Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23748, for John Kirtland, Connecticut

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Kirtland, John
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4478 New York
John Kirtland Granville in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain William, of the Regt. commanded by Col Webb, in the Connecticut for 7 months
Enrolled on the Roll of New York the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Janua- ry 1833 and sent to 16 Parties at Granville N.Y.
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 — $34 99 3/4 Semizant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 11. 66 3/4 $46.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Cromwell Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 105

Resolution
23 748 INVALID.
No. 23 748
John Killian Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index: — Vol. 3 , Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1 st Brief No 7842
John Kittanick "
(Page 75.)
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20 Sep 32 21 Nov 32
J. C. Parke Agent

No. 7842.
BRIEF in the case of John Stillland of Granville County of Washington 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 1778. — _____ 1. _____ Volunteer Gen. Stark Capt Churchill   June 1780. — _____ 6. _____ " Capt Williams Webb's Regt.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  None stated.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Winder State of Connecticut.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  By traditional Evidence.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  They appear to be in due form. 
X certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Odell Examining Clerk.

John Kirtland Esq.
To Department War Department to John C. Parker North Hamble Wash. Co. N. York
1842
admitted
7 mo
$23.33

State of New York Washington County
On this twenty eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington aforesaid now sitting John Hilliard a resident of the Town of Granville in the County of Washington & State of New York aged Seventy two years on the 28th day of December last past who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make 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 officers named and served that in the year 1778 he was living in Windsor in the State of Connecticut when there was a call for a Captain's guard from the Militia to go to Farmington in said State and guard the removal of Cannon (taken from Burgoyne lying there) to Danbury in said State, and he thinks & believes the latter part of August 1778 or beginning of September of that year he volunteered under Capt. Churchill and went with him & other volunteers in pursuance of said call to guard the removal of said Cannon from Farmington to Danbury which service they performed and in doing so were employed for one Month and on the removal there of to Danbury they were dismissed and he further states that in the year 1780 he lived in Suffield in the State of Connecticut and in the month of June of that year there was a call in that State for men to fill up the broken Companies and Regiments in the Continental Army for six Months service that he with others volunteered or enlisted and marched first to Hartford in said State and from thence to near Kings Ferry on the Hudson River in the State of New York where he joined the army with other recruits in Capt. Williams Company in a Regiment called Webb's Regiment under the command of Lieut. Col. Huntington in General Stark's Brigade or Division the Adjutant of his Regiment was Major his Lieut. he believes was Walker and only Sargeant was Giles a man by the name of Fox and one by the name of Arnold old Continental Soldiers were his mess mates, The army crossed Croft at Kings Ferry on to the Jersey shore went to English neighborhood where they lay some time and until after Genl. Arnold left West Point and he recollects seeing the Vulture Sloop of War sailing down the river towards New York and that he was present and saw Andre hung saw him march between two American officers to the place of Execution and saw him step up on the box and on his coffin under the Gallows. that shortly after this event his regiment was called to West Point where he remained and continued there until cold weather when they crossed to the
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east side of the Hudson river and built huts for winter quarters where he remained until in December or January when he was dismissed but did not receive any written discharge to his recollection -
6 No. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 or territory whatever
And to the questions directed by the War Department he states as follows:
1 st That he was born in Wallingford, Rensselaer County in the State of Connecticut on the 20 th day of December 1757
2 nd That he has a record of his age which he took from his father's Bible copied into his
3 rd That on entering into the service at the second time he was living at Windsor, Litchfield Co. State above
4 th That he was called into the service as stated above and was not a substitute for any other person -
5 th The names of the officers and Regiments which he knew were as stated above
6 th That he never received any written discharge
7 th That he is known to the following persons in his neighborhood as David Graves, Henry Beckwith, Samuel Standish, Portenader, John C. Parker & Abner Libby and many others who can testify to his character for veracity and also to most if not all the judges of the County Court of the County of Washington -
Sub. The words "as herein stated" between the 8 th & 9 th lines of first page inserted before sworn & subscribed - Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid in open Court.
J. S. Leigh C.M.C.
John Kirkland
We John B. Shaw a clergyman residing in Granville in the County of Washington, State of New York and John C. Parker residing in the same place hereby certify that we were well acquainted with John Kirkland Left whose name is named in the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion -

Subscribed & sworn to by John B. Shaw this 25 August 1832 before me
J. C. Parker Clerk The said John C. Parker sworn in open court this 29th day of Augt 1832. J. S. Leigh CLE
John B. Shaw John C. Parker
And the said Court here do declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a non combatant soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John B. Shaw who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Granville aforesaid as stated and that John C. Parker - who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Granville as therein stated and and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I, J. S. Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Birtland for a pension, and that John C. Parker before whom the certificate of John B. Shaw purports to have been taken was at the time thereof a Justice of the peace authorized by Law to administer oaths and his signature thereto is his proper hand writing. In witness whereof
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this twenty ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - J. S. Leigh CLE

I Jesse S. Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Washington { State of New York do hereby certify that the two half sheets hereto attached contain the original Declaration of John Kirtland for a pension and the certificate of the Rev. John B. Shaw and John C. Parker together with the opinion of the Court in the case. And that John C. Parker before whom the said clergyman made oath was at the said time a Justice of the Peace in for said County duly authorized to take and administer oaths therein and that the signature to the jurat, "J. C. Parker" is his proper handwriting known to me, and I also certify that John C. Parker who also signed the said certificate with the clergyman was duly sworn in open Court, as the said paper purports and I certify that the Judges of the Court personally examined the papers and pronounced the opinion written on said papers in open Court. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office over the narrow Ribbon at the head of this my certificate this 21 st day of December 1832 - J. S. Leigh C. P.