Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7664, for Charles Nicholson, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Nicholson, Charles Mary
R7664
CONTENTS

State of New York,
Orange County Ss On this seventh day of June in the year 1837. personally appeared before the undersigned one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Orange aforesaid Mary Nicholson a resident of the Town of New Windsor in said county aged eighty four years on the fourth day of June instant who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836. That she is the widow of Charles Nicholson who was a private as she has been informed & believes in a company of Militia or volunteers of which John Nicholson was the captain said company belonged to Colonel James Clontons Brigade or regiment. That on or about the first day of July in the year 1775. her said husband enlisted at New Windsor aforesaid into the aforesaid company for the term of six months. said company was engaged in the service of the United States at St Johns Montreal & Chamblee and her said husband served the full term of six months in the aforesaid company and was discharged at Albany in the State of New York on or about the first day of January in the year 1776.
That she has also been informed & believes that her said husband on or about the first of June in the year 1776 again enlisted into the service of the United States for the term of nine months. and was engaged in said service at White Plains Kings Bridge Peekskill & along the Hudson River & was discharged about the first of January in the year 1777. That her said husband was taken sick about the time of his discharge as last aforesaid & died before he could return to his home. That the Captain Nicholson under whom her said husband served was a brother of

the husband of the deponent
She further declares that she was married to the said Charles Nicholson in the early part of the Spring in the year 1878. And that the eldest child , which she had by her said husband was aged sixty five years on the eight day of January last. But from old age she is unable to state the day or the month in which she was married. That she was married to her said husband by the Reverend Mr Pepperd a Presbyterian Minister then settled at New Windsor & Bethlehem. That she has not now any documentary evidence of her marriage with her said husband that the same was entered in a family bible belonging to her husband but which has been destroyed that she has no documentary evidence of her said husband's services. That she from old age is unable to state the names of the officers under which her husband served in the year 1876. That her husband the aforesaid Charles Nicholson died in the winter of the year 1877, soon after his discharge from the service last aforesaid at New Windsor aforesaid. & before he could return to his home. but from old age & loss of memory she is unable to state the day or month on which he died. And that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn & Subscribed on the day & year above written before me }
Mary Nicholson
J. H. Clinton a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Orange
I the undersigned judge before whom the foregoing declaration was made do certify that I am acquainted with Mary Nicholson who made & subscribed the said declaration & do believe her to be a woman of truth & veracity & her statements

under oath entitled to full credit. And I do further certify from an examination of the said Mary Nicholson that she is by reason of old age & bodily infirmity unable to attend the sittings of the Court of record of the said county of Orange.
J. A. B. Clinton
State of New York
Orange County } ss Thomas Nicholson of New Windsor in said county being duly sworn says that he was aged sixty five years on the eight day of January last. That he is the son of Charles Nicholson deceased & Mary Nicholson his present widow. That he well recollects that his father died a short time after his discharge from the five months service in the year 1776. That he recollects that his said father never returned home from said service but died at the house of his uncle in New Windsor aforesaid that the mother of this deponent was sent for to be visit his father & remained with him until his death which was in the winter as he believes of the year 1777 that he has always lived with his said mother since the death of his father & knows that his said mother the said Mary Nicholson has remained a widow ever since his death & further says not
sworn before me this 7 th day of June 1834.
Thomas Y Nicholson J. A. B. Clinton a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Orange
I certify that I am acquainted with Thomas Nicholson who made the foregoing affidavit & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity & his statements entitled to full credit. J. A. B. Clinton Judge

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. ORANGE COUNTY, }
I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, CLERK of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That James G. Clinton before whom the foregoing Affidavits was subscribed and sworn, was, at the time of taking the same, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in, and for said county: and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Affidavits and Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the
Seal of the said County, the 9 th day of June
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Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk

76 44
Suspended.
see let. to Hon. J. C. Brodhead
Oct. 23, 1837
do to H. Armstrong Nov. 17, 1837

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
7664.
P. O.
Charles
Mary Nicholson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____
, 18 .

State of New York Orange County } ss. On this 22 nd day of May 1857 personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace of the Town of Montgomery in said County, Samuel Sly a resident of said Town and County aged 82 years who being duly sworn saith on his oath that in the year of 1775 he entered the service of the United States in the company of Capt John Nicholson Col. James Clinton's Regiment for six months that he served at the said inlistment at St Johns Mantville and Cham- berle and returned with prisoners to Albany in the State of New York and was discharged on 1 st day of January 1776 and in during this time this deponent was well acquainted with Charles Nicholson late of the Town of New Windsor County aforesaid deceased. That said Charles Nicholson enlisted in said Company at the same time with this depon- ent and was mustered together at New Windsor aforesaid and marched together and served together and was discharged at the same time with this deponent. And that said Nicholson faithfully performed the duty of a soldier during said campaign for the full term of six months was honorably discharged from said service on the 1 st day of January 1776. and further saith not.
sworn and subscribed Samuel Sly date above written before me Hiram, E. Conger Justice
I certify that I am acquainted with Samuel Sly who subscribed the foregoing affidavit and that he is entitled to the fullest credit
Hiram, E. Conger Justice

STATE OF NEW YORK. ORANGE COUNTY, } ss.
I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County
of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That Hiram E. Conger before whom the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in, and for said county: and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit and Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the
Seal of the said county, the 9 th day of June
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Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk

V2474 Editha Lewis for C. Nicholson
Mary Nicholson NY wid. of Ch. M. Lewis
H. Armstrong Esq. Resent

State of New York Sullivan County
On the 8 th day of July 1837 personally appeared before the subscriber minister of the gospel in and for said County Elnathan Sears a resident of said County aged 81 years Who being duly sworn say that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution at the Whit Plains in said State of New York in the year 1776 and was well acquainted with Charles Nicholson late of Orange County and Town of New Paltz deceased Who was a private soldier in said service for six months before discharged and according to best of the deponent recollections the said Nicholson belonged to Captain Thompson's Company but cannot be confident as to his Company but well recollects of said Nicholson being in said service and after being discharged on his return home was taken sick and died at New Paltz or not and did reach his place of residence a distance of 4 or 5 miles from New Paltz deceased and further say not.
Sworn and subscribed
The above written Elnathan Sears before me Oliver Mills justice of the Peace
I said justice certify that Elnathan Sears who was sworn to the above affidavit before me is a respectable witness and is entitled to the full credit
July 8. 1837
Oliver Mills J.P.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, SULLIVAN COUNTY, } ss.
I, WILLIAM E. CADY , Clerk of the County of Sullivan, Do hereby Certify, That Oliver Miller Esq. whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the acknowledgment of the annexed Certificate and endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a Justice in and for said County of Sullivan, dwelling in the said County, Commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized by law, to take the proof and acknowledgment of Deeds and Discharges of Mortgages, &c. &c. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature of Oliver Miller , subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand-writing of the said Justice
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and af- fixed the Seal of the said County, this 19 day
of July 183 7 William E. Cady CLERK.

State of New York
Orange County Ss John Johnston of Newburgh in said County being duly sworn. says that he is the Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Newburgh aforesaid that he has been the Pastor of said Church for thirty years last past. That the Church at New Windsor was also many years since connected with the Church at Newburgh that he this deponent has in his possession the Old record of said Church. That it appears from said record that the Rev Mr Pepperd officiating as was the Pastor of the Church at New Windsor from some time in the year 1768 until in the year 1773. but that there are no records re- maining as far as this deponent has been able to discover of the marriages performed by said Pepperd during the time last aforesaid That this deponent is & has been for many years acquainted with the Widow Mary Nicholson now residing at New Windsor aforesaid. that he believes her to be the widow of Charles Nicholson deceased. that she is a woman of truth & veracity & her statements under oath entitled to full credit. that on searching the records of the Church of New Windsor afo- resaid he finds that Sarah a child of Charles Nicholson was baptised in said Church by the Rev Mr Close who was then Pastor thereof on the 24 th day of September in the year 1775. That also from said records he discovers an entry in said record bearing date on the 23 rd day of December in the year 1781. in which the said Mary Nicholson is named as the widow Mary Nicholson and this deponent from his knowledge of the said Mary Nicholson & from her reputation

in the neighbourhood where she resides nearly believes that she was married to her deceased husband in the said Charles Nicholson at the time mentioned in her declaration. That he is also well acquainted with Thomas Nicholson the son of said Mary & believes him to be to be as old as sixty five years & further says not.
Sworn before me this 9 th day of August 1837 (H) Armstrong
John Johnston
Justice of the Peace
I the undersigned Justice of the Peace do certify that I am well acquainted with John Johnston who made & subscribed the foregoing affidavit  declaration . Know him to be the Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church in Newburgh & a man of undoubted truth & veracity (H) Armstrong Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY,
} SS.
I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County
of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That Horace Armstrong Esq before whom
the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the
same, a Justice of the peace in, and for said county: and further,
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice
and verily believe that the signature to the
said Affidavit & Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the
Seal of the said county, the 10 th day of August
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Lebbeus L Vail Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Nicholson, Francis GRADE Sergeant LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6242 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 14, 1790 to - William Hells, 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.