Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35523, for John List, New York

SERVICE
New York
List John
NUMBER
S 35523
CONTENTS
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To Elizabeth from  Ohio
John List,  private.  Capt. Trubeck  and of the N.Y. line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 82 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of Jan'y 1819 and sent to M c Key , Esq.  Cincinatti, Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Feb y 1818  26.09 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Mar 1819  48.00 Total 74.09
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Notification sent November 14. 1820 to  Daniel Melickin, Hamilton, Ohio 

State of Ohio
Pickaway County ss. John List an inhabitant of the town of Circleville county of Pickaway State of Ohio, being duly sworn according to the provisions of an act of the con- gress of the United States approved by James Monroe President of the United States, 10 th March 1818 entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" makes the following declaration (to wit) that he the said John was born at a place formerly called Living- ston's manor, near the river Hudson in the state of New York - that he the said John served as a sub- stitute in the militia of New York and assisted in the capture of General Burgoyne and his army, and soon after the said capture of the said General and his army, he this deponent enlisted as a private soldier into the company of Captain John Ten Broeck, in the first Regiment of infantry on Continental establishment in the New York line which regiment was commanded by G. Van Schaick - that this deponent enlisted for during the war, but cannot tell the day or the year when he enlisted, because he had been several months previous to his enlistment, in the army, nor can he at this length of time, exactly recollect, where or the army were in Albany (New York) or when he enlisted, or whether this deponent enlist- ed at the dwelling house of his said Captain who then resided in a place called Claverack on the river Hudson below Albany, as he was fre- quently with his captain who was a friend of his father's - but this deponent distinctly states that from and after his said enlistment as aforesaid

In this deponent continued against the common enemy to serve as a private soldier until he was honorably discharged at the conclusion of the revolutionary war, which took place at Snake Hill where the New England, New Jersey & New York troops lay in the spring of the year 1781. One thousand seven hundred & eighty three as he believes that the troops were not all discharged at one time, but in the course of a few weeks that his discharge and those of his regiment as he believes, contained a furlough on one side and a discharge on the other, until they should be called into service again. Which this deponent understands at the time and still believes it to be so, was done to prevent all mutiny and unpleasant consequences at the disbanding of the army. Who never had received any adequate compensation for their services - that soon after the conclusion of the said war this deponent removed  removed from the State of New York to Pennsylvania and left his discharge with one Henry Platner who as deponent believes has been dead more than twenty years, and that deponent's discharge is no longer in existence and of course cannot be furnished to the Department of War. That deponent served in the company regiment aforesaid as a private soldier between two & three years and he further adds that although New York raised in the forepart of the aforesaid war, as many as five, or perhaps more Regiments for during the war, yet, by deaths etc. they were reduced to only two Regiments. The deponent enlisted as aforesaid, one of said Regiments was then commanded by Goose for some time name Van Schaick, and the other was commanded by Col. Philips Van Kortlandt. And the said deponent further states under oath that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support - that deponent

assisted in capturing Marquis Cornwallis and his army was in many of the most trying scenes of that war and all the specie he ever received for his services, was six French crowns at the head of Elk Then the army was on its way to Yorktown - that he is old infirm & poor and that he cannot procure any other testimony but his own, on account of the great distance from the place where it might be procured together with his reduced circumstances, feeble health, in- firmities and years. He states that he was sixty six years of age on the twenty second day of March last past and fur- ther saith not
John H. List John H. List
I William Seymour one of the judges of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Pickaway state of Ohio, from a knowledge of the char- acter of the above deponent, from an examination of said deponent as to his state- ment and the events therein related as well as from the statement itself, do hereby certi- fy that I do believe the above statement to be true and that said deponent is intitled to a pension under the late act of con- gress, and I do further certify that the said de- ponent swore to and subscribed the foregoing statement before me this 20th day of May A D 1810
Wm Seymour
The State of Ohio Pickaway County, ss I Andrew Huston clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for said county, do hereby certify that the above named William Seymour is an associate judge of said Court for the County aforesaid duly com- missioned and qualified as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto

at my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Richville this 28 th day of May 1818
Andrew Huston clk

One Case 580v of Judge Seymour Dickaway City Ohio Recd 9 June 1818 John Lisle, Private
Van Schaick N.Y. Reg t time of enlistment unknown
Free
J. C. Calhoun Esq.
Sec y at War
Washington City

John List Schedule
5 459
1 st Jan y 1817.
1817 C. O. R.

The State of Ohio Butler county ss
At a court of common pleas held at Hamilton in the county of Butler aforesaid on the twenty ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty before the Honorable Solomon Collett Esquire President and his associates judges of the said court the same court of common pleas being a court of Record expressly created a court of Record By the laws and ordinances of the State of Ohio with jurisdiction unlimited in civil causes and with power to fine and imprison Personally appeared in open court John List aged sixty seven years resident in Ross township in the said county of Butler who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows (to wit) enlisted at Albany in the State of New York on the continental establishment in the year of _____ for during the war in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick being the first Regiment in the New York line in the company commanded by Captain Timbrock - at the end of the war I was discharged at Snake Hill in the State of New York in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three My original declaration for a pension was made on about the twenty eighth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen And my pension certificate is numbered _____
And I do hereby swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen And that I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof without there by to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an act 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 eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen" And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property securities 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, Property I have none - My family consists of myself my wife and one Daughter the Daughter aged twelve years not more than able to maintain herself - My wife is very infirm and not able to do much - My occupation is that of a Mason but from age and infirmity am not able to do much at it -
Sworn to & declared on the 29 th day of August 1820 before the court above mentioned
John his + first mark
John Reily Clerk
I John Reily clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Butler aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
Dollars and
cents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this sixteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty
John Reily

35 523
Rev INVALID.
File No. 35,523
John List Ph. Rev. Mas
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John List John List.
Application for a transfer from Ohio, to Indiana.
Transferred from Ohio to Indiana. The 19 April 1922, from 4 th March 1922.

State of Indiana - Owen County I John W. Pro Se Strickland Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do certify that John Johnson before whom the oath therein appears to have been taken was at the time of taking said oath and still is an acting Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly qualified accord- =ing to law and that due faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such Justice of the peace In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of our said Court this fifteenth day of January A.D. 1822 John W. Strickland C.C.C.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Owen
ss.
On this fifteenth day of January 182 2 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Owen aforesaid personally appeared John W. List who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Linbrook in the regiment commanded by Colonel Grindcoic in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Ohio from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of Indiana where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
John Johnson