Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42988, for John Michel Mundy, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass
Mundy, John Michel or Michael
S. 42988
CONTENTS

John Michel, Moundy
of Newburgh in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crighton of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 5 years 1770-
scribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th of Mar: 1819 and sent to Isaac Belknap Esqr Newburgh Orange County New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 - 10 mo \frac{1}{30}  \frac{1}{31} - 82. 9 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 6 Sep 1819 - 48..
$130.9
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
John Michel, Moundy Newburgh N.Y.

In the matter of Ino. M. Mundy - a petition - Certified etc
17460
Oct 1819
John Michael Mundy
for 10
David M. Bates
Newburgh
Nov. 10. 1820

DISTRICT OF NEW-YORK, } ss. ORANGE COUNTY, }
On this fifth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court in the court of common pleas, it being a court of record for the said county of Orange, John Michael Mundy of the town of Newburgh aged Sixty one years, resident in the said county of Orange, who being duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: — that he enlisted under Captain Williams at Albany in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight in the third Massachussetts Regiment and he served in said Regiment, which was commanded by Col. Milligan, until he was discharged in New Windsor, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three, when the army was disbanded. That he was in the battle of Stony-point, New York, at the battle of Vanbrant's hill, and at the Capture of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following inventory, and by me subscribed, viz: Real property
I have none either in possession, reversion or remainder, either in law or equity. personally property I have none of any kind except two old walking sticks without which I cannot move about having been afflicted with a rheumatic affection for more than eight years which has nearly deprived me of the use of my limbs
Sworn to and subscribed on this fifth day of September 1820 John Michael Mundy
in open court before me Jas M c Clintock Dep Clk
Jas M c Clintock dep. clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Orange, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and inventory, are truly copied from the record 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 two  by me of no value dollars and sixty two cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fifth day of September
1820
James M c Clintock Dep.
Clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Orange.
The words 'twenty one' — 'Sixty two' erased M c Clintock Dep Clk

John Michau Allendy Jr. Fourth Mass. Regiment 1778 to 1782. 27 April 1818
H. H. Smith
Sergeant Major
Correct by Regiment for the war D. H.
John Michau Allendy

State of New York Orange County — } ss; On the twenty seventh day of April in the Year 1818. before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange. Personally appeared John Michel Munday of the town of Newburgh in the County of Orange aforesaid - aged Sixty — Years - and who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath aforesaid say for the purpose of obtaining the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act making provision for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Rev- olutionary war - That the said John was born in Germany - That he came to the Year 1776 in 1776 with the British army in the 33 rd British Regiment of the Year 1776 as a private - That immediately

That he was at the Capture of Stony Point - and at the Capture of Cornwallis at York Town - That he gave his discharge to Jonathan Fish Esquire a member of Congress for the purpose of making an application to Congress for a grant of land but he never could learn that any application had been made - Nor has he since been able to recover his discharge - That he is now in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence of his service now in his power
I now here declared to before me the 27. day Sept. 1818
John Michel his Mundy marks
Isaac Belknap one of the Judges of common pleas in and for the County of Orange
I Isaac Belknap one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said County of Orange as above mentioned do certify that it appears to my satisfac- tion that the said John Michel Mundy did serve in the Revolutionary war as above declared to against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and held before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of
Congress -
Isaac Belknap

State of New York Orange County
5 I David M. Westcott, Clerk of the County of Orange in the State of New York do hereby certify that Isaac Belknap is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, and that his name set to the annexed Affidavit and certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Isaac Belknap. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court the fourteenth day of May 1818.
D. M. Westcott
State of New York Orange County
ss; Nathan Bullard of Montgomery in the County being duly sworn says that he is personally acquainted with John Michel Munday, who executed the above affidavit. That he this deponent was a private soldier of the third New York Infantry Regiment, commanded by Col. Craigton, for more than two years, in a company commanded by Capt. James Tisdale during the Revolutionary war. That for more than a year of that time he was personally well acquainted with the said John Michel Munday and saw him constantly doing duty as a private of Capt. Pritchard's company, of the same Regiment, during that time. That the said Munday was discharged about the same time with this deponent, at Snake Hill in the town of New Windsor in the said County of Orange - and that he frequently saw the said Munday while in service wearing the Honorable Badge of Merit.
Nathan Bullard
Sworn before me the 2 day of February
1819
Charles Humphrey Public Notary
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the situation of the above named John Michel Munday and that he is very poor and requires assistance from his County for support - February 2 nd 1819
Isaac Belknap one of the Judges of Common Pleas for Orange County

Remarks

In this case, there was a mistake, he served in the 3 rd instead of the 10 th Massachusetts Regt. as stated in his affidavit - Previous to his discharge Col. Miliken commanded the Regiment - He states that he was called by the Sergeant Mr. Mundy, and may possibly have been returned on the Roll by that name - This man is an old and illiterate German and from the many anecdotes he relates of his services and of particulars mentioned in the History of the Revolutionary war, which he could never have read - there can be no doubt of his having served - as most of the Regt. he belonged to were from another part of the Country - it was by mere accident he was able to prove the testimony of the witness annexed -

Old Cases. mm
Free War Department Pension office Washington

Newburgh Feby 4, 1818
Sir. In the enclosed applications we have mounted all the testimony that could be had - If there should still be any deficiency please to let us know it as the poor fellows are really in need of assistance.
Respectfully Cass Humphrey
N.B. Please to look at the remarks annexed to the papers —
J. L. Edwards Esq

42988
Rev INVALID.
File No. 42,988
John Michael Murphy Rev Rev
Act: 15 March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 889
[Arrangement of 1870.]