Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 693, Jacob Becker, New York

SERVICE
New York
Becker, Jacob
NUMBER
R 693
CONTENTS

State of New York County of Erie City of Buffalo ss:
On this fifteenth day of September A.D. 1847 personally appeared before me in open Court before the Records Court of the City of Buffalo now sitting, Jacob Becker a resident of the township of Walsingham in the County of Norfolk Talbot District in the Province of Canada West was aged Eighty six years the twenty second day of May last according to his best recollection who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832:
That by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively but according to his best recollection he was born on the twenty second day of May 1761, that he was born in the then County of Albany in that part thereof which has since been erected into the County of Columbia in the State of New York and as he believes in that part of said County of Columbia which has since  been known as the town of Clarmont; that he has now no record of his age, that a record of his birth was made in his father's family bible but that the same is lost; that he resided at the place of his birth when called into the service of the United States as hereinafter set forth; that he subsequently resided in Catskill in said State of New York and that in the year 1815 he removed from Catskill aforesaid to his present place of resi-

edence in Canada West, where he has since continued to reside; that he was draughted into the service of the United States for the term of nine months and served until he was regularly discharged as hereinafter mentioned; that he subsequently volunteered under Captain J. Royenbeller (as hereinafter particularly set forth) in the same Regiment with Capt. Smith under whom he served when draughted as aforesaid. And this declarant on his oath aforesaid further declares that he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated. He was first draughted into Captain Philip Smith's Company subsequent to the declaration of independence by the Continental Congress and as he believes in the year following to wit the year 1777 and in the fore part of that year, but by reason of his age and impaired memory he cannot state precisely the year or month in which he was so draughted; that to the best of his recollection the Regiment in which he served was commanded by Colonel Harry Livingston or Colonel Van Rensselaer; Bartel Hennicks or Kendrick was Ensign in said Captain Smith's Company and he thinks Frederick Myer was a second Lieutenant in said Company; he also recollects that Johan Myer, Adam Zukler, Simon Barnett, Philip M c More Simon Coon, Henrick Leisher, Peter Sazendorf and several by the name of Hend served in said Captain Smith's Company; that when first draughted he marched with Capt. Smith's Company to Greenbush which was then the headquarters of the Regiment and

thence to the vicinity of Saratoga where he remained a few days, but does not recollect the precise length of time, that from thence he marched to Fort Stanwix where he was placed under the Command of Captain Ellsworth who was then stationed at Fort Stanwix; that while at Fort Stanwix volunteers were called for to pursue Col. Butler who had been in the vicinity of said Fort and that this declarant volunteered under an Irish Officer whose name he does not now recollect; that Butler and his party were overtaken by the party with which this declarant volunteered after a forced march of one day from said Fort, the said Butler having been two days in Marching the same distance; that said Butler was overtaken on the bank of a creek which declarant believes was Woods Creek and was killed by one of the American Indians in the engagement or skirmish which then took place; that declarant returned with the party to Fort Stanwix where he remained until discharged some time in the fall of the year; that the whole time of his service from the time he was draughted as aforesaid and up to the time of his discharge at Fort Stanwix was more than four months but the precise time he does not now recollect but he declares that he served the full period for which he was draughted; that after his return from Fort Stanwix he remained under the Command of the aforesaid Capt. Smith; that he remained for some time and as near as he can recollect for the term of three months under said Smiths Command and engaged in guard duty on the road leading from the City of New York up the Hudson, that they

Company to which he belonged was employed in this duty service for the purpose of capturing spies or other persons who might be employed in carrying communications between the British Forces under General Burgoyne and the Forces at the south; that while so under command of Captain Smith and engaged in the last mentioned duty he volunteered under Captain Teal Rognefeller of the same Regiment & was employed under him in guarding ammunition & baggage Waggons from Albany to Schenectady, that when draughted as aforesaid he was draughted for the term of nine months, the whole of which time he served and that he then after such term of service had expired hired a substitute to do his duty as a Militia man named Peter Luff who remained his substitute during the war.
This declarant further declares that during his term of service when draughted he was not employed in any civil pursuit and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State whatever.
Declarant further states that he has lost his discharge which he received at the termination of his period of service.
Sworn to the above on this day & year aforesaid
AK Smith Resides on the Bisquit Buffalo
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693 N 37 559
Jacob Reckn NY
Set to Babcock & Welch M...
let to Hon. A. H. Heale
June 26 - 1848.
let to Joseph Jacobs m...
June 23 49
act 7 June 1852
N 37 559 Jacob Reckn NY
Set to Babcock & Welch
Nov. 10th. 1847.
act 7 June 1852

698 N 37 559
Jacob Reckn NY
Sol to Ruben & Welch M rs
let to Bm A. H. Heate
June 26 - 1848.
Sol to Joseph Jacob M rs
June 23 49
act y Mue 1852
N 37 559
Jacob Reckn NY
Sol. to Babcock & Welch
Nov. 10th. 1847.
act y Mue 1852

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Aug. 26., 1918.
Chief Law Rev.....
Sir:
I have this day received from Geo. P. Hohner.....draft No. Cash for $7 40 , certified copies requesting post-office addresses as per letter herewith.
..... ..... ..... ..... Aug 27/18 Div. turn to Fin. dispose of money P. Law
Very respectfully,
Tom Campbell Chief of Division. w.

Date Aug 28, 1918 Name Jacob Becker No. S 12135  N.Y. Rev. War Photographic copies wanted of 3 pieces, consisting of 28 pages. Remarks: _____ Exr. A.E. Wilson Chief Rev War Section APPROVED: C.T. Dennis Law Clerk. Serial _____ No. _____
Date Aug 29, 1918 Name Jacob Becker No. Ref File 693  Rev War New York Troops Photographic copies wanted of 7 pieces, consisting of 18 pages. Remarks: _____ Exr. A.E. Wilson Chief Rev War Section APPROVED: C.T. Dennis Law Clerk. Serial _____ No. _____
Cash $7.40 from Geo. P. Schner of CW Olds Motor Works, Lansing, Mich., for Certified Copies (2 cts) Claims of Jacob Becker N.Y. Troops, S 12135 and Jacob Becker N.Y. Troops Ref. 693 46 pages
Receipt has been given Financial Division AUG 26 1918 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Proctor Law 8/26/18

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Rev. War Section.
August 30, 1918
Mr. George P. Helmer,
Olds Motor Co.
Lansing, Mich.
Sir:
In reply to your personal request of the 26 th instant, you are furnished under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912 with photostat copies of forty-six pages from the Revolutionary War pension claims of Jacob Becker, Survivor's File 12,135 and of Jacob Becker Rejected File 693.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Freeman
Acting Commissioner.
 285  18 R  Mr. Helmer  req. GEORGE P. HELMER  Olds Motor Co LANSING MICHIGAN

Ex'r.
INVALID.
NO. 1095
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Jacob Breuer
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
1918 Aug. 30 Photostat copies of 18 pages sent to Rev. P. Helmer. and

Jacob Becker 6 43 - 1.15.6 Capt Philip Smith Col Henry Smith
This the only series found for Jacob Becker
for Jacob Becker , see 6 43. # 1.15.6. Capt Philip Smith, Col Henry Smith
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Papers first sent to Welch under L.P.O. in Oct last & disallowed by a letter from Mr Melvin Nov 10. 1828
D. K. Ball

[Persons making application at the Comptroller's, or Secretary of State's Office, for searches, or certificates of service of any person, in the army of the U. S. during the revolutionary war, should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the Infantry, Cavalry, or Artillery &c.; in the regular army or militia; the names of the officers commanding the regiments and companies at the time of enlistment, service, and discharge, as near as can be given]
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 service 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:
  1780 Dec 1 Jacob Bicker private certif no 13.629 £ 1 05 00   1781 Oct 29 Jacob Bicker " " " 27.891. 1 15 06   £ 3 00 06 
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, March 24 th 1848.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 5. 6 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. Christian Stuebach in Col. Name not given Reg't.   Second " " Phillip Smith " " " Henry Livingston "   Third " " _____ " " " _____ "   Fourth " " " " " "   Fifth " " " " " "   Sixth " " " " " "   Seventh " " " " " "   Eighth " " " " " "   Ninth " " " " " "   Tenth " " " " " "   Eleventh " " " " " "   Twelfth " " " " " " 
Philip Phelps Dep. Comp t

[Persons making application at the Comptroller's, or Secretary of State's Office, for searches, or certificates of service of any person, in the army of the U. S. during the revolutionary war, should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the Infantry, Cavalry, or Artillery &c.; in the regular army or militia; the names of the officers commanding the regiments and companies at the time of enlistment, service, and discharge, as near as can be given]
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 service 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:
  1780 Dec 6 Jacob Bicker private certif no 13.629 £ 1 05 00   1781 Oct 29 Jacob Bicker " " " " 27.891. 1 15 06   £ 3 00 06 
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, March 24 1848.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 5. 6 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. Christian Stuebach in Col. Name not given Reg't.   Second " " Phillip Smith " Lt " Henry Livingston "   Third " "  " "  "   Fourth " " " " "   Fifth " " " " "   Sixth " " " " "   Seventh " " " " "   Eighth " " " " "   Ninth " " " " "   Tenth " " " " "   Eleventh " " " " "   Twelfth " " " " " 
Philip Phelps Dep: Comp t

[Persons making application at the Comptroller's, or Secretary of State's Office, for searches, or certificates of service of any person, in the army of the U. S. during the revolutionary war, should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the Infantry, Cavalry, or Artillery &c.; in the regular army or militia; the names of the officers commanding the regiments and companies at the time of enlistment, service, and discharge, as near as can be given]
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 service 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:
   Augt 10 1779 Jacob Becker private no certificate issued 14901 £ 0 12 05 2/3   Oct 23 1779 Jacob Becker " " " " 14524 0 08 10 2/3   Oct 24 1779 Jacob Becker " " " " 14619 1 04 10 2/3   Nov 18 1779 Jacob Becker " " " " 15292 0 12 05 2/3   Nov 28 1779 Jacob Becker " " " " 15062 0 17 09 2/3   Dec 31 1779 Jacob Becker " " " " 15490 0 07 01 2/3   Feb 1 1780 Jacob Becker " " " " 14723 0 12 05 2/3   Nov 5 1780 Jacob Becker " " " " 15038 2 16 10 2/3   Dec 14 1780 Jacob Becker " " " " 14667 1 19 01 2/3   Dec 26 1780 Jacob Becker " " " " 14418 2 13 04   Feb 8 1781 Jacob Becker " " " " 14476 0 10 08   Feb 14 1781 Jacob Becker " " " " 15343 0 10 08   £ 13 06 08 2/3  
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, March 7 th 1848.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No s 3 & 4, 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. Christian Stutbrach in Col. Peter Vrooman Reg't.   Second " " Christian Stutbrach " " Peter Vrooman "   Third " " Christian Stutbrach " " Peter Vrooman "   Fourth " Lt Jacob Snyder " " Peter Vrooman "   Fifth " " Jacob Snyder " " Peter Vrooman "   Sixth " " Jacob Snyder " " Peter Vrooman "   Seventh Ensign Adrian Bellenger " " Peter Vrooman "   Eighth " Capt Christian Brunn " " Peter Vrooman "   Ninth " Lt John Deitz " " Peter Vrooman "   Tenth " " John Deitz " " Peter Vrooman "   Eleventh Ensign Jacob Becker " " Peter Vrooman "   Twelfth " " John Enders " " Peter Vrooman "  
Philip Scheffler
Fees of hand J. H. Harnwell

[Persons making application at the Comptroller's, or Secretary of State's Office, for searches, or certificates of service of any person, in the army of the U. S. during the revolutionary war, should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the Infantry, Cavalry, or Artillery &c.; in the regular army or militia; the names of the officers commanding the regiments and companies at the time of enlistment, service, and discharge, as near as can be given]
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 service 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:
  1781. Feby 8 Jacob Becker private No of certificate issued 13687 £ 0 05 00   1781 Feby 8 Jacob Becker " " " 13787 0 05 00   1781 Feby 1 Jacob Becker " " " 14212 0 05 10   1781 Feby 14 Jacob Becker " " " 14142 0 05 00   1780 Nov 8 Jacob Becker " " " 13820 1 06 08   Dec 14 Jacob Becker " " " 14156 0 18 04   £ 3 05 10 
The above numbered certificates were issued by the State Auditor, to Jacob Becker private for subsistence furnished by himself, while in the service of the United States. And acknowledged in the following account, viz: "Abstract of Pay due Col Peter Vanmar's Regiment of Albany County Militia, for subsistence on different commands, from 3 rd April 1780, to 8 th April 1781, inclusive, having regard to the time they found their own Provisions" Book A. Auditor's Accounts, Comptroller's Office. Albany. N.Y.
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, March 4 th 1848.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 5 344 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. Christian Stutrack in Col. Peter Vanmar Reg't.   Second " " Christian Brown " " Peter Vanmar "   Supposed Third " " Jacob Becker " " Peter Vanmar "   Fourth " Lt John Deitz " " Peter Vanmar "   Fifth " " Jacob Snyder " " Peter Vanmar "   Sixth " " Jacob Snyder " " Peter Vanmar "   Seventh " " / /   Eighth " "   Ninth " "   Tenth " "   Eleventh " "   Twelfth " " 
Philip J. Schuyler

September 1, 1851
Joseph Jackson, Esq. Port Rowan, Canada West.
Sir: In reply to your letter of 24th May last, you are informed that nothing is due from the Government to Jacob Becker on account of his Revolutionary services. My letters to Mr. E. Holliday of May 7, 1841 and September 22, 1843, explained every thing in connection with this claim, and to them you are respectfully referred.
Kirby
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Oct. 18 47 In the matter of the Application of Jacob Becker for a Pension under the Act of June 7 1832
37559 Jacob Becker NY Act of June 1832
Declaration of applicant, affts certificates etc.
Babcock & Welch of Buffalo N.Y. Attys for Applicant.

State of New York
Columbia County ss.
3 George A. Sagendorf of the Town of Clermont in the County of Columbia aforesaid being duly sworn says, that he is in his eightieth year of his age. That he is acquainted with Jacob Becker who formerly resided in the said Town of Clermont and who now resides, as this deponent is informed and believes in Walsingham Township, in Norfolk County, Canada West, and that he knew him during the Revolutionary War. And this deponent further says that he knows the said Becker went at one time during the Revolution (but at what particular time deponent does not recollect) to the north, and as deponent understood, to Saratoga, as a private in the service of the United States under the command and in the company of Captain Philip Smith. And this deponent further says that his father was Lieutenant in Captain Smith's company at that time and went upon the same tour of service and was absent in said service six months. And deponent further says that he saw nothing of the said Becker during that period but saw him afterwards & after the return of deponent's father, and deponent believes that the said Becker served as long as six months in that tour.
George A Sagendorf
Subscribed & sworn before me the 16 th day of July 1827. and I certify that I know the said George A. Sagendorf and that he is a credible person and his statement entitled to credit
Alexander Potts Justice of the peace

Columbia County Clerks office I James Storm Clerk of the County of Columbia do hereby certify that Alexander Potts has been duly elected Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid That his term of office commenced on the 16 th day of April 1844 will expire on the first day of January A D 1848 and will expire on the Thirty first day of December 1848 That he has duly qualified to act as such Justice & that his name written at and subscribed to the written affidavit and before whom the same was taken is this the said Alexander Potts genuine hand writing
Witness my hand & official Seal this 17 day of July A D 1847
James Storm Clerk

State of New York
Columbia County, ss }
George B. Lasher
of the Town of Clermont in the County of Columbia aforesaid being duly sworn says that he is eighty six years of age. That he is acquainted with Jacob Becker who now resides as this deponent is informed and verily believes in the Township of Walsingham in the County of Norfolk, in Canada West, and that he knew him during the Revolutionary war - that he the said Jacob Becker was born in what is now the Town of Clermont in the County of Columbia aforesaid and resided there during the Revolution - And this deponent further says that in the year 1777, he together with others belonging to Captain Philip Smith's Company and among them, the said Jacob Becker, were ordered out to go to Saratoga - that they went pursuant to such orders - this deponent went as a wagoner and the said Becker as a soldier in the ranks in the company and under the command of the aforesaid Captain Smith - that about ten day after they reached Saratoga this deponent was discharged and returned home and that he left the said Becker there in service as a soldier - And this deponent further says that he does not recollect or know how long the said Becker remained or was engaged in that tour of service.
Subscribed & sworn before me the 16 th day of July 1827 and I certify that I know the said George B. Lasher & that he is a credible person and his statement entitled to credit - witness present Joseph Jackson
his George B. Lasher mark
Alexander Pott { Justice of the peace

Province of Canada Halbot District Norfolk County
to wit We the undersigned William M c Demand a regularly ordained minister of the Baptist Church residing in the township of Walsingham in the County, District of Province aforesaid and Edward Dickinson residing in said township hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Becker who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed decla- ration, that we believe him to be from Eighty six to Eighty seven years of age; and that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution in the United States and that we concur in that opinion
And the undersigned M c Demand further certifies that he has known said Becker for twenty years. And the said Dickinson also further certifies that he has known said Becker for twenty six years.
Subscribed & sworn to before me one of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in & for the said District of Halbot, at Houghton. this Seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred & forty seven
W m M c Demand
Edw Dickinson
Moses W White J.P.

Province of Canada District of Talbot
County of Norfolk
vs. J. William M. Wilson Clerk of the County of Norfolk & of the District Court of said District of Talbot do hereby certify that
whose name is signed to the Jurat of the fore- going affidavit of William M. Durmand & Edward Dickinson is a Justice of the Peace in & for said District duly Commissioned and sworn and dwelling in said District and qualified to take oaths & affirmations and that his signature to said Jurat is his genuine signature.
Given under my hand & official seal this
day of
A.D. one thousand eight hun- dred & forty-seven
Province of Canada District of Talbot To wit:
vs. J. Richard Gundry Deputy Clerk of the Peace and of the District Court and Deputy Registrar of the Surrogate Court of the said District acting in the
absence of William Mercer Wilson Clerk of the Peace and Clerk of the District Court, and Registrar of the Surrogate Court in and for the District aforesaid do hereby certify that Moses Warren White whose name is signed to the Jurat of the foregoing Affidavit of William M. Durmand and Edward Dickinson is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said District duly commissioned and sworn under and by virtue of a commission of Peace under the Great Seal of this Province and dwelling in the said District and qualified to take Oaths and

affirmations and that his signature to said jurat is his genuine signature Given under my hand and the seal of the Surrogate's Court this eighth day of October In the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty seven
Richard L. Hill

In the matter of the Application of Jacob Becker for a pension
Province of Canada Talbot District Norfolk County to wit,
Joseph Jackson of the Township of Walsingham in the county District & Province aforesaid, being sworn saith that he is a son in law of the above named Joseph Becker who is an applicant for a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of America passed June 7 th 1832.
Deponent further saith that he has heard read the affidavit, deposition or declaration made and sworn to in open court in the Superior Court of the city of Buffalo in September last past by said Becker and that he this deponent believes the same to be true.
And this deponent further saith that he knows the facts and reasons which pre- vented said Becker making an earlier application for a pension under the above mentioned act of Congress and the facts and reasons which have induced him to make the present appli- cation, and that the reason why said Becker has so long delayed making such application is that said Becker and his friends with whom he has resided in the Province of Canada before and since the passage of said act supposed and believed that by reason of his residence in said Province he was precluded from the benefit thereof and was not entitled to any pension under the same although he would have been made his

resided in the United States.
And this deponent further saith that about thirteen months since a man by the name of Edwards a resident of the United States spent an evening at the House of this deponent and after conversing for some time with this deponent and said Becker and casually ascertaining that said Becker had served in the war of the Revolution in the service of the United States and that he had never received a pension said Edwards enquired why said Becker did not apply for a pension. to which the latter replied that he supposed his residence in Canada precluded him from the benefits of the United States Pension Law, and this deponent replied to the same effect, whereupon the said Edwards advised said Becker and this deponent that the fact of said Beckers residing in Canada made no difference and mentioned the Act of 1832 of which neither said Becker nor this deponent had ever before heard; that very soon afterwards measures were taken by said Becker and this deponent to procure the requisite evidence to sustain said Beckers present application for a pension, and for that purpose this deponent visited the county of Columbia and saw and conversed with George J Sagendorf and George H Barker whose affidavits are annexed to the declaration of said Becker made as aforesaid in the second count of the city of Buffalo.
Deponent further saith that said Becker has resided in Canada since the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
Deponent further saith that he sincerely believes that said Beckers appli-

cation is made in good faith, and that he served as a soldier in the service of the United States of America in the War of the Revolution and is justly and legally entitled to a pension under the laws of the said United States
Subscribed & sworn to before me one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in & for said District of Talbot at Houghton this seventeenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight & I certify that the statements & definitions of said Joseph Jackson are entitled to full credit and belief
Joseph Jackson
Moses W. White J.P.
In the matter of the application of Jacob Becker for a pension
Province of Canada
Talbot District
Norfolk County ss; Margaret Jackson wife of Joseph Jackson who has made the foregoing affidavit and daughter of said Jacob Becker being sworn saith that she was pres- ent at the conversation between said Jacob Becker said Joseph Jackson & said Edwards mentioned in the foregoing affidavit of said Joseph Jackson and that all the statements in said affidavit in relation to said conversation are true in substance
And this deponent further saith that she always supposed and believed & that said Becker & said Joseph Jackson

reside in the United States also always supposed and believed him to said assumption that her father was not entitled to a pension from the government of the United States of America but that he was precluded from the benefits of the Pension laws of the said government on account and by reason of his residence in Canada, and further saith that she has always understood & believed that she has always been informed by her father that he served as a soldier in the war of the North American Revolution
Subscribed & sworn to before me on of Margaret Jackson her Majesty's Justice of the Peace in and by virtue of District of Talbot at Houghton this 17 day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight & do hereby certify that the state- ments & declarations of said Margaret Jackson are entire to her credit and belief
Moses M. White J.P.
In the matter of the Application of Jacob Becker for a Pension
Province of Canada Talbot District Norfolk County ss
Jacob Becker the above named applicant being sworn with that he has heard read the foregoing affidavit of Joseph Jackson and that the statements therein contained in relation to the connection between said Jackson & Edwards and this deponent are true in substance & matter of fact
And this deponent further saith that he

vious to said conversation he had always sup- posed and believed that his residence in Can- ada and that alone precluded him from the benefits of the Pension laws of the United States and that previous to said conversation with said Edwards this deponent had never heard or known of the act of the Congress of the Uni- ted States of America passed in 1832 under which his present application for a Pension is made, that he this deponent has resided in Canada since the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen and has never previous to said conversation between said Ed- wards & Jacob this deponent had any information in relation to the Pension laws of the United States of America and that the facts above stated constituted the reason for his not making an earlier application for a Pension
And this deponent further saith that his application for a Pension is made in good faith and that his declaration made in in the hearing court of the city of Buffalo in September last is in all respects true
Subscribed & sworn to before me one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in & for said District of Lalle at Houghton this 17 day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty eight & I certify that the statements & depositions of said Jacob Preker are entitled to full credit & belief
Jacob Preker
Moses M. White J.P.
same arrangement would have been made had

Province of Canada District of Talbot
To wit, I William Merce Wilson Clerk of the Peace and of the District Court and _____ registrar of the Sessions Court of said District do hereby certify that Moses Warren White _____ whose name is subscribed to the front of each of the fore- going affidavits (viz the affidavit of Joseph Jackson & Mrs Margaret Jackson wife of the said Joseph Jackson & Jacob Becker) is a Justice of the Peace in and for said District duly commissioned & sworn under & by virtue of a commission of the Peace under the great seal of this Province & dwelling in the said District & qualified to take oaths & affirmations & that his signature to said fronts & each of them is his true and genuine signature,
Given under my hands and the seal of the Sessions Court this twenty seventh day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight-hundred & forty eight,
W. M. Wilson Clerk Peace D.D. & &

Buffalo, Oct. 13th, 1847.
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions.
Dear Sir,
Herewith we enclose the declaration of Jacob Becker, made in the Recorder Court of this City for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the Act of 1832; the Certificate of the Court signed by the Recorder; the cert. of the Clerk of that Court; the affts. of W. M c Dermott & Ed. Dickinson to the fact of the general reputation in their neighborhood that Becker was a Revolutionary Soldier; with the cert. of the Clerk of the Dist. Court together with the affidavits of George Blazendorf & George B. Sacher showing the fact of Beckers service as a Revolutionary Soldier with the necessary cert. of the Clerk of Columbia Co. annexed to those affts.
We believe these papers embody all the evidence necessary to substantiate Mr. Beckers claim to a pension under the act of 1832, and that in point of form they meet all the requirements of the Department, and

we respectfully request your action upon them as soon as practicable.
It will be seen that the applicant resides in the province of Canada, a fact which will not, we presume, prejudice his application. In answer to our enquiry, he gave as your a reason for taking up his residence there that he resided with a married daughter there from necessity. He appears to be a very respectable and candid man.
We are, Very Respectfully
Your Abt Servt
Abcock & Welch 9 Finsbury Exchange.

Pension Office
Novm 10th. 1847
Gentlemen,
The application of Jacob Beckm for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832 now for the first time presented has been examined and filed
Before any satisfactory adjustment of this Claim can be made, the application requires the accompaniment each war of service with the names of the Company and field officers, to be specifically set forth should be Complied with, and which should be sustained by the corroborative of the records in the Comptroller's Office at Albany or by the testimony of two or more witnesses who were themselves in service with him and who can state the time of his enlistment and the time and manner of his leaving the same, under each war with the names of the officers under whom they were rendered.
The failure of Applicant to present his Claim until this late day when as he says his mind has become impaired by age and the means of

establishing or of discrediting it by the testimony of those who served in the Revolutionary War has been diminishing ever since the passage of the act of 7 June 1832, so far from exempting him from a compliance with the regulations, it will calcu- late to raise a strong presumption against the validity of his application, and demand a strict adherence thereto  to the Rules the more necessary. No one of the militaries who have testified in this case had an personal knowledge of Claimant's service thereof  thereby  therefor  thereby Meet the above requirements - Affidavit may prove useful of his service thereof
Messrs. Babcock & Welch Buffalo N.Y.
Nov. 10. 1847. Babcock & Welch

establishing or of discrediting it by the testimony of those who served in the Revolutionary War has been diminishing ever since the passage of the act of 7 June 1832, so far from exempting him from a compliance with the regulations, it will calculate to raise a strong presumption against the validity of his application, and render a strict adherence thereto  to the Rules the more necessary. No one of the military who have testified in this case had an personal knowledge of Claimant's service thereby  thereby  therefore  does not meet the above  requirements . Afford any proof of his service thereof
Miss. Babcock Welch Buffalo N.Y.
Nov. 10. 1847. Babcock & Welch,

257 Pension Office June 26. 1848
Sir.
I have the honor to inform you that the additional evidence in the case of Jacob Becker does not remove the objection to the admission of his Claim. The certificate of the Comptroller of New York does not sustain the declaration of appellant at all. The only payment to a Solomon bears his name for service under officers under to whose Company and Regiment to which he stated he was attached is a amount of $1.15.41 which if admitted would not cover a period of more than 20 days. He claimed for no service under Col. Vroman nor any of the officers also belonging to his regiment and the Comptroller's certificate touching payments to Jacob Becker under these officers cannot be received as evidence in this case. The affidavits of Joseph & Margaret Jackson add nothing to the proof heretofore filed.

The requisitions contained in my letter to Messrs Babcock & Wilcox of 10 Novem r last should in every essential particular be complied with
Thos. A. H. Hale June 26 - 85
Genl McKee House Rep

June 4 th 1857
Eng: in behalf of Jacob Becker
Cal. trip
Joseph Jackson Post Rowan N.C.
Washington D.C. U. States

Fort Rowan May 24 th 1851.
Sir
In reference to a Communication I have received from the President relative to remuneration for services in the Revolutionary War by one Jacob Becker The President says that he has not the authority to allow pensions but as referred my former letter to you, he says you are the person alone who decides who are entitled to receive Pensions, Now Sir, will you be kind enough to see if Mr Jacob Becker is entitled to anything or not, as he is now an old man, and if any thing is due him for services, please inform as soon as possibly you can, to Mr Joseph Jackson, who is now supporting the old man, ..
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington U.S.
I beg to rem d your At Serv t Joseph Jackson Son in Law to Mr Jacob Becker Township of Houghton Co. W.

Removed from claim of Jacob Becker, S. 12135 where it was erroneously answered in connection with that claim.
Feb. 2 - 1931
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Jacob Becker Rev Sol State of Ark Act 1832
Dec 14 - 57
Notary

Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Becker of Walsingham in the County of Norfolk and Province of Canada a revolutionary Soldier do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint John T Neely Esq of Washington D.C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine into and prosecute any claim that may be due me in virtue of my service in the Revolutionary war and the several acts of Congress relative thereto and that I may be entitled to - I hereby confirm what soever my said attorney may do or cause to be done legally in the prosecution of said claim.
Witness my hand and seal this fifteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
his Jacob Becker Mark
Witnesses John Philan P. Rowan Joseph Jackson

Houghton Oct 17 th 1848
To the Clerk of the Pension Office at Washington U.S.A Sir Mr. Gooch
Becker applied for a pension for services done in the Revolution of 1776. I as an agent for him met every requirement of the law as stated by my attorney at Buffalo N.Y. (a Mr. Wilsh) and a late note from him informs me that his pension has been rejected on the account of his not stating the particular date of his service. Your guidance from your office informed me that it was unnecessary for an applicant for a pension to state the particular date of his service - I am left very dark as to the particular reason why he is reasonably rejected as a pensioner - Your honor will confer a special favour on your obedient servant by informing me the particulars on which he is rejected
Joseph Jackson
NB with anxiety I will await your answer
J. Jackson

Joseph Jackson June 23 '49
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423 Pension Office June 23rd 1849
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 27 th Oct. last respecting the case of Jacob Becker, I have to inform you that it does not appear that any additional evidence in support of his Claim has been received since my report to Hon. N. K. Hall of 26 June 1848, a copy of which is herewith enclosed
Joseph Jackson Esq., Houghton, Upper Canada Mrs. Klippawa u c

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the said Court further certify that all of the answers interrogatories prescribed by the War Department were put to said applicant and that he answered the same and that his answers thereto are embodied in the foregoing declaration of said applicant
H K Smith Ruler of Buffalo
I James A Mallory Clerk of the Records Court of the City of Buffalo do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Becker for a pension on testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this fifteenth day of September AD 1847
James A. Mallory Act. Clerk