Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,808, for Jeremiah Lake, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lake, Jeremiah
S. 42,808
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9279
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New York
Jeremiah Lake
of Moreau in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Beigelau of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York. at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of April 1819 and sent to Luther Wail, Sandy Hill, N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 8m. 3 4 / 30 31 $65. 83 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 48.
$113. 83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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File No. 42,808
Jeremiah Lake P. O. New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 286
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York Washington County ss Jeremiah Lake of the town of Manan with the County of Saratoga and State aforesaid being duly sworn according to Law on his oath saith that some time in the Spring of the year before must be before the Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga aforesaid in the said Jeremiah Lake at the town of Stockbridge in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts enlisted into the Army of the United States into the Brigade Commanded by General Glouster, and the Regiment being Infantry Bigelow as Colonel and into the Company Commanded by Capt. Adair Martin to serve for a period of three years; That he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the Service of the United States until the Ratification of Peace between England and the said States and until the expiration of the said three years, when he was honorably Discharged from service at the town of Boston and State of Massachusetts aforesaid That his said Discharge, which was in writing, is lost through accident or length of time and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Service - That he was in the Battles of Saratoga at the Capture of Burgoyne, at the Battle of White Plains and at the Battle of York Island when the American Fleet fled there under the immediate Command of General Washington - That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support - And that he was seventy years of age in the month of April last - Jeremiah Lake
Sworn this 28 th day of June 1810
before Me Henry C. Martindale One of the Judges of the Washington Common Pleas.

In the Battle of Tumiac Lake a Revolutionary Soldier
Private Col Bigelows Regiment Massachusetts Line
Admitted

State of New York Washington County
I Daniel Shipard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do hereby that Henry G Martindale Esquire by whom the within certificate was made is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County acting under the authority of the State of New York & that the name Henry G Martindale subscribed thereto is his hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 5th day of August 1818
D Shipard Clerk

State of New York Washington County } Seventy eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen before Me Henry C Martindale one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington personally came Jeremiah Lake within named, and having subscribed the within Affidavit on his Oath declared that the same was true. And I further Certify that I am fully satisfied that the said Jeremiah Lake served in the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment against the Common Enemy for the space of three years as stated in his Affidavit, and that though I am not person- ally acquainted with the said Jeremiah Lake I am fully satisfied from the relation and appearance of the old Man, and from the representation of others that the said Jeremiah Lake is in very reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support.
Henry C Martindale
In the Matter of Jeremiah Lake a Revolutionary Soldier
Affidavit

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State of New York Herkimer County
On this Fourth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court to wit the court of Common pleas in and for said county said court being by the of the State of New York Constituted a Court of Record
Jeremiah Locke
I aged seventy four years resident in the town of Frankfort in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz That I enlisted in Saratoga in 1775 or 1776 in capt. Solomon Martine company in Col. Bigelow's regiment in the Massachusetts line and served in said company and Regiment until and at the capture of Gen. Burgoyne's army after which I was transferred to the Invalid Corps at Boston where I was discharged at the expiration of my term of service which was three years. That the date of my original Declaration is June 28 th 1818 and the number of my pension certificate is 9.2 7 9. And I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale or in any manner Disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security Contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed to wit Real Estate I have none - one acre, 2 chairs a few articles of cooking utensils and kitchen furniture worth in the whole not more than five Dollars. I have no mechanical occupation My family consists of my wife and myself she being 78 years old and both of us aged and infirm and unable to support ourselves that I shall be dependent on public or private charity for support if I do not draw a pension
Jeremiah Locke

Sworn to and declared on the 5 th day of July 1820 before David Holt, a judge of Herkimer County court of Common Pleas. The court is of opinion that the value of the property contained in the foregoing Schedule is Five Dollars.
David Holt Judge George Rosenantz Clerk John J. Brendenquest Com. Pleas
State of New York Clerks Office Herkimer County As I Walter Fish Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid do certify that the foregoing oath and the Sched- ule hereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said court. So further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in Value of the property in the aforesaid Schedule is five Dollars. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed The Seal of the said court on this 16 th day of July 1820.
Walter Fish. Clerk of the Court for the Court in and for the County of Herkimer