Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19945, for Moses Ostrander, New York

SERVICE
New York
NUMBER
Ostrander Moses Clarissa
W. 19945
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5972 Albany
Clarissa Ostrander widow of Moses Ostrander N.Y. who was a Private in the NY Nat
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 24 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Aug 1844 and sent to Samuel Jenkins Albany New York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A June 17. 1844 Vol. 1 Page 110

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State of New York City & County of Albany } ss. Margaret Gilderleeve, of the City of Troy, being duly affirmed, saith that she is seventy five years old and upwards - She further saith that she had a Brother named Moses Ostrander, who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, and died in the month of January in the year One thousand eight hundred fourteen, at his residence in Coopers town, Otsego County - That he left a Widow named Clarissa, who is still living resides in the Town of New Berlin, Chenango County, and has remained a Widow ever since the death of her Husband the said Moses Ostrander - This Affirmant further saith that the maiden or surname of the said Clarissa, before her marriage with the said Moses, was Mansfield - She was the daughter of John Mansfield of the Town of Fishkill in the County of Dutchess - This Affirmant well recollects the marriage of the said Moses Ostrander to the said Clarissa Mansfield, and she thinks it took place in the winter of the year One thousand seven hundred & eighty four - This Affirmant was not present at the said marriage, but understood at the time, that they were married in the Town of Fishkill, and that the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Rysdyck, Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church in that Town - This Affirmant also well recollects that a few days after the marriage took

place, there was a wedding party at the House of the affiant's Father, in the said Town of Fishkill, and the affiant was present at said party, and saw the said Moses Ostrander and Clarissa there, & they were then recognized by the persons present, as Husband & Wife, and they were always so recognized afterwards until the death of the said Moses. This affiant believes she was about sixteen years of age, at the time of her Brothers said marriage. The said Moses & Clarissa had six children, five daughters & one son. The name of the oldest child is Hannah, who is now living, and is upwards of fifty years of age. This affiant believes that the said Hannah is about fifty five years of age - she is married to a Mr. Nelson, resides in the County of Chemango -
Affirmed subscribed this 22 d day of
Margaret Gilchrist
of May 1843 before me
the words "resides" interlined -
and Jenkins Com r of Deeds
I certify that the above affidavit is a credible affidavit
Samuel Jenkins, Com r of Deeds.

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Clarissa O'Stranda
NY.
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Hon. W Hunt
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Remed Jackson ex
Albany
NY.

State of New York County of Chenango. On this nineteenth day of June  July in the year One thousand Eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango (the said Court being a Court of record) Clarissa Ostrander, a resident of the town of New Berlin in the said County of Chenango aged Seventy Seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 "entitled An Act granting half pay pensions to certain widows" -
That she is the widow of Moses Ostrander, who was a private in the militia of the State of New York, in the service of the United States, in the War of the Revolution, and as this Declarant has been informed and believes, he served as such private in the Company commanded by Captain Gilbert T. Livingston, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Albert Pawling -
She further declares that she was married to the said Moses Ostrander on the twelfth day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty four, that her husband the aforesaid Moses Ostrander, died on the fourth day of January in the year One thousand Eight hundred and fourteen, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred Ninety four, viz, at the time above stated.
She further declares that she was the daughter of John Montfort, formerly of the town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, now deceased. That she was married to the said Moses Ostrander in the said Town of Fishkill and the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Kuykdyck, Pastor of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in that town.
She further declares that she can not write her

name owing to infirmity - Sworn to subscribed on the _____ her day of _____ above written before me } Clanssa X Ostrander mark Roswell Judson First Judge of Chenango County courts
I hereby certify that the abovenamed declarant is aged infirm and in my opinion unable to attend Court -
Roswell Judson First Judge of Chenango County Courts -
State of New York,
Chenango County ss: Sally Pebbles of the town of New Berlin in said County being duly sworn deposes & says that she is aged forty seven years, that she is the daughter of the within named declarant - that her father Moses Ostrander died on the fourth day of January Eighteen hundred & fourteen and that her Mother the said Clanssa Ostrander has remained a widow ever since his death
Sworn to subscribed on this 19 th day of July  July 1843 before me
Sally Pebbles
Roswell Judson
STATE OF NEW-YORK, Chenango County Clerk's Office, } ss.
I, John Lathams Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, That Roswell Judson whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowl- edgement of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Judge of Chenango County Courts - in and for the county of Chenango, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authoriz- ed to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge - and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledg- ment is genuine.
a credible witness - Roswell Judson Judge do
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, the twentieth day of July - A. D. 1843
John Lathams Clerk
were all done by me before taking the foregoing depositions in order that they correspond with the correct dates
inserted in the July interlined in the first to July is interlined
Roswell Judson First Judge of Chenango County Courts

names owing to infirmity - Sworn to & subscribed on the 19 th day of July 1843 day before me } Clarissa  X  Ostrander mark Roswell Judson First Judge of Chenango County courts
I hereby certify that the abovenamed declarant is aged infirm and in my opinion unable to attend Court -
Roswell Judson First Judge of Chenango County courts
State of New York
Chenango County ss. Sally Pebbles of the town of New Berlin in said County being duly sworn deposes & says that she is aged forty seven years, that she is the daughter of the within named declarant - that her father Moses Ostrander died on the fourth day of January Eighteen hundred & fourteen and that her mother the said Clarissa Ostrander has remained a widow ever since his death.
Sworn to & subscribed on this 19 th day of July  July 1843 before me
Sally Pebbles
Roswell Judson First Judge of Chenango County courts
I certify that the abovenamed deponent is a credible witness -
Roswell Judson Judge etc.
I also certify that the word "June" erased in the deposition of Clarissa Ostrander and "July" interlined and also the word "June" erased in the first to the deposition of Sally Pebbles and "July" interlined were all done by me before taking the foregoing depositions in order that they correspond with the correct dates.
Roswell Judson First Judge of Chenango County courts

State of New York } County of Dutchess } ss. I certify, on oath, that I have the custody of the Records & Registry of Marriages of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, in New Hackensack in said County, and that it appears from the said Registry of Marriages, that Maas Ostrander and Clara Montfort, were united in marriage, on the twenty fourth day of December in the year One thousand seven hundred & eighty three. And I further certify that the following are true copies of the entries in the said Registry of Marriages, showing the date of the said marriage of Maas Ostrander and Clara Montfort V.G.
"1783.
December 24. Albert Westerwald & Sarah Merckel , beyde van Krumboots plegt. Getrouwt na st derde Voorstel.
Eodem dato. Maas Ostrander & Clara Montfort beyde van Krumboots plegt - Getrouwt na st derde Voorstel."
And that the said entries are written in fair legible words & figures, as above copied - And I further certify that I believe the name Maas is the Dutch for Moses. And that it appears by the records of said church that the Rev. Isaac Rysdyk was Pastor of said church at the date of said marriages - I, Cornelius Van Kleef, above named, do so affirm and say that I hold the Office of Pastor of the above mentioned Church, and that the above is a true Extract from the Records of said Church, in words & figures as above expressed.
Cornelius Van Kleef
Sworn to subscribed this 9 th day of June 1843 before me
Silas E. Haight Justice Peace for Dutchess County
(over)

State of New York } County of Dutchess } ss. I
Robert Mitchell Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Silas E. Straight Esq. was on the day of the date of the within Insat a Certificate, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the said County, duly appointed & qualified, and that the signature within, purporting to be his is genuine.
Witness my hand & official seal this 9 th day of June 1843.
Robt Mitchell, Clerk,

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  Dec 21 st 1781 38 50 9 50  2  49 50 180 45  7 22 6  7 22 6  Moses Ostrander Private   £19 16 5  7 mos 12 days  
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, July 17 th 1843.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2. now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
  First—under Capt. Gilbert Livingston in Col. Albert Paulings Regt.   Second, " " " " "   Third, " " " " "   Fourth, " " " " "   Fifth, " " " " "   Sixth, " " " " "   Seventh, " " " " "   Eighth, " " " " "   Ninth, " " " " "   Tenth, " " " " " 
Philip Thompson Comptroller

Official signature of the Magistrate.
Levi Jenkins, Comr. of Sur.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. County of Albany.
I William Mix Clerk of the County Courts of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Lemuel Prichard is a Commissioner of Surplus in and for said County, duly qualified to act as such; that his term of office com- menced on the ninth day of March 1843., and will expire on the eighth day of March 1845., and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County, the Seventeenth day of January 1844.
William Mix Clerk.

In the matter of the application of Clarissa Ostrander for a pension
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State of New York
City and County of Albany ss.
Thomas Weed Esquire of Albany being duly sworn saith that in the year 1878 he married a daughter of Clarissa Ostrander having been about five years acquainted with the said Clarissa and her family. That the said Clarissa was during all that time residing in the village of Coeymans and was then known as the widow of Myles Ostrander who had died there about four months before this deponent's acquaintance with the family commenced.
That the said Myles Ostrander was then under- stood to have been a native of Dutchess County and that this deponent has long known Myles' daughter Geldersken and she has during all the time of this deponent's knowledge of the said family been recogni- zed as a surviving sister of the said Myles.
That this deponent being within ten years after the said marriage of the said Myles was understood by his family to have served in his youth and before his marriage in the Revolutionary war.
That this Deponent has never known or heard of any other Myles Ostrander than the father of the de- ponent's wife, that the name of no other person  any other person so called occurs in the records of the Committee on Pensions and this as being served in Patten's Regiment and this Deponent has no shadow of doubt that the Myles Ostrander who so served is the same Myles Ostrander the husband of the said Claris- sa - and that this application is presented by her on behalf of the said Clarissa without any personal interest and in good faith and under a full conviction that it is founded in truth.
Given this day of January before me
And this Deponent further saith that in consequence of his previous knowledge that Myles Ostrander, the husband of the said Clarissa was reported to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and at the request of the said Clarissa he caused search to be made in the Office of the Comptroller of the State of New York, some time last spring a sum was for

evidence of the Services of the said Mary - And after obtaining the Comptroller's Certificate in relation thereto, he handed the same to General Jenkins of Albany, and requested him on behalf of the said Clara, to attend to her claim for a pension. And this deponent is informed by the said General Jenkins that the said Certificate has been forwarded by him, with the other proofs in the case to the Comptroller of Pensions.
Sworn to and sub d at this 17 th day of January 1844 before me - Genl Jenkins
Comt of Depts
Thomass Weed
I certify that the above Deposition is a true Witness - Genl Jenkins Comt of Depts.

In the matter of the application of Clarissa Ostrander for a pension } State of New York City and County of Albany ss
Margaret Gilbert deposes being duly affirmed says that she is the daughter of Cornelius Ostrander who resided in Fishkill in the County of Dutchess & who died many years after the close of the Revolutionary war. That the said Cornelius Ostrander has eight children of whom one died in infancy, that Moses Ostrander was one of the deponent's brothers, and was about three years older than the affir- mant, that this affirment is now seventy six years old as was born in 1768. That the affir- mant has some recollections of the Revolutionary war - recollects well the battle of Port Montgomery and remembers that she heard the cannon at that contest, remembers seeing troops on the march in Fishkill and remembers seeing General Wash- ington on horseback with troops passing the affir- mant's house of this affirment's father.
This affirment says that her brother Moses Ostrander has gone into the army and remembers the circumstance chiefly by the fact that the mother of the affirment expressing anxiety about him, And this affirment well remembers when the said Moses Ostrander came home from the army and that he did the understood to have seen out his time and did not go back. This affirment remembers nothing of seeing Moses going into the army but well remembers his being there and his return and especially that he brought a colt with him in which the affirment took an interest. She also remembers accounts which the said Mo- ses gave of the manner of living among the soldiers especially at Saugatuck. This affirment remembers

The marriage of her said brother with Clarissa Moore, that is she remembers the time and cir- cumstances of the marriage but was not present at the ceremony. That the said Clarissa was living in the next house to that of the affiant, James. That the said Moore and Clarissa lived together in the house of of the affiant's father keeping the same apartment. That the said Moore, afterwards coming from Forkhill where he had one child, and finally settled and died in Cooperstown. That Clarissa Ostrander by any in whose behalf this application is made is the widow of her brother and that she has the identical person concerning whom the affiant has made the foregoing statements, and this affiant has never known any other Moore Ostrander except the grandmother of the affiant who this affiant believes died before the Revolution. The affiant further saith that she resides in New York, and has lived there many years. About forty years or more as she can recollect, that she has three brothers living, two of them residing in Dutchess County, and that they are all younger than this affiant. She further says that she is a member of the Society of Friends and has conscientiously scruples against taking an oath.
This Affiant further says that she has not the least doubt whatever that the Moore Ostrander whose name occurs in the Records in the Compt- roller's office in this state as she is inquiring, as a soldier in Paulip's Regiment was her said brother as the history of the said Clarissa.
Affirmed this 17 day of January 1844 before me
Levi Jenkins
Margaret Gildersleeve
Court of Deeds
I certify that the above Deposition is a credible witness - Levi Jenkins Court of Deeds

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19945
Clarissa Ostrander Wid. of Moses Ostrander Dist. Rev. War.
Act: March 3 rd 1843.
Index:—Vol. M , Page 104
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9279 Clarissa Ostranan N.Y.
Set to L. Jenkins Sep 16 184.31
Act 7 July 1838

New York 8117
Rep d . Lib to Prgb Albany Mar 12 '44
Claressa Ostrander widow of Moses Ostrander who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 4. January 1814 of Chenango Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Livingston of the regt. commanded by Col. Paulting in the N. York Militia for 7 mos. & 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 24 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of February 1844 and sent to Hon. M. Hunt House of Reps.
Total amount, $133 : 50
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1, Page 173

n o 62.43 act '43 76 " '44 Clarissa O'Strander
$24:66 per ann
acts '43 & 7 in one '44 } certificate
Lemuel Jenkins Albany N. York

Albany July 29. 1844.
James L. Edwards Esq re , Comm te of Pensions,
Sir, I enclose the application of Mrs. Claudia Ostrander, Widow of Moses, for a Pension under the act of Congress of 8 th March 1843- and am
Very Respectfully
Your obed t Serv t
Levi Jenkins.

House of Reps,
Jan 22, 1844
Sir,
I am requested to ask your early attention to the enclosed affidavits relating to the application of Clarissa Ostrander for a Pension. It is supposed that these papers, with the proofs on file, are sufficient to establish her claim.
Please inform me of your decision at your convenience.
With great respect,
I am &c,
Washington Hunt
Col. J. L. Edwards Commis r of Pensions &c

Mar 11 44
Alexander See Aaron L. Edwards Esq. Ownership of Pensions War Dept Washington City
1917-1938

Albany March 6. 1844.
James L. Edmunds Esq m Com d of Pensions,
Sir, By your letter of 19 th ult o the Agent here is instructed to inscribe Clarissa Ostrander under Act 3 March 1843 - This is probably a mistake - as she has not yet been inscribed under Act 7 July 1838.
Will you have the goodness to instruct the agent to inscribe her under the latter Act. 2 Very Respectfully Your obed Serv t Lemuel Jen Kins.

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Albany July 25. 1843.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Commis r of Pensions,
Sir, I enclose the declaration & proofs in the case of Mrs. Clarissa Ostrander, widow of Moses, in support of her claim for a Pension under the Act of July 7. 1838.
Very Respectfully Your obed Serv t Lem d Jenkins.

11243

STATE OF NEW-YORK, County of Chenango Chenango } ss.
On this 18 th day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- four before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in the said County
personally appeared Clarissa Ostrander a resident of the town of Butternuts in Otsago  the county, aged seventy-eight - who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolu- tionary war:
That she is the widow of Mrs. Ostrander , who was a private in the Revolutionary Army
She further declares that she was a Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, and that the annual amount of the pension which she received under the said act was Twenty five Dollars, & sixty six cents
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day } and year first above written. }
Clarissa her Ostrander mark
Austin Clark Justice of the peace
Job Peabody
I Certify that the above declarant is personally known to me. Certify that the word Otsago on the top line was erased with the word Chenango inserted also the word said on the seventh line from the top was erased & the word Otsago in- terlined before this instrument was signed Austin Clark Justice of the peace
Austin Clark Justice of the peace
STATE OF NEW-YORK, County of Chenango } ss.
I, John Lathams clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Austin Clark Esq. was on the day of the date of the above jurat and certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly appointed and qualified, and that the signature above, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of of- fice and subscribed my name, this Twentieth day of June 1844.
John Lathams

I certify that the reason of Clarissa Ostrander making her mark is in consequence of her nerves being affected which renders it almost impossible for her to write
Austin Clark Justice of the peace
Job Dibble

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Ostrander, Peter GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7576 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 30, 1790 To Edward Cumpston, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.