Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,448, for John Baptist Myat, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
SERVICE Turn
Myat, John Baptist
NUMBER _____
D. 34,448.
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16,922. New Jersey
John Baptiste Myat
of Bergen Co. in the state of New Jersey who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hagen of the Congregational Regt. for the term of 6 years. Penn a
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th of September 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of May 1820 and sent to Hon. Chas. Kinsey N. Rep d -
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1820 $ 143 43 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Sept r 20 48 00 17 mos: $ 191 43 2 4/30 to 4/31.
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
action sent 14 June 1821 to Hon. Chas. Kinsey, Paterson, N. J.

John Butismya, private, Col. Hazer's reg t . Inf y . N. J. line - during war - time of enlist- -ment not specified. 7 th September, 1818.
Informal. —
Proof of service wanted.
Garret Van Houten, judge, Hackensack. Bergen , N. J.

State of New Jersey Bergen county.
To all whom it may Concern -
I Abraham Westerwilt Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen Do hereby Certify that William Colfax Esq: on the day of the date hereof is an acting Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas - duly appointed, Commissioned & sworn - & that all official acts of his done in that capacity is entitled to full faith & credit -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty ninth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty -
Clerk

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Colfax

State of New Jersey 30 Bergen County ss
On the 27th day of March 1824 before me, the undersigned one of one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid personally appeared John Bates mya aged fifty one years resident in prompter in said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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": that he the said John Bates mya a native for the town of during the war near Lake Hill in the State of New York in the month of December 1776 - in the Company commanded by Captain Oliver in the Regiment, called Congress Regiment, commanded by the late Genl. Hazen, of the United States Army on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in this Regiment, or in the service of the United States until the end of the war; when he was discharged from service near Newburgh in the State of New York - that he was in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth and a number of other engagements - and that he is in reduced circumstances of poor and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence of his said services than the affidavits hereto attached -
Sworn & declared before me the day & year aforesaid
3 John Bates mya mark
William Colfax one of the Judges in and for the County Bergen as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Bates mya did first

in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of Nine months at one time on the continental establishment. I am also satisfied that he is poor, that he needs the assistance of his country for support. — And I now transmit the proceedings, and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. —
Pompton 27 th March 1822
Wm. C. C. C.
Bergen County, 3 d State of New Jersey } Personally appeared before me William C. C. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, Major Adrian Post, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, he has been acquainted with John Batirmya many years. That the said John was a soldier in Congress Regiment, in the Revolutionary Army, commanded by the late General Haskin. That in the said War, the regiment was quartered at Pompton, about six months, — about fourteen or fifteen quartered on the disponent. That the said Batirmya was with the reg t during this time doing duty as a soldier, and frequently stood sentinel at the door of the disponent. That some time in the spring of the year the Batirmya marched with his reg t to Newburgh, or that vicinity, where he remained with his regiment till the War was over. That the said Batirmya returned to Pompton immediately after the peace, and brought with him an honorable discharge. — This discharge and his land warrant the said Batirmya deposited with the disponent for safe keeping for a considerable time — after which the said Batirmya took his discharge and land warrant to sell his land, or for other purposes, not particularly remembered, by the disponent. That the said Batirmya lived three years with the disponent directly after his return from the Army, and still continues to reside in this place to the present day. — That the said disponent further saith he drew the back pay of the said Batirmya of Capt. Lloyd at this time from the time of the final settlement to the end of the War by power of attorney from the said Batirmya. —
Sworn before me this 3 rd April 1822
Adrian Post
Wm. C. C.

Washington 28
State of New Jersey ss On the tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared John Amos who being by me first, duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say, that he has been well acquainted with John Balintyne since the year 1776 that after the battle of Red Bank, fought by Genl Montgomery, when the defendant served as a soldier, the sd John Balintyne retreated with the defendant, & the American troops, out of Canada that in the year 1776 the said John Balintyne enlisted with the defendant (on the North River) into the Congress Regt, commanded by the late Genl Hazen, in the Revolutionary Army - That the said John Balintyne continued to serve in the field Regt to the end of the war, when they were both discharged at the Cantonment of the Main Army near Newburgh & Newburgh, in the State of New York - comprising a term of about seven years service - The defendant further saith that the said John Balintyne was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth and at the siege of Yorktown in Virginia -
Sworn before me this 10th April 1820
Wm. Colgar
John Amos mark

State of New Jersey
State of New Jersey
Bergen County to wit: On this Seventh day of September 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally appears John Batavia aged Sixty Years resident in the said County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolu- -tionary war, that the said John Batavia enlisted in the Congress Regiment in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain Oleca of the State of New Jersey — that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the end of the war & being then Years — when he was discharged from service in the State of New Jersey in the State — that he was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth and a number of other battles &c
and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence here in his power of his said services excepting one John Aaron whom he has known before me the subscriber to the facts set forth by said John Batavia sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Garabrant Van Horne one of the Judges of the County of Bergen John Batavia Mark
I Garabrant Van Horne Judge one of the Judges in for the said County of Bergen as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Batavia did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War in pursu- ance of the provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress Garabrant Van Horne September Seventh — 1818

I have herewith a list of the last of Common Pleas in and for the of Oregon County, Ohio, that I have not been able to find before when written proceedings were had in an action, copy of the said writ - I think it appears satisfactory to me the big nature of the said warrant - I think there is in my own proper hand writing - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court this thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifteen.
John Butismya private, Col. Hazen's reg't. Inf'y N. J. line - during war - time of enlist- -ment not specified. 7 th September, 1818.
Informal.
Proof of service wanted.
Garet Van Houten, judge, Hackensack, N. J.

John Baptiste Myat.
Sch. dula
Charles Kinsey Patterson,
Copy J.L.E.

Bergen Common Pleas.
Bergen County, State of New Jersey, ss; On the 24 th day of January 1821. Personally appeared in open court, being a Court of record, so created by the Laws of the State aforesaid, whose proceedings are according to the course of the Common Law, with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount John Baptiste Myat aged about fifty years, resident in the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare, that he served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War upwards of six years in Capt. Oliver's Company, General Hazens Regiment. That the date of his original application was on the 7 th September 1818. That he has received a Certificate from the War Department as a pensioner inscribed on pension List No. of the New Jersey Agency, dated 13 th May 1820. being No. 10.922. 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, 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 the 18 th 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 schedule hereto annexed and by me submitted. That my occupation is that of a common labourer, that from my age and infirmities incident to old age, I am unable to support myself by labour - and that I have no family - but myself.
Sworn & Declared in open court Jan y 24. 1821. John Dutwater
his John X Baptiste Myat mark
Schedule referred to, in the foregoing Deposition. That I have no property to render an account of but my necessary wearing apparel.
Sworn & Declared in open court Jan y 24. 1821. John Dutwater
his John X Baptiste Myat mark
Abraham Westerveld, Clerk of the Bergen Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty fourth day of January Anno Domini 1821.
Abraham Westerveld Clerk

Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in Trenton, by the Pres: of the Trenton Banking Com- pany, up to the 4 th of March 1820 - Before any payment thereafter, a schedule of property must be exhibited
John B. Myat
In Witness Whereof Raphael Myat
Recorded. —

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
John Baptiste Myal late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Jersey Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the seventh day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this thirteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty .
A. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

Jan 3. 1820 Jan 1 to Mar 4. 1820 Apr 19. 1820 To Mar 4. 1822 Oct. 2. 1822 To Sept 4. 1822 Apr 2. 1823 To Mar 9. 1823 Nov. 10. 1823 To Sept 4. 1823 July 28. 1824 To July 24. 1824 Nov. 3. 1824 To Sept 4. 1824 Nov. 14. 1825 To Sept 4. 1825 Apr 3. 1826 To Mar 4. 1826 Nov. 4. 1826 To Sept 4. 1826 Jan 8. 1828 To Sept 4. 1827 Apr 10. 1828 To Dec 4. 1828 Jan 7. 1829 To Sept 4. 1828 April 10. 1829 To Mar 4. 1829 September 26. 1829 To Sept 4. 1829 Sept 28. 1830 To Sept 4. 1830 Mar 26. 1831 To Mar 4. 1831 Oct 7. 1831 To Sept 4. 1831 Mar 19. 1832 To Mar 4. 1832 Oct 18. 1832 To Sept 4. 1832 Mar 27. 1833 To Mar 4. 1833 Oct 4. 1834 To Sept 4. 1834 April 20. 1835 To Mar 4. 1835
W. John Bodkin Dean S. ...

for carrying mails and express Goshen February 21. 1820
Jamess M. Wilkinson Clerk
Hon. the Chas. Kinsey H. of Rep.

Orange County } Francis Lecoste a Soldier of the State of New York } Revolution and now a Pensioner under the late act of Congress of the New York agency to me personally known and being duly sworn on his oath deposeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with John Battiste Myra (or John Battiste Miat.) that said John enlisted in the Army of the Revolution under Captain Olive at or about the same time that he the said Francis did that he served under the said Captain Olive where Col. Hazen was Commandant of the regiment and that the said John was in all the Battles which the said Francis was in, and that the said John was honorably discharged at New Windsor at the same time that the said Francis was discharged. Witness Garnet Hantenbush
his Francis Lecoste Mark
Newburgh Orange County State of New York July. 21. 1820
Sworn before me the day and year above written
Jamys Wheeler

Grant County Clerk's Office -
I do hereby certify that James Whelan is duly qualified as a Commissioner for taking oaths and affidavits in the above county Goshen February 21. 1820
James W. Wilkinson Clerk
Shown the Chas. H. Kenner H. J. Pease

34448 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,448
John Baptiste Mzot Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 293
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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John Baptist Myat
# 34,448
9/10/1902

War Department,
PENSION OFFICE, N o 16,922. 14 th June 1821.
SIR :
You are hereby informed that the Schedule of your property has been examined, and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension Roll.
You will be paid, at the ensuing semi-annual payment in September next, the sum that may be then due from the time of suspending your pension. Funds for the purpose will be transmitted at that time; but no arrearages will be paid previous thereto.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. S. Edwards
To Mr. John Baptiste Myat of Bergen County, Care of Hon. Charles Kinsey Patterson, N. J.