Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8508, for Peter Pruyne, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Pruyne, Peter or Prune,
R 8508
Maria
CONTENTS

12707 Maria Brignole trial of Peter Brignole declaration —
3 Act of 7 th July 1738
No 1.
G. H. Ades atts

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows"
State of New York County of Fulton
In this 20 th day of January 1841 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Fulton and State of New York now sitting Maria Pruyne a resident of Ephratah in said County aged Seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows" That she is the widow of Peter Pruyne who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served as set forth in the accompanying documents; This declarant is unable to specify the particulars of the service of her said husband from her own personal knowledge as she was not married to him until after the said War of the Revolution, but she has frequently and credibly informed that he did serve upon various occasions during said war. That he was duly enrolled in and served with the company of Militia commanded by Captain William Snooks whereof one Van Horn was Lieutenant which said Company belonged to the Regiment of Colonel Fisher and she believes that he also served pursuant to enlistment in the Regular Army, but she is unable to relate under what officers or in what capacity he served. She further declares that she has been informed that her said husband served in the expedition to Canada in the beginning of the war, but under what officers declarant cannot remember. She further declares that during said war her husband was a resident in the town of Florida in the County of Montgomery and State aforesaid. That she was married to him the said Peter Pruyne of the sixth day of September Seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight in the town of Johnstown by the Revered Mr. Romysa. That her maiden name was Maria Wroman and that previous to her said marriage she resided in Johnstown. That her husband the aforesaid Peter Pruyne died on the 30 th day of September Eighteen hundred and nineteen.
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 and ninety four viz at the time above stated.
Her Maria Pruyne Mark

The foregoing or within declaration sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written to wit on the 20th day of January A.D. 1841. And the Court declare that they have confidence in the declaration of the said Maria Poyne and believe that the facts related by her in her said declaration are true and correct.
In witness whereof I the subscriber the Clerk of the said court of Common Pleas within mentioned have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court. Tobias A. Stonebrugh
12707 Maria Poyne in of Pete Poyne declaration - Act of 7 July 1838
No 1
S. H. A. D. ms

Majah Prime (Anglice Maria) widow of Peter Prime
Nov. 21 st 1841
Proof of Marriage
I Tobias A. Stoutenburgh Clerk of the said County of Fulton do hereby certify that Thomas R. Benedict whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit and certificate was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace of the said County of Fulton and that said signatures are genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County of Fulton. February 1 st 1841.
T. A. Stoutenburgh

"Peter Prume met Myra Froman"
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Church Record of the Reformed Dutch Church at Caughnawaga with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record as follows.. "1789 under the date Sept 6" that from the date there appears four names to Mr Prume, with the margin much mutilated State of New York Fulton County
Jacob D. Fonda
I, Jacob D. Fonda above named do depose and swear that I held the office of Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church at Caughnawaga in the town of Mohawk County of Montgomery and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Church with the exception above named as certified by me, that the said Marriage appears under date of Sept 6 th 1789 but from the said date to the name of Peter Prume there appears to have been four marriages that the margin of the records is so much mutilated that I cannot state the day of the month with precision but I have reason to believe the marriage to place in Sept 1789 that the above Marriage record with the heading of the book when translated into the English language can be no other than this viz. Peter Prume married to Maria Froman by the Revd Mr Romyn Sept 1789
Jacob D. Fonda
Subscribed & sworn to this
1 st Feby 1841 before me
Thomas R Benedict Justice

I certify that the within named Jacob D. Sonda who has signed the within Certificate and Subscribed and sworn to the within Affidavit is man of truth and veracity and that his Statements are entitled to Credit
Thomas R. Benedict Justice
3
State of New York Fulton County Clerk's Office
Mary Prime (Anglice Maria) widow of Peter Prime
No. 2
Proof of marriage
I Tobias A. Stoutenburgh Clerk of the said County of Fulton do hereby certify that Thomas R. Benedict whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit and certificate was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace of the said County of Fulton and that said signatures are genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County of Fulton. February 1 st 1841.
T. A. Stoutenburgh

Maria Prime wid of Peter Prime July 1838
Pension Office Washington D. C.
SSAN
Maria Prime - San

V Maria Frym
Wid of N.Y. Peter
Letter to G. F. Yates 6. July 1846
" to Barney Pison, Jan 27/60
8508
Act 9 July '38

8508
P. O.
Perryville, Ky. Maria Rime
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

2707 Maria Rime widow of Peter Rime
Act of 7. July '38
Reserve Claim
G. H. Yates Atty

Albany N.Y. April 20 th 1846.
Col. J. L. Edwards
G ov ernor of Pensylvania
Sir.
I have never forwarded to your office the enclosed papers in the matter of the application of Maria Prime (or Reyn) widow of Peter Prime although made out long since, for the reason that I could not by documentary or parole proof make out 6 months service.
I have been much obliged & may be found fault with again if I retain them in any longer in my hands. I therefore forward them, in the hope that at some future time possibly the widow may be able to establish her claim.
1. Declaration of widow 2 nd Record proof of marriage - Sept. 6. 1789 - 3 rd all the proof of service afforded by the Records of the Comptroller of New York Respectfully G. H. Smith .

Sandy Creek June 22 d 1860
Yours in reply to a letter bearing date the 14 th of May came to hand on the 21 st instant in which you say that there has not been any application made for a pension for the services of Peter Prince in the first place the name in gestion is Peter Prinne and not Peter Prince and I would further state that if any application has been made the same has been made from the State of Illinois by a person By the name of Kelly Youngs Wife of Richard Youngs from the County of Peoria Ill - We claim that Peter Prinne is entitled to a pension for services as a Soldier in the

Revolutionary War I would Like also to know if the Name of Peter Prime is on the Militia Rolls of the Revolution Peter Prime Was at the time of the Revolution a Resident of Resident of Montgomery County State of New York Can not tell under who he Served It is certain that he Render Services as a Soldier in the war and is entitled to a pension if it has not already been obtained
Please to give the message information if in your means of investigation Let me hear from this at your convenience
Respectfully yours &c Barney Prime

Peter Rennie
No 3
Comptroller's Certificate
STATE OF NEW YORK
1818 }
and the said ... certify the same to be as follows: and the said ... Comptroller's Certificate ... now remaining in this office

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th day 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 :
   £ s d     1781 July 12 31.169 Peter Pruyne 0 5 4   1780 May 17 31.243 Peter Pruyne 0 8 10   1779 Aug 1 31.295 Peter Pruyne 0 14 8   1780 April 8 31.364 Peter Pruyne 0 19 6   1782 Aug 28 31.408 Peter Pruyne 0 3 5 1/3   1779 June 28 31.474 Peter Pruyne 0 17 3 1/2   1779 Nov 4 31.630 Peter Pruyne 0 17 9 1/2   4 2 10 1/2  
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Dec 22 - 1840.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. — 7 — 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. Wm Snooks in Col. H. Hisher's Regiment.   Second, " " Wm Snooks " " H. Hisher's "   Third, " " Wm Snooks " " H. Hisher's "   Fourth, " " Wm Snooks " " H. Hisher's "   Fifth, " " Wm Snooks " " H. Hisher's "   Sixth, " " Lt Chas Van Horn " " H. Hisher's "   Seventh, " " Lt Abm Zuackenbus " " H. Hisher's "   Eighth, " " " " "  
County of Montgomery
Thomas Van Horn was a Lieut under Capt Wm Snooks
W. H. Andray Dip Compt.