Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10029, for Barend Stubrach, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
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New York Penn
Stubrach, Barend
S10029
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28730 New York
Barend Stubback of Herkimer Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y , comm d by Captain Mann of the Reg t comm d by Col Vrooman in the New York line for 9 Months
★ Pa. N.Y. Jan y 17/05 Records completed. B
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May 1834 and sent to Hon A Mann Ho. Repre t
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '34 $90.00 Semiant. allowance ending 4 Sep '34 15.
$105 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Mr. Cromwell Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 123
Deb t to Hon. William 28 May '34 do to same 16 June '34

1494 Burnt St. Brach's Declaration for pension under the act of Congress of June 7-1832 -
Please to write to James Macaulay at Frankfort in the county of Clinton in the state of New York
Frontier labors - holding him self in readiness - arresting Tories - travelling &c - dis allowed
amount 9 mo. per 30 $

State of New York } County of Ulster } ss:
On this ninth day of October - in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Ulster now sitting Bart Stenbrack a resident of the town of Da-nube in the county of Ulster and State of New York aged eighty one years and about five - months who being 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 was born in the town of Schoharie in the county of Schoharie in the State of New York in the month of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty one.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -

That the first term he served he volunteered at the town of Schoharie in the county of Schoharie he then being a resident of the said town of Schoharie in the state of New York to go to the town of Johnstown in the county of Montgomery but then the county of Tryon in the said state of New York to assist in disarming the partisans of Sir John Johnson a distinguished loyalist then resident in the said town of Johnstown - That the party of volunteers to which he belonged were commanded by captain Jacob Haeger - That he was out on this tour of service about eight days - That the said town of Johnstown to which he marched as a volunteer is distant from Schoharie from whence said volunteers set out about twenty five miles - That he cannot state precisely the time when he volunteered but he thinks it was in the winter of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty six though he is not certain -
That on his return from the town of John- -stown aforesaid to the aforesaid town of Schoharie he was honorably discharged That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge now having been

given to him at the time of his said discharge That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
That the second time he served he was ordered out with others by general Philip Schuyler about the first of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty six to go to Fort Edward about fifty miles northerly of the city of Albany in the county of Albany and state of New-York with his waggon and horses to draw provisions to the head of lake George distant about fifteen miles from Fort Edward aforesaid for the subsistence of the American army destined for the defense of the of the state of New York northern frontier - That he went in pursuance of said order to the said city of Albany where he took a load of provisions and carried the same to Fort Edward aforesaid and thence to lake George aforesaid where he delivered the same at the public store in conformity to the orders of captain Andrew Fink who then commanded a detachment of Americans stationed at the

head of lake George aforesaid. That he then continued to draw provisions with his team from Fort Edward aforesaid to the head of lake George aforesaid for the subsistence of the said American army for nearly one month when he was honourably discharged at Fort Edward aforesaid.
That he spent in this tour of service rather over one month with his horses & waggon
That he has no documentary evidence of his his service and discharge none having been given to him at the time of his said discharge. That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
That soon after he returned from lake George and Fort Edward as before stated and as near as he can remember namely in the month of June — in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six he enlisted as a minutias man in the

town of Schoharie in the then county of Albany but now in the county of Schoh- arie and state of New York for nine mon- ths in a company commanded by John Deitz as lieutenant commandant - That he equipped himself as the law directed and was ready for active military serv- ice at all times during his said period of enlistment and that he at all times dis- -ing his said period of said enlistment  enlistment perfor- -med military service when required and at other times engaged a farming That the said company of minutes men in whi- -ch he enlisted remained in the aforesaid town of Schoharie during their enlistment except as hereafter stated - That he has no documentary evidence of his enlist- -ment in said company of minutes men nor has he any evidence of his discharge none having been given to him and no discharge having been made at the end of the nine months of the term so enlisted.
That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service

That the fourth term he served the regiment the regiment  in default of the year in which he was to which he belonged was ordered out in the  month about the first  10th of October accord- -ing to the best of his remembrance in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six to the north - That he belonged to a com- -pany of militia in said regiment command- -ed by captain George Mann - That the lieutenant of the said company was Christian Steubruck and the ensign John Dominick - That the said regiment of militia so called out was commanded by colonel Peter Vroo- -man - That the name of the major of said regiment was Peter Zeeley - That at the time the said regiment was called out he was a resident of the said town of Schoharie already mentioned - That the said regiment immediately after it was ordered out march- -ed from Schoharie aforesaid to the city of Albany in the county of Albany and State of New York and from thence to Fort Edward about fifty miles northerly

of the said city of Albany the line of ma- -rch of said regiment being through Lan- -singburg then the New City Waterford then Halfmoon Stillwater and Saratoga where the said regiment remained about two weeks when the said regiment was ordered to the town of Johnstown in the then coun- -ty of Tryon but now in the county of Montgomery and state of New York - That the said regiment in its march to the said town of Johnstown proceeded through Sar- -atoga Stillwater and Waterford then Hal- -fmoon and thence by Niskayuna to Schoe- -nady on the Mohawk about sixteen miles northwesterly of the aforesaid city of Al- -bany from whence they marched up the Mohawk river to Caughnawaga whe- -re the said regiment left the said Mo- -hawk river and went to the town of Johnstown aforesaid where the said regiment remained about two weeks wh- -en it was directed to return to the town of Schoharie aforesaid from whence it set out where he was honorably disch- -arged

That he served in his fourth term of his said service about seven weeks including the time he was marching from Schoharie aforesaid to the city of Albany aforesaid and thence to Fort Edward aforesaid & thence to Johnstown aforesaid and thence to Schoharie aforesaid -
That he has no documentary evidence of his said fourth term of service and his discharge none having been given - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
That the fifth term he entered the service at Tulpahocken in the state of Pennsylvania as a substitute one John Becker for two months in default of the year about the first of September in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven he then being a resident of Tulpahocken aforesaid in the having removed from Schoharie aforesaid in the state of New York said state of Pennsylvania - That the company in which he entered as a substitute was commanded by captain Oldbrook and the regiment to which said

said company belonged was commanded by colonel Brown - That the said regiment marched from Tulpahocken where he entered it as a substit- ute to the town of Lancaster in the said state of Pennsylvania and thence eastwardly tow- -ards Brandywine but as the British shortly after the battle of Brandywine proceeded to Philadelphia the said regiment in which he served as a substitute was directed to return to Lancaster aforesaid from whence the said regiment was ordered to go to a place the name of which he has forgotten near Harris's Ferry in the said state of Pennsylvania with some Hessian prisoners where he remained with said regiment till his term of two months for which he had entered the service as aforesaid had expired when he was honorably discharged. That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge none having been given to him at the time of his aforesaid discharge That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. That in the last tour he served as a substitute for John Baker

That in the month of may in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight he left Tulpahocken in the said state of Pennsylvania and returned to his former residence in the town of Schoharie in the county of Schoharie aforesaid but then in the county of Albany and there took up his abode again.
That in the month of September or October of the same year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight he was drafted for one month to do garrison duty at the Upper Fort at Vrooman's land in the town of Middlebury in the aforesaid county of Schoharie he then being a resident of the aforesaid town of Schoharie in the aforesaid county of Schoharie - That he was commanded while out on said tour of duty by captain Miller - That at the period last mentioned and while out as a draft doing garrison duty as last stated Colonel Butler had the chief command, as long as he was at Middle in the aforesaid county of Schoharie then a part of the county of

Albany - That the said colonel Butler belonged as he understood to the continental army.
That at the end of the month for which he had been drafted he was honorably discharged having served out his period for which he was drafted - That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge none having been given to him at the time of his aforesaid discharge - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service -
That in the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine he was drafted for two weeks to do garrison duty at the lower and middle forts in the county of Schoharie aforesaid but then in the county of Albany - That there were then and had been for some time three forts in the said county of Schoharie along the Schoharie creek designated by the names of the Lower, Middle and Upper Forts - That the Lower Fort was in the town of Schoharie

the Middle Fort in the town of Middleburg and the upper Fort in the latter town and the aforesaid county of Schoharie That he served a part of the time at the lower Fort and a part of the time at the Middle Fort till he had served out the two weeks for which he had been drafted when he was honorably discharged -
That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge none having been given to him at the time of his aforesaid discharge - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service -
That in the summer of the year one thousand - and seven hundred and seventy eight or of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine but which year he can - not now say with certainty he in company - with two or three others went out from the aforesaid town of Schoharie as Indian spies westwardly as far as the river Unadilla which now forms the

division line between the counties of Otsego and Schoharie in the state of New York - That he was out on this tour of service about a week - That the country through which he and his companions marched was literally speaking covered with woods That he has no documentary evidence of the latter tour of service none having been given to him after he had performed the same - That he knows of no person whom testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
That in the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine as he thinks and after the burning of Cherry Valley he went out to Sharon in the county of Schoharie but then in the county of Albany with captain Christian Stubruck the company of the said captain Christian Stubruck being ordered out and was out about one week when he returned and was honorably discharged - That he has no documentary evidence of the latter tour of service none having been given to him - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.

That in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine he was drafted for two weeks to do garrison duty at the Lower and Middle Forts already mentioned, in the county of Schoharie aforesaid but then in the county of Albany - That he served out said term of two weeks when he was honorably discharged - That in this term of service he was stationed part of the time at the Lower Fort and a part of the time at the Middle Fort.
That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge none having been given to him at the time of his aforesaid discharge - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
That in the latter part of June or about the first of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, he enlisted at the aforesaid town of Schoharie for three months in a company commanded by Captain Lansing - That during said term of three months for which he enlisted he was

1 stationed at the Middle Fort in the aforesaid town of Middlebury and county of Scho- harie where he did military duty under the command of the aforesaid captain Lansing until he had served out the three months for which he enlisted when he was honorably discharged it being about the time Schoharie was burnt and wasted by the British Tories and Indians.
That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge none having been given to him at the time of his said discharge - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
That in the month of October just after Schoharie was laid waste by the enemy it being in the same year one thousand seven hundred and eighty the company of militia to which he belonged command- -ed by captain Lansing was ordered out to the then county of Tryon which had been devastated a little before and about that time by the enemy for the purpose of cooperating with the forces of that county against the

many - That the company to which he belong- -ed marched to Canajoharie then in the said county of Tryon on the river Mohawk but now in the county of Montgomery and thence to Fort Plain in the latter county From the latter place they marched to the Indian Castle in the then county of Tryon but now in the county of Herkimer and from thence to Fort Herkimer in the town of German Flats just below the conjunction of the Mohawk river with West Canada creek - That he and several others were detached from Fort Herkimer on an expedition - That they proceeded up the Mohawk river about four miles to or near where the Poor House of the county of Herkimer now stands where they left the aforesaid river and went to Schuyler's lake in the now county of Otsego and then returned to Fort Herk- -imer aforesaid from which latter place he returned with his company to Schou- -ler's from whence they had set out when ordered out - That he served tw- -elve or fourteen days in this tour and was then honorably discharged - That

That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge none having been given to him at the time of his aforesaid discharge - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his said service -
That soon after his return from his latter tour to the then county of Tryon and in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty the regiment of colonel Peter Vrooman to which he belonged was called out in mass - That he was then a resident of the aforesaid town of Schoharie in the then county of Albany but now in the county of Schoharie - That he belonged to a company in said regiment commanded by captain Chris- tian Steubach - That the said regiment marched to a place in the town of Middlebury in the said county of Schoharie called Vrooman's land the Tories and Indians having made an inroad into the said town of Middlebury at Vrooman's land where they killed several persons and took a number of prisoners - That on reaching Vrooman's land they found that the enemy had decamped and retreated towards Harpersfield in the then county of Albany but now in the county of Delaware - That the said regiment went in pursuit of the enemy and overtook them in the said town of Harpersfield where

they had an action with the enemy in which two men were killed and one wounded - That he was out on this tour of service about six days and was then honorably discharged - That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge none having been given to him at the time of his discharge That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
That when not engaged in the said several services above enumerated during his residence both in the state of New York and in the state of Pennsylvania from the commencement of the revolutionary war in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five to the end of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty he was enrolled in the militia and was subject to and did military whenever and at all times he was called upon & when the country required - That he armed himself as the law directed and was and had to be ready to take the field at a minutes warning - That he knew not the day when he should be called out into the service - That he was out on divers occasions for one two or three days which said times he cannot now specify and which are not above specified - -i bid-

X That in the spring of the year one thous- -and seven hundred and eighty one it being the next spring after the enemy had burnt Schoharie a stockade fort was construc- -ted under the superintendance & direction of Captain Christian Stubruck on the east side of Schoharie creek in the town of Schoharie aforesaid about six miles northerly of the courthouse in the said town of Schoharie in the now county of Schoharie. That he was stationed in said stockade Fort pro- -in sometime in the early part of May in the said year one thousand seven hundred eighty one till Christmas in the month of December in the said year during which time he did garrison duty and other military duties. That the number of men stationed at said stockade Fort and barring the garrison was about thirty and belonged to the militia reg- -iment commanded by colonel Peter Vroo- -mer. That the said garrison was commanded by captain Christian Stubruck that only a part of the company commanded by the said captain Stubruck was stationed there

That at Christmas in the month of Decem- -ber in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one he was honor- -ably discharged-
That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge now having been given to him at the time of his aforesaid discharge - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
That about the first of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two he was ordered out with a part of the company of Captain Christian Stu- -brack to the aforesaid stockade Fort in which he had been stationed in the preceding year - That the number of men so ordered out did not vary ma- -terially from thirty - That Captain Christian Stubrack commanded them That he was stationed at the last men- -tioned fort till Christmas in the month

of December in the same year compris- -ing nearly eight months during which time he did garrison duty and other mili- -tary duties - That at the end of the time last mentioned he was honorably disch- -arged -
That he has no documentary evidence of his service and discharge now having been given to him at the time of his afore- -aid discharge - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service -

That he was born at the town of Schoharie in the county of Schoharie in the month of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty one -
That he has no record of his age
That he was a resident of the town of Schoharie in the county when he was first called into the service and at all the subsequent times save when he entered the service as a substitute for two months at Tulpahocken in the state of Pennsylvania - That from the end of the revolutionary war to the month of March or the month of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and six he resided in the town of Schoharie in the county of Schoharie and state of New York when he removed to the town of Danube in the county of Herkshire then a part of Ulster in the county

of Montgomery and state of New York where he has resided ever since and where he still resides
That he volunteered once that he enlisted three times that he was ordered out five times - That he was once a substitute for John Baker - That he was drafted three times was an Indian Spice once and was ordered out to do garrison duty two seasons
That he cannot state the day and year with certainty in the different serv- ices above specified but that he believes them to be as above stated tho he bases upon them from a comparison of dates and recollections of facts
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 -
sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Barnes Stebbins
in Open Court Julius C. Nelson Clerk

Herkimer County Ys: Peter Dominick a resident of the town of Danube and county of Herkimer aged fifty three the twenty seventh day of March last past being duly sworn doth depose & say that he has been intimately acquainted with Barent Stubrach of the town of Danube aforesaid for upwards of forty years - That he was acquaint- -ed with the said Barent Stubrach before he lived in the said town of Danube and while he the said Barent was a resident of the town of Schoharie in the county of Schoharie this deponent being born in the said town of Schoharie and having been brought up there - That he has heard the annoyed del- -ecration of the said Barent Stubrach read and that the facts in relation to the services rendered by the said Barent Stubrach in the revolutionary war correspond generally with the traditional accounts in the neighbourhood where the said Barent has & still resides of his services rendered in the said revolutionary war - That the said Barent Stubrach has always since he has been acquainted with him sustained a a fair character & that he still sustains a fair character and that his character for truth and veracity stands fair & is good -
Sworn in Open Court
October 9th 1832
Julius C Nelson Clerk
Peter Dominick

Herkimer County ss: James Macaulay of the town of Frankfort in the said county being sworn deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with the within named Peter Dominick who was sworn on the 9th of October 1832 by Julius C. Nelson open court and has been well acquainted with the said Peter Dominick for upwards of sixteen years and that the character of the said Dominick is fair and respectable and that entire faith and credit are due to his testimony-
James Macaulay
Sworn and subscribed It taken this 20th day of January 1834 before me John Dodge Com
I John Dodge one of the Commissioners in open the County of Herkimer do certify that James Macaulay who has made the foregoing affidavit is a person of credibility and that credit is due to his testimony John Dodge Commissioner
State of New York Herkimer County } ss
I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of the said County do certify, that John Dodge Esq. before whom the above Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was a Commissioner of Courts in and for said County and duly authorized by Law to administer oaths and further that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature In Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County this 24th day of January 1834.
Julius C. Nelson Clerk

we Peter P. Bellinger ————— residing in the town of Danube and county of Herkimer county of - ity and Nicholas Sawyer ————— residing in the same town and county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Barnet Sturtevant who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about eighty one years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed                      Peter P. Bellinger the day & year aforesaid.                      Nicholas Sawyer in Open Court Julius C Nelson Clerk
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 Peter P. Bellinger who has signed the preceding Affidavit is a Resident in the Town of Danube in said County of Herkimer, and that Nicholas Sawyer who has also signed the same is a Resident in the Town of Danube in said County and is a Credible Person, and that this statement is entitled to credit— Julius C Nelson, Clerk of the Court

of Common Pleas of the County of Askinne, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Barent Lubrack for a Pension In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this ninth day of October 1832. Julius C Nelson Clerk

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Barnet Steinbach Herkimer Co- N. York
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Hrs A Mann Jr
James McAnally Frankford N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 shew what is necessary to be done. Those 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, shewing the Service of Barrent Henbrach
   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.     Feb 1806 8 Private Capt - Genl Lake 28 years Gradations   May 1770 7 Major Brigade George Isaiah   June 9 Capt Colonel Fort - vice -   Oct 1770 1 12 Capt Major Edward - Ch -   Sept 1771 3 Capt Major Fort -   May 1778 Capt Major Albany   Oct 1779 1 Capt Col Best Lancaster   May 1779 14 Capt Major Brandy   June 1779 9 Capt Major Wine -   July 1780 9 Capt Major Fort -   Oct 1780 14 Capt Major   1780 6 Capt Major   May 1781 6 Capt Major   Dec 1781 Capt Major   May 1782 8 Capt Major   Dec 1782 Capt Major  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 years, 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 fix 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 [i] 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.

Wedding 1898 Barnes Street NY Sufinara Julian Linda Marilyn 1900

1776 — term of service — 8 days as a teamster — 1.0 Minute man no Specification — no for particularized — 9.0 Subtotal 2 12 11.20
The militia were not out during the winter except on extraordinary occasions —
2.0   1777 — out — 1.0 1778 — " — 0.14 1779 — " — 0.07 " " — 0.14 " " — 3.00 1780 — " Capt Loring — 6 1782 — " In order to force and compute his service & thanks for same nearly — + 88.00   2.11.3
16 9  26 2.2
Arm. which was discontinued rejected — 17 10.3

Revised
10,029 INVALID.
File No. 10.029
★ Barend Stubrach
Bir Rau nar
Act: June 4th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 35
[Arrangement of 1870.]
★ Barend Stubrach Jan'y 17/05. Records corrected. ss

In the matter of Parent Stabrack an applicant for a Pension -
Jacob Hilsinger, s Affidavit

In the matter of Barent Stubrach } an Applicant for a Pension }
Jacob Hilsinger of the town of Carlisle in the county of Schoharie and about some nine years being duly sworn doth depose & say that he was born in the county of Schoharie aforesaid and that he resided in said county during the revolutionary war. And deponent further saith that in the latter part of April 1781 or the early part of May in the same year a small fort was built in the town of Schoharie in the said county of Schoharie about six miles northerly of the court house in said county. That the said fort was built by order of the government of the state of New York and for the purpose of preventing the Tories and Indians from making inroads into the lower settlement of Schoharie & laying the same waste as they had done in the preceding year. That deponent and the above named Barent Stubrach both helped to build said fort. That deponent & the said Barent Stubrach both belonged to a company commanded by captain Christian Stubrach. That the said captain Christian Stubrach superintended the building of said fort he having been appointed by the government of the said state of New York. That deponent and the said Barent Stubrach served in said fort from the time it was constructed and did military duty until Christmas in the said year 1781 being a period of about seven months & twenty five days including the whole period that is from the time the building of the fort was commenced till the 26 th of December aforesaid. That the said Barent Stubrach as well as deponent did military duty constantly at said fort during the said seven months & twenty five days and thereunder the command of the said captain Stubrach. That the number of men stationed at said fort was about thirty and were out under the constituted authority of the state. That the company of the said captain Christian Stubrach belonged to the militia regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Vrooman. That the said Colonel Vrooman was entrusted by the government of the state of New York with the chief command of all the forts in Schoharie. That the said Colonel Vrooman visited the said fort at which captain Christian Stubrach commanded several times while deponent & said Barent Stubrach served in it.

And deponent further saith that the said Barent Stubrach was called out by the order of the government of the State of New-York about about the first of May 1782 and was stationed in the said fort where he was stationed in 1781 and that he did military duty daily till about the 25th of December in the same year when he was honorably discharged. That the number of men stationed at said fort was about thirty. That deponent was of that number and likewise did military duty. That the said fort was commanded by the aforesaid Christian Stubrach. That the duty performed by the said Barent Stubrach and deponent was arduous. That they had to take their regular tours in both periods of service in standing at intervals doing fatigue and other things required by the service. That the number of men being small and the strict vigilance of the commander Captain Stubrach lest the fort should be surprised by the Tories & Indians who were frequently in the neighbourhood of said fort rendered the duty doubly severe. That the said Captain Stubrach suffered no relaxation but kept his men constantly employed. That said fort was on the frontier and in a very exposed situation the site being selected to prevent the repetition of inroads into the lower settlement. That the said Barent Stubrach served faithfully in the years 1781 & 1782 as before stated & was honorably discharged at the end of both periods of service. That there was no garrison kept at said fort in the winter in consequence of the Tories & Indians suspending their hostilities in the winter season. And deponent further saith that after the ravaging & the laying of Schoharie waste by the Tories & Indians under Sir John Johnson in October 1780 the military duty in Schoharie was much more arduous than it had been before. That the whole period that the said Barent Stubrach served in the years 1781 & 1782 exceeded fifteen months.
Subscribed in presence of us Barent Stubrach Jacob Schuyler 17th May 1834 Jeremiah Parkinson Justice Jeremiah Parkinson one of the Justices of the Peace of the P.

I do hereby certify that the above named Jacob Schuyler is a resident of the town of Peshka and that he is a man of Credibility - One in whom full trust is due as a witness to the above -
Silvius Parkinson, late State of New York, county of Schoharie ss. I John Seehard p. clerk of the said county do certify that Silvius Parkinson, before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said county, and further, that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate of credibility to be his proper hand writing and signature. Wth of my hand and seal of office this 19th day of May 1834 - John Seehard p. Clerk.

Hon. J. L. Edwards Comt of Pensions Washington -
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To the Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir,
I herewith transmit the papers of Stubruch with 3 affidavits which he has procured in Schoharie from his associates in arms -
These affi - are authenticated by the clerk of Schoharie county -
From these papers it will appear that he has proved nearly 2 years services rendered in the revolutionary -
He has himself sworn to over 2 years & claims a full pension - Dominick's affidavit is provided.
I have forwarded an affidavit to the Hon A. Mann Jr - Member to Congress which he will hand you showing cause why Elephat Covill out not to have another pension certificate and thereby not pay me -
James Macaulay
February 1 - 1834 -

Personally appeared Jacob Becker Before me Ezra Gallup Jr one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Schoborn in the State of New York and he Being Duly Sworn Did Depose and say that he knew that in the year 1776 that Barnet Stuback volunteered in the Revolutionary Service under Captain Jacob Hagen to go to John Town Foyon County on to Diem See John Johnson and that the said Stuback Served Right Boys on said Expedition as the Deponent Said that he also Served with him and before together verbally - in no Battle also the Deponent further says that about the Month of May 1776 he was ordered in to said Service with his team to go to Fort Edwards on to Do Teaming for the army and that when the Deponent arrived to said Fort Barnet Stuback was at said Fort to work in the Revolutionary Service With his team and that he Served twenty one Days with his team on said Expedition under General Schuyler and then both verbally Discharged from said Service together - in no Battle also the Deponent further said that Barnet Stuback volunteered Captain Hagen to go to Foyon County in October 1776 and to Fort Plain and Fort Herkimer and that he rendered said Service in said War and that he was on Duty fourteen Days as the Deponent Served with said Stuback and that he was verbally Discharged from said Service - in no Battle Subscribed and Sworn this 11 th Jacob Becker Day of January 1836 Before me Ezra Gallup Jr Justice of the peace.
I do hereby certify that the above named Jacob Becker is a man of truth and veracity Ezra Gallup Jr J.P.

Personally appeared Jacob Enders Before me Ezra Gallup, junior one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Schoharie in the State of New York and he Being Duly Sworn did Depose and say that he knows that in the winter of 1798 that Barnet Stubrock volunteered in the Revolutionary Service under Captain Jacob Hager to go to Johnstown in County say to disarm Sir John Johnson and that the said Stubrock served eight days in said Expedition as the Deponent served with him also and that both discharged together in no Battle Also the Deponent further said that he knows that Barnet Stubrock was called out into the Revolutionary Service under Colonel Peter Schuyler about the first of October in the year 1798 to go on an Expedition to Fort Edwards City and from there to Half moon Schoharie and Johnstown City and of said Stubrock hereby said service for the term of one month as the Deponent served with him and that both verbal- ly discharged together from said Service in no Battle also the Deponent further says that he knows that Barnet Stubrock entered said Service in the summer of 1779 under Captain Stubrock on an Expedition to Burlock or Schoharie City and that he served on said Expedition for the term of one week as the Deponent served with him and that both verbally discharged together from said Service in no Battle  Jacob the Enders Mark  Subscribed and Sworn this 11 th Day of January 1834 Before me Ezra Gallup junior Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that the above named Jacob Enders is a man of truth and veracity. Ezra Gallup Jr. J.P.

State of New York } On the 13 th day of Jan y 1834 County of Schoharie } Personally appeared before me
William Parkman a native of the Penn in and for said County, Jacob Springer a resident of Schoharie County and State aforesaid aged 79 years who being first duly sworn deposes and saith he is well acquainted with Barent Stubrach of Schoharie County State aforesaid and was acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War, and further that the said Barent Stubrach in the winter of 1775 was drafted in Capt. Hager's Company and placed under the Command of Genl. Schuyler and was marched from Schoharie to Schenectady and from thence to Boston to disarm Sir John Gage and his Army of Indians. The Battle was arranged 1775 } without blood and was honorably discharged by word Feb y } at Boston by a Genl. discharge, and since this time 8 days } not less than eight days Sept y says he was in same Campaign & when this time was in Feb y
Oct y 1775 } He recollects Barent Stubrach was drafted under Capt. Hager under Col. Woodman in Schoharie the first of Oct y 1775 and was marched to Fort Edwards, and from the Carters a short time then marched to Northville to Schenectady months } and was about two months in the town the time 2 } this deponent was in same Company and at the same Place
Sept y 1778 } He recollects said B. Stubrach in Sept y 1778 was in the then fort in Schoharie under Capt. Derek Miller under Col. Batte, and cannot tell how long he served this time - but believe a month. This deponent at this time months } was a laborer for the father of said Barent Stubrach 1 } and knew the last about seven by hearing it at that time of his father and other persons.
1779 } He recollects said B. Stubrach was in the town in summer Summer } of 1779 at the Stone Church which was used as a fort

38 in Schoharie about two weeks. Cannot recollect the weeks officers other than Col. Beckman. The deponent was not 2 in the army at the place, but knows of said town by the 14 Encounters such as that he got business with the father of said Barent Stuberack
1779 { Recollects that said B Stuberack was another in Schoharie under Capt Christian Stuberack - Lieut. Hyde under Col. Scholcraft, was marched to Rorbach or Shaver the business was to follow a party of Indians and Tories for the purpose of protecting property which they had plundered. This column was lost of August and out about week { one week. The deponent was in the Campagna
1779 { Recollects said Applicant was in the town in the fall of the year 1779 at the Middle and lower ft in Schoharie about two weeks - Cannot recollect the place was not weeks { present himself but knows the same is true by hearing it at 2 that time and other circumstances such as he got business with the father of said Applicant.
1780 { Recollects in year 1780 said Applicant lived or volunteered under Capt Lansing under Maj. Woodhull about the first of July for the term of three months, and was stationed months { at the Middle ft in Schoharie, and served said term 3 at that place, and was honorably discharged by word after marching to Ft. Sullivan by Col. Woodhull.
1780 { Recollects of Applicant being in the town lot of B. 1780 Oct. { at Ft. Sullivan at Plank Schuylers Lake & under weeks { does not recollect officers - thinks the term was two weeks 2
1781. { Recollects the Applicant was in the town from first months of May 1781 until Christmas in or at a fort in a nearby place called Rensselaer's Doyl in Schoharie, under Capt 5 Stuberack, and done duty during said term

1783 and also proceedings of his being at the same place from first of May 1782 during duty as a soldier until the expiration of his term of service with Capt. Sturtevant 1783 this Report was at the same place during the last two terms above mentioned and they have been then both an true
Subscribed by me in his presence because he cannot write and made to be the true copy the 13th June 1834
Jacob X Schlinger
Silvanus Parkinson New York
I Silvanus Parkinson one of the Justices of the Peace County of New York do hereby certify that the person who is made oath to the above affidavit is a man of understanding and entitled to full credit as a witness as witness thereto is above
Silvanus Parkinson Justice
State of New York Schoharie county ss.
I John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of the said county do certify that Ezra Gallup Jr. before whom two of the annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn, and also Silvanus Parkinson before whom one of the annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn, were at the dates of the same two of the Justices of the peace in and for the said county; and that I am acquainted with their respective hands writings and verily believe their names subscribed to the said affidavits and certificates of credibility to be their proper hand writings and signatures. - Witness my hand and seal of Office this 14th day of January 1834
John Gebhard Jr. Clerk

In the matter of Barent Stubrauch an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7-1832
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace of the town of Danube in the county of Herkimer and State of New York Barent Stubrauch of the said town of Danube & county of Herkimer 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 That the first term he served as a volunteer for eight days in a company commanded by captain John Heager - That Christian Stubrauch was lieutenant and a 1st Vrooman in sign - That the said company of volunteers went in sledges from Schoharie to Schenectady distant twenty miles where they joined a large body of militia from Albany Rensselaer and Claverack & other places under the command of General Philip Schuyler - That all the militia and volunteers assembled at Schenectady as aforesaid proceeded from that place in sledges westwardly to Johnstown being commanded by General Schuyler - That after their arrival at Johnstown aforesaid they discovered Sir John Johnson and his party of loyal- ists - That after performing this tour of service he & the rest of the volunteers belonging to the company of captain Heager returned home to Schoharie - That this tour of service was performed in January 1776 - That the second term he served he with others was ordered out by General Schuyler with his wagon and horses

to draw provisions for the northern army from Albany to fort Edward thence to fort George at the head of lake George - That on reaching Albany his wagon was loaded with provisions and he received written orders to deliver his load at fort George aforesaid but he does not now remember the name of the officer who gave them: that he and the others who received loads and orders proceeded to fort Edward & thence to fort George where they delivered said loads to captain Andrew Fink who commanded a detachment of troops at fort George - That general Schuyler the then commander of the American Army in the north was at fort George - That captain Fink acted then for the quarter master who was sick - That afterwards the quarter master whose name deponent has forgotten gave orders and directed him & the others what to do with their teams - That he carried load after load consisting of provisions from fort Edward to fort George - That he also drew one load of boards - That he was ordered out the first of May 1776 and served according to the best of his recollection one month
That in June 1776 he enlisted in a company of minutemen for nine months commanded by lieutenant John Dietz but the company was not called out - Said company was raised by competent authority - That deponent equipped himself with gun and other accoutrements at his own expense -
That the third term he served according to his best recollection and as a private seven weeks - That the regiment to which he belonged was ordered out to fort Edward - That colonel Peter Vrooman commanded said regiment - That the major was Peter Zeddy - That the captain of the company in which he served was George Allen - That

the name of the lieutenant was Christian Stubrauch and that of the ensign John Dominick - That the other officers in said regiment known to him were captains George Richtmeyer Jacob Thayer and Miller given name forgotten & Christian Brown and lieutenants John Bullinger John Mouk John Moyer Jacob Borst and ensign Nicholas Warner - That Laurence or Laurens Schoelcraft was adjutant of said regiment & Peter Ball quartermaster That the said regiment marched from Schoharie to Albany & from thence of the militia to fort Edward - That General Van Rensselaer commanded the militia at fort Edward - The occasion of the militia being ordered out from Schoharie to fort Edward was an expected invasion of the state of New York in this quarter by the British from Canada - That he understood that General Schuyler the commander of the northern army was then at fort George with a large body of continental troops - That the regiment of colonel Vrooman to which he belonged after being at fort Edward two weeks ac- cording to the best of his recollection was ordered by the said General Van Rensselaer to march to Johnstown in the county of Tryon in order to oppose the British Tories and Indians under Sir John Johnson whom it was said were about attacking that place - That another regiment from Claverack commanded by colonel Van Klief as he understood was ordered to march at the same time to Johnstown aforesaid in the county of Tryon - That both regiments proceeded to Johnstown aforesaid - That the said regiment to which he belonged

remained two weeks at Johnstown aforesaid according to his best recollection when it was ordered to return to Schuylkill and that of colonel Van Klief to Glouster the expected attack upon Johnstown aforesaid having been abandoned by the British - That the whole period which he served in this tour was seven weeks -
That the fourth tour he served for two months as a substitute for one John Baker - That the company in which he served was commanded by captain Oldenbrook - That the name of the lieutenant was Wizer - That he has forgotten the name of the ensign - That the regiment was commanded by colonel Grouse or Grush that he does not remember the name of the major - That he knew captain Wizer and lieutenant Smith who belonged to said regiment - That he does not now remember the names of any of the other officers of said regiment - That the regiment commanded by colonel Grouse in which he served the aforesaid two months was composed of militia drafts from two or more regiments and was called out by the competent authority of the state of Pennsylvania - That he then resided at Tulpehocken in Pennsylvania aforesaid - That the said regiment was ordered to join the American army under general Washington at or near Princeton - That it marched from Tulpehocken to Lancaster and thence easterly a short distance but how far he cannot now say where it received orders to return to Lancaster - That from the latter place it proceeded to a place near Harris Ferry where he was

discharged but which place he does not remember the name - They had the custody of some Hessian pris- -oners -
That the fifth term he was drafted for one month which he served - That he was drafted according to his best recollection the first of September 1778 he then being a resident of Schoharie in the state of New -York - That when drafted he belonged to the militia regiment commanded by colonel Peter Vrooman - The major of said regiment was Peter Zeelug - That the company in said regiment to which he belonged when drafted was commanded by George Alan Christian Stubrach was lieutenant and John Dominick was ensign - That he served the month for which he was drafted at the Upper Fort at Vroomansland in the town of Middlebury and county of Schoharie and in the capacity of a private - That captain Miller who belonged to a detachment of the American army stationed in Schoharie and commanded by colonel Miller of said army commanded at said Upper Fort - That the garrison he thinks amounted to eighty men - That the lieutenant's name he thinks was Denis Van Slycke and the act of the ensign Christian Mouch - That he was employed for the said month for which he was so drafted in doing garrison duty and other military duties -
That the sixth term he served two weeks being drafted to do duty in the middle & Lower Forts in Schoharie being part of the time at one fort and part of the time at the other the two forts being five miles apart - This was according to the best of his recollection the middle of June 1779 when he was drafted - The three forts namely the

Lower Middle & Upper were at this time commanded in chief by colonel Peter Vrooman who had his quarters at the Middle Fort - That major Peter Zuley was with the colonel at the Middle fort That Joseph Maker who was second major or acted as such commanded at the Lower Fort - That captain Stubrach and lieutenant Jacob Snyder were at the Lower fort - That while there captain Stubrach was his captain - That while at the middle fort George Brightmyer was his captain and John Bellinger was his lieutenant and Bartholomew Maker was his major That in July 1779 he and two or three men belonging to the militia regiment of colonel Vrooman were sent out by the said colonel Vrooman with captain John Warner to Unadilla about fifty miles westwardly of Schoharie to see whether the Indians were collected in considerable force at that place as was reported and to ascertain if possible against what settlement they meditated a blow - That he served on this tour seven days according to his best recollection
That the eighth term he served according to his best recollection seven days - That this was towards the latter part of August 1779 - That the company to which he belonged was ordered out in mass to Sharon in the county of Schoharie - That the occasion of their being ordered out was that a party of Indians had broken into Sharon then called Turlough distant sixteen miles from Schoharie and had killed he thinks two persons and

taken seven or eight prisoners all being inhabitants of Sharon or Turlough aforesaid - That said company was commanded by captain Christian Stabrack that the lieutenant was Jacob Myder & the ensign John Leitz - That the Indians had retired with the prisoners before they reached Sharon aforesaid - That he served as a private
That ninth time he served he was drafted for two weeks in the fall of the year 1779 to do garrison duty at the Middle & Lower Forts in Schoharie - That he served part of the time at the former and part at the latter fort - That when drafted he belonged to the company commanded by captain Christian Stabrack Jacob Myder was the lieutenant and John Leitz the ensign - That colonel Peter Vrooman commanded at the Middle Fort and major Miker at the Lower Fort - That while at the Middle Fort George Richtmyer was his captain and John Millinger his lieutenant and a Mr. Miker he thinks was his ensign - That while at the Lower Fort the aforesaid captain Stabrack lieutenant Myder & ensign Leitz were his officers - That his only employ was military duty & he served as a private two weeks -
That the tenth period which he remembers to have served he enlisted in the company commanded by captain Lansing the latter part of June 1780 for three months - The name of the lieutenant he thinks was Livingston and that of the ensign Houghtrup - The said company was raised by the constituted authorities of the state of New York - That said company was stationed at the Middle Fort in Schoharie - That

he served for the three months for which he enlisted and did garrison duty and other military duties which the exigency of the times required - That he acted in the capacity of a private -
That in October 1780 he served four ten days according to the best of his recollection - It was immediately after the burning of Schoberville - That he served in the company of captain Lanning already mentioned which was not disbanded though the period for which he had enlisted had expired - That the name of the lieutenant was he thinks Livingston that of the ensign Houghton - That he marched with said company to Fort Herkimer in the then county of Tryon whence he and some others were detached higher up the Mohawk river to Schuyler's Lake from which place they returned to Fort Herkimer from which latter place they returned to Schoberville - The occasion of their marching into the county of Tryon was to afford assistance to the inhabitants whose possessions the British Tories and Indians under Sir John Johnson were wasting with fire and sword - That General van Rensselaer of the militia commanded in the county of Tryon having marched thither with a body of militia from the county of Albany
That towards the end of October in the year 1780 the regiment of Colonel Peter Vrooman was ordered out by the said Colonel Vrooman in order to Vrooman's

Land in Middlebury in the county of Schoharie to repel an invasion of the Indians - That the company to which he belonged was commanded by captain Christian Stubrach & the lieutenant was Jacob Snyder - That the other officers belong- -ing to the regiment to which this deponent now remembers being out on this occasion were captai- -ns George Righmeyer & Jacob Hager & lieutenants John Pellinger and Baker - That he was out on this expedition according to his best recollection six days
That he was called into service by competent auth- -ity the first of May 1781 and continued in the service till the twenty fifth of December 1781 - That the number of men called out with him was about thirty and was commanded by captain Christian Stubrach - That the said captain Stubrach was instructed by the constituted authorities as he understood to build a small fort on the east side of Schoharie creek six miles northerly of the court house - That he assisted in building said fort and did garrison duty in said fort for seven months & twenty five days including the time spent in building said fort and two block houses which he believes to have been three weeks - That every other day during said period that is after the fort and block houses were made he served in the fort

and did garrison duty - That the most of the time in which he was not doing garrison duty he was employed on fatigue under his commanding officer captain Stubrach - That such were the employments of defendant and the rest of the men stationed at the latter fort - Colonel Peter Vrooman had the chief command of all the forts at Schoharie & kept his head quarters at the middle fort - That he was called out into service by competent authority the first of May 1782 with part of the company of captain Christiaan Stubrach to the same fort in which he was stationed in the year 1781 - That the number of men so ordered out was about thirty being half of the company of militia commanded by the said captain Stubrach - That he was stationed with those so ordered out in said fort from the first of May 1782 to the twenty fifth of December in the said year 1782 where he did garrison duty every other day - That most of the time he was not employed in doing garrison duty he was employed on fatigue by his said captain Stubrach the commanding officer of the fort last before stated - That colonel Vrooman had the chief command of all the forts in Schoharie and kept his head quarters at the middle fort ten miles from the fort commanded by the said captain Stubrach - That colonel Vrooman used to visit inspt at the said fort commanded by the said captain Stubrach - and that for the services above stated he claims a pension - Subscribed & sworn to this Baraboo  Baraboo Stubrach

29th day of May 1833 before
me George W Schuyler J P of the town of Danube in the County of Herkimer
State of New York Herkimer County Clerk's Office
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I Julius C Nelson Clerk of the said County do certify, that George W Schuyler Esq before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of its date a Justice of the peace in and for said County
duly authorized to act as such, and that I am acquaint- ed with the hand writing of the said Justice and hereby believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit is his proper hand writing and Signature
Witness my hand and
Seal of Office at Herkimer this Eighteenth day of June 1833
Julius C Nelson Clerk