Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,145, William Campbell, New York.

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Campbell, William
S 23.145
CONTENTS
B. Nov. 18. 1744.

New York 24.485
William Campbell
of Rensselaer Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain King of the Regt - commanded by Col. Hays in the N.Y.M. line for duty.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of January 1834 and sent to for a W and R
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $200.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept 1833. 40.00 $240.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk. Book E Vol. 4 Page 94
Letter to Pensioner Pen. Agent } 2. June 1838
971

State of New York
Rockland County } ss.
On this fourteenth day of December, 1833, personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said county, William Campbell, a resident in the town of Clarkstown in said county, aged eighty nine years, and personally well known to the in said county, and to the subscriber as a man of truth and good standing, and being duly sworn, saith, that he is the same William Campbell who on the 30 th day of November, 1832, before the judges of the Court of common pleas of said county, then sitting, made a Declaration under oath, of his Revolutionary services, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, of June 7, 1832, which declaration has been returned as defective as to the interrogatories, and also as to the specifications.
That at the time when his said declaration was made out, he was not sufficiently aware of the necessity of specifying minutely, the detail of each and every tour of service performed, and that such was the pressure of business then before the court, from the great number of persons applying, that too little time were allowed, to take in writing, a recital of the services done throughout the various periods of the Revolutionary War, and especially the various marches and counter marches of the Militia and state troops, when ordered into service.
This deponent has since making said declaration, bestowed more thoughts and reflections on the subject, has endeavoured to refresh his memory with the history of the times, and desires that the Secretary at War and the Commissioner of Pensions, will receive this as his amended declaration, in which he will endeavour to set forth his services during the Revolutionary war, as specifically and as much in detail as his memory now will enable him to do.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as is herein stated.
That on the first of August 1775 he entered the service in a Company commanded by Gerret Dewint, (the regiment or Col n to which the said Capt belonged he cannot now state, as it has entirely escaped his memory) and served two weeks, at work at Bunker Hill when he in the Middle of the same Month (August) he enlisted in the City of New York, for Nine Months, in a company commanded by Capt. John Haske, Major Stephens commanded in the Regiment and Gen d . Michlin of Pennsylvania commanded the Brigade, the Col n name he does not now recollect, he very well

1 mo recollects that a few days after he enlisted under Capt. Kusha, that Capt. Sears was engaged in taking the Cannon off from the Battery. That during the term of his enlistment as aforesaid he was employed in cutting fascines and building forts on Long Island, and part of the time in building fort Washington on York Island, and in doing guard duty at the different stations, how long he was employed and on duty at each station, he cannot now correctly state, that after his aforesaid term of Enlistment was expired, he immediately enlisted for one month, under Capt. Lowrys, in the aforesaid Regiment and Brigade, and served that time doing guard duty at fort Washington aforesaid and a building and strengthening said fort. —
6 mo That immediately after his said term of enlistment was expired, he again enlisted for six months under Capt. Spoon who was a Capt. in the same Regiment, in the aforesaid Brigade, which company remained to garrison Fort Washington and was employed in compleating the said fort, and continued there until the British army took possession of the City of New York, when some time near the last of the month of September, 1776, he with some other fellow soldiers was sent to take some Powder from Fort Washington to be put on board of a small pettauger which lay on the east side of the Hudson River something more than a mile below said fort which Powder was to be taken across the North-river to fort Lee, after putting the said Powder on board of said Vessel on his return to the fort he found out that the British by some of their men had intercepted his return to the fort, and it was with difficulty he made his escape and got on board of the said vessel, and crossed over to the west side of the River, where he volunteered and went on board of the fire ship then prepared to set the British war vessels on fire, which eventually failed in accomplishing the object intended — That then seeing no way by which he could safely again get to Fort Washington, to join his aforesaid company he proceeded on the west side of the Hudson River and went to his fathers residence, in the new town of Clarkstown, where he remained a few days, and then went to Kings Bridge Ferry, in the new town of Haverstraw, in said county, where he in the middle of October (as near as he now can recollect) Volunteered his services to drive the Powder Waggons, for a regiment (which was then there) commanded by Col n Nixon, and went with the said Regiment to Morristown, from which place they

Marched to Black River and encamped at Keal Town near Bashkin Ridge from which last mentioned place they marched to Pluckemin, where they lay when Genl Lee was taken prisoner, then they marched to Princetown and from Princetown they marched to Trenton, and assisted there in taking the Hessians, on the night of the 25 th of December 1776 - when the continental army went into winter quarter, and he this deponent returned to the town of Clarkstown aforesaid the residence of his fathers, having served the full period of two and a half months - That he this deponent then became a resident of the new Town of Clarkstown, aforesaid, and on the first of April 1777, he was ordered out in the service, in a company commanded by Capt Jacob Onderdonk, in a Regiment commanded by Col n A Hawkes Hay, and served therein - until the first of December following, that during the said time he served one full week in each and every four weeks, doing guard duty along the North River at Haverstraw, at Nyack, at the Sloat, and at Smedens Landing, as the British Vessels of War moved up or down said River, and guarding at Clarkstown, Tappan town, and at the long and short clove, and on scouting parties through different parts of the county of Bergen, in the state of New Jersey, and served not less than two months, in actual duty in the field -
That in the month of April 1778, he was again ordered out on duty, and under the aforesaid Capt. in said Regiment, and served one full week in each and every four weeks, until the first of December following - performing his regular tours of guard duty, agreeable to the arrangement of the said company, performing guard duty, and on scouts, as is above set forth, in which last mentioned service he served not less than two months, in actual duty in the field -
That in the month of April, 1779, he was again ordered out in the service in the aforesaid company and Regiment, and served until the month of December following performing his weekly tours of duty as aforesaid, that during the said time the British was in possession of Stony Point from the last of May until the beginning of the winter except a few days after the Point was stormed and taken by Genl d Wayne, that during the time they was so in possession, a strong guard was kept in the town of Haverstraw at different places to prevent the sallies of the enemy, and that he this deponent performed nearly all his tours doing guard duty at Haverstraw aforesaid, and served in the

several tours last aforesaid the full time of two month, in actual duty in the field.
That in the month of April 1700, he enlisted at Clarkstown, for nine months, in a company commanded by Capt. John Blanvelt in a Regiment commanded by Col o A. Hawkes. Hey. (in his Original declaration, he stated Col o Graham, which he by bestowing more than thoughts and reflections since making the same he has found out is an error, and prays that the war department will make due allowance for his extreme old age and the frailty of his memory) and was stationed, doing guard duty, at Clarkstown, Haverstraw, Tappan Town, and along the North River from Haverstraw to Snedens Landing, as the British ships moved up or down the same, and was stationed at Tappan Town when Major Andre was executed at which last mentioned place he was discharged in the month of January, 1701, having served out the full period of nine months.
That in the month of April 1701, he enlisted at Clarkstown, for six months, in a company commanded by Capt. Avery King, in Col o A. Hawkes Hey's Regiment, and served that time principally in doing guard duty at Stony Point, they did for a few days at a time guard at Clarkstown, Tappan Town, and at Nyack, and was discharged at Stony Point in the month of October of the same year, having fully served out the term of his enlistment.
That as to his services rendered under Capt s Thasha, Loons, and Spoon in New York, and in Col o Nixon's Regiment through Morristown to Trenton, and also his service under Capt s Avery King in 1701, he is now unable to procure a single witness to prove any of them, as he knows of no person living who served with him in either of the aforesaid services, or that ever was acquainted with him while engaged in the said recited services, and as to his services under Capt s John Blanvelt in the year 1700, he knows but of one person living who served with him that he can prove his service by, whose testimony is herewith annexed, and as to his service during the years 1777, 1778 & 1779, under Capt s Jacob Onderdonk, there is yet a few who knows that he served therein, whose testimony is also herewith transmitted, he has as far as he has been able offered testimony to substantiate his claim, and must submit his case to

to the final decision of the Hon d The Secretary of war and commissioners of pensions.
That as to the interrogatories prescribed by the war department and put to him by the court on the 30 th day of November 1832. he did answer as follows. — To the 1 st — That he was born in the new town of Clarkstown on the eighteenth day of November, 1744.
To the 2 nd — That the record of his age was kept in his father family Bible, now in his possession —
From the great length of time which has elapsed since the be- fore recited services were rendered, many particulars must have escaped his memory, (as some of his services which he has added in his amended declaration had entirely escaped his memory at the time the same was sworn to.) He has related all which he can re- member as connected with his services and which are calculated to explain them. In the order of time, and in the names perhaps of some of his superior officers, he may in some instances have fallen into mistakes, he asks a reasonable allowance for the frailty of human memory, while he has faithfully endeavoured to adhere conscientiously to the truth in all the events and occur- rences of which he has spoken, and he verily believes that he faithfully served his country, in the war of the Revolution, for the full period of Thirty Seven months and a half, as a Privet, being in actual duty in the field or garrison for each term alledged, and not engaged in any civil pursuit during the term of each alledged service, for which he claims a pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832 —
sworn and subscribed the day { and year aforesaid, before me } Williams his X Campbell marks
John T Blatch Justice

State of New York,
Rockland County ss. I, Daniel Pye, Clerk of the said County Do hereby certify, That Daniel Johnson, before whom the preceding affidavit of Robert Bruns was sworn. And John T. Blanch, before whom the amended declaration of William Campbell was sworn, and the annexed affidavits of Peter Stephens and Daniel Coquillet, was sworn and whose name is subscribed to the different certificates are Justices of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that their respective names subscribed thereto, is their genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighteenth day of December, 1833
Daniel Pye

Reinstated
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File No. 23, 145-
William Campbell
St. Peter, Mass.
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 61
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Declaration of William Campbell
21384

State of New York.
Rockland County.
On this thirtieth day of November in the year A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting, William Campbell, a resident of the town of Clarkstown, in the county of Rockland and State of New York, aged eighty eight years, the eighteenth day of November, 1832, 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. That in the fall of the year 1775, (the exact time he does not recollect) he then being a resident of the City of New York, he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt t Garrett Dewint, the Col n . name he cannot now recollect nor the term of his enlistment but served his term in New York, and as soon as his term was expired, he again enlisted in a company commanded by Capt t John Krasha. & Major Stephens commanded in the Regiment and Gen d . Michlin of Pensylvania commanded the Brigade, and he served under the aforesaid Capt t , and Capt t Lowens, in the aforesaid Brigade, until the British army took possession of the City of New York, in the fall of the year 1776. That during the time of his aforesaid Services he was part of his time on Long Island cutting fash and building forts and part of his time building fort Washington, that from the time of his first enlistment until the time the British army came into New York he was continually in the service, which exceeded one year, that after the British Army had taken possession of New York, he removed to the County of Orange (Now Rockland county) in the now town of Clarkstown, and entered the service in the winter of the year 1777, in a company commanded by Capt t Jacob Bunderdonk, Resolvent, Vanhouten Lieut. in a Regiment commanded by Col n A. Hawkes Hay, and served therein a guarding along the West shore of the Hudson River, from Stony Point to Closter, and a guarding and scouting through different parts of the now County of Rockland and the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey, and was out nearly all the time until the Spring of the year 1780, when I enlisted for Nine Months, at Clarkstown, in a company commanded by Capt t John Blauvelt, John Striker Lieut. in a Regiment commanded by Col n Graham, and served that time a guarding at different places in the now County of Rockland, then early in the Spring of the year 1781, he enlisted for six Months, in a company commanded by Capt t Avery King, in the aforesaid Regiment, and served that time principally as a Guard at Stony Point, that he has no documentary evidence of any of his aforesaid services as he does not recollect to have at any time received a written discharge, and that he is unable to prove any of his services, while a resident in New York.

as he does not know any living person that served with him, and as to his services while residing in the now county of Rockland there yet remains a few who can testify thereto, that since his removal from the city of Newport, he has always resided in the now town of Clarkstown, where he is well known. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State — Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
In Open Court
David Pyle Clerk
William his Campbell mark
Daniel Coquelette, a resident of the town of Clarkstown aforesaid who being first duly sworn, doth depose and say, that he was well acquainted with the above deponent William Campbell in the Revolutionary war, that he knows that he served in a company commanded by Capt Jacob Underdonk, and verily believes that he served therein as is stated in the above declaration, and that from his long acquaintance with the above deponent, he knows that he has always held an unblemished reputation, and believes him to be a man of veracity whose oath is entitled to full credit —
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court
the day and year aforesaid
David Pyle Clerk
Daniel Coquelette
We Peter Stephens, Daniel Coquelette, and Abraham Garrison Residing in the town of Clarkstown aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Campbell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be Eighty Eight years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood. Where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
David Pyle Clerk
Abraham Garrison Daniel Coquelette Peter Stephens

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the 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 court further certifies that it appears to them that Abraham Garrison, Daniel Coquillet, and Peter Stephens, who have signed the preceding certificates are residents of the town of Clarkstown aforesaid, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit. And also, that they are well acquainted with Abraham Garrison, Daniel Coquillet and Peter Stephens, and know them to be credible persons, and that their statements is entitled to credit. And also, that all the above proceedings were in open court.
Per curiam David Pyle Clerk
I, David Pyle Clerk of the court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Campbell for a pension — In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirtieth day of November 1832.
David Pyle

Service in Hag's Reef. not included.
Adm d 24 mo. pri. 80 $

State of New York Rockland County, ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Robert Bruns, a resident of the town of Tarnawa, in said county aged 80 years, who being duly sworn, saith, that he was well acquainted with William Campbell, a resident of the town of Clarkstown in said county, who has made application for a pension under the act of Congress, of June 7 th 1832, during a great part of the Revolutionary war, knows that the said William Campbell, in the month of April 1780, enlisted at Clarkstown, for nine months, in a company commanded by Capt John Blaauw, in Col d Hays Regiment, which company was stationed doing guard duty, at Clarkstown - Tappan Town, and along the North River, at Haverstraw Nyack, Hote and Snedens Landing, and often engaged on scouts into different parts of the County of Bergen, in the State of New Jersey, and was discharged at Tappan in the month of January 1781, having faithfully served out his time, and that he the deponent was a fellow soldier during the said service -
Sworn to and subscribed, this 10 th day of Dec r 1833. before me
Daniel Johnson Justice
Robert his Bruns mark.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Robert Bruns that he is a person of veracity and that his statements are entitled to credit Daniel Johnson Justice

State of New York } Rockland County } ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Peter Stephens Esq d of the same place aged 72 years who being duly sworn saith that he is personally acquainted with William Campbell also of the same who has applied for a pension under the Law of June 7 th 1832 who on his oath deposeth and saith that he has a perfect Recollection of living with the said William Campbell in the war of the Revolution
In the year 1777 to the knowledge of the deponent the said William Campbell served under Capt Jacob Underdonk Stationed at Haverstraw Neck and along the North River performing guard duty
And the deponent further saith in the year 1779 to the knowledge of the deponent the said William Campbell served under the above named Capt Jacob Underdonk Stationed at Haverstraw Neck and along the North River performing guard duty but he cannot state how long the said Campbell served in each year above stated - but to the best of the deponents Recollection he served his Regular hours of duty to the arrangement made by the company all the above services were performed in A. Hooker's Hays Regiment
Subscribed & sworn to before
Me this 14 th day of December 1833
John T. Blanch (Justice)

State of New York } Rockland County } ss
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county Daniel Logue of the said county aged 83 years who being duly sworn Saith that he is personally acquainted with William Campbell also of the same place who has applied for a pension under the Law of June the 7 th 1832 who on his oath deposes and saith that he has a perfect Recollection of serving with the said William Campbell in the war of the Revolution
In the year 1778 to the knowledge of the deponent the said William Campbell served under Capt Jacob Underdonk in Col. A Hawks Regiment Stationed at Haverstraw Nyack and along the north River performing guard duty
And the deponent further Saith in the year 1779 to the knowledge of the said Deponent the said William Campbell served under the above named Capt Jacob Underdonk and in said Regt. Stationed at Haverstraw Nyack and along the north River performing guard duty but he cannot state how long the said Campbell served in each year as above stated To the best of the deponent Recollection his served his Regular Tours of duty according to the arrangement made by the company
Subscribed & Sworn to the 14 th  Napoleon Logue Day of December 1833 before me John T. Blanch Justice

I do hereby certify to the Secretary of War and to the Commissioner of Pensions that Peter Stephens & Daniel Coquette whose affidavits with their signatures Now attached to the Amended Declaration of William Campbell are Creditable persons and fully intitled to belief
John F. Blanche (Justice)