further says not
Sworn & submitted to before me the day & year aforesaid
Munson Board
judge as aforesaid
Henry Gorham

I hereby certify that Henry Godee who has been sworn to the foregoing deposition is a man of truth & veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit
Munson Root judge as aforesaid
State of New York Greene County ss.
I William T. D. Herrmann Clerk of the said County do certify that Munson Root Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene, and that his signature thereto is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twentieth day of February 1834.
William T. D. Herrmann Clerk

David Kronkrite
Nyack
Act June 7 1832
Suspended
See letter.
Hon. J. V. Peck 22 d June 1854.
6060
1832

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Kronkite, John GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7365 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 3, 1790
To — not shown —
*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 Kronkite, Patrick GRADE Private LINE New York (Cronkite)
In pencil only
WARRANT NUMBER 7366 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 3, 1790 To — not shown —
*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.