Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,802, for Hezekiah Patterson, New York

SERVICE
Patterson, Hezekiah
NUMBER _____
NUMBER D 43802
CONTENTS

9321 New York
Hezekiah Patterson of Chatham in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Coatland of the New York line, for the term of five years . 1777-War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 nd of April, 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of Apr. 1819 and sent to W. P. Van Klief City of New York .
  Arrears to 4th of Dec. 1817  11 mo. 3/4  88.80    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sep 1819  48.00     $136:80  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application recd. Oct. 19, June 1820, to March 1821. Stearns, Hudson, N. York

Herbick Patterson
9321.
continue
New York
(Sept 1879)
Sent to Hon. J s Strong.
19 th Harrison, June, 1879

Schedule A
State of New York
Columbia County ss
On this eighth day of June A.D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record, called the Court of Common Pleas held in & for the County of Columbia aforesaid, Herkman Patterson of the Town of Chatham in the County aforesaid a laborer aged sixty two years, who being duly sworn according to law, first on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: enlisted as a soldier in the United States service at Albany in the month of May 1777 into the Company commanded by Captain Peter Van Reyschler in the Regiment of Colonel James Livingston of the New York line - & continued in the same until the winter of 1781 - that he was then transferred as an enlisted soldier from Colonel Livingston's Regiment to that commanded by Colonel Philip Van Cortland - in which he continued three years when he was regularly discharged at Snake Hill near New Windsor - all which will more fully appear from the papers on file at the war office of the United States upon which a certificate No 9.321 was given dated the fifteenth day of April 1819 - "And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 - & that I have not since that time by gift sale, or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent to diminish it so as to bring my self within the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons in the land & 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 securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any -

in some other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. that I am sickly & infirm & unable to earn a living & procure subsistence from my own exertions.
I swear this 8 th day of (Signed) his Hezekiah x Patterson Jan 1820 before me - mark John Miller Jist Judge of said Court
Schedule B
I have no real estate but personal property as follows -
Half a dozen common chairs -
one Iron Safe & table -
Half a dozen cups & saucers -
one desk & table -
Half a dozen earthen plates -
Three Pairs of socks -
one Small Pig & one common Table - worth in all about Ten Dollars -
My family consists of myself aged 62 - & my wife Hannah - aged 54 & my son Samuel aged 21 who is lame & helpless - This is my condition & the state of my property - which without some assistance from my Country or otherwise is unable to furnish me with the necessary means of living -
(Signed) Hezekiah x Patterson mark

Court of Com. Pleas
Columbia County June Term - June 8 th 1820 Present the Hon. John D. Miller First Judge - Lawrence M. Coes & Judges James Platt -
The Court having enquired into & considered the case of the petitioner - Ordered, that in the opinion of this Court the total amount of the property exhibited in the schedule of the petitioner Herkman Patterson is Ten Dollars.
(Signed) John D. Miller - first Judge
L. M. Coes & Judges James Platt
I Abraham B. Van Deusen Clerk of the Said Court of Columbia do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & schedule thereto annexed are true copies from the record of the Said Court - that the Total amount of the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Ten Dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Said Court on the 8 th day of June 1820.
A. B. Van Deusen clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Columbia

Archibald Patterson -
date of death 2 Apr 18
77 Five years - private
Col Livingston New York
Wanted Judge's certificate of the reduced circumstances of the applicant.
Service admitted

State of New York county of Columbia ss I Hereby certify that the town of Chatham County and State aforesaid being duly sworn saith, that he served as a private soldier on the continental establishment in the war of the revolution of the United States of America That he entitled into the service aforesaid on the about the eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven under Lieutenant Peter Storkburgh in the city of Albany & State aforesaid in the company of Captain Peter van Rensselaer and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Livingston. That he this deponent continued in the service aforesaid under the said Captain van Rensselaer in the regiment commanded by the said Colonel Livingston for the term of five years as he this deponent truly believes and until the regiment aforesaid was consolidated with the second New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Courtland of the which the and while in the regiment of Colonel Courtland aforesaid he this deponent was in the company of Captain Samuel Bell in which company he this deponent continued to serve as a private soldier in the service aforesaid until the regiment of the said Colonel Courtland was dischar- ged at the close of the revolutionary war at New- Wind and in the County of Orange & State of New York aforesaid. And this deponent being further sworn saith that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support. and further saith not. - his Hezekiah Patterson mark
Executed in my presence & sworn to before me this
2 o April 1818
W. P. Van Klief Dist. Judge Southern Dist. of New York -

I William P. Banks District Judge of the United States for the Southern District of New York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Hezekiah Patterson, did serve in the revolu- tionary war, against the common enemy, as stated in the preceding declaration, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony, taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned Act of Congress June 7, 1815.
W. P. Banks
I certify that Hezekiah Patterson is known to me - that he is poor, and in need of assistance from his country - Apr 5, 1819 New York
W. P. Banks
Hezekiah Patterson

State of New York, County of Columbia ss. Peter H. Westburgh of the town of Kinderhook, County of Columbia aforesaid being duly sworn saith that he was a commissioned officer in the revolutionary war of the United States of America - That he this deponent was well acquainted with Horebick Patterson who has made application for a pension for his services as private soldier in the war aforesaid and that he the said Horebick was in the war aforesaid - That it appears from the enlistment rolls and other papers in possession of him this deponent that he the said Horebick enlisted as a private sol- dier as aforesaid on the 8th day of May 1777 in the company commanded by Capt. Peter Van Klief in the regiment of Col. John Livingston in the State of New York during the war and that he the said Horebick continued to serve as a private soldier in the war aforesaid until the third of November 1780 at which time he this deponent believes that the said Horebick was honorably discharged, and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn to this 26th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty Peter H. Westburgh Master in Chancery
P. H. Westburgh

FREE
Hon'ble
Your obedt Servt
Admitted
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of war Washington
obedt.

New York Apr 5, 1879
Hon'ble J. C. Calhoun
I have this day received the enclosed papers and hasten to return them with such additional certificates, as I am able to make, in relation to the circumstances of the applicants, - They all live at no great distance from my residence -
I have the honor to remain your ob't serv't in fact
W. P. Van Klief

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File No. 43802
Hezekiah Patterson
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Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 383
[Arrangement of 1870.]