Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15028, Joseph Bump, New York

SERVICE
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New York
Bump, Joseph
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8195 New York
Joseph Bump
of Saratoga in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Ricker of the Regt. commanded by Col. Murphy in the Albany — line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of March 1833 — and due to H. M. Saylor Ballston Spa
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 33 $ 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending 13 $ 73
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. Tull Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 15

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State of New York County of Seneca
On the eighteenth day of August 1832. in open court before the court of Chancery now sitting at Seneca Springs, personally appeared Joseph Fomp a resident of Granville in said county, aged seventy seven years the eleventh day of August instant, 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 enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated - That on the eleventh day of August 1815. being on that day twenty years of age, he enlisted in Captain James Woodhull's company. First Lieutenant was Thomas De. Second Lieutenant was William Algin in a Regiment of the New York Militia for five months. He enlisted at Fishkill in Dutchess County. The company was raised in that vicinity. The Captain and first Lieutenant always lived there. The second Lieutenant was a sea-faring man. He was an indentured apprentice to the Weaver's trade to Henry Comble of Fishkill and by enlisting into the service lost what Comble had agreed to give him, which was two suits of clothes and a loom and tackling. Comble never kept his clothes. As soon as the company was fitted and a few days after the enlistment, the company embarked on board a Schooner and came to Albany. The company lay in tents a week at Albany. The rest of the Regiment had marched to the north before he reached Albany. When the company left Fishkill, they expected to join the Regiment at Albany, but while the company lay at Albany orders came from General Schuyler, that the company should commence repairing the roads between Albany and Lake George, and accordingly the company marched to Albany P'keepsie and began to repair the bridges and roads and continued to repair as far north as Fort Miller, when the company was ordered to Lake George and did march to Lake George. The rest of the Regiment

had gone on to St. Johns while the company lay at Lake George Gen. Schuyler came to the Fort and order the troops that St. Johns was taken. This was the first news they had of the capture of St. Johns - The company were then ordered back to Fort Miller and there continued to work on the roads and bridges till the first day of January 1776 when he was discharged. He had a written discharge from Captain Roskrantz he kept this discharge till after the war was over. but is now lost. The company never joined the Regiment to which they belonged. they were discharged at Fort Miller and received their pay at Albany from the Captain, he never was acquainted with the Col. who commanded the Regiment, and he does not now recollect his name. In February 1776. he enlisted at Fishkill under Captain Israel Reed  Reed . Lieutenant was James Humphrey, Col. Cornelius Murphy. commanded the Regiment and Henry Van Kliefel was Lieutenant Colonel. Payne was Major. The Regiment was mustered at Fishkill and marched to White Plains in March and lay on the lines till the term of the service (being six weeks) expired. and were discharged on the last of March discharged at White Plains by Regiment The march was only two days from Fishkill to White Plains In the Spring of 1776. he hired out for six months to labor on the a farm for the next neighbor to his old Master, and labored for him till July. when it was reported that a party of Tories at New Paltz about twelve miles distant had risen against the state, and were five hundred strong. The Militia all turned out to put down the Tories, and after they had been secured by guard. He first heard the Declaration of Independence read. It was read by a Sergeant of a company of Rangers by the name of Swartout who had enlisting orders from the Captain. He then enlisted for four months in the Com- pany. William Clark was Captain. Lieutenant's name was West. The company had but one Lieutenant. There was another company of Rangers raised at the same time commanded by Capt

Smith, These Companies were raised as he was then told by order of Congress. He enlisted for four months, the He had quarters of the Rangers were at Fishkill and Poughkeepsie. The Companies were mostly engaged in watching the Tories and making prisoners. And made a number of prisoners of them. When his time had expired within two days, he went along with a company of Militia as guard for a number of Tory prisoners to Worcester in Massachusetts. This party of Tories had been taken at different times by the Rangers and kept under guard at Fishkill till they were marched off to Worcester, he received no discharge from the Rangers. After his return from Worcester he hired out to labor on a farm at Bergqaigue, 15 miles east of Fishkill to John Brinson and after that time to labor for William Humphrey of the same place, and lived with Humphrey till 1780 and lived in the vicinity of Fishkill till the war was over. He was not in the service after he left the Rangers, except when on a general  general alarm all the Militia were called out. He was at Peekskill when the British Shipping came up the river and when Fort Montgomery was taken. General Putnam was at Fishkill when Fort Montgomery was taken. He the applicant was then under command of John Champlaine in Col. Van Peltburgh's Regiment. He was then only called out on alarm. He has no documentary evidence of his service. He knows no person whose testimony he can procure to his service, except William Shann of Granville now a pensioner about eighty years old, and blind, who knew him at White Plains. To the questions propounded he answers. He was born in Dutchess County in the state of New York at a place called before the war Bachmans Precinct, but he believes the place is now called Bachman, on the 11th day of August 1755. He has no record of his age. He lived at Fishkill when he entered the service. After the Revolutionary war he lived on

Long - I stand about one year. In three months to the nine months in Rensselaer County and lived there about five years. He then removed to Hapsburg - Hill in the County of Albany and lived there three years, and then removed to Saratoga County & has lived there ever since.
He enlisted as above set forth. He has stated the names of the officers as far as he recollects.
He now remains but one discharge as above stated.
The Rev Mr Day, Clergyman of Granville is the nearest Clergyman he is acquainted with - Stafford Sapham Post Master of Granville is well acquainted with him and can testify to his character for veracity. He believes that the other persons except the present his name is not on the list of any state.
Subscribed & sworn to this 18th day of Augt 1832
Joseph
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A.M. Davison,
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Clerk in Chancery

State of New York County of Saratoga } ss.
On the twentieth day of August 1832, in open court before the court of Chancery, now sitting at Saratoga Springs personally appeared Stafford Lapham Post Master of Greenfield, who being duly sworn doth depose & say, that he is now thirty seven years of age - The deponent has known the applicant for a pension Joseph Bump twenty years or upwards - The deponent now lives about three miles from the residence of the said Bump, who lives in a remote part of the Town, on the side of a mountain - The deponent has always resided in the same town since he knew the said Bump, but the said Bump has been out of the town of Greenfield a part of the time since he knew him, in the town of Hadley as he is informed & verily believes - The said Bump has been out of health not much out from home of late years - From the deponent's acquaintance with the said Bump, he believes him to be of the age he represents himself - For quite a number of years, applicant has been Bump has been reputed & generally believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier & the deponent concurs in that opinion - The deponent never heard any doubts expressed in the neighborhood as to Bump, having been a Revolutionary soldier. The said Bump as a man is a man of fair character & a credible & respectable inhabitant of the town. The deponent does not recollect that Bump was spoken of as a Revolutionary soldier as soon as deponent knew him, but as soon as he was spoken in connection with the Revolutionary war he was said to have been said to have been a Revolutionary soldier.
Subscribed and sworn, the 20 th Aug. 1832.
Stafford Lapham
J. M. Davison, Clerk in Chancery

State of New York County of Saratoga } ss
On the twentieth day of August 1832, in open court before the Court of Chancery, now sitting at Saratoga Springs, personally appeared Timothy Day of Granville clergyman, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose & say, that he is now forty eight years of age. That he resides about five miles from the residence of Joseph Bump an applicant for a pension. About twenty years ago the deponent removed in to the Granville and he thinks about that time he became acquainted with the applicant. The deponent was then intimately acquainted with the said applicant. There is no other clergyman residing as near the said applicant as the deponent except Eld. Shime who has only lived in the town about a year. and deponent verily believes Eld. Shime is not acquainted with the said Bump. The deponent never had any opinion expressed in the neighborhood as to the applicant's having been a Revolutionary soldier, or not having been such soldier. He never heard any thing on the subject. The deponent never heard much said about the said applicant. As far as the deponent has heard the character of the applicant for honesty and veracity is fair and the deponent believes it is fair - The deponent has heard the declaration of the said applicant Joseph Bump read and he believes the same is correct
Timothy Day
Subscribed and sworn the 20 th Aug. 1832.
G. M. Davison,
Clerk in Chancery

In the matter of the application of Joseph Brunk for a Revolutionary Pension 3.
Saratoga County ss= William Shearn being duly sworn says he is a resident of Saratoga County & has lived in said town about fifteen years - that he is near eighty one years of age - in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy seven he served in Col. Murphy's Regiment at that time stationed at or a little South of White Plains. That scouting parties were sent out towards Poughkeepsie & Grog point & that on the return of one of the scouting parties he heard them relating some circumstances respecting their being frightened by the applicant Joseph Brunk who was one of the party - the circum- =stances as this deponent heard them stated were then - That the advance guard of the party having taken a wrong direc- =tion Brunk was sent forward to set them right - that on his return he made so much noise coming thru the brush & undergrowth that the main body supposed it was the approach of some of the enemy's light horse - This deponent says that these things he heard talked over at the time & that this is all he knows personally of the services of said Joseph Brunk -
Subscribed to M. A. Beach 3
his William X Shearn mark
Who cried & sworn the 24 th day of September 1882 Before me - Stafford Lapham Justice of the peace

State of New York
Saratoga County } ss:
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Stafford Sapham before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the peace, in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing & signature
Witness my hand and seal of Office the twenty eighth day of September 1832 —
Thomas Palmer Clerk

State of New York } County of Saratoga } S.S.
In the twenty fifth day of September 1832, in open court before the court of Chancery now sitting at Saratoga Springs personally appeared Joseph Dumps, who being duly sworn says that William Shearer is several as this deponent verily believes upwards of eighty years of age, that he is blind unable to appear before this court without great difficulty. That he is so infirm, that he cannot get into a waggon without help as this deponent verily believes. & unable to get in & out of a waggon without great difficulty, and this deponent verily believes is not able to appear before this court without great expense & trouble.
Subscribed and sworn to the 25 th September, 1832.
Joseph his Dumps mark
W. L. Davies,
Clerk in Chancery

Where 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 certify that it appears to them that Timothy Day who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Granville in Saratoga County, and that Stephen Sapham who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town and is Post Master of the town of Granville, and is a credible person, and that this statement is entitled to credit.
E. Corwin, Vice Ch. 4th Div. N.Y.
I Gideon W. Darrow Clerk of the Court of Claims for the fourth circuit of the State of New York. Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original of the proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Bump for a pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at the town of Saratoga Springs, the thirteenth day of October August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
G. W. Darrow, Clerk

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BRIEF in the case of Joseph Bump  County of Saratoga in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 77.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1775, 11 th August Discharged 1 st Jan y 1776 As a Gen.   ds. 1776 Feb: 4 14 private Capt. James Rosekrantz St. Lee The company never joined the regt., and he recollects the Colonel's name   1776 — 42 private Capt. Neal Col. Murphey —   4 private Capt. Clark, Lieut. Boil —   9 -1  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Dutchess City N.Y.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Witness & partially by tradition.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The certificate of the Clergyman &c. is not in the usual form 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk. March 8. 1833.

June 11, 1940.
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Edwin E. Ellis 239 Huntington Avenue Buffalo, New York
BA-J/ADT Joseph Bump S.15028
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Joseph Bump, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.15028, based upon the military service in that war of Joseph Bump.
Joseph Bump was born August 11, 1755, in Beekman Precinct, Dutchess County, New York. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Joseph Bump enlisted August 11, 1775, served as private in Captain James Rosekrans' New York Company, and was discharged January 1, 1776. He enlisted in February 1776, and served six weeks as private in Captain Israel Veal's Company, Colonel Cornelius Humphrey's New York Regiment. He enlisted in July 1776, and served four months as private in Captain William Clark's New York Company. He also served on alarms in Captain Joshua Champlin's Company, Colonel Van Deburgh's New York Regiment.
After the Revolutionary War he lived on Long Island, about a year, then moved to Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, about five years later he moved to Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York, and three years later he moved to Saratoga County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 18, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York.
There are no family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the death date of soldier, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the follow-

ing data: "Joseph Bump, certificate No. 8198, issued March 16, 1833, rate $30.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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TELEPHONE: WICKERSHAM 2-7373
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY
ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 11, 1890 HEADQUARTERS: HOTEL PLAZA FIFTH AVENUE AT 59TH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y.
EDWIN E. ELLIS ASSISTANT STATE REGISTRAR 239 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BUFFALO, N. Y.
May 2, 1940
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me data from the pension claim of
JOSEPH BUMP
I understand he received a pension for Revolutionary service while living in Saratoga County, New York and that he served with the New Jersey Militia. I believe he also served with the Fifth Regiment of Dutchess County, N.Y.
Very truly yours,
ASSISTANT STATE REGISTRAR

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Pigeon Dept. Washington D.C.
Can you give me proof of name in the Revolutionary zone Joseph Damp who was a Pennsylvania Del. Deel in 1839. I think he was a member of the Dutch

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Mrs H. P. Bendick #16 Fifth Ave Saratoga Springs N.Y.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Bump a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. 83.15028.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug 11. 1775 Jan 1. 1776 Pvt James Brooke N.Y.   Feb 1776 6 weeks. Israel Veal Cornelius Humphrey   July 1776 4 mos. William Clark.   1777 x Joshua Chapman Van Deburgh.  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stockkill, Dutchess Co. N.Y. Date of application for pension, Aug 12. 1832. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Greenfield, Saratoga Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, born Aug 11. 1755. at Beekman Berne, Dutchess Co. N.Y. Remarks: there is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.